SDDS Viewer for VS Code

VS Code extension for reading and visualizing SDDS files with a custom viewer and interactive plotting.

Overview Example

The screenshot below shows the Overview tab layout.

Installation Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• VS Code 1.90+
• Python 3.9+
• Python package: soliday.sdds or compatible sdds

Setup Instructions

1. Install dependencies and build:

npm install
npm run build
npm test

2. Open this folder in VS Code.
3. Press F5 to launch Extension Development Host.
4. Open an SDDS file from Explorer or run SDDS: Open Viewer.

Python Interpreter Configuration

The extension runs the SDDS backend with python3 by default.

If your SDDS package is installed in a different interpreter, set:

• sddsViewer.pythonPath

Example (settings.json):

{
  "sddsViewer.pythonPath": "/opt/homebrew/bin/python3.11"
}