pavittarx / kotlin-vscode

Compile & Run Kotlin using Visual Studio Code

kotlin-vscode

Compile & Run Kotlin using Visual Studio Code

Prequisites

1. Kotlin (Command Line) & VS Code are already installed on your system.
2. Enviornment Variable for Kotlin Compiler is set.

Installation

1. Open Terminal & navigate to your project folder and execute following command. git clone https://github.com/pavittarx/kotlin-vscode.git && xcopy /E kotlin-vscode && rm -rf kotlin-vscode
2. If you want Keyboard Shortcuts, Copy & Paste content or 'keybindings' file provided to your keybindings.json File > Prefrences > Keyboard Shortcuts > Open & edit keybindings.json

Compiling & Running Kotlin Code

If Keybindins are not set.

1. Open Command Palette (F1 or Ctrl+Shift+K)
2. Search for 'Tasks:Run Build Tasks' (Ctrl+Shift+B)
3. Choose an option (Compile/Run/Compile+Run) from the list provided.

If Keybindings are set

F9 - Compile+Run Kotlin Code

F10 - Compile Kotlin Code

F11 - Run Kotlin Application Binary

F12 - Lists the Available Tasks (same as Ctrl+Shift+B)

Note

1. The following only works on Windows Systems as of this moment.
2. A test file 'hello.kt' is compiled as of this moment, you can edit kotlin/compile.cmd & change it to your own file.
3. The compilerun.cmd must be edited to match your kotlin (.kt) file if you use Compile+Run

License: MIT

Authored by: pavittarx