---
id: cds
title: CDS (SAP CAP)
sidebar_label: CDS
---

## What

Display the active [CDS CLI][sap-cap-cds] version.

## Sample Configuration

import Config from '@site/src/components/Config.js';

<Config data={{
  "background": "#a7cae1",
  "foreground": "#100e23",
  "powerline_symbol": "\ue0b0",
  "template": " \ue311 cds {{ .Full }} ",
  "style": "powerline",
  "type": "cds"
}}/>

## Properties

| Name                   | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `home_enabled`         | `boolean` | display the segment in the HOME folder or not - defaults to `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `fetch_version`        | `boolean` | fetch the CDS version - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `missing_command_text` | `string`  | text to display when the cds command is missing - defaults to empty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `display_mode`         | `string`  | <ul><li>`always`: the segment is always displayed</li><li>`files`: the segment is displayed when `.cdsrc.json`, `.cdsrc-private` or `*.cds` file is present</li><li>`context`: the segment is displayed when conditions from `files` mode are fulfilled or `package.json` file is present and `@sap/cds` is in `dependencies` section (**default**)</li></ul> |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ if .Error }}{{ .Error }}{{ else }}{{ .Full }}{{ end }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name             | Type     | Description                                        |
| ---------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `.Full`          | `string` | the full version                                   |
| `.Major`         | `string` | major number                                       |
| `.Minor`         | `string` | minor number                                       |
| `.Patch`         | `string` | patch number                                       |
| `.Error`         | `string` | error encountered when fetching the version string |
| `.HasDependency` | `bool`   | a flag if `@sap/cds` was found in `package.json`   |

[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
[sap-cap-cds]: https://cap.cloud.sap/docs/tools/#command-line-interface-cli