BITS VS Code Extensions

This repository contains VS Code extensions developed by Blue IT Systems GmbH.

📦 Extensions

Gengora - Live Code Generator

Real-time code generation with hot-reload support

Located in gengora/ - Latest version: 0.1.5

Features:

• 🔄 Automatic recompilation and restart on file changes
• 🎯 Smart generator project discovery with markers
• 📊 Live status bar and structured JSON protocol
• 🛡️ Isolated builds to prevent compilation conflicts
• ⚡ Smart auto-start with persistent manual stop state
• 📦 Optimized package size (10.15 MB, 10% smaller)

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C# Test Filter Helper

Automatically detect C# test scope for TUnit debugging

Located in csharp-test-filter/ - Latest version: 1.0.5

Features:

• 🎯 Auto-detects test assembly/class/method scope
• 🐛 Seamless integration with VS Code debugger
• ⚡ Works with TUnit and other test frameworks

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🚀 Publishing

Independent Releases

Each extension can be released independently using GitHub tags:

Publishing Gengora

git tag gengora-v0.1.5
git push origin gengora-v0.1.5

This triggers the publish-gengora.yml workflow.

Publishing C# Test Filter

git tag csharp-test-filter-v1.0.5
git push origin csharp-test-filter-v1.0.5

This triggers the publish-csharp-test-filter.yml workflow.

Manual Publishing

You can also trigger workflows manually from GitHub Actions with the workflow_dispatch event.

🛠️ Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• .NET 8.0 SDK (for Gengora)
• Visual Studio Code

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/blue-it-systems/bits.vscode.git
   cd bits.vscode
   

2. Install dependencies for an extension:

   # For C# Test Filter
   cd csharp-test-filter
   npm install
   
   # For Gengora
   cd gengora/extension
   npm install
   cd ../server
   dotnet restore
   

3. Open VS Code at repository root:

   code .
   

4. Press F5 to launch Extension Development Host

The workspace is configured with debug tasks for each extension.

Building

Building C# Test Filter

cd csharp-test-filter
npm run compile
npm run package  # Creates .vsix

Building Gengora

# Build server
cd gengora/server
dotnet build --configuration Release

# Build extension
cd ../extension
npm run compile
npm run bundle-server  # Bundles server DLL
npm run package        # Creates .vsix

📝 License

MIT License - see individual extension folders for details.

🔗 Links

• Blue IT Systems GmbH
• Issue Tracker
• VS Code Marketplace

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