Markdown - ControlAddin for Business Central

This simple ControlAddin enables the input of formatted text in Markdown with immediate preview as html. Each change is also available again within Business Central.
Instead of using vanilla Javascript, the development happens in F# using Fable and Elmish and of course AL.

Setup environment

Prequesites

• Node https://nodejs.org
• Yarn https://yarnpkg.com
• F# https://fsharp.org/use/windows/

IDE

VS Code

Reqiured Extensions

• AL Language
• Ionide http://ionide.io

Optional / recommended

• CRS AL Language Extension
• AL Code Outline
• fantomas-fmt
• Sass
• Rainbow brackets

Getting started

Clone Repository and open it with VS Code.

git clone https://github.com/SCullman/Al.Fable.Markdown
cd Al.Fable.Markdown
code .

Dependencies

yarn install          # Node modules via npm
.paket\paket install  # .Net libs and files from nuget and github

• [F1] AL: Download Symbols

Cerificates for HMR (Hot Module Reloading)

cd .ssl
mkcert -install
mkcert localhost

Start developing

1. yarn start
2. [F5] AL: Publish