AutoIt Extension for Visual Studio Code

[LoganCH]

v0.2.3 has been released:

• Added indentation rules for automatic indents for keywords that indent/unindent on the next line (currently doesn't work when the keyword is input from Intellisense)
• Implemented basic Go To Definition functionality for Functions and Variables (incidentally enables the Outline pane as well)
• Added syntax highlighting rules to color user created functions differently from default AutoIt and standard UDFs (may be the same depending on the theme)
• Added syntax highlighting for '$' part of variables (depends on theme)
• Implemented command to kill running scripts set to Ctrl+Pause/Break

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[LoganCH]

Released v1.0.0. Big leap in version number, but I just switched to SemVer after reading about it.

 

• Improved Go To Definition to search include files (relative and UDFs)
• Used Parcel.js to bundle extension into single file
• Started work on consolidating Signature and Hover files for smaller extension size
• Switching to SemVer for versioning
• Made code-style improvements for consistency

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[LoganCH]

Just Released v1.0.5, here are the changes since v1.0.0:

1.0.5 - 2020-05-07

Changed

• Stopped completion suggestions from showing in comments
• Reworked some of the statement snippets for accuracy and to show up properly as suggestions
• Indented function declarations will now be detected

1.0.4 - 2020-01-10

Added

• Code folding for #Region/#EndRegion & Func/EndFunc

Changed

• Fixed symbol detection for Function declarations

1.0.3 - 2019-11-19

Changed

• Fixed local function completions

1.0.2 - 2019-11-12

Added

• Even more missing syntax highlighting for SendKeys
• Missing information for MouseClick() and MouseClickDrag()function signature helpers

Changed

• Some improvements to code for Completions

1.0.1 - 2019-10-23

Added

• Completion, Hover and Signature help for _DebugArrayDisplay()
• Missing Syntax Highlighting for SendKeys (including for ASCII and UNICODE characters (Send("{ASC 065}") or Send("{ASC 2709}")), repetition for single keys (Send("{DEL 4}") or Send("{S 30}")) and holding a key up or down (Send("{a down}") or Send("{a up}"))

Changed

• Consolidated signature and hover for all Debug.au3 UDFs

Removed

• Generated .map file from final .vsix file

 

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[Logman]

I would like to thank the author of this add-on for VSC for his excellent work! After a long time I needed to write some AutoIt script and I was able to do it in my favorite editor. The ability to run help directly from a keyword is very useful. Great job!

[LoganCH]

Releasing version 1.0.6 today, here's what's changed

Added

• Implemented Diagnostics (Problems tab and red squiggles) for AutoIt scripts
• Completions and Hovers for InetConstants

Changed

• Switched from Parcel to Webpack for bundling
• Reworked the wordPattern
• Optimized HoverProvider

 

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[HurleyShanabarger]

Hi Logan, thank you very much for this extension, I have been using it a lot in the past month and the power of VSC combined with your extension, helped me to work much faster and better. Especially the red squiggles are amazing and amazing!

[big_daddy]

I've written around 300 lines of code using VSCode with this extension installed, and I can say that I more than likely will not be going back to SciTE. Keep up the solid work!

[LoganCH]

I released v1.0.7 today, here's what changed:

Added

•  Const and Enum variables now have appropriate icons in the Outline tree
• Snippet for Select Blocks

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[Danp2]

Hi all,

I recently started using VSCode along with this extension, and I am really liking it thus far. Here's a list of questions / issues that I have put together --

• I noticed that Ctrl+F5 doesn't run AutoIt3Wrapper. Is that by design?
• Is there a shortcut for opening a #include file?
• I know about using F12 for Go To Definition. Is there any way to "Jump Back" like in Scite?
• What about bookmarks? They don't seem to exist without adding another extension.

These are the additional extensions that I am currently using --

• Git Extension Pack
• GitHub Pull Requests and Issues

Are there any others that you would recommend?

Thanks, Dan

[SOLVE-SMART]

Hi @Danp2,

18 hours ago, Danp2 said:

[...] and I am really liking it thus far [...]

I also enjoy it every day 😀 .

 

18 hours ago, Danp2 said:

Here's a list of questions / issues that I have put together [...]

Maybe I can help a bit.

