Visual Studio Code Extension for Splunk

The Visual Studio Code Extension for Splunk helps developers create, test, and debug Splunk Enterprise apps, add-ons, custom commands, REST handlers, etc. The extension helps Splunk administrators edit Splunk .conf files by providing stanza and setting completions as well as setting checking. For individuals living in Visual Studio Code, integrations are built in to run Splunk searches and display Splunk visualizations in Visual Studio Code.

Working with .conf files

Syntax highlighting for .conf files
IntelliSense for stanzas and parameters
Stanza folding
Linting

Running Saved Searches

Visual Studio Code communicates with the Splunk REST API to enumerate saved searches and displays the reports in the editor.

Viewing Reports

Visual Studio Code communicates with the Splunk REST API to enumerate reports and displays the reports in the editor.

This extension also provides capabilities for debugging user-generated Python code run by Splunk Enterprise (local or remote):

Debug configurations
Breakpoints
Step into/over
Variable inspection

Splunk Enterprise can be running on the same machine as Visual Studio Code, on a remote machine, or in a public cloud provider.

Documentation

Documentation can be found in the wiki hosted on the public repository.

https://github.com/splunk/vscode-extension-splunk/wiki

Support