Visual Studio Code Extension for EnergyPlus & Modelkit

Visual Studio Code is a free and hackable text editor from Microsoft. It is hackable because anyone can develop an extension in order to highlight, manipulate and perform various other tasks for a given file type while working in Visual Studio Code. This extension was developed to improve workflow processes for working in EnergyPlus and Modelkit files.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for EnergyPlus object classes, input fields, and comments
• Auto-complete EnergyPlus objects with input fields filled with default values
• Auto-complete Modelkit code blocks
• Link to web documentation for EnergyPlus objects

Installation

To download and install this extension, the easiest process is to use the Visual Studio Code text editor first with the following process.

• Download and install the Visual Studio Code text editor.
• View Visual Studio Code’s extensions using the menu command View / Extensions.
• Search for “Modelkit” in the search window at the near the top-left corner.
• Click on the Install button near the lower-right corner of the “EnergyPlus & Modelkit” extension thumbnail that should appear on the left.