AL Pocket Tools
AL Pocket Tools is a VS Code extension that provides utilities for Dynamics 365 Business Central developers to streamline repetitive development tasks like managing app files, updating versions, and navigating code blocks.
post That NAV Guy
"AL development involves many small tasks. None of them is too difficult, but they take time and constantly interrupt your flow."
Key points
- Collection of small utilities designed to reduce interruptions in AL development workflow
- Features include cleaning old app files, managing alpackages, saving/loading launch.json, and updating versions
- Includes navigation helpers for region blocks, report triggers, and pragma directives
- Can refactor procedure visibility automatically
- Lightweight tool designed not to affect performance
Quotes
- “AL development involves many small tasks. None of them is too difficult, but they take time and constantly interrupt your flow.” (Explains the problem the extension solves for developers)
- “It is a collection of utilities for Dynamics 365 Business Central developers working in AL.” (Defines the purpose and scope of the tool)
- “It should be small, fast, and shouldn’t affect the performance.” (Establishes the design philosophy to keep the extension lightweight)
Context
- Features: cleaning app files, alpackages management, launch.json configuration, version updating, region block navigation, report trigger navigation, pragma navigation, procedure visibility refactoring
Source: That NAV Guy, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.