Blueport Developer Tools

Blueport Developer Tools is a Visual Studio Code extension for authorized TechniCap users. It helps teams create and maintain applications using approved Blueport templates, platform updates, and branding.

Installation

Install the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace when it is available to your organization. If you receive a .vsix package instead:

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Open the Extensions view.
3. Select Views and More Actions (...).
4. Select Install from VSIX... and choose the supplied package.

Features

• Create Blueport applications and user interfaces from approved templates.
• Add use cases to existing applications.
• Build user interfaces and run their development servers.
• Update or upgrade user interfaces using the latest approved templates.
• Apply available Blueport branding to a user interface.
• View applications and run common actions from the Blueport views in Visual Studio Code.

Required templates, branding, and layout assets are refreshed automatically for authorized users. Use Blueport: Refresh Assets when you need to retrieve the latest available assets.

Usage

Open the Command Palette with Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows and Linux or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS, then run the required Blueport command.

Common commands include:

• Blueport: Add Application creates an application from an approved template.
• Blueport: Add UI adds a user interface to an application.
• Blueport: Add UseCase adds a use case to an application.
• Blueport: Build UI builds a user interface.
• Blueport: Run Dev Server starts a user interface development server.
• Blueport: Stop Dev Server stops a running development server.
• Blueport: Update UI (overwrite src/platform files) updates the platform files of an existing user interface.
• Blueport: Upgrade UI (merge current template) merges the latest template updates into an existing user interface.
• Blueport: Apply UI Branding applies a selected Blueport brand.
• Blueport: Refresh Assets retrieves the latest available templates and assets.
• Blueport: Open Blueport Settings opens the extension settings.

You can also use the Blueport views and the Explorer context menu to access actions for the current application.

Settings

The extension normally works with its default settings. Blueport: Open Blueport Settings provides access to optional settings, including template placeholder values and automatic asset-refresh behaviour. Use your team's guidance before changing advanced settings.

Keybindings

No custom keybindings are provided by this extension.

Known Issues

There are currently no known issues with this extension.

License

This extension is provided under an Internal Use Only license. See the included license file for details.

Release Notes

See the included changelog for release notes.