Cloud & Desktop IDE Framework

• Website
• Repositories
• Releases
• Scope
• Roadmap
• Getting Started
• Contributing
• Feedback
• Documentation
• License
• Trademark

Website

Visit the Eclipse Theia website for more information and the Theia documentation.

Repositories

This is the main repository for the Eclipse Theia project, containing the sources of the Theia Platform. Please open generic discussions, bug reports and feature requests about Theia on this repository. The Theia project also includes additional repositories, e.g. for the artifacts building the Theia IDE and the Theia website. Please also see the overview of all Theia project repositories.

Releases

• All available releases are available on GitHub including changelogs.
• Detailed release announcements are linked on the Theia website.
• Community Releases are listed on the Theia website.
• Visit the release website for more information.

Scope

• Support building browser-based and desktop IDEs and tools
• Provide a highly flexible architecture for adopters
• Support VS Code Extension protocol
• Develop under vendor-neutral open-source governance

More details on the project goals are available on the Theia website.

Roadmap

See our roadmap for an overview about the current project goals and the upcoming releases.

Getting Started

Here you can find guides and examples for common scenarios to adopt Theia:

• Get an overview of how to get started on the Theia website
• Develop a Theia application - your own IDE/Tool
• Learn about Theia's extension mechanisms
• Develop a VS Code like extension
• Develop a Theia extension
• Test a VS Code extension in Theia
• Package a desktop Theia application with Electron

Contributing

Read below to learn how to take part in improving Theia:

• Fork the repository and run the examples from source
• Get familiar with the development workflow, Coding Guidelines, Code of Conduct and sign the Eclipse contributor agreement
• Find an issue to work on and submit a pull request
  • First time contributing to open source? Pick a good first issue to get you familiar with GitHub contributing process.
  • First time contributing to Theia? Pick a beginner friendly issue to get you familiar with codebase and our contributing process.
  • Want to become a Committer? Solve an issue showing that you understand Theia objectives and architecture. Here is a good list to start. Further, have a look at our roadmap to align your contributions with the current project goals.
• Could not find an issue? Look for bugs, typos, and missing features.

Feedback

Read below how to engage with Theia community:

• Join the discussion on GitHub.
• Ask a question, request a new feature and file a bug with GitHub issues.
• Vote on existing GitHub issues by reacting with a 👍. We regularly check issues with votes!
• Star the repository to show your support.
• Follow Theia on Twitter.
• Join the weekly developer call

Documentation

• API Documentation
• General Documentation
• VS Code API Compatibility Report
• Useful Links:
  • Developing
  • Testing
  • Migration Guide
  • API Integration Testing
  • Coding Guidelines
  • Code Organization
  • Plugin and VSCode API

License

• Eclipse Public License 2.0
• 一 (Secondary) GNU General Public License, version 2 with the GNU Classpath Exception

Trademark

"Theia" is a trademark of the Eclipse Foundation https://www.eclipse.org/theia