Adobe Target Builder — VS Code Extension

A VS Code extension for building, deploying, and syncing Adobe Target activities using the atb CLI.

Features

• Right-click Build — Right-click any activity folder to build, deploy, or sync
• Status Bar — Shows the current activity name and type; click for quick actions
• Quick Actions Menu — One-click access to all commands from the status bar
• Auto-detection — Reads build.config.json to resolve activity type, name, and ID
• Configurable Commands — Override every command via VS Code settings

Usage

Right-click Menu

Right-click any folder in the Explorer to access:

• Build Production — atb build --prod
• Build Development — atb build
• Build with Options... — Customize activity name, track, year, and mode
• Build & Deploy — atb deploy
• Sync Config — atb sync

Status Bar

Click the $(rocket) AT Builder item in the status bar to open the quick actions menu:

Command Palette

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and type "Custom Build" to see all available commands.

Project Structure

The extension expects the standard at-builder folder layout:

workspace-root/
  Track/
    Year/
      ActivityName/
        shared/
          build.config.json   <-- activity config (type, name, id)
        Variation-1/
        Variation-2/

Extension Settings

All commands are configurable. Add any of these to your .vscode/settings.json (or User Settings) to override the defaults:

{
    "at-builder.build.productionCommand": "atb build --prod",
    "at-builder.build.developmentCommand": "atb build",
    "at-builder.build.deployCommand": "atb deploy",
    "at-builder.build.syncCommand": "atb sync",
    "at-builder.build.syncScaffoldCommand": "atb sync --scaffold",
    "at-builder.build.dryRunCommand": "atb deploy --dry-run"
}

Environment Variables

The extension sets these env vars automatically when running commands:

Requirements

• at-builder CLI installed globally (npm i -g at-builder)
• VS Code 1.99.3 or higher

Installation

Install from a .vsix file:

code --install-extension at-builder-0.0.2.vsix

Or via the atb CLI:

atb install-extension