Live preview for Design Systems as Code. Thin client over the CLI: the
extension starts better ds dev in your workspace and opens the app-hosted
preview (module switcher, real settings sidebar, hot reload).
Features
Start and stop a live, app-hosted preview from VS Code.
Get schema-powered autocomplete, hover documentation, and validation for
design-system.json, Module settings.json and module.json files. The
Template Base root settings.json uses its explicit $schema declaration.
Requirements
@better-email/cli installed (npm install -g @better-email/cli) and
logged in (better login)
A pulled Design System folder (contains design-system.json)
Settings
betterEmail.cliPath — path to the better binary from
@better-email/cli. Defaults to better.
Commands
Better Email: Start Local Preview — starts the dev server, opens the
preview in your browser; status-bar item while running
Better Email: Stop Local Preview
Package for installation with npx @vscode/vsce package in this directory.