• Please check if the path is set and correct for AutoIt3Wrapper.au3 here:
  

• Unfortunately F12 doesn't work properly to open #include UDFs/scripts.
  • I couldn't determine when it will work and when not, it's pity.
  • I use a small tool, Au3GotoDefinition (written by me, initial commit 14 Jul 2019), which runs in the background and replaced the unstable F12 functionality.
• To jump back and forth I use the mouse keys:
  
  • I am pretty sure you will find "Keyboard Shortcuts" Ctrl+K Ctrl+S (to open the keyboard shortcuts) for doing this as well.
  • Update: I already found it:
     
     
• Bookmarks are not available out of the box. Like you wrote, you have to add an extension.
  • This is basically the way to go with VSCode 😅

You ask about recommended extensions. This of course depends on your needs.
Here are some general useful extension that are programming language independent:

• Path Intellisense
• Project Manager
• Color Highlight
• Output Colorizer
• And several snippet extensions for your programming language of choice 😀 .

Best regards
Sven

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Edited March 2, 2022 by SOLVE-SMART

[Danp2]

49 minutes ago, SOLVE-SMART said:

Please check if the path is set and correct for AutoIt3Wrapper.au3 here:

Yes, it's correct. It runs with F5, but not with Ctrl+F5

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I am pretty sure you will find "Keyboard Shortcuts" Ctrl+K Ctrl+S (to open the keyboard shortcuts) for doing this as well

Thanks! Go Forward and Go Back is exactly what I was missing.

 

[Danp2]

Occasionally I get this error message when pressing F5 or Ctrl+F5 --

Seems to occur while using the extension GitHub Pull Requests and Issues.

[HurleyShanabarger]

I think this happens if you have the cursor/focus in the output window and on the source itself.

[Danp2]

FWIW, confirmed that #AutoIt3Wrapper_AutoIt3Dir works correctly so that you can easily test with multiple versions of Autoit.

[Danp2]

On 5/8/2018 at 4:47 PM, LoganCH said:

Implemented Workspace/Folder-wide Symbol Search (`Ctrl+T`)

I can't seem to make this work. All I can get is the message "No matching workspace symbols" no matter what I type.

Anyone able to get this working with your projects?

[SOLVE-SMART]

Hi @Danp2 ,

in my case only Ctrl+Shift+O for "Go to Symbol in Editor..." is working.



I usually just use F1, type @ for a unsorted list or @: for a sorted list of functions and variables.



Is this helpful in any way, Dan?

Best regards
Sven

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[Danp2]

Hi Sven,

Thanks for the response. I am familiar with the options you listed. I was wanting to use Ctrl+T for "Go to Symbol in Workspace...", but it doesn't appear to be working correctly.

Dan

 

[LoganCH]

Released v1.0.8 today, here's the updates:

Added

• Open include file from the current line with Alt+i/Command Palette (thanks Danp2)
• Insert UDF Header function (thanks Danp2)
• UDF Creator option in Settings to auto populate author when inserting a Function Header
• AutoIt Map functions (thanks steipal)
• Colorized output when running scripts (thanks Danp2)
• Restart script (thanks vanown)
• Abbreviations from SciTe4AutoIt as Snippets
• ( is now a trigger character to accept a function completion and will place both parens and initiate signature help for the function.

Changed

• The AutoIt Help command will now open on blank lines (thanks Danp2)
• Updated the descriptions of the path settings
• Refactored filepath finding code (thanks Danp2)

Fixed

• Code folding for If, Switch, For, While, With, #comments-start, #cs, #comments-end and #ce (thanks Danp2)
• Go to Workspace Symbol functionality restored

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[LoganCH]

Releasing v1.0.9 today, here's the changelog:

Added

• Set VS Code to default to 4-space tabs for indentation like SciTe
• Output window overhaul (thanks to @vanowm), including:
  • Additional colors
  • Multiple output panels
  • An encoding option
  • Options to keep output from previous runs
  • Options to show process ID and times
• Option to show #regions as symbols in Outline and symbol search (thanks to @Danp2)
• Syntax highlighting for Au3Stripper directives (thanks to rcmaehl)
• Adds a wait for file save to finish before running certain commands (thanks to @vanowm)
• Support for Sticky Scroll
• Symbols nest in the Outline
• SmartHelp options that allow launching of help files (e.g., CHM) for UDFs (thanks to @Danp2)

Changed

• Tidy now runs through AutoItWrapper (thanks to @vanowm)
• MsgBox/Console debugging line generation improved (thanks to @Danp2)
• Paths to AutoIt execuables can now be relative to the AutoIt executable in settings (Thanks to @Danp2)

Fixed

• Syntax highlighting for #include lines followed by comments (thanks to @Danp2)
• Makes regex for #include non-greedy (thanks to @Danp2)
• Limits header insertion and include opening to be limited to AutoIt scripts (thanks to @vanowm)

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[Danp2]

5 hours ago, LoganCH said:

Paths to AutoIt execuables can now be relative to the AutoIt executable in settings (Thanks to @Danp2)

I don't believe that I had anything to do with this one. If I turn out to be wrong, then I will just chalk it up to my sometimers disease. 🤪