VsCode Action Buttons

This allows you to define custom actions such as run or build and append them to a status bar button in vscode.

Features

You can define a custom action to build a rust project like so.

Installation and set up

• Search for VsCode Action Buttons in the extensions store.

• After installing, type ctrl + shift + p and open up work space settings.

• Now you can define, your action buttons. Below is a sample.

• Now Reload.

	"actionButtons": {
   	 "defaultColor": "#ff0034", // Can also use string color names.
   	 "loadNpmCommands":false, // Disables automatic generation of actions for npm commands.
   	 "reloadButton":"♻️", // Custom reload button text or icon (default ↻). null value enables automatic reload on configuration change
   	 "commands": [
   		 {
   			 "cwd": "/home/custom_folder", 	// Terminal initial folder ${workspaceFolder} and os user home as defaults
   			 "name": "Run Cargo",
   			 "color": "green",
   			 "singleInstance": true,
   			 "command": "cargo run ${file}", // This is executed in the terminal.
   		 },
   		 {
   			 "name": "Build Cargo",
   			 "color": "green",
   			 "command": "cargo build ${file}",
   		 }
   	 ]
    }

Alternatively

If you open an existing project and want to set up action buttons for that workspace.

• Define the action buttons in your workspace settings.
• Then, click on Refresh Action Buttons in the status bar
• You Should now see the action buttons on the status bar :).

Config Options

singleInstance: boolean default [false]

Kills the running associated process and restarts it.

Usage

	"actionButtons": {
   	 "reloadButton": null,
   	 "loadNpmCommands": false,
   	 "commands": [
   		 {
   			 "name": "Run Cargo",
   			 "singleInstance": true,
   			 "color": "#af565c",
   			 "command": "cargo run ${file}",
   		 },
   	 ]
    }

Release Notes

v1.1.4

Added support for VSCode predefined variables as ${file} Added cwd option. Added reloadButton option.

v1.1.3

Added loadNpmCommands option.

v1.1.2

v1.1.0

Added Refresh Action Buttons action button

v1.0.0

Changed configuration name from run to actionButton Better support for js projects

v0.0.8

Added singleInstance option.

v0.0.7

Added support for default Colors

v0.0.6

Added support for reading actions from the scripts segment of package.json.

v0.0.3

Better documentation.

v0.0.1

Initial Release