Syntax highlighting and snippets for Citrix ADC/NetScaler configuration (ns.conf) files in Visual Studio Code.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for ns.conf files and CLI commands
• Snippets for common CLI commands such as creating and binding objects to vServers; tab-completion is available for various parameters

Installation

You can install this extension by following the steps in the Visual Studio Code documentation. In the Extensions pane, search for netscaler and install it there. You will get notified automatically about any future extension updates.

This extension is published on the Visual Studio Marketplace.

Enable support for auto-complete in snippets (optional)

By default Visual Studio Code will prevent auto-complete/quick suggestions for the values that you enter into the snippet arguments e.g. a vServer or Service Group name. To enable auto-completion, add the following line to your Visual Studio Code settings.json file:

"editor.suggest.snippetsPreventQuickSuggestions": false

Snippets

The following snippets provide shortcuts to common commands as well as scaffolding configuration based on Citrix Tech Zone recommendations.

Base configuration

• apply base config: Apply Base Configuration Settings to a Citrix ADC, see more information

Basic

• add server: Add Server
• add service: Add Service
• add servicegroup: Add Service Group
• bind servicegroup MONITOR: Bind Service Group to Monitor
• bind servicegroup SERVER: Bind Service Group to Server

Content Switching

• add cs action: Add Content Switching Action
• add cs policy: Add Content Switching Policy
• add cs vserver: Add Content Switching vServer
• bind cs vserver POLICY: Bind Content Switching vServer to Content Switching Policy

Load Balancing

• add lb monitor HTTP-ECV: Add Load Balancing Monitor of type HTTP-ECV
• add lb monitor TCP-ECV: Add Load Balancing Monitor of type TCP-ECV
• add lb vserver: Add Load Balancing vServer
• bind lb vserver POLICY: Bind Load Balancing vServer to Policy
• bind lb vserver SERVICE GROUP: Bind Load Balancing vServer to Service Group

Networking

• add ns acl: Add ACL
• add ns ip SNIP: Add Subnet IP (SNIP)
• add ns ip VIP: Add Virtual IP (VIP)

SSL

• add ssl cipher, add ssl profile: Add SSL Cipher Group and SSL Profile based on SSL Labs A+ Q4 2021 recommendation, see more information
• bind ssl vserver CERTIFICATE: Bind SSL vServer to Certificate
• set ssl vserver PROFILE: Bind SSL vServer to SSL Profile

Reporting issues

If you experience any issues with the extension, please report them here.

Credits

• @timdenholm
• @alphaskade

License

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0

© Tim Denholm