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January 24, 2023 · Developer Tools, VS Code Extension

VS Code extensions: LSP 1.8.0 / Code 1.0.2

A big bunch of updates and new features have been released in the VS Code extensions at a rate that even the release notes have been lagging behind.

The biggest features released since November 2022:

  • New robot output

    • See the Robot Framework output while running the robot.

    • Command palette > View: Toggle Robot Output

      VS Code Robot Framework Output view listing test scenario results with PASS status while a robot runs

  • Flow Explorer now also in VS Code

    • Select a .robot file > Command Palette > Robot Framework: Open Robot Flow Explorer

  • Documentation panel

    • See the keyword documentation in a static panel

    • Command palette > View: Toggle Robot Documentation

  • Inspector / locators features

    • UX from Studio now in VS Code

    • Windows Locator improvements

    • Web Recorder Beta

  • Conversion Accelerator

    • Improved UX to take in multiple robots at a time to enable analysis over source robots

    • Improvements to all conversions and support for AAv11

    • Still looking for more input robots to develop the tool further. Contact us.

  • Quick fixes and code refactoring

    VS Code editing a .robot file, demoing RETURN code completion and extract-variable refactoring

Install the extensions from VS Code extensions panel by typing Robocorp or from marketplace links available here.

Detailed changelogs available: here & here