Bender Render

This is a VSCode extension that allows you to run multiple repos at once using a GUI dropdown within VSCode.

Install

VSCode Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=khirabayashi.bender-render

Use

Open command palette in VSCode (CMD + SHIFT + P)

Available Commands

• BEND: Select Directory
• BEND: Set Preferred Terminal
• BEND: Serve Repositories
• BEND: Create Collection
• BEND: Serve Colelction
• BEND: Delete Collection

Select Directory

NOTE: One-time step, required before using other commands.

This sets your default directory where repos are located. This should be the top level directory that contains all of your repos you want to run. You can re-run this command as necessary to change the directory.

Set Preferred Terminal

This sets your preferred terminal where the commands will be run. It supports VSCode, iTerm, and Terminal. Defaults to VSCode.

Serve Repositories

1. Open the dropdown and select the repos you want to run using spacebar to select and enter to submit
2. Select any additional CLI flags you wish to use *

Create Collection

Create a selection of repos. This will open a dropdown with a list of repos you can choose from to create a named collection.

Serve Collection

Serve a collection of repos. This will open a dropdown with created collections. Select the collection you want to run.

Delete Collection

Delete a collection of repos. This will open a dropdown with created collections. Select the collection you want to delete.

* By default, your repos will be run with:

• --ts-watch
• --update
• NODE_ARGS='--max_old_space_size=8192'

Development

Build locally

Clone this repo and:

cd bender-render
brew install vsce
npm run build

Then, in VSCode:

1. Open Extensions
2. Click ...
3. Click Install from vsix
4. In bender-render, choose bender-render-1.0.0.vsix

Running Unit Tests

1. Close all VSCode instances
2. From terminal, npm run test

Debugging

1. Open the project in VSCode
2. Make changes
3. Run npm run compile
4. Press F5 to start debugging

F5 will open a new VSCode window with the extension running. You can then open a new window and test the extension.