Source Orbit

Source Orbit is a dependency management tool. As IBM i developers start using Git for their RPGLE, CL, DDS and SQL, we want to provide them with excellent tools to help them understand their source code. Source orbit is available for use as both a VS Code extension and CLI tool.

• 💻 Install from VS Code Marketplace
• 📦 Download from Open VSX Registry
• ⚡Install CLI from NPM
• 📖 View Documentation
• 🔎 See Releases

Features

Source Orbit is equipped to help you with the following tasks:

1. Scans all applicable source code to build a dependency tree
2. Show how objects would be affected as developers write code
3. Generate JSON, or build scripts, to automatically build your application changes
4. Generates reports for branches being worked on so project owners can see their application in real time
5. Migrate your code to git

Getting Started

Check out these pages to dive in:

1. As a CLI: Run Source Orbit as part of an automated pipeline, or anywhere really!
2. As a VS Code Extension: Leverage Source Orbit as you develop applications in VS Code
3. Project Structure: Learn how to structure your code when stored in git
4. Source Code Rules: Learn what rules to abide by when using Source Orbit