New command for starting a new project (#26)

PBI: 29090
Task: 29812, 29121
* Basic functionality of template file working

* Update template file content

* Small refactoring

* Address PR concerns.

* Update localization for commands

Author: jonathanwangg

package.json

@@ -24,19 +24,25 @@
   },
   "activationEvents": [
     "onCommand:pacifica.openSimulator",
-    "onCommand:pacifica.runSimulator"
+    "onCommand:pacifica.runSimulator",
+    "onCommand:pacifica.newProject"
   ],
   "main": "./out/extension.js",
   "contributes": {
     "commands": [
       {
         "command": "pacifica.openSimulator",
-        "title": "Open Simulator",
+        "title": "%pacificaExtension.commands.openSimulator%",
         "category": "%pacificaExtension.commands.label%"
       },
       {
         "command": "pacifica.runSimulator",
-        "title": "Run the Simulator",
+        "title": "%pacificaExtension.commands.runSimulator%",
+        "category": "%pacificaExtension.commands.label%"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "pacifica.newProject",
+        "title": "%pacificaExtension.commands.newProject%",
         "category": "%pacificaExtension.commands.label%"
       }
     ]

package.nls.json

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "pacificaExtension.commands.label": "Adafruit",
   "pacificaExtension.commands.openSimulator": "Open Simulator",
-  "pacificaExtension.commands.runSimulator": "Run Simulator"
+  "pacificaExtension.commands.runSimulator": "Run Simulator",
+  "pacificaExtension.commands.newProject": "New Project"
 }

src/extension.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as cp from "child_process";
+import * as fs from "fs";
 import { CONSTANTS } from "./constants";
 
 function loadScript(context: vscode.ExtensionContext, path: string) {
@@ -54,8 +55,24 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     }
   );
 
+  let newProject = vscode.commands.registerCommand(
+    "pacifica.newProject",
+    () => {
+      const fileName = "template.py";
+      const filePath = __dirname + path.sep + fileName;
+      const file = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+
+      vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({content: file, language: "en"})
+      .then((template: vscode.TextDocument) => {
+        vscode.window.showTextDocument(template, 1, false);
+      }), (error: any) => {
+        console.error(`Failed to open a new text document:  ${error}`);
+      }
+    } 
+  );
+
   // Send message to the webview
-  let runSimulator = vscode.commands.registerCommand(
+  const runSimulator = vscode.commands.registerCommand(
     "pacifica.runSimulator",
     () => {
       if (!currentPanel) {
@@ -186,7 +203,7 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     }
   );
 
-  context.subscriptions.push(openSimulator, runSimulator);
+  context.subscriptions.push(openSimulator, runSimulator, newProject);
 }
 
 const updatePythonExtraPaths = () => {

src/template.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+'''
+Save your file as "code.py" or "main.py" to run on the actual device
+
+Getting started with CPX and CircuitPython intro on: https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-made-easy-on-circuit-playground-express/circuit-playground-express-library
+
+Find example code for CPX on: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground/tree/master/examples
+'''
+
+# import CPX library
+from adafruit_circuitplayground.express import cpx
+
+while True:
+    # start your code here
+    pass