ev3Manager:

- Start work on ev3 support
- Explore functionality of ev3dev-Browser
- Realize it's super limited

src/commands/hub.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import HubManager from '../hubManager';
+import EV3Manager from '../ev3Manager';
 
 import { CommandEntry } from './commandEntry';
 
@@ -34,10 +35,20 @@ export const hubCommands: CommandEntry[] = [
     name: 'mind-reader.deleteProgram',
     callback: deleteProgram
   },
+  {
+    name: 'mind-reader.ev3.test',
+    callback: ev3test
+  }
 ];
 
 // Current connected hub
 let hub: HubManager | null = null;
+let ev3: EV3Manager | null = null;
+
+async function ev3test(): Promise<void> {
+  ev3 = await EV3Manager.activate();
+  ev3.test();
+}
 
 async function connectHub(): Promise<void> {
   if (hub && hub.isOpen()) {

src/ev3Manager.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+//import * as fs from 'fs';
+//import { logger } from './extension';
+
+
+
+export default class EV3Manager {
+   private ev3devBrowser: vscode.Extension<any> | undefined = vscode.extensions.getExtension("ev3dev.ev3dev-browser");
+
+   private constructor() {}
+   public test() {
+      //console.log(this.ev3devBrowser);
+      // This seems to be the only thing we, as an extension,
+      // are allowed to do with this other extension.
+      vscode.commands.executeCommand("ev3devBrowser.action.pickDevice", null);
+   }
+   public static activate(): Promise<EV3Manager> {
+      return new Promise (async (resolve) => {
+         try {
+            let mgr = new EV3Manager();
+            // Wait for ev3devBrowser to start
+            await mgr.ev3devBrowser?.activate();
+            // Return ev3Manager
+            return resolve(mgr);
+         }
+         catch (err) {
+            throw err;
+         }
+      });
+   }
+}