Accord Project Extension for VS Code

The Accord Project extension helps developers to create, test and debug Accord Project templates.

For a step-by-step guide on getting started with the extension's features, access our VS Code Tutorial. For more comprehensive documentation, follow this link.

Accord Project Extension Homepage

Installation

Please visit the Visual Studio Code Marketplace for installation and more details.

Features

Create data models for templates using the Concerto modelling language
Develop the logic for templates using the Ergo domain specific language
Write the natural language text for templates using the CiceroMark extended markdown syntax
Run unit tests for templates using the Cucumber BDD testing framework
Trigger templates (send them data and view the results)
Syntax highlighting for all files
Compilation and problem markers
HTML preview for template markdown text and Concerto models

Commands

Work offline by downloading Concerto model dependencies (context-click on a *.cto file)
Package templates into Cicero Template Archive (cta) files (context-click on root folder)
Export PlantUML class diagram (context-click on a *.cto file)
Trigger a template, parsing data from sample.md and passing in request.json and state.json (context-click on root folder)

Views

HTML preview for template text (open grammar.tem.md and then press the Open Preview icon in the editor or context menu)
HTML preview for Concerto models (open *.cto and then press the Open Preview icon in the editor or context menu)

Quick Fixes

Add a variable to the template model if an undeclared variable is used in grammar.tem.md. Note that the model.cto file must be open for the quick fix to be available.

Concerto Snippets

The extention adds code snippets for the following elements of the Concerto language.

Element	Prefix
Asset	asset
Participant	participant
Transaction	transaction
Concept	concept
Enum	enum
Event	event
Namespace	namespace
Import	import
String	string
Double	double
Integer	int
Long	long
DateTime	date
Boolean	bool

Ergo Snippets

The extention adds code snippets for the following elements of the Ergo language.

Element	Prefix
Clause	clause
Contract	contract

Contact Us

If you have find any problems or want to make suggestions for future features please create issues and suggestions on Github. For any questions please join the Accord Project Slack community and post questions to the #technology-cicero channel.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to our friends at IBM Blockchain Platform for inspiring us with their existing plugin.

Accord Project is an open source, non-profit, initiative working to transform contract management and contract automation by digitizing contracts. Accord Project operates under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation.