Bookmarks

Bookmarks in the Paradime Code IDE enable you to efficiently mark and navigate important sections of your codebase. This feature helps streamline workflows by allowing you to quickly revisit critical code snippets or areas during your dbt™ development process.

Bookmarks are useful for:

• Marking important model definitions

• Tagging sections that need review or optimization

• Creating quick access to frequently referenced code

• Building a custom navigation system for large projects

Managing Bookmarks

Adding Bookmarks

1. Highlight a block of code you want to bookmark

2. Right-click on the highlighted code

3. Hover over Bookmarks and select the Toggle command

4. A bookmark ribbon will appear next to the code block

Use Toggle Labeled Bookmark to assign a label to the bookmark for additional context. This makes it easier to identify the purpose of each bookmark at a glance.

Navigating Bookmarks

Using Menus:

• Right-click and hover over Bookmarks

• Click Jump to Previous or Jump to Next

Using Keyboard Shortcuts:

• MacOS:

  • ⌥ ⌘ L to Jump to Next

  • ⌥ ⌘ J to Jump to Previous

• Windows:

  • F2 to Jump to Next

  • Shift+F2 to Jump to Previous

Using the Bookmarks Panel:

• Open the Bookmarks tab from the left-hand panel to view and manage all bookmarks

• Click on any bookmark in the list to jump directly to that location in your code

• Edit bookmark labels as needed by clicking on the label in the Bookmarks tab

Deleting Bookmarks

You can remove bookmarks in several ways:

• From the editor: Right-click the blue bookmark ribbon next to the code and select Remove Bookmark

• From the Bookmarks tab:

  • Click the X button next to a specific bookmark to remove it

  • Click the Clear icon to remove all bookmarks from a specific file

• Toggle method: Right-click on bookmarked code and use the Toggle command again to remove the bookmark

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Best Practices

Command Usage

• Use Toggle Labeled Bookmark to add meaningful labels that describe the purpose of the bookmarked section

• Regularly clear outdated bookmarks to maintain a clean and organized workspace

• Use consistent naming conventions for bookmark labels to make them easier to scan

Workflow Optimization

• Bookmark key SQL transformations and tests in your dbt models for easy navigation

• Create bookmarks for:

  • Model definitions

  • Complex joins

  • Custom macros

  • Test definitions

• Utilize the "Explorer" section of the Bookmarks tab to get an overview of all bookmarked sections in your project

• Combine bookmarks with other IDE features like Search for powerful project navigation