Using the VS Code Plugin

The VS Code extension provide a graphic user interface to the DD-STAT application.

User Interface

When the DD-STAT extension is installed in VSCode, a small user interface panel will be visible whenever the file explorer is showing in the left-hand pane. A small drop-down button (green arrow) enables you to open or collapse this panel.

The current plugin does not provide a progress bar when running a test campaign. Most test runs will finish within 60 seconds. A console log will be displayed when the test is completed.

The Init, Audit, Run, and Report buttons on the panel invoke the corresponding command line interface functions. See the command line interface section for each of these for a description of its operation.

The Summary button causes the summary.html output from the automation to display in a window with easy access to individual test results.

Summary View

Area	Contents
Left	Cards representing Test Failure Points (TFP) and the outcome. The exclamation point (!) button above the cards allows you to filter for Pass, Fail, Skip and Warning outcomes.
Top Center	Identity information for the EDD.
Top Right	Time and date of the run.
Right	Detail area. Click on the TFP name to see reasoning behind the outcome.

Outcome	Meaning
Pass	Meets the test specification
Fail	Does not meet the test specification
Skip	Test specification does not apply to this EDD
Warning	The automation cannot determine the outcome. This applies to the TFPs that are determined manually. It also applies when insufficient or incorrect data is supplied.

The Detail button causes the detail.log output from the automation to display in an editor window. See the description of logging outputs in the section describing console operation for ddstat run.

The Submit button will open an editor window with instructions for how to submit your DD for registration to FieldComm Group. Automated submission functionality for this button is under consideration for the first production release of DD-STAT.