LiteDB VS Code Extension

This is a Visual Studio Code extension for working with LiteDB databases. It provides a graphical interface to open, browse, and query LiteDB files directly from VS Code.

Features

• Open and explore LiteDB databases (*.db files)
• View collections and documents in a tree view
• Run SQL-like queries and view results
• Edit documents in a grid view
• IntelliSense for LiteDB queries
• Refresh collections and data
• Error handling and helpful messages

Screenshots

List Commands

Open DB collections

Open and Edit Collection

Query Editor

Getting Started

1. Build the extension:
   • Run npm install to install dependencies
   • Run npm run compile to build the TypeScript code
2. Build the backend:
   • cd backend/LiteDbBridge
   • Run dotnet build to build the C# backend
3. Launch the extension:
   • Press F5 in VS Code to open a new Extension Development Host

Project Structure

• src/ — TypeScript source code for the extension
• backend/LiteDbBridge/ — C# backend for database operations
• media/ — HTML files for result and grid views
• themes/ — VS Code theme files
• unitTest/ — Test files for grammar and features

Development

• To test grammar: npx vscode-tmgrammar-test -g ./litedb.tmLanguage.json ./unitTest/grammar.test.litedb
• To package the extension: npx vsce package

Contributing

Pull requests and issues are welcome! Please open an issue for bugs or feature requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.