BizTalk Rules Engine Viewer

A local-first, read-only VS Code custom editor for exported BizTalk Business Rules Engine policy XML.

Features

• Opens exported .xml and .brl policy files through Open With....
• Lists policies and versions contained in an export.
• Presents each rule as readable IF/THEN sections.
• Shows rule priority and active status.
• Filters rules across names, conditions, and actions.
• Refreshes as the underlying XML document changes.
• Keeps policy data local; the extension makes no network calls.

The first release reads exported policy files. Direct SQL Rule Store access, vocabulary browsing, policy execution, and deployment are outside the initial read-only scope.

Install locally

Source code: GitHub repository

npm run build
npm run reinstall

npm run build runs the tests and packages the extension at artifacts/biztalk-rules-engine-viewer.vsix. npm run package:vsix packages without running the tests. npm run reinstall rebuilds the VSIX and force installs it into VS Code using the code command-line launcher.

Reload VS Code, open an exported policy XML file, choose Open With..., then select BizTalk Rules Engine Viewer. XML remains associated with VS Code's text editor unless you explicitly choose the viewer.