Ballerina Integrator for Visual Studio Code (BI for VS Code)

WSO2 Ballerina Integrator Visual Studio Code extension (BI for VS Code) is a comprehensive integration solution that simplifies your digital transformation journey. It streamlines connectivity among applications, services, data, and the cloud using a user-friendly low-code graphical designing experience and revolutionizes your integration development workflow. As an integration developer, you can execute all the development lifecycle phases using this tool. When your integration solutions are production-ready, you can easily push the artifacts to your continuous integration/continuous deployment pipeline.

Prerequisites

You need the following to work with the Ballerina Integrator extension

If these prerequisites are not installed on your local machine, the Ballerina Integrator for VS Code extension will guide you through the download and configuration process during the setup.

If a different Ballerina version is installed on your local machine, you'll be prompted to download the required versions.

Get Started

Launch VS Code with the Ballerina Integrator for Visual Studio Code (BI for VS Code) extension installed. When the extension is installed properly, you can see the Ballerina Integrator icon in the Activity Bar of the VS Code editor.
Click on the Ballerina Integrator icon on the Activity Bar of the VS Code editor to open the extension and get started.

When you open the extension for the first time, you'll see the Create Integration panel. To get started, you need to first create the integration. You can either open a folder containing an integration or create a new integration.

Ballerina Integrator Designer

Ballerina Integrator (BI) Designer is a graphical tool that allows you to design your integration projects visually. You can create, edit, and manage your integration projects using the BI Designer. Click on the + Add Artifact button to add artifacts to your integration project.

WSO2 Copilot

The WSO2 Copilot is an AI-powered tool that simplifies the process of creating integration scenarios. It allows you to specify integration requirements using natural language or by providing relevant files, such as OpenAPI specifications. WSO2 Copilot generates the necessary integration artifacts, which can be seamlessly incorporated into your projects. You can iteratively refine your projects through conversational prompts, enabling the addition of features or modifications with ease. This approach supports incremental development, allowing you to build and enhance your integration projects over time.

You can create any integration project by entering your integration scenario in natural language into the provided text box, allowing AI to generate the necessary artifacts.

You can provide integration requirements as:

Text prompts: Describe your integration scenario in natural language.
Files: Upload relevant files, such as OpenAPI specifications, that provide additional context for the integration.

Explore Pre-Built Samples

Need inspiration? Browse through sample projects to see how Ballerina Integrator handles real-world integrations. Explore Samples

Documentation

To learn more about the Ballerina Integrator for Visual Studio Code extension, go to the Ballerina Integrator quick start guide documentation.