Settings

Open File → Preferences → Settings and search for Vanthrex, or edit settings.json.

Setting	Type	Default	Description
vanthrex.compileActions	array	15 built-in actions	Compile actions. Variables: &LIB (source library), &OBJLIB (target library), &SRCFILE, &NAME, &EXT, &FULLPATH (IFS path), &CURLIB, &USER. Add OPTION(*EVENTF) to get inline errors.
vanthrex.sql.maxRows	number	500	Maximum number of rows fetched into the SQL result grid.
vanthrex.sql.confirmDestructive	boolean	true	Ask for confirmation before running DELETE, DROP, TRUNCATE or UPDATE without WHERE.
vanthrex.tempDirectory	string	"/tmp"	IFS directory used for temporary files during member transfer.
vanthrex.spool.maxEntries	number	200	Maximum number of spooled files listed.
vanthrex.autoConnectLast	boolean	false	Reconnect automatically to the last used system when VS Code starts.
vanthrex.objects.showAll	boolean	true	Show an ‘Objects’ folder (programs, files, service programs…) under each library.
vanthrex.dashboard.refreshSeconds	number	30	How often the System Dashboard refreshes (seconds). 0 = only when you click Refresh.
vanthrex.dataEditor.pageSize	number	100	Rows per page in the table data editor.
vanthrex.history.enabled	boolean	true	Keep a local copy of every member and IFS file you open or save, so you can compare and restore.
vanthrex.history.maxVersions	number	50	Local history versions kept per member / file.
vanthrex.lint.enabled	boolean	true	Check RPG sources as you type.
vanthrex.lint.maxProcedureLines	number	200	Report procedures longer than this many lines.
vanthrex.lint.rules	object	all checks on	Turn individual RPG checks on or off.
vanthrex.sourceDates.enabled	boolean	true	Read and save members with their sequence numbers and change dates (SRCSEQ/SRCDAT), like SEU. Unchanged lines keep their date; changed lines get today’s date. Needs a Mapepire SQL engine; otherwise members are copied as plain text.
vanthrex.sourceDates.display	string	"date"	What to show in front of each member line (Ctrl+Alt+D cycles). Values: date, seq-date, off.
vanthrex.sourceDates.format	string	"yymmdd"	Date format: SEU-style YYMMDD or ISO YYYY-MM-DD. Values: yymmdd, iso.
vanthrex.conflictCheck	boolean	true	Warn when a member is locked by another job, or changed on the IBM i after you opened it, before your save overwrites it.
vanthrex.members.sortBy	string	"name"	Order of members in the Libraries view. Values: name, date.

RPG check rules

Use vanthrex.lint.rules to switch single checks off, for example:

"vanthrex.lint.rules": { "numbered-indicator": false, "select-star": false }

Rule	What it reports
unused-definition	Variables, constants and subroutines that are declared but never used
goto	GOTO usage
tag	TAG labels
program-end	Main program without *INLR = *ON or RETURN
long-procedure	Procedures longer than the configured number of lines
numbered-indicator	Numbered indicators (IN01-IN99)
empty-on-error	ON-ERROR blocks that silently swallow errors
select-star	SELECT * in embedded SQL
mixed-format	Fixed-format calculation specs in a free-format source

Compile actions

These are the built-in entries of vanthrex.compileActions. Copy one into your settings to change it, or add your own.

Variables: &LIB (source library), &OBJLIB (object library), &SRCFILE, &NAME, &EXT, &FULLPATH (IFS path), &CURLIB, &USER.

Name	Source types	From	Command
Create Bound RPG Program (CRTBNDRPG)	rpgle	member	CRTBNDRPG PGM(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) REPLACE(*YES)
Create RPG Module (CRTRPGMOD)	rpgle	member	CRTRPGMOD MODULE(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) REPLACE(*YES)
Create SQL RPG Program (CRTSQLRPGI)	sqlrpgle	member	CRTSQLRPGI OBJ(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OBJTYPE(*PGM) COMMIT(*NONE) OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) CLOSQLCSR(*ENDMOD) REPLACE(*YES)
Create Bound CL Program (CRTBNDCL)	clle	member	CRTBNDCL PGM(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) REPLACE(*YES)
Create CL Program (CRTCLPGM)	clp	member	CRTCLPGM PGM(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) REPLACE(*YES)
Create Command (CRTCMD)	cmd	member	CRTCMD CMD(&OBJLIB/&NAME) PGM(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) REPLACE(*YES)
Create Physical File (CRTPF)	pf	member	CRTPF FILE(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF)
Create Logical File (CRTLF)	lf	member	CRTLF FILE(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF)
Create Display File (CRTDSPF)	dspf	member	CRTDSPF FILE(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) REPLACE(*YES)
Create Printer File (CRTPRTF)	prtf	member	CRTPRTF FILE(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) REPLACE(*YES)
Run SQL Script (RUNSQLSTM)	sql	member	RUNSQLSTM SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) COMMIT(*NONE) NAMING(*SQL)
Create Bound RPG Program from IFS (CRTBNDRPG)	rpgle	ifs	CRTBNDRPG PGM(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCSTMF('&FULLPATH') OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) REPLACE(*YES) TGTCCSID(*JOB)
Create SQL RPG Program from IFS (CRTSQLRPGI)	sqlrpgle	ifs	CRTSQLRPGI OBJ(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCSTMF('&FULLPATH') OBJTYPE(*PGM) COMMIT(*NONE) OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) CVTCCSID(*JOB) REPLACE(*YES)
Create Bound CL Program from IFS (CRTBNDCL)	clle	ifs	CRTBNDCL PGM(&OBJLIB/&NAME) SRCSTMF('&FULLPATH') OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) REPLACE(*YES)
Run SQL Script from IFS (RUNSQLSTM)	sql	ifs	RUNSQLSTM SRCSTMF('&FULLPATH') COMMIT(*NONE) NAMING(*SQL)

"vanthrex.compileActions": [
  {
    "name": "Create RPG program into my test library",
    "extensions": ["rpgle"],
    "source": "member",
    "command": "CRTBNDRPG PGM(MYTEST/&NAME) SRCFILE(&LIB/&SRCFILE) SRCMBR(&NAME) OPTION(*EVENTF) DBGVIEW(*SOURCE) REPLACE(*YES)"
  }
]

Keep OPTION(*EVENTF) so the errors can be shown inline.