Installing and running the Codewind language server for Node.js profiling
The Codewind language server for Node.js profiling annotates your Node.js code with code highlighting. Code highlighting uses the profiling data gathered through Codewind load testing to highlight and show the relative time that is spent in JavaScript functions.
Running the extension with Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Open a local project that you created with Codewind and profiled by using the performance test feature. Opening the project creates profiling data in a load-test/[datestamp]/profiling.json file in your Codewind project.
In VS Code, open a JavaScript file in your project. The extension highlights any lines that it finds in the profiling data and annotates them to show how often they were seen and where they were called from.
Developing the extension with VS Code
Clone the codewind-node-profiler repository locally.
Run npm install in the cloned codewind-node-profiler folder. This command installs all necessary npm modules in both the client and server folder.
Open the clone of the codewind-node-profiler repository in VS Code.
Press Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows or Cmd+Shift+B on Mac to compile the client and server.
Switch to the Debug view.
Click Launch Client from the menu and click the Run icon.
If you want to debug the server and use the launch configuration, click Attach to Server.
Testing
To enable testing, run the npm install command in the codewind-node-profiler folder.
Complete the following steps to test in VS Code:
Press Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows or Cmd+Shift+B on Mac to compile the client and server.
Run npm run prepare-tests in the vscode/client folder.
Switch to the Debug view.
Select Language Server E2E Test from the menu.
Run the test configuration.
Another editor opens while the tests are run. It automatically closes after the tests are complete.
Switch to the Output view with Ctrl+Shift+U on Windows and Cmd+Shift+U on Mac to see the test results.
Building the extension
Complete the following steps to build a .vsix extension package that can then be installed and published:
Run npm install in the codewind-node-profiler folder.
Install the vsce package globally with npm install -g vsce.
Run vsce package in the codewind-node-profiler folder. A vsix file is generated.
Prerequisites
The Codewind extension (available here) installed in Visual Studio Code.
A Node.js project bound to Codewind.
With Visual Studio Code
Open your Node.js project's Performance Dashboard by right-clicking on the project in the Codewind section of Visual Studio Code and selecting Open Performance Dashboard.
Once the Performance Dashboard opens, click Run Load Test.
This will create profiling data in a load-test/[datestamp]/profiling.json file in your Codewind project.
In Visual Studio Code open a JavaScript file in your project.
The extension will highlight any lines which were found in the profiling data and annotate them to show how often they were seen and where they were called from.
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Installing the extension
Complete the following steps to install the extension:
Run code --install-extension <name of generated vsix file> in the codewind-node-profiler folder.
Restart Visual Studio Code. The extension appears in your list of installed extensions.
