polarion.code.editor

How it feels

Edit where the file lives

Open a macro, change it, press Ctrl+S. The file is saved straight into the Polarion repository, without an SVN client.

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What it does

Everything you need to edit Polarion files

A full-featured code editor embedded in Polarion Administration — powered by the same engine as VS Code.

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Monaco Editor Engine

The exact same engine that powers VS Code. Syntax highlighting, a familiar dark theme, and all the keyboard shortcuts you already know — Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+Shift+F to format.

vscode engine

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Velocity Template Highlighting

First-class support for Polarion's Velocity dialect — .vm, .vtl, .fhtml, and page.xml files all get full syntax highlighting. No more editing macros blind.

.vm · .vtl · .fhtml

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File Explorer Sidebar

Browse the full Polarion SVN repository in a sidebar, scoped automatically to the current project. Create, rename, and delete files — all without leaving Polarion.

project-aware

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Multi-Tab Editing

Open multiple files simultaneously as tabs. Drag and drop tabs to reorder. Unsaved changes are tracked — the editor warns before you navigate away.

drag to reorder

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Image Preview

Click any PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, or WebP file in the explorer to open it in the built-in image viewer. See exactly what your repository assets look like.

png · jpg · svg · gif

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Built-in REST API

Every file operation is exposed via a REST API at /polarion/code-editor/api/. List, read, save, rename, delete, and download files from CI pipelines or external scripts.

rest · /api/

Setup

Installed in 3 steps

Download the JAR

Grab the JAR that matches your Polarion version from the GitHub releases page. Two variants: the default JAR is for Polarion 2606, the -pre2606 JAR is for 2512.

Releases → boesger.polarion.code-editor-*.jar

Drop into plugins/

Copy the JAR into the Polarion plugins directory. Deploy only the one that matches your running Polarion release — the wrong JAR won't load.

<POLARION_HOME>/polarion/plugins/

Restart & Open

Restart the Polarion server. The Code Editor entry appears in the left-hand sidebar. Click it and start editing.

Administration → Code Editor

Compatibility

Two JARs, one source

Polarion 2606 moved from Tomcat 9 (javax) to Tomcat 11 (jakarta). Each release ships two builds — pick the one that matches your Polarion version.

2512

Tomcat 9 · javax.servlet · Java 21

Legacy build for Polarion 2512, running Tomcat 9 with the classic javax.servlet namespace. Releases before 2512 are not supported.

boesger.polarion.code-editor-1.5.2-pre2606.jar

2606 Latest

Tomcat 11 · jakarta.servlet · Java 21

For Polarion 2606 running Tomcat 11 with the new jakarta.servlet namespace (Jakarta EE 11 / Servlet 6.1).

boesger.polarion.code-editor-1.5.2.jar

Installing the wrong JAR prevents the plugin from loading — double-check the suffix matches your Polarion version.

Installation

Deploy in one command

Copy the right JAR, restart, done. No configuration files, no additional services.

# Download from GitHub Releases
curl -L -o boesger.polarion.code-editor.jar \
  https://github.com/phillipboesger/polarion.code.editor/releases/latest/download/boesger.polarion.code-editor-1.5.2.jar

# Deploy to Polarion (Tomcat 11 / jakarta.servlet)
cp boesger.polarion.code-editor.jar \
  <POLARION_HOME>/polarion/plugins/

# Restart Polarion, then open: Administration → Code Editor

# Download from GitHub Releases
curl -L -o boesger.polarion.code-editor-pre2606.jar \
  https://github.com/phillipboesger/polarion.code.editor/releases/latest/download/boesger.polarion.code-editor-1.5.2-pre2606.jar

# Deploy to Polarion (Tomcat 9 / javax.servlet)
cp boesger.polarion.code-editor-pre2606.jar \
  <POLARION_HOME>/polarion/plugins/

# Restart Polarion, then open: Administration → Code Editor

# All endpoints require an authenticated Polarion session
# Base URL: /polarion/code-editor/api/

# Health check
GET    /api/health

# List all files in the repository
GET    /api/config/list?projectId=MyProject

# Read a file
GET    /api/config/file/{filename}?projectId=MyProject

# Download a file (triggers browser download)
GET    /api/config/file/{filename}?download=true

# Save (create or update) a file
PUT    /api/config/file/{filename}

# Delete a file
DELETE /api/config/file/{filename}

# Rename a file
POST   /api/config/rename

// Enable the Code Editor tab in Polarion User View
// Global Administration → Portal → Topics → edit active topics XML

<!-- add inside <topics> -->
<topic id="code-editor"/>

// Save → the Code Editor tab appears in User View sidebar
// Without this, the plugin is only visible in Administration.

Built by Phillip Bösger

Polarion & AI Freelancer · Bösger Digital

8 years of Polarion, from Siemens enterprise to startup. I built the Code Editor because editing Velocity macros in Polarion's built-in text area is painful — and everyone deserves a proper editor inside the tool they're already using.

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