@arm-software/vscode-cmsis-csolution

CMSIS CSolution Extension API

The CMSIS Csolution extension exposes an API that other extensions can get hold of:

import type { CsolutionExtension } from '@arm-software/vscode-cmsis-csolution';
const csolutionExtension = vscode.extensions.getExtension<CsolutionExtension>('Arm.cmsis-csolution');
if (csolutionExtension) {
    const api = (await csolutionExtension.activate()).getApi(1);
    await api.manageComponents({
        solutionFilePath: '/path/to/solution.csolution.yml',
        projectFilePath: '/path/to/project.cproject.yml'
    });
}

Changelog

1.40.0

• New features:

  • This version of the extension integrates CMSIS-Toolbox 2.6 with CMake backend.
  • The CMSIS Solution view has been improved based on Build Information Files.
    • Interfaces with STM32CubeMX and MCUXpresso Config Tools added.
    • Easy access to linker scripts, optional with Configuration Wizard annotations.
    • Toolchain agnostic with support for Arm Compiler 6, GCC, IAR, and LLVM.
    • Supports for software layers and device-agnostic reference applications.
  • Dependency on Arm Environment Manager removed, allowing flexible integration with other VS Code extensions.
  • clangd now supports code completion, compile errors, and go-to-definition across a whole project.
  • Option that enables the --pack option to download missing software packs using cpackget added.

• Known issues:

  • The Arm Environment Manager takes a long time to load the first time you use it because all the default tool versions are downloaded and installed. You can check the installation progress in View > Output (Ctrl+Shift+U or Cmd+Shift+U). Select Arm Tools in the drop-down list.
  • The Create new solution view only accesses web-based examples from public packs or published repositories. Examples from local packs do not display yet.
  • You must manually download Device Family Packs and Board Support Packs using cpackget to start projects.
  • Software components from layers or generators do not display in the Software Components view.
  • To access recently published pack versions, you must run: cpackget update-index --sparse.
  • If you are using CMSIS-Toolbox for the first time, you must manually initialize the CMSIS-Pack root directory: cpackget init https://www.keil.com/pack/index.pidx.