Visual Studio Code Extension for Tizen .NET

Visual Studio Code Extension for Tizen (VS Code Extension for Tizen) is a Visual Studio Code extension that enables you to develop Tizen .NET applications easily using Visual Studio Code. This topic covers 2 different ways to perform the installation: installing from the Marketplace or installing from a VSIX file.

Before installing VS Code Extension for Tizen, check Prerequisites of Visual Studio Code Extension for Tizen.

Install from Marketplace

To install VS Code Extension for Tizen from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace:

  1. In Visual Studio Code, at the bottom of the Activity Bar, click the Extensions icon.

    Visual Studio Code Marketplace

  2. In the Extensions view’s Search Extensions in Marketplace field, enter Tizen.

  3. Locate Visual Studio Code Extension for Tizen in the search results and click Install.

  4. After the installation is complete, activate the extension by clicking Reload.

  5. Once the extension has been activated, it asks whether you want to use an existing Tizen Baseline SDK installation or install a new one:

    Visual Studio Code Marketplace

    • To perform a fresh installation, click NO.

      The extension suggests the path where to install the Tizen Baseline SDK. Click YES to proceed.

      Note

      If you click NO, you must finish the Tizen Baseline SDK installation before you can use the extension.

    • To use a previously-installed instance of the Tizen Baseline SDK or Tizen Studio with the VS Code Extension for Tizen, click YES and see Setting Tizen Baseline SDK Configuration.

Install using VSIX file

To install VS Code Extension for Tizen from a VSIX file:

  1. In Visual Studio Code, at the bottom of the Activity Bar, click the Extensions icon.

  2. In the top right corner of the Extensions view, click the More button (More icon) and select Install from VSIX.

    Install from VSIX

  3. Select the VSIX file in the file browser and click Install.

  4. After the installation is complete, activate the extension by clicking Reload.

  5. Once the extension has been activated, it asks whether you want to use an existing Tizen Baseline SDK installation or install a new one:

    Baseline SDK installation query

    • To perform a fresh installation, click NO.

      The extension suggests the path where to install the Tizen Baseline SDK. Click YES to proceed.

      Note

      If you click NO, you must finish the Tizen Baseline SDK installation before you can use the extension.

    • To use a previously-installed instance of the Tizen Baseline SDK or Tizen Studio with the VS Code Extension for Tizen, click YES and see Setting Tizen Baseline SDK Configuration.

Set Tizen Baseline SDK configuration

If you have a previously-installed Tizen Baseline SDK or Tizen Studio instance, you can reuse it for VS Code Extension for Tizen:

  1. Once the extension has been activated, it asks if you want to use an existing Tizen Baseline SDK installation or install a new one. If you want to use the existing SDK, click YES (if you click NO, a new instance of the Tizen Baseline SDK is installed automatically).

    Baseline SDK installation query

  2. Enter the existing Tizen Baseline SDK path.

    Baseline SDK path

  3. Confirm the path by clicking YES.

    Confirm the Baseline SDK path

  4. Wait as the Package Manager built into the VS Code Extension for Tizen installs or updates the required files. During this process, the extension remains deactivated.

Install emulator images

If you do not have a real device, you can run applications in the Tizen Emulator.

To download emulator images, you can use the Tizen Package Manager or the Tizen Emulator Manager.

  • To use the Tizen Package Manager:

    1. Open the Command Palette and enter tizen package.

    2. Select Tizen .NET: Launch Tizen Package Manager.

    3. Select the profiles and versions that you want to install and click Install.

      Package Manager

  • To use the Tizen Emulator Manager:

    Note

    The Tizen Emulator Manager shows the emulator images installation window only when no images are installed on your computer.

    1. Open the Command Palette and enter tizen emulator.

    2. Select Tizen .NET: Launch Tizen Emulator Manager.

    3. Select the profiles and versions that you want to install and click Ok.

      Emulator Manager

Develop applications

The following sections explain how to use Visual Studio Code Extension for Tizen to develop your applications.

Create Tizen .NET project

To create a Tizen .NET project:

  1. Create a new directory as the root directory for your project.
  2. In Visual Studio Code, open the project directory you created.
  3. Open the Command Palette and enter tizen create.
  4. Select Tizen .NET: Create a Tizen .NET project.
  5. Select a Tizen .NET project template from the template list.
  6. Enter the project name.
  7. For a building target, select a solution file with the .sln extension or a project file with the .csproj extension.

Build your project

To build your project:

  1. Open the Command Palette and enter tizen build.
  2. Select Tizen .NET: Build a Tizen .NET project.
  3. Review the build results in the Output window, and check the location of the package file (.tpk).
Note

If you have a Tizen device and want to deploy the application to it, you must create a certificate profile using the Tizen Certificate Manager or Tizen CLI before building your project. For more information, see Certificate Manager.

Deploy and run your application in emulator

To deploy and run your application:

  1. To launch the Tizen Emulator Manager, open the Command Palette and enter tizen run.

    Note

    You cannot launch an emulator directly from Visual Studio Code. Instead, you must launch the Tizen Emulator Manager and use it to launch the emulator you need.

  2. Select Tizen .NET: Launch Tizen Emulator Manager.

  3. Create and launch an emulator instance in the Emulator Manager.

  4. To deploy your application to the target, enter tizen install in the Command Palette and select Tizen .NET: Install a Tizen .NET application on the Tizen device.

  5. To run the application on the emulator, enter tizen run in the Command Palette and select Tizen .NET: Run a Tizen .NET application on the Tizen device.

Debug your application in emulator

To debug your application:

  1. Deploy and run your application in the emulator.
  2. In the Visual Studio Code Activity Bar, click the Debug icon (Debug icon).
  3. In the Debug view, open the Configuration drop-down menu and select Add Configuration.
  4. Select Tizen LLDB in the list of configurations.
  5. Start the debugging session by pressing F5.
Note

The LLDB RPM packages are automatically installed on the device as a part of the debugging process. If you want to install them at a custom location, see Manual LLDB Package Installation.

Troubleshoot

This section contains instructions for common problems with the VS Code Extension for Tizen.

Failed Baseline SDK installation

If the Tizen Baseline SDK installation fails:

  1. In the Command Palette, enter tizen set.
  2. Select Tizen .NET: Set the Tizen Baseline SDK path or install a new Tizen Baseline SDK.
  3. The extension asks if you want to use an existing Baseline SDK installation or install a new one. Proceed as described in Setting Tizen Baseline SDK Configuration.

Manual LLDB package installation

Normally, the following LLDB packages are installed automatically when debugging:

  • For a physical target device: lldb-x.x.x-armv7l.rpm
  • For an x86 emulator: lldb-x.x.x-i686.rpm
  • For an x86 64-bit emulator: lldb-x.x.x-x86_64.rpm

If necessary, you can install the LLDB packages manually:

  1. Push the RPM package to the device using the sdb push command.

  2. Install the package with raised privilege for write permission:

    $ sdb root on
$ sdb shell mount -o remount, rw /
$ sdb shell rpm -Uvh "<RPM package path>" --force
$ sdb root off
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