VSCode Extension¶

The Moltler extension for Visual Studio Code.

Installation¶

1. Open VSCode
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Moltler"
4. Click Install

Or install from command line:

code --install-extension moltler.moltler-vscode

Features¶

Syntax Highlighting¶

Full syntax highlighting for elastic-script files (.es, .escript).

IntelliSense¶

• Auto-completion for keywords, functions, and skills
• Parameter hints when calling skills
• Documentation on hover

Diagnostics¶

• Real-time syntax checking
• Type checking
• Linting and best practices

Code Navigation¶

• Go to Definition for skills and functions
• Find References across files
• Symbol search (Ctrl+T)

Commands¶

Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):

Configuration¶

Open settings (Ctrl+,) and search for "Moltler":

{
  "moltler.connection.host": "localhost:9200",
  "moltler.connection.username": "elastic-admin",
  "moltler.connection.password": "",
  "moltler.format.indentSize": 4,
  "moltler.lint.enabled": true,
  "moltler.ai.model": "gpt-4"
}

Snippets¶

Type these prefixes and press Tab:

Example:

skill<Tab>

Expands to:

CREATE SKILL ${1:skill_name}
VERSION '${2:1.0.0}'
DESCRIPTION '${3:Description}'
PARAMETERS (
    ${4:param} ${5:STRING}
)
RETURNS ${6:DOCUMENT}
BEGIN
    ${0:-- Implementation}
END SKILL;

Debugging¶

Set Breakpoints¶

Click in the gutter next to line numbers to set breakpoints.

Debug Panel¶

1. Open Run and Debug (Ctrl+Shift+D)
2. Select "Moltler: Debug Skill"
3. Press F5 to start debugging

Debug Features¶

• Step Over (F10)
• Step Into (F11)
• Continue (F5)
• Watch variables
• Call stack

Testing¶

Run Tests¶

Right-click on a skill file → "Run Skill Tests"

Or use the Test Explorer panel.

Test Results¶

✓ basic functionality (12ms)
✓ handles empty input (8ms)
✗ handles special characters (15ms)
  Expected: status = 'success'
  Actual: status = 'error'

AI Features¶

Generate Skill¶

1. Open Command Palette
2. Run "Moltler: Generate Skill"
3. Enter description
4. Review and edit generated code

Improve Skill¶

Right-click on skill → "Improve with AI"

Options:

• Add error handling
• Add tests
• Optimize performance
• Add documentation

Explain Code¶

Select code → Right-click → "Explain Code"

Workspace Features¶

Skill Explorer¶

View all skills in the sidebar:

SKILLS
├── observability/
│   ├── check_health.es
│   ├── analyze_logs.es
│   └── detect_anomalies.es
├── integrations/
│   ├── github_sync.es
│   └── jira_create.es
└── agents/
    ├── incident_responder.es
    └── cost_optimizer.es

Connector Browser¶

Browse connected data sources:

CONNECTORS
├── github_org
│   ├── issues
│   ├── pulls
│   └── repos
├── jira_project
│   ├── issues
│   └── sprints
└── datadog_prod
    ├── monitors
    └── events

Right-click to query or sync.

Keyboard Shortcuts¶

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