A Visual Studio Code extension that provides a quick way to validate Data API Builder configurations directly from dab-config.json or staticwebapp.database.config.json.
Features
Adds a right-click context menu for dab-config.json or staticwebapp.database.config.json.
Opens a terminal and runs dab validate -c <config-file>.
Requirements
Ensure that dab is installed: dotnet tool install microsoft.dataapibuilder -g.
Release Notes
1.2.4 - 2026-03-14
Changed
Version bump for coordinated release
0.3.0 - 2026-01-13
Added
Dedicated Output Channel for validation results
Progress notification during validation
Simple status indicators (✅ VALID / ❌ INVALID)
Migrated to shared package for config validation
Auto-opens output channel to show results
Changed
Replaced terminal output with child_process execution for better control
Shows clean DAB CLI output without extra formatting
Added skipLibCheck to TypeScript config for better compatibility
Simplified output to just show raw validation results plus status
Fixed
Output now displays immediately in readable format
Better handling of validation success/failure states
0.2.0
Previous version
0.1.0
Initial release
Known Issues
The context menu only appears for dab-config.json or staticwebapp.database.config.json.
The terminal assumes dab is globally available in your environment.
Release Notes
0.0.1
Initial release: Validate Data API Builder configurations directly from supported files.
