NATS VSCode Extension

A Visual Studio Code extension for working with NATS servers directly from the editor. Create .nats files, connect to servers, and execute commands through an intuitive Code Lens interface.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Create a .nats file with your commands:

   SUBSCRIBE foo.bar
   REQUEST foo.bar { "data": "hello" }
   PUBLISH foo.bar { "data": "world" }
   

2. Connect to your NATS server:

   • Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
   • Run NATS: Connect
   • Enter server URL (e.g., nats://localhost:4222)

3. Use Code Lens buttons that appear above each command to execute them

📚 Documentation

• English Documentation - Complete user guide in English
• Русская Документация - Полное руководство пользователя на русском

✨ Features

• Interactive Code Lens - Click buttons to execute NATS commands
• Flexible Data Support - JSON objects, strings, and randomId() function
• Auto-connection - Automatically connects to your last used server
• Separate Output Channels - Dedicated windows for each subject
• Multi-line Support - Handle complex JSON structures

🎯 Supported Commands

• SUBSCRIBE - Subscribe to messages
• REQUEST - Send requests and receive responses
• PUBLISH - Publish messages

📦 Installation

Install from VS Code Marketplace or build from source:

npm install
npm run compile

🤝 Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome! Please check the documentation files for detailed usage examples.