VSE Manager Plugin in VS Code

Products

• Service Virtualization

Issue/Introduction

Looking to integrate the VSE Manager plugin as a VS Code extension.

Can you provide any steps for setup?

Environment

All currently supported DevTest releases.

 

Resolution

Currently, Broadcom does not offer a standalone "VSE Manager" extension in the VS Code Marketplace similar to the one available for IntelliJ IDEA. However, you can achieve VSE management and integration within VS Code by utilizing the Extension Pack for Java and Maven to interact with the DevTest APIs.

 To set up a development environment in VS Code for managing services, please follow these general steps:

1. Install Prerequisites: Install the Extension Pack for Java and Maven for Java from the VS Code Extensions view.
2. Configure Maven: Ensure your settings.xml is configured to point to your DevTest artifacts if you are using the DevTest Java SDK.
3. Use REST APIs: For managing VSEs (Deploy, Start, Stop), many users utilize VS Code's REST client extensions (like "REST Client" by Huachao Mao) to call the DevTest VSE REST API directly.

NOTE: The "REST Client" extension (by Huachao Mao) for VS Code is often used as a lightweight alternative to Postman for testing DevTest APIs. While Broadcom's official documentation typically references tools like Postman or Swagger, the same principles apply when using the Huachao Mao extension.

 

Additional Information

Unfortunately it is currently not on the Roadmap to add a new VS Code extension like we have with IntelliJ and Eclipse.