ROS2 Message Schema

Syntax highlighting for ROS2 interface files in VS Code: .msg, .srv, and .action.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for ROS2 message, service, and action definition files
• Comment toggling with # line comments
• File associations so .msg, .srv, and .action files are recognized automatically

Supported syntax elements include primitive types (bool, int32, float64, string, etc.), message types (geometry_msgs/Point), array forms ([], [N], [<=N]), constants, fields with optional default values, section separators (---), and comments.

Installation

From VSIX

1. Build the extension: npm run compile then npm install -g @vscode/vsce and vsce package
2. In VS Code: Extensions → ... → Install from VSIX → select the generated .vsix file

From source

1. Clone this repository into your VS Code extensions directory (e.g. ~/.vscode/extensions/ros2-msg-syntax-0.1.0)
2. Run npm install and npm run compile
3. Reload VS Code or run Developer: Reload Window

Development

• npm install — install dependencies
• npm run compile — compile TypeScript to out/
• Run Extension from VS Code (F5) — launch a Development Host to test the extension

License

MIT