Autolab for Lynbrook High School

Vaibhav Satishkumar

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This autolab extension, made for Lynbrook High School, allows for students to connect their Autolab accounts to this Visual Studio Code extension and download and submit assignments and view the scores/feedback without the need to open autolab in the browser, saving a significant amount of time and

Installation

Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.

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Autolab for Lynbrook High School

This VS Code extension allows Lynbrook High School students to manage their APCS-A Autolab assignments directly from VS Code.

Features

View Assignments: See a list of all your assignments, due dates, and scores.
Download: Download assignment starter code and automatically unzip it.
Submit: Zip and submit your code directly to Autolab.
Feedback: View autograder feedback and scores instantly within VS Code.
Java Headers: Automatically update @author and @version tags in your Java files.
Search: Quickly find assignments by name.

Setup

Install the extension.
Open VS Code Settings (Cmd+,) and search for Autolab.
Session Cookie: You need to get your session cookie from your browser.
- Log in to Autolab.
- Open Developer Tools (F12 or Right Click -> Inspect).
- Go to the Application tab (Chrome) or Storage tab (Firefox).
- Expand Cookies and select https://cs.lhs.fuhsd.org.
- Copy the value of _autolab_session.
- Paste it into the Autolab: Session Cookie setting in VS Code.
Workspace Path: Set the folder where you want your assignments to be downloaded. You can type the path manually or click the Select Folder... link in the settings description.
Personal Info: Set your Author Name and Period for the Java file header updates.

Usage

Click the Autolab icon in the Activity Bar (left side).
Click the Download icon on an assignment to download it.
Right-click a downloaded assignment to Submit or Open it.
Use the Search icon to filter assignments.

Requirements

An account on the Lynbrook High School Autolab server.
Enrolled in the APCS-A course.

Extension Settings

autolab.sessionCookie: Your Autolab session cookie.
autolab.workspacePath: Directory to save assignments.
autolab.authorName: Name to use in Java comments.
autolab.period: Class period to use in Java comments.

Known Issues

If your session cookie expires, you will need to update it in settings.

Release Notes

0.0.8

Improved download reliability (dynamic link scraping), added automatic folder flattening, and enhanced Java header updates.

0.0.6

Fixed issues with opening assignment folders and button responsiveness.

0.0.4

Added a folder picker in Settings for easier configuration.

0.0.3

Fixed sidebar icon visibility.

0.0.1

Initial release of Autolab for Lynbrook High School.