NAVGit for VS Code

Commands for working with Dynamics NAV 2016-2018 and Business Central 14 (C/AL) in Docker containers, driven by the NAVGit PowerShell module (bundled) and BcContainerHelper.

Open a repository with a navgit.json and run the commands from the Command Palette (category NAVGit):

Command	What it does
Build and Update Container	Builds the container and imports all objects from Git
Build Container	Builds the container (backup restored via BcContainerHelper `-bakFile`)
Remove Container	Removes the container (asks first)
Import Test Toolkit	Imports the C/AL test toolkit and compiles
Import All GIT Objects to NAV	Imports changed objects from `Objects` (and `Tests` when `includeTestToolkit` is set), compiles and syncs
Export NAV objects to GIT	Exports objects; test objects go to `Tests`, the rest to `Objects`
Compile Uncompiled Objects	Compiles objects with `Compiled=No` in the container
Compile Modified Objects	Compiles objects with `Modified=Yes`
Compile All Objects	Compiles every object (asks first; can take a long time)
Update Add-ins	Copies the repository's `Add-Ins` into the container and the Windows client
Start Development Environment (FinSql)	Opens C/SIDE connected to the container
Start NAV Client (default)	Opens the Windows client on the default role center
Start NAV Client...	Lets you pick a profile, then opens the Windows client
Create navgit.json	Creates `navgit.json`, or converts an AdvaniaGIT `setup.json`

Container and object commands need administrator rights. When VS Code itself does not run as administrator they open a separate elevated PowerShell window (setting navgit.runMode). The client commands run without elevation.

Requirements: Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7 (set navgit.powershellPath to pwsh.exe), Docker, and the BcContainerHelper module (Install-Module BcContainerHelper).

navgit.json gets IntelliSense from the bundled schema.

NAVGit

Henrik Helgesen

NAVGit for VS Code