power-maverick/pcf-builder-vscode

Build your Power Apps Component Framework custom controls faster. No need to remember the PCF CLI commands. All commands provided in one selection list for you to execute. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=danish-naglekar.pcf-builder

PCF Builder

Build your Power Apps Component Framework custom controls faster. No need to rememeber the PCF CLI commands. All commands provided in one selection list for you to execute.

Table of contents

• PCF Builder
  • Usage
  • Requirements
  • List of all available commands
  • Features
    • Commands
    • Intellisense
      • Manifest file
    • Play Mode
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Contributing & Discussions
  • License
  • Release Notes
    • 1.1.2

Usage

View list of commands via Ctrl+Shift+P and type PCF Builder

Requirements

You need to have the following prerequisites on your machine:

1. npm
2. PCF CLI
3. PCF Generator

List of all available commands

Command	Description
Initialize Component (Simple)	Creates PCF project with basic folder structure. Less questions asked.
Initialize Component (Advanced)	Creates PCF project with recommended folder structure.
Build Component	Builds the code component.
Test Component with Watch	Launches Test Harness with ability to code while testing.
Test Component with No Watch	Launches Test Harness but does not re-renderwhen code changes.
Preview Component	Loads the Test Harness inside VS Code with full functionality (except does not do live watch)
Update PCF CLI	Upgrades PCF CLI on the current machine.
Create Authentication Profile	Creates a new profile by authenticating with a particular CDS environment.
List Authentication Profile	Shows list pf profiles that are authenticated with CDS environments for current machine.
Delete Authentication Profile	Deletes a specific profile from the current machine.
Switch Authentication Profile	Changes the default profile connected to CDS environment.
Show Current Authentication Profile	List the currently selected profile connected to CDS environment.
Quick PCF Push	Pushes the code component to CDS environment based on currently selected profile.
Add new RESX File	Creates a new localization file under strings folder and adds a reference in ControlManifest file.
Add GitHub Action	Creates a .yml file that will build and create CDS solution package under Releases on GitHub.
Generate ReadMe file	Creates a preety ReadMe file by parsing the ControlManifst file.
Open Developer Tool	Open dev tools inside VS Code that lets you tinker the code component like you do in browser.

Features

Commands

1. Initialize PCF control

   

2. Build & Test PCF control

   

3. Preview PCF control

   

4. Manage Authentication Profiles

   

5. Update PCF CLI

   

6. Quick Deploy using PCF Push

   

7. Advanced Mode and Adding Resx file

   

Intellisense

Manifest file

Invoke it by pressing Ctrl + Space

Play Mode

Keyboard Shortcuts

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Initialize PCF project	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + I
Build PCF project	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + B
Test with watch	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + T
Preview component	Ctrl + P, F5
Update PCF CLI	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + U
PCF Quick Push	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + Q
Invoke Force Mode	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + F
Add additional RESX file	Ctrl + P, Ctrl + R

Contributing & Discussions

Found a bug? or have a feature request? - Create a pull request or an issue on GitHub If you want to have any discussions on any feature, please use the Discussion Board

License

This software is released under MIT License

Release Notes

Latest release contains following items:

1.1.2

• Features
  • Added a new command "Preview Component" that will show Test Harness inside of VS Code
  • New toolbar added that lets you play the preview command from any document along with ability to open DevTools

Previous release notes are documented here.

pcf-builder-vscode's Issues

Feature: MSBuild command

I always forget the syntax to build a production-ready solution so it would be nice that I just select the MSBuild command from the list and specify which configuration to use dev or prod.

Commands:

msbuild /t:build /restore
msbuild /p:configuration=Release
msbuild /p:configuration=Debug 

React 18 release broke init component with react command

Describe the bug
After the release of React 18 trying to to Initialize component with React and Fluent UI doesn't work properly.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Run Initialize Component (Simple) with React and Fluent UI option

Expected behavior
A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
Expected: Control with react and fluent UI is created.
Actual: Control is created but react and fluent UI aren't addeed because error occurs.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Version

• VS Code version: 1.66.2
• VS Code Extension version: 1.1.2

Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here.

Support for React controls

Microsoft introduced React controls using platform libraries as preview feature: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/developer/component-framework/react-controls-platform-libraries

Please add this kind of control to the PCF Builder, e.g. as a choice parameter (use React platform libraries or React component libraries) for the init command.

For further information see also: https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/virtual-code-components-for-power-apps-using-react-and-fluent-ui-react-platform-libraries/

Quick search (CTRL+P) not working

Issue Type: Bug

After installation the quick search shortcut (CTRL+P) is not working anymore.

Extension version: 1.1.2
VS Code version: Code 1.67.0 (57fd6d0195bb9b9d1b49f6da5db789060795de47, 2022-05-04T12:06:02.889Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19044
Restricted Mode: No

Go to file not working

Describe the bug
After installing the extension the default functionallity of "Go to File..." (CTRL + P) is not working anymore in VS Code.

To Reproduce
Install extension. Hit CTRL + P

Expected behavior
Go To File Quickfindbar should pop up to quick navigate to searched file

Version

• VS Code version: 1.66.2
• VS Code Extension version: 1.1.2