RPK (Resource Package) Application Development

The VS Code extension installation can be done in two different ways. Refer to VS Code extension installation for details.

Develop application

The following sections explain how to use Visual Studio Code Extension for Tizen to develop RPK applications.

Create Tizen RPK project

To create a Tizen RPK project, follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory as the root directory for your project.

2. In Visual Studio Code, open the project directory you created.

   

3. In the pop up window, select the Trust folder and enable all features button.

   

4. Open the Command Palette and select Tizen: Create Tizen project.

   

5. Select the project type as Rpk.

   

6. Select the required profile for your application development.

   

7. Select the profile version(mobile-7.0/mobile-6.5) for your application.

   

8. Select the required project template for your application from the template list.

   

9. Enter the project name.

   

Build your project

1. Open the Command Palette and enter Tizen build. Select Tizen: Build Tizen project.

   

2. Review the build results in the output window, and check the location of the package file (.rpk).

   

Deploy and run your application in emulator

1. To launch the Tizen Emulator Manager, open the Command Palette and enter Tizen Emulator. Select Tizen: Launch Tizen Emulator Manager.

   

2. Create and launch an emulator instance in the Emulator Manager.

3. To deploy your application to the target, enter Tizen Install in the Command Palette and select Tizen: Install Tizen application.

   

   

4. To run the application on the emulator, enter run in the Command Palette and select Tizen: Run Tizen application.

   

   

   Note

   An info popup will be displayed, showing the message “Resource project is Installed, but resource project cannot be launched by Run”.