byfe/vscode-scriptcs-runner

VS Code extension for running C# snippets

C# script runner (scriptcs for Visual Studio Code)

VS Code extension for running C# snippets using scriptcs.

Pre-requisities

scriptcs should be installed on your machine.

Usage

Snippet

1. Highlight a snippet of C# code
2. Press CMD+shift+r (Mac) or Ctrl+shift+r (Linux, Windows) to run the code. Alternatively, press F1 and choose Execute with scriptcs option
3. A new scriptcs window will pop up, with your script output.

Whole file/script

1. Just set focus to a window with C# code. Do not highlight anything.
2. Press CMD+shift+r (Mac) or Ctrl+shift+r (Linux, Windows) to run the code. Alternatively, press F1 and choose Execute with scriptcs option
3. A new scriptcs window will pop up, with your script output.

Building

Clone the repo and open in VS Code, then just press F5 to run. This will launch a new instance of VS Code with the extension installed.

Alternatively, you can build from command line. Navigate to the folder with the extension and run:

node ./node_modules/vscode/bin/compile -watch -p ./

Contributing and issues

All the code is on github. Please report any issues or suggestions there.

License

MIT