VSCode R users extensions

vscode_r_users_extensions.md

VSCode for R users

R and Rmd features are handled by:

• vscode-r: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Ikuyadeu.r
  • Ubuntu install: https://github.com/Ikuyadeu/vscode-R/wiki/Installation:-Linux
• vscode-r-lsp: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=REditorSupport.r-lsp
  • Install first: `install.packages("languageserver")
  • Integrated in vscode-r since vscode-r 2.1.0
• radian: https://github.com/randy3k/radian
  • Ubuntu: sudo apt install pip + pip install -U radian

There are many packages for:

• better markdown handling,
• live server for automatic HTML reloading: https://github.com/ritwickdey/vscode-live-server
• remote-ssh for remote development: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh

Terminal emulator and git manager are built in:

• but you can try Gitlens: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens

If I may suggest some more :

• Easy project management based on local git repositories : https://github.com/jjuback/gc-excelviewer
• Real time collaborative development : https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/live-share
• Excel viewer to preview Excel and CSV files directly in VSCode : https://github.com/jjuback/gc-excelviewer
• CSV color highlighter : https://github.com/mechatroner/vscode_rainbow_csv
• LaTeX editing and compilation : https://github.com/James-Yu/LaTeX-Workshop
• Autocompletion of file paths : https://github.com/ChristianKohler/PathIntellisense

Better markdown editing :

• Markdown all-in-one : https://github.com/yzhang-gh/vscode-markdown
• Markdown paste : https://github.com/telesoho/vscode-markdown-paste-image
• Markdown preview enhanced : https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced
• Markdown table formatter : https://github.com/fcrespo82/vscode-markdown-table-formatter
• Markdown + math : https://github.com/goessner/mdmath

See also : https://github.com/Ikuyadeu/vscode-R/wiki/Recommended-extensions-and-configuration

• Path autocomplete: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ionutvmi.path-autocomplete

And here's a more general list of potentially useful extensions :

https://github.com/viatsko/awesome-vscode

How to add R {magrittr}'s %>% Pipe Operator in VSCode as Keyboard Shortcut: https://www.programmingwithr.com/how-to-add-r-magrittr-s-pipe-operator-in-vscode-as-keyboard-shortcut/