CoCoNut-UvA / nutcracker

CoCoNut DSL Syntax Highlighting extension for VS Code

NutCracker - CoCoNut DSL Syntax Highlighting extension for VS Code

This Visual Studio Code extension adds syntax highlighting support for CoCoNut DSL code, normally contained in .ccn files. CoCoNut is a compiler framework, which is primarily used in the Compiler Construction course at the University of Amsterdam: https://github.com/CoCoNut-UvA/coconut

Installation

There are two options to install NutCracker:

• Copy the extension into the <user home>/.vscode/extensions folder and restart Code.
• Install it from the Extensions Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=CoCoNut-UvA.nutcracker

Known Issues

Since the current syntax highlighting is implemented using textmate grammars, the parsing is somewhat limited. This means that in some cases, especially newlines in the middle of a definition, the code isn't styled properly.

The solution for this would probably be implementing an actual language server. Feel free to contact me if you're interested in aiding with developing this.

Development

Pull requests are always welcome!

To develop this addon, it is useful to open up this repo in VS Code. You can then simply press F5 to open a new VS Code window with the extension loaded.

Useful links - CoCoNut

• https://coconut-uva.github.io/coconut/dsl_syntax.html
• https://github.com/CoCoNut-UvA/coconut/blob/master/cocogen/frontend/scanAndParse/dsl-parser.y
• https://github.com/CoCoNut-UvA/coconut/blob/master/cocogen/frontend/scanAndParse/dsl-lexer.l

Useful links - TextMate grammars

• https://code.visualstudio.com/api/language-extensions/syntax-highlight-guide
• https://macromates.com/manual/en/language_grammars
• https://www.apeth.com/nonblog/stories/textmatebundle.html