CodeCharacter 2022 VSCode Extension

An extension for VSCode that allows players to play CodeCharacter from the comfort of their IDE.

Prerequisites:

Windows:

• Install WSL 2 (link).
• Install Ubuntu for WSL 2 from here.
• Open VSCode and press Ctrl + Shift + P to open the command panel and enter >remote-wsl.newWindowForDistro and select Ubuntu in the dropdown.
• Install this extension under WSL.
• Click on the extension icon in the side panel to activate the extension.
• Open the terminal in the window and follow the instructions for Ubuntu below to set-up:

Ubuntu:

Depending on the language you wish to use to write code in, run these commands in the terminal.

• C++: gcc/g++ (version 11 or higher):

  sudo apt-get update -y \
    && sudo apt-get upgrade -y \
    && sudo apt-get install build-essential software-properties-common -y \
    && sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test -y \
    && sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1E9377A2BA9EF27F \
    && sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install gcc-11 g++-11 -y
  

• Python: Python 3.9 or higher:

  sudo apt-get update -y \
    && sudo apt-get upgrade -y \
    && sudo apt-get install python3.9
  

• Java: Java 17:

  sudo apt-get update -y \
    && sudo apt-get upgrade -y \
    && sudo apt-get install openjdk-17-jdk
  

Mac:

• C++: gcc/g++ (version 11 or higher): brew install gcc
• Python: Python 3.9 or higher: brew install python3
• Java: Java 17: brew install openjdk

Usage