makrdown-execute

VSCode Extension which allows you to execute code from markdown files.

• Detects code blocks in your markdown-files starting with:

  • ```sh
  • ```bash
  • ```js
  • ```python

• Adds 'Execute command in terminal as Shell-Script', 'Execute command in terminal as NodeJs-Script', 'Execute command in terminal as python-Script' label.

• Clicking on the label executes code-block until the closing ticks ``` in the terminal as Shell, NodeJs or Python script.

Alternatively, use cmd+f1 (mac) / ctrl+f1 (windows) shortcut to execute current selection.

Features

Execute code blocks in terminal

Execute Selection

Select code and either use shortcut cmd+f1 (mac) / ctrl+f1 (windows) to execute or open the VSCode command palette and type markdown execute to find the command:

Side By Side view

If you interact with terminal very often, I recomment using the terminal in editor area side by side in split view.:

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• markdown-execute.executeInSsh: enable/disable execution of code in a SSH session. If disabled and active terminal is running a SSH session, a new terminal is used as target for commands.
• markdown-execute.executeSelection: Shortcut to execute selection. Defaults to cmd+f1 (mac) / ctrl+f1 (windows).

Backlog

1. ```json should not be intrepreted as ```js
2. Analyse and fix why the watch-task in debugging terminal is ignored
3. Add PHP & Python as execution runtimes:
   1. commandCodeLensProvider:
      1. Execute command with Python
      2. Execute command PHP
   2. extension.ts & execute.ts:
      1. Add PHP and Python as execution runtimes
4. Add quick select keybinding without promting:
   1. cmd+f1 s Execute command as Shell
   2. cmd+f1 s Execute command with Nodejs

Appreciations

Sycl´s Markdown Command Runner Extension served as inspiration. Thanks!

It was lacking execution of code blocks in active SSH sessions, shortcuts and NodeJs-support, so I made my own.