VS Code Extension for UXP Scripting

[Nevil5CE5]

Is there a VS Code Extension for UXP scripting for InDesign?

[Kasyan Servetsky · Accepted solution]

As far as I know, no. The UXP Developer tool's debugger is the only option at the moment.

[tristang35192489]

I'd really like this kind of thing, I can't really use UXPDT to work on my scripts because it's not adapted at all;

In it's current state it's really really difficult to use it when you have to run 100 times the same script to Indesign (like almost 5 or 6 different clicks to run and debug one script).

With the VSCOde Extension I just bind CMD + R to launch the script and immediatly see the logs and see Indesign animate itself. This is wayyyy easier. 

[m1b]

I agree @tristang35192489 a UXP debugger for VSCode would be very welcome!

[tristang35192489]

I found a way to run my script smoothly for now without UDT : I added my script to InDesign's user script folder (using an alias to my local repository) and then I bind cmd + R to the entry point of my UXP script so I can run it directly from InDesign and I display the UXP logs in the VSCode terminal with a tail command. It's not perfect but it's enough ! 🙂