Easypt

Prepare environment

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1. Download Easypt interpreter

You can obtain latest interpreter executable here:

• Windows
• Linux

Unpack artifacts.zip and place easypt interpreter in a worthy place.

2. Add Easypt interpreter to PATH

• For Windows:

  • Open Control Panel.
  • Go to System and Security then System.
  • Click Advanced System Settings.
  • Click the Environment Variables button.
  • Select Path from the User variables section and click Edit
  • Click the New button and paste path to interpreter.
  • Click Ok.

• For Linux run commands:

  echo "export PATH=\"$PATH:/path/to/interpreter\"" >> ~/.bash_profile
  source ~/.bash_profile
  chmod -R u=rwx /path/to/interpreter
  

• For all:

  Run command easypt -entryPoint log(1234); to verify Easypt interpreter is correctly installed.

3. Download Visual Studio Code

You can download it here.

Skip this step if you already have VS Code installed.

4. Add Easypt extension to VS Code

You can download it in VS Code extension marketplace.

5. When you create new project add following tasks.json to project’s .vscode directory:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "Run Easypt source",
            "type": "process",
            "command": "easypt",
            "args": [
                "-file",
                "${file}"
            ],
            "presentation": {
                "reveal": "always",
                "panel": "new"
            },
            "problemMatcher": [],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

Now you are able to run Easypt code with VS Code build task (Ctrl+Shift+B).

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