A collection of simple commands for interfacing with a MicroPython ESP device through VSCode. Unlike other, similar extensions, this extension has no external dependencies.

Currently, the following features are supported:

• Initialize the workspace with a settings file for controlling this extension.
• Flashing the current workspace to an ESP.
• Rebooting an ESP.

Planned future features include:

• Cleaning all files installed on the ESP that are not also present in the workspace.
• Browsing the ESP file system through VSCode.

This extension is configured on a per-directory basis using a special .espconfig.json file. This file must be present in the root of the workspace for the extension to work. To create the file, use the command:

MicroPython ESP: Initialize

The anatomy of the settings file is as such, and is described below:

{
	"port": "COM4",
	"device": "ESP32",
	"ignore": [
		"**/.*",
		"**/*.pyi",
		"**/LICENSE*",
		"__pycache__*"
	]
}

• port: The port on your computer to which the ESP is connected.
• device: The device type. This is required since different devices work slightly differently.
• ignore: A list of glob patterns describing files in the workspace that should be ignored when flashing to the ESP.

Initial release supporting the following commands:

• Initializing the workspace with an .espconfig.json file.
• Flashing the workspace to an ESP32.
• Rebooting the ESP32.