Merge pull request #7 from srl-labs/develop

Develop

Author: FloSch62

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
-All notable changes to the "vscode-containerlab" extension will be documented in this file.
+## [0.2.0] - 2025-25-01
+### Added
+- Check if containerlab is installed
 
-Check [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) for recommendations on how to structure this file.
+## [0.1.0] - 2025-25-01
+- Initial public release
 
 ## [0.0.1] - 2025-22-01
 
-## [Unreleased]
-
 - Initial release

README.md

@@ -62,15 +62,6 @@ These commands are available via:
 
 - None reported. If you spot any bug or have a feature request, please open an issue on our repository.
 
----
-
-## Release Notes
-
-### 0.1.0
-
-- Initial release of **vscode-containerlab**.  
-
-
 ---
 
 ## Feedback and Contributions

package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "displayName": "Containerlab",
   "icon": "resources/containerlab.png",
   "description": "Manages containerlab topologies in VS Code",
-  "version": "0.1.2",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.70.0"
   },

src/extension.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { ContainerlabTreeDataProvider } from './containerlabTreeDataProvider';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
 import {
   deploy,
   deployCleanup,
@@ -21,9 +23,32 @@ import {
 } from './commands/index';
 
 export let outputChannel: vscode.OutputChannel;
+const execAsync = promisify(exec);
 
-export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
+export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   outputChannel = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Containerlab");
+  context.subscriptions.push(outputChannel);
+
+  // Check if containerlab is installed
+  let versionOutput: string;
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync('sudo containerlab version');
+    versionOutput = stdout;
+  } catch (err) {
+    // Show error message with button to open installation guide
+    const installAction = 'Open Installation Guide';
+    const selection = await vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+      'containerlab not detected. Please install it first.',
+      installAction
+    );
+    
+    if (selection === installAction) {
+      vscode.env.openExternal(vscode.Uri.parse('https://containerlab.dev/install/'));
+    }
+    versionOutput = '';
+  }
+
+  
   const provider = new ContainerlabTreeDataProvider();
   vscode.window.registerTreeDataProvider('containerlabExplorer', provider);
 
@@ -62,7 +87,6 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
   }, refreshInterval);
   context.subscriptions.push({ dispose: () => clearInterval(intervalId) });
 
-  vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Containerlab Extension is now active!');
 }
 
 export function deactivate() {}