From fe3f79c6f3fa76eaf47882aa60ee94bb87b4686b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sanjula <Sanjula.Ganepola@ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:21:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Return build or compile result

Signed-off-by: Sanjula <Sanjula.Ganepola@ibm.com>
---
 src/iproject.ts | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/iproject.ts b/src/iproject.ts
index 67cd027..2ae06fd 100644
--- a/src/iproject.ts
+++ b/src/iproject.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2023
  */
 
-import { Action, CommandResult, DeploymentMethod, DeploymentParameters, IBMiObject } from "@halcyontech/vscode-ibmi-types";
+import { Action, ActionResult, CommandResult, DeploymentMethod, DeploymentParameters, IBMiObject } from "@halcyontech/vscode-ibmi-types";
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { ValidatorResult } from "jsonschema";
 import * as path from "path";
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ export type Direction = 'up' | 'down';
  */
 export type Position = 'first' | 'last' | 'middle';
 
+/**
+ * Represents a build or compile result.
+ */
+export type BuildOrCompileResult = {
+  success: boolean,
+  output: string[],
+  message: string
+};
+
 /**
  * Represents an IBM i Project.
  */
@@ -468,7 +477,13 @@ export class IProject {
    * @param fileUri The file uri to compile or `undefined` for builds.
    * @param object The specific object to build.
    */
-  public async runBuildOrCompileCommand(isBuild: boolean, fileUri?: Uri, object?: string) {
+  public async runBuildOrCompileCommand(isBuild: boolean, fileUri?: Uri, object?: string): Promise<BuildOrCompileResult> {
+    let buildOrCompileResult: BuildOrCompileResult = {
+      success: false,
+      output: [],
+      message: ''
+    };
+
     const unresolvedState = await this.getUnresolvedState();
 
     if (unresolvedState) {
@@ -517,10 +532,25 @@ export class IProject {
             ".evfevent"
           ]
         };
-        await commands.executeCommand(`code-for-ibmi.runAction`, { resourceUri: fileUri ? fileUri : this.workspaceFolder.uri }, undefined, action, this.deploymentMethod);
+        const actionResult: ActionResult = await commands.executeCommand(`code-for-ibmi.runAction`, { resourceUri: fileUri ? fileUri : this.workspaceFolder.uri }, undefined, action, this.deploymentMethod);
         ProjectManager.fire({ type: isBuild ? 'build' : 'compile', iProject: this });
+
+        buildOrCompileResult.success = actionResult.success;
+        buildOrCompileResult.message = actionResult.message;
+        if (actionResult.output.length > 0 && actionResult.output[0].output.length > 0) {
+          buildOrCompileResult.output = actionResult.output[0].output;
+        }
+      } else {
+        const commandField = isBuild ?
+          (object ? 'buildObjectCommand' : 'buildCommand') :
+          'compileCommand';
+        buildOrCompileResult.message = l10n.t('{0} not set', commandField);
       }
+    } else {
+      buildOrCompileResult.message = l10n.t('No iproj.json found');
     }
+
+    return buildOrCompileResult;
   }
   /**
    * Run the project's build, build object, or compile command. If no command
@@ -1431,6 +1461,7 @@ export class IProject {
     this.liblVarsUpdated = false; // toggle off after it is cheched
     return returnValue;
   }
+
   /**
    * Get the validation result of the project against the `iproj.json` schema.
    * 

From 875b3403ab927fb23b9f5bdb356cc4b746bb0bdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sanjula <Sanjula.Ganepola@ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:01:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Check for action result for backwards compatability

Signed-off-by: Sanjula <Sanjula.Ganepola@ibm.com>
---
 src/iproject.ts | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/iproject.ts b/src/iproject.ts
index 2ae06fd..1fbcf2f 100644
--- a/src/iproject.ts
+++ b/src/iproject.ts
@@ -535,10 +535,12 @@ export class IProject {
         const actionResult: ActionResult = await commands.executeCommand(`code-for-ibmi.runAction`, { resourceUri: fileUri ? fileUri : this.workspaceFolder.uri }, undefined, action, this.deploymentMethod);
         ProjectManager.fire({ type: isBuild ? 'build' : 'compile', iProject: this });
 
-        buildOrCompileResult.success = actionResult.success;
-        buildOrCompileResult.message = actionResult.message;
-        if (actionResult.output.length > 0 && actionResult.output[0].output.length > 0) {
-          buildOrCompileResult.output = actionResult.output[0].output;
+        if (actionResult) {
+          buildOrCompileResult.success = actionResult.success;
+          buildOrCompileResult.message = actionResult.message;
+          if (actionResult.output.length > 0 && actionResult.output[0].output.length > 0) {
+            buildOrCompileResult.output = actionResult.output[0].output;
+          }
         }
       } else {
         const commandField = isBuild ?