ControlForge Structured Text - VS Code Extension

Professional development environment for IEC 61131-3 Structured Text PLC programming in Visual Studio Code.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Full support for Structured Text programming language
• Language Support: Complete IEC 61131-3 standard compliance
• Code Validation: Built-in syntax validation to catch errors early

Language Features

• Comprehensive syntax highlighting for:

  • Keywords (IF, THEN, ELSE, FOR, WHILE, etc.)
  • Data types (BOOL, INT, REAL, STRING, etc.)
  • Operators (AND, OR, NOT, arithmetic operators)
  • Comments (// and (* *))
  • String literals
  • Numeric literals (decimal, hex, binary, octal)

• Smart editor features:

  • Auto-closing brackets and quotes
  • Comment toggling support
  • Intelligent word pattern matching

Usage

1. Open any .st or .iecst file in VS Code
2. Syntax highlighting is automatically enabled
3. Use Ctrl+Shift+P and type "Validate Syntax" to check your code

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.74.0 or higher

Support

Visit controlforge.dev for documentation and support.

License

Licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1). For details, see License Terms.