vscode-netconf to become YANG aware

[wisotzky]

Use the same concept as pysros to build a local YANG library, based on the model-set that is supported by the NETCONF server. Advanced functionality to include:

• Display model-path / xpath from cursor position
• Model-aware conversion between XML and JSON
• Model-aware compare between two model-instances
• Build a edit-config request from a get-config response
• Table-editor for YANG lists
• Run xpath queries
• Advanced edition using IntelliSense: Error detection, Auto-completion, Suggests, Help on Hover
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[tbsuht]

@wisotzky This sounds awesome!

I would be especially interested in Build a edit-config request from a get-config response :)

[wisotzky]

@wisotzky This sounds awesome!

I would be especially interested in Build a edit-config request from a get-config response :)

We sort of did this with atom-netconf... For this, it might not even be required to make the extension yang aware. The biggest debate in this is how to the actual flow (UX) should look like.

[tbsuht]

Maybe some ideas for the workflow:

After using a get-config which opens a new document with the content:

1. When using CTRL+s(if its possible to hook into this in vscode): ask the user to a) store it in a file or b) store it via a open connection by constructing the request
2. Adding a new action to the open connection which allows to do the same with the currently open document.