Editor

The Editor provides a full-featured integrated development environment (IDE) within ACTIVATE. Based on Theia, it offers a familiar VS Code-like experience for editing files, writing code, and debugging workflows.

Opening the Editor

Click Editor in the sidebar navigation to open the IDE.

Interface Overview

The Editor interface consists of several key areas:

Activity Bar (Left)

The vertical bar provides access to different views:

• Explorer: File and folder navigation
• Search: Find text across files
• Source Control: Git integration
• Extensions: Manage extensions

Sidebar

Shows content for the selected activity (files, search results, git status).

Editor Area (Center)

The main area where you edit files:

• Open multiple files in tabs
• Split the editor for side-by-side viewing
• Syntax highlighting for many languages

Panel (Bottom)

Contains terminal, problems, output, and debug console.

Status Bar

Shows current file information and editor state.

Working with Files

Opening Files

• From Explorer: Click a file in the file tree
• Quick Open: Press Ctrl+P (or Cmd+P on macOS)
• From Terminal: Use code filename

Creating Files

1. Right-click in the Explorer
2. Select New File
3. Enter the filename and press Enter

Saving Files

• Save: Ctrl+S (or Cmd+S)
• Save All: Ctrl+K S (or Cmd+K S)

Code Editing Features

Syntax Highlighting

The Editor supports many languages including Python, JavaScript, YAML, JSON, Bash, and more.

IntelliSense

• Type to see suggestions
• Press Ctrl+Space to trigger suggestions
• Press Tab or Enter to accept

Find and Replace

• Find: Ctrl+F
• Replace: Ctrl+H
• Find in Files: Ctrl+Shift+F

Integrated Terminal

Press Ctrl+` to open the integrated terminal, or select Terminal > New Terminal.

The terminal gives you command-line access for:

• Running scripts
• Using the PW CLI
• Managing files
• Connecting to clusters

Keyboard Shortcuts

Related Documentation

• Terminal - Command-line access
• Explorer - File browser
• Building Workflows - Workflow development