Yeah, you need both SDKs. The editor is powered by the Falcon compiler in FlexJS, but you need the original Flex SDK to provide the framework.
- Josh On Mar 17, 2017 8:03 PM, "Clint M" <cmod...@gmail.com> wrote: trying to get it setup… do I need both the flexjs and flexswf sdks? On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Josh Tynjala <joshtynj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, Flex community! > > I hope you don't mind if I take a moment to plug one of my projects that I > think many Flex developers here will find useful. > > As you may recall, I created an ActionScript and MXML extension for Visual > Studio Code a while back. Originally, my main focus was on creating a > development environment for FlexJS. Popular IDEs like Flash Builder and > IntelliJ IDEA require jumping through some hoops to work with FlexJS, and I > wanted to make sure the community has an editor where FlexJS is considered > a first-class citizen. > > Well, I know many of you who are interested in FlexJS are also still > targeting Adobe AIR and Flash Player with the original Apache Flex SDK. > With that in mind, I've been working on ensuring that you can build > projects for these runtimes in Visual Studio Code too! Earlier this week, I > released a big, new update to the extension that adds support for SWF > debugging in AIR and Flash Player. > > When you debug a SWF project in VSCode you'll be able to add breakpoints, > pause and step through your code, see trace() output in the console, > navigate the call stack, and inspect variables. It's a debugger with all > the bells and whistles that we've come to expect. > > For more information about the Visual Studio Code extension, please visit > the website: > > https://nextgenactionscript.com/vscode/ > > For instructions about how to create a new project, set up the compiler, > and debug any type of Apache Flex app in Adobe AIR and Flash Player, visit > the Github wiki: > > https://github.com/BowlerHatLLC/vscode-nextgenas/wiki > > With the community's help, I can continue working on useful developer tools > for ActionScript and MXML. Please join my Patreon campaign to lend a hand! > > https://www.patreon.com/josht > > Thank you, and happy coding! > > Josh Tynjala > NextGen ActionScript > > Note: I am an Apache Flex committer and PMC member, but this VSCode > extension is not an Apache project. Today, I am simply posting as a member > of the community who wants to share a cool, independent project that others > might enjoy. >
