Integrated development environment (IDE) support

An integrated development environment (IDE) is software that provides comprehensive tools to streamline software development. YAHAHA Studio currently supports game creation using Visual Studio Code (VS Code) as its primary IDE.

Visual Studio Code (Windows, macOS)

YAHAHA Studio allows you to open and edit scripts directly in Visual Studio Code (VS Code). Follow these steps to open scripts in VS Code:

1. Open YAHAHA Studio and go to Menu > Preferences > Scripting.
2. Set the external editor to Visual Studio Code.

Required extensions

To use Visual Studio Code for Lua scripting and debugging support, install the following essential extensions:

• Lua: Provides IntelliSense support for Lua scripting, providing intelligent code completion, code hinting, and parameter info.
• EmmyLua: Enables debugging capabilities for Lua scripts, allowing for step-through debugging, breakpoints, call stack inspection, and more.