Helm Chart Renderer

A VS Code extension to render Helm charts using the render-service.sh script.

Features

• Right-click on any Helm chart directory in the Explorer
• Select environment (staging or prod)
• Automatically runs the render script
• View output in the integrated terminal

Usage

1. Right-click on a Helm chart directory (must contain Chart.yaml)
2. Select "Render Helm Chart" from the context menu
3. Choose your target environment (staging or prod)
4. The script will run and display output in the terminal

Requirements

• The render-service.sh script must be in your workspace root
• All prerequisites mentioned in the render-service.sh script (helm, yq, docker, aws CLI)

Development

Installing Dependencies

npm install

Compiling

npm run compile

Running the Extension

1. Open this folder in VS Code
2. Press F5 to start debugging
3. A new Extension Development Host window will open

Installing the Extension Locally

1. Compile the extension: npm run compile
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
3. Type "Install from VSIX"
4. Or use: code --install-extension helm-chart-renderer-0.0.1.vsix