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MICRESS

MICRESS

MICRESS

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Language support for MICRESS driving files in Visual Studio Code
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MICRESS Extension for Visual Studio Code

Language support for MICRESS driving files (.dri) in Visual Studio Code.

Features

  • Syntax highlighting for MICRESS driving files.
  • Section navigation through the Outline view.
  • Folding of MICRESS section blocks.
  • Optional horizontal separator lines between sections.

Getting Started

  1. Install the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.
  2. Open a MICRESS driving file (.dri).
  3. The file will automatically be recognized as MICRESS.
  4. Use the Outline view to navigate between sections.
  5. Fold and expand sections to focus on the relevant part of the driving file.

Example

# Geometry
# ========
# Grid size?
# (for 2D calculations: CellsY=1, for 1D calculations: CellsX=1, CellsY=1)
# Cells in X-direction (CellsX):
500
# Cells in Y-direction (CellsY):
1
# Cells in Z-direction (CellsZ):
1500
# Cell dimension (grid spacing in micrometers):
# (optionally followed by rescaling factor for the output in the form of '3/4')
1.0000

Configuration

The extension provides the following setting:

Setting Description Default
micress.decorations.enabled Draw horizontal separator lines between MICRESS sections. true

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code 1.100 or later.

Release Notes

0.1.0

  • Initial release.
  • Syntax highlighting for MICRESS driving files.
  • Outline navigation support.
  • Section folding.
  • Optional section separator decorations.

Contributing

Issues and feature requests are welcome. Please open an issue in the project repository.

About MICRESS

MICRESS® is a simulation software package for microstructure evolution developed by ACCESS e.V. This extension provides editing support for MICRESS driving files within Visual Studio Code.

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