Embed Visual Studio Code in Business Central
Embedding Visual Studio Code's Monaco editor in a Business Central control add-in provides a text viewing and editing experience for displaying large blocks of text such as integration requests, responses, or imported file contents.
post James Pearson
"We can embed Visual Studio Code's Monaco editor in a control add-in for a lovely text viewing and editing experience."
Key points
- Monaco editor can be embedded in a Business Central control add-in
- Improves on the WebPageViewer add-in for text handling
- Suitable for displaying large text blocks from integrations or imported files
- Provides both viewing and editing capabilities
Quotes
- “We can embed Visual Studio Code’s Monaco editor in a control add-in for a lovely text viewing and editing experience.” (Describes the core capability and benefit of the solution being presented)
- “Maybe the request / response from some integration. Maybe the contents of a text file that has been imported.” (Explains practical use cases where embedded text editors are valuable in Business Central)
Context
- Features: Monaco editor embedding, Control add-in development
Source: James Pearson, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.