How To Create An App In Monkeyc

Connect IQ

The Monkey C extension adds support for using the Connect IQ SDK. Building and running a Connect IQ app requires the Connect IQ SDK Manager.

This extenison requires Connect IQ SDK 4.0.6 or greater. For more information see Getting Started guide.

Quick Start

Install extension
Download the Connect IQ SDK Manager
Download an SDK and set it as the current SDK using the SDK Manager
Download devices using the SDK Manager
Run the Monkey C: Verify Installation command to ensure the development environment is correctly setup

Features

Extension Animation

The Monkey C extension allows for creating, building, running, and debugging a Connect IQ app. It also provides autocomplete and syntax highlighting for .mc and .jungle files.

The following commands are supported:

Build Current Project: compile an app
Build for Device: launch the Build for Device wizard to select the device, location, and build mode of the build
Configure Monkey Barrels: add or remove barrels to the current project
Edit Annotations: add or remove annotations to a barrel project
Edit Application: set the app type, minimum SDK, and other application settings in manifest.xml
Edit Languages: select the translations provided by the app
Edit Permissions: select the permissions needed by the app
Edit Products: select individual products to support
Export Project: generate a .iq file for upload or a .barrel file for distribution
Generate a Developer Key: create a new developer key and set as the current key
New Project: launch the New Project wizard
Open Monkey Graph: opens the Monkey Graph FIT tool
Open Monkey Motion: opens the Monkey Motion animation tool
Open ERA Viewer: opens the ERA Viewer
Open SDK Manager: opens the SDK Manager
Regenerate UUID: regenerate the UUID for the app
Run Tests: run an app's tests
Set Products by Product Category: select products to support based on device grouping and support Connect IQ versions
Verify Installation: verify that the Connect IQ SDK is correctly installed
View Documentation: view the documentation that is found in the SDK

The commands Build Current Project, Run Tests, and New Project can also be launched through the context menu by right-clicking on a folder or file in the Explorer Side Bar.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

monkeyC.compilerOptions: additional parameters to pass to the compiler
monkeyC.compilerWarnings: show warnings from the compiler, default is true
monkeyC.developerKeyPath: the path to your Connect IQ developer key
monkeyC.javaPath: the path to the Java to use for running Java based tools
monkeyC.jungle: the jungle file(s) to use for compilation, default is monkey.jungle
monkeyC.typeCheckLevel: the level of type checking to apply when using CIQ 4.0 or greater, default value is Off
monkeyC.manifestFile: Manifest file to edit and get build targets from, default is manifest.xml

Feedback

Provide any feedback or submit bug reports using the Connect IQ Development Forums

Known Issues

Individual tests cannot be run