FITS Viewer Extension

This Visual Studio Code extension allows you to open FITS files in a browser using the Firefly library.

Features

• Open FITS files directly from the VSCode Explorer.
• View FITS files in a web browser with Firefly.

Usage

1. Right-click on a FITS file in the VSCode Explorer.
2. Select "Open FITS File" from the context menu.
3. The FITS file will open in your default web browser.

Development

This uses scaffolding code 'yo', installed with:

npm install -g yo generator-code

And run to create the structure of the repos:

yo code

Updates are in src/extension.ts and package.json

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14 or higher recommended)
• npm (usually comes with Node.js)
• Visual Studio Code

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ejoliet/firefly-vscode-extension.git
   cd firefly-vscode-extension

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Build the extension:

   npm run compile

4. Open the extension in VSCode:

   code .

5. Launch the extension:

   • Press F5 to open a new VSCode window with your extension loaded.

Installation

Build package with

vsce package

From VSIX File

1. Download the .vsix file from the provided link.
2. Open VSCode.
3. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS).
4. Click the three-dot menu (...) at the top-right corner.
5. Select "Install from VSIX..." and choose the downloaded .vsix file.

Extension Settings

This extension does not require any specific settings.

Known Issues

• Ensure the FITS file is accessible and not corrupted.

Release Notes

0.0.1

• Initial release of FITS Viewer Extension.