sr-ifs-mirror. Steve Richter vscode extension. Version 1.1.2.

Mirror IBM i IFS folders onto this PC.

Features

Mirrors ( maintains a copy ) an IBM i IFS folder onto the file system of the PC running this extension.

A json file named '.ifs-mirror.json' is placed in a PC directory. The 'ifsFolder' property of this json file specifies the name of the IBM i IFS folder which is to be mirrored into the PC folder that contains the .json file. Other properties in the .json file specify names of files and folders to be ignored ( not mirrored ), whether mirroring of the IFS folder should be halted, etc.

Mirroring starts when a project is opened. Files are copied from the IFS which do not exist on the PC and which have a modified time that does not match that of the PC file. Text documents edited and saved in the VSCODE editor are copied up to the IFS folder after VSCODE saves the text document.

sync up

The extension automatically syncs IFS files down to the mirror folder on the PC. But it does not automatically sync up to the IFS.

To sync a file or folder up to the IFS, right click the item in the file explorer panel. Click the "sync up to IFS" option.

delete from the IFS

To delete a file or folder from both the current project and the corresponding IFS directory, delete from the vscode file explorer as normal. The extension prompt if the file should be deleted from the IFS also. Respond to the prompt with a Y to delete from the IFS.

activity log

To see the log which lists names of IFS files and folders mirrored between the IBM i IFS and PC file system, click the output tab and then select "ifs-mirror" from drop down list of output logs.

Requirements

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Extension Settings

Include if your extension adds any VS Code settings through the contributes.configuration extension point.

For example:

This extension contributes the following settings in the IBM i IFS Mirror section:

sr_ifs_mirror.mirror_hold: Halt mirroring of all IFS folders mirrored by this extension.

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1.0.0

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1.0.1

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1.1.0

Added features X, Y, and Z.

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