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Using Visual Studio Code for PowerShell Development
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If you are working on Linux and macOS, you cannot use the PowerShell ISE because it is not supported on these platforms.
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In this case, you can choose your favorite editor to write PowerShell scripts.
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Here we choose Visual Studio Code as a PowerShell editor.
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You can use Visual Studio Code on Windows with PowerShell version 5 by using Windows 10 or by installing [Windows Management Framework 5.0 RTM](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50395) for down-level Windows OSs (e.g. Windows 8.1, etc.).
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Before starting it, please make sure PowerShell exists on your system.
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By following the [Installing PowerShell](./README.md#installing-powershell) instructions you can install PowerShell and launch a PowerShell session.
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Editing with Visual Studio Code
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----
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[**1. Installing Visual Studio Code**](https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/setup/setup-overview)
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* **Linux**: follow the installation instructions on the [Running VS Code on Linux](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux) page
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* **macOS**: follow the installation instructions on the [Running VS Code on macOS](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/mac) page
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**NOTE:** On OS X you must install OpenSSL for the PowerShell extension to work correctly.
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The easiest way to accomplish this is to install [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) and then run `brew install openssl`.
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The PowerShell extension will now be able to load successfully.
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* **Windows**: follow the installation instructions on the [Running VS Code on Windows](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/windows) page
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**2. Installing PowerShell Extension**
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- Launch the Visual Studio Code app by:
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* **Windows**: typing **code** in your PowerShell session
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* **Linux**: typing **code** in your terminal
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* **macOS**: typing **code** in your terminal
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- Launch **Quick Open** by pressing **Ctrl+P** (**Cmd+P** on Mac).
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- In Quick Open, type **ext install powershell** and hit **Enter**.
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- The **Extensions** view will open on the Side Bar. Select the PowerShell extension from Microsoft.
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You will see something like below:
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![VSCode](vscode.png)
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- Click the **Install** button on the PowerShell extension from Microsoft.
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- After the install, you will see the **Install** button turns to **Reload**.
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Click on **Reload**.
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- After Visual Studio Code has reload, you are ready for editing.
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For example, to create a new file, click **File->New**.
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To save it, click **File->Save** and then provide a file name, let's say "HelloWorld.ps1".
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To close the file, click on "x" next to the file name.
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To exit Visual Studio Code, **File->Exit**.
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#### Using a specific installed version of PowerShell
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If you wish to use a specific installation of PowerShell with Visual Studio Code, you will need to add a new variable to your user settings file.
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1. Click **File -> Preferences -> User Settings**
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2. Two editor panes will appear.
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In the right-most pane (`settings.json`), insert the setting below appropriate for your OS somewhere between the two curly brackets (`{` and `}`) and replace *<version>* with the installed PowerShell version:
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```json
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// On Windows:
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"powershell.developer.powerShellExePath": "c:/Program Files/PowerShell/<version>/powershell.exe"
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// On Linux:
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"powershell.developer.powerShellExePath": "/opt/microsoft/powershell/<version>/powershell"
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// On macOS:
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"powershell.developer.powerShellExePath": "/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/<version>/powershell"
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```
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3. Replace the setting with the path to the desired PowerShell executable
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4. Save the settings file and restart Visual Studio Code
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Debugging with Visual Studio Code
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### No-workspace debugging
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As of Visual Studio Code version 1.9 you can debug PowerShell scripts without having to open the folder containing the PowerShell script.
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Simply open the PowerShell script file with **File->Open File...**, set a breakpoint on a line (press F9) and then press F5 to start debugging.
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You will see the Debug actions pane appear which allows you to break into the debugger, step, resume and stop debugging.
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### Workspace debugging
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Workspace debugging refers to debugging in the context of a folder that you have opened in Visual Studio Code using **Open Folder...** from the **File** menu.
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The folder you open is typically your PowerShell project folder and/or the root of your Git repository.
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Even in this mode, you can start debugging the currently selected PowerShell script by simply pressing F5.
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However, workspace debugging allows you to define multiple debug configurations other than just debugging the currently open file.
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For instance, you can add a configurations to:
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* Launch Pester tests in the debugger
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* Launch a specific file with arguments in the debugger
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* Launch an interactive session in the debugger
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* Attach the debugger to a PowerShell host process
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Follow these steps to create your debug configuration file:
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1. Open the **Debug** view by pressing **Ctrl+Shift+D** (**Cmd+Shift+D** on Mac).
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2. Press the **Configure** gear icon in the toolbar.
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3. Visual Studio Code will prompt you to **Select Environment**.
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Choose **PowerShell**.
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When you do this, Visual Studio Code creates a directory and a file ".vscode\launch.json" in the root of your workspace folder.
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This is where your debug configuration is stored. If your files are in a Git repository, you will typically want to commit the launch.json file.
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The contents of the launch.json file are:
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```json
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{
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"version": "0.2.0",
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"configurations": [
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{
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"type": "PowerShell",
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"request": "launch",
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"name": "PowerShell Launch (current file)",
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"script": "${file}",
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"args": [],
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"cwd": "${file}"
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},
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{
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"type": "PowerShell",
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"request": "attach",
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"name": "PowerShell Attach to Host Process",
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"processId": "${command.PickPSHostProcess}",
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"runspaceId": 1
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},
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{
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"type": "PowerShell",
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"request": "launch",
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"name": "PowerShell Interactive Session",
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"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}"
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}
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]
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}
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```
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This represents the common debug scenarios.
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However, when you open this file in the editor, you will see an **Add Configuration...** button.
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You can press this button to add more PowerShell debug configurations. One handy configuration to add is **PowerShell: Launch Script**.
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With this configuration, you can specify a specific file with optional arguments that should be launched whenever you press F5 no matter which file is currently active in the editor.
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Once the debug configuration is established, you can select which configuration you want to use during a debug session by selecting one from the debug configuration drop-down in the **Debug** view's toolbar.
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There are a few blogs that may be helpful to get you started using PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code
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- Visual Studio Code: [PowerShell Extension][ps-extension]
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- [Write and debug PowerShell scripts in Visual Studio Code][debug]
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- [Debugging Visual Studio Code Guidance][vscode-guide]
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- [Debugging PowerShell in Visual Studio Code][ps-vscode]
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- [Get started with PowerShell development in Visual Studio Code][getting-started]
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- [Visual Studio Code editing features for PowerShell development – Part 1][editing-part1]
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- [Visual Studio Code editing features for PowerShell development – Part 2][editing-part2]
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- [Debugging PowerShell script in Visual Studio Code – Part 1][debugging-part1]
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- [Debugging PowerShell script in Visual Studio Code – Part 2][debugging-part2]
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[ps-extension]:https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/cdndevs/2015/12/11/visual-studio-code-powershell-extension/
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[debug]:https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2015/11/16/announcing-powershell-language-support-for-visual-studio-code-and-more/
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[vscode-guide]:https://johnpapa.net/debugging-with-visual-studio-code/
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[ps-vscode]:https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/tree/master/examples
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[getting-started]:https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2016/12/05/get-started-with-powershell-development-in-visual-studio-code/
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[editing-part1]:https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/01/11/visual-studio-code-editing-features-for-powershell-development-part-1/
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[editing-part2]:https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/01/12/visual-studio-code-editing-features-for-powershell-development-part-2/
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[debugging-part1]:https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/02/06/debugging-powershell-script-in-visual-studio-code-part-1/
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[debugging-part2]:https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2017/02/13/debugging-powershell-script-in-visual-studio-code-part-2/
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PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code
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----
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The PowerShell extension's source code can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell).
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