ECL for Visual Studio Code

For list of latest changes, please see the Change Log at the main GitHub repository.

This extension adds rich language support for HPCC Systems ECL language (for the HPCC-Platform) to VS Code, including:

• Syntax highlighting
• Auto completion
• Client tools discovery and integration
• HPCC-Platform server support
• Integrated result viewer

Recent Highlights

v2.6.0

• Added HPCC resources page:
  • List of available bundles:
    • Install
    • Uninstall
    • Open homepage
  • List of available client tools
    • Select (force) specific version
    • Deselect forced version
    • Open terminal for specific version
    • Open download page for Client Tools

v2.5.0

• Added context menu items for Workunits in the Workunit Tree:
  • Abort Workunit (only available for running WUs)
  • Delete Workunit (Only available for completed WUs)

v2.4.0

• Added result viewer to bottom pane
• Added "Copy Results as ECL"

v2.3.0

• Added list of "found" logical files to Insert Record Definition

v2.2.0

• Added Insert Record Definition menu item

v2.1.0

Reworked submission process:

• Launch configuration:
  • Simplified
  • Can be selected from the status bar
  • Can be pinned to specific ECL files
• Target Cluster:
  • Can be selected from the status bar
  • Can be pinned to specific ECL files
• Submit / Compile now available from:
  • Context menu
  • Top of editor
• Recent Workunits:
  • Tree view of recent workunits
  • Toggle between "Mine" and "All"
  • Open in external browser icon added to several locations

Quick Start

Version 2.x introduces a new streamlined submission process. The "old" Run/Debug pane support has been deprecated and will be removed in the future.

1. Open folder
2. Open ECL file
3. Create Launch Configuration (if needed)
4. Select the target by:
   • Clicking the "Launch Configuration" in the status bar
   • Optionally clicking on the "Target Cluster" in the status bar
5. Monitor Workunit in the "Workunit History" pane
6. Click on Workunit to view results / issues in the bottom pane

ECL

ECL Commands

The following ECL specific commands are available. Note: These commands will not be active until an ECL file has been opened (as this triggers the extension to load). To activate a command either use its associated hotkey or press ctrl/cmd+shift+p and type ECL this will present a filtered list of the ECL specific commands:

Global:

Within the ECL Code Editor:

Command	Shortcut	Description
Submit	F5	Submit ECL
Compile		Compile ECL
Syntax Check	F7	Save and check syntax of current file
Language Reference Lookup	shift+F1	For the currently selected text, search the online ECL language reference
Insert Record Definition	ctrl/cmd+I R	Fetches record definition for given logical file

Within the Workunit Tree:

Command	Shortcut	Description
My workunits		Toggle between "My" and "All" Workunits
All workunits		Toggle between "My" and "All" Workunits
Refresh		Refresh Tree
ECL Watch		Launch ECL Watch in external browser
Switch Platform		Switch HPCC Platform instance (launch configuration)

Within the Status Bar

Within the Result View

All commands in the Result View are available via context menu.

ECL Settings

The following Visual Studio Code settings are available for the ECL extension. These can be set in user preferences (ctrl/cmd+,) or directly in your current workspace (.vscode/settings.json):

  // Override eclcc auto detection.
  "ecl.eclccPath": ""

  // eclcc arguments.
  "ecl.eclccArgs": [],

  // eclcc syntax check arguments.
  "ecl.eclccSyntaxArgs": [],

  // Write eclcc logfile to specified file.
  "ecl.eclccLogFile": ""

  // Run 'eclcc -syntax' on save.
  "ecl.syntaxCheckOnSave": true

  // Run 'eclcc -syntax' on load.
  "ecl.syntaxCheckOnLoad": true

  // Additional folders to use when resolving IMPORT statements.
  "ecl.includeFolders": []

  // Add '-legacy' argument to eclcc.
  "ecl.legacyMode": false

  // Debug level logging (requires restart).
  "ecl.debugLogging": false

  // Automatically open Workunits on creation.
  "ecl.WUAutoOpen": false

ECL Launch Settings

Submitting ECL using VS-Code requires specifying the target environment within the VS Code launch.json (pressing F5 will prompt you to auto create a skeleton file if none exists):

// Default ECL Launch Configuration
{
  "name": "play-hthor-submit",
  "type": "ecl",
  "request": "launch",
  "protocol": "https",
  "serverAddress": "play.hpccsystems.com",
  "port": 18010,
  "targetCluster": "hthor",
  "abortSubmitOnError": false,
  "rejectUnauthorized": false,
  "eclccPath": "",
  "eclccArgs": [],
  "eclccSyntaxArgs": [],
  "eclccLogFile": "",
  "resultLimit": 100,
  "timeoutSecs": 60,
  "user": "vscode_user",
  "password": ""
}

Building and Debugging the Extension

To set up a development environment for debugging the ECL for VS Code extension:

cd /Some/Dev/Folder/
git clone https://github.com/hpcc-systems/vscode-ecl
cd vscode-ecl
npm install

At which point you can open the vscode-ecl folder within VS Code.

Next start the background build process by running the following command within a terminal session:

npm run watch

At which point you can edit the sources and launch debug sessions via F5 and included launch configurations.

KEL

KEL is an optional language that can generate ECL.

KEL Commands

The following KEL specific commands are available. Note: These commands will not be active until a KEL file has been opened (as this triggers the extension to load). To activate a command either use its associated hotkey or press ctrl/cmd+shift+p and type KEL this will present a filtered list of the KEL specific commands:

Within the KEL Code Editor:

• Syntax Check [F7] - Save + check syntax of current file.
• Generate ECL [F5] - Save + generate ECL files.

Within the Status Bar

Click on KEL Client Tools Version

• Select Client Tools Version - Select Client Tools Version from available options.

KEL Settings

The following Visual Studio Code settings are available for the KEL extension. These can be set in user preferences (ctrl/cmd+,) or directly in your current workspace (.vscode/settings.json):

  // Java runtime arguments (e.g. -Xmx12G).
  "kel.javaArgs": []

  // Override KEL auto detection
  "kel.kelPath": ""

  // Check syntax on save.
  "kel.syntaxCheckOnSave": true

  // Generated ECL location (Same Folder | Child Folder)."
  "kel.generateLocation": "Same Folder"

  // "Generate ECL on save."
  "kel.generateOnSave": false

  // Check syntax on load.
  "kel.syntaxCheckOnLoad": false
 

License

Apache-2.0