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John Murray · Sep 29, 2021

Stefan, it sounds like you could benefit from using the server-side editing capabilities of this extension, in combination with server-side source control such as Deltanji from George James Software (for whom I work). Properly implemented, server-side source control will also control people who edit using Portal and Studio, or who use our Serenji extension for VS Code instead of the InterSystems one.

John Murray · Jul 23, 2021

That setting affects how the ObjectScript Explorer behaves. That's the tree you get if there's an InterSystems logo on your Activity Bar and you click on it. It's the tree whose primary purpose is to let you export server code into files on your workstation that you then edit locally, probably add to a Git repo, and import to your server to run and debug it.

When you select a class or routine in that tree, and it only exists on the server (i.e. it isn't one that you have already exported locally), then the above setting dictates whether the code is opened read-only or editable.

John Murray · Jun 22, 2021

If you set up a server-side-editing workspace accessing a namespace for which your class is the source control class, you should see these buttons at the top of an open class or routine:

Also these entries on the document's context menu:

Each will open a quickpick top-centre of your window. The "Server Source Control..." one will show menuitems from the %SourceMenu and %SourceContext menus in your XData block. The "Server Command Menu..." will show menuitems from all other menus in that block.

John Murray · Jun 9, 2021

No, nothing changed. When the "Choose Server and Namespace" button appears in the Explorer view (the VS Code Explorer, not to be confused with the ObjectScript Explorer) it's because you don't have a workspace open.

After clicking that and working through the input prompts you now have an untitled (i.e. unsaved) workspace consisting of a single isfs-type root folder.

John Murray · Jun 4, 2021

When you created the new file in the Explorer tree and named it (for example) foo.mac you should see a new file tab open with a first line like this:

I'm guessing you deleted or replaced that first line. Don't do that. Rather, start coding your routine at line 2. The first line is essential and should not normally be touched.

John Murray · Apr 26, 2021

I feel honoured that Server Manager 2.0 achieved first place in both categories. Building good tools for developers has been a major part of my professional life for nearly thirty years, so I am pleased this one is proving popular.

Thank you to everyone who voted for me, and to my employer George James Software for allowing me to work on this during office hours. Congratulations to Lorenzo, Henrique and José for their successes. There were some really great entries in the contest, so take a look at them if you haven’t already.

John Murray · Apr 22, 2021

Maintenance release 2.0.2 is now on Marketplace, so your VS Code can easily update to it. Here's what it contains:

  • Support Alt / Option modifier on Edit and View buttons to add workspace folder for server-side web application files.
  • Add newly defined server to the 'Recent' list.
  • Handle repeated use of the same Edit or View button better.
  • Notify user if ObjectScript extension is missing.
  • Add more information to README.

Thanks for all the votes this entry has received so far.