This Visual Studio Code extension features language support for the core data services (CDS) language as used in the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP).
Features
syntax highlighting
source code validation
quick fixes to
create using statement for unknown artifacts
maintain missing translation
convert @cds.doc and @description annotations to doc comments
where-used navigation to
definition
references
highlight occurrences
inventory (symbols) for
current file
workspace incl. query capabilities to select e.g. artifact types, names, also include reuse models
code completion for
keywords
identifiers
using paths and artifacts incl. showing README.md documentation as details
i18n translation IDs
turn on/off formatting regions
snippets for typical CDS language constructs (with documentation extracts of capire explaining language concepts) like
namespace and context
using
service
type
entity and projections, ...
element, associations and compositions
extend and annotate
annotations for documentation
hover information based on
doc comments
@title, @description and ~~@cds.doc~~ (deprecated) annotations
translations
code formatting
whole document
selected range
on-the-fly when completing statements via ; or }
on save (depending on the IDE)
on paste (depending on the IDE)
with many options, configurable via
settings file
command-line switches
Config UI with simulation of options for Visual Studio Code and Eclipse
JSON schema for textual support
also for markdown in doc comments
translation support
properties, JSON and CSV files
navigate to translation definitions from translation IDs like '{i18n>customerName}'
show translations on hover
quickfix to maintain missing translations
plugin framework for external handlers of annotation domains
CAP for SAP Busines Technology Platform
CAP for SAP Busines Technology Platform helps you implement data models, services, and UIs to develop your own stand-alone applications or extend other cloud solutions, like SAP S/4HANA or SAP SuccessFactors. The programming model includes languages, libraries, and APIs and focuses on back-end development.
