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Compact Data Language (CDL) Syntax

Compact Data Language (CDL) Syntax

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Syntax highlighting for Compact Data Language (CDL)
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CDL Syntax Highlighting for VS Code

This extension provides syntax highlighting for Compact Data Language (CDL) files in Visual Studio Code.

Features

  • Syntax highlighting for CDL files
  • Support for:
    • Comments
    • Strings (single and double quoted)
    • Numbers (integers and floats)
    • Keywords (true, false, null)
    • Delimiters (brackets, braces, colons, commas)
  • Auto-closing brackets and quotes
  • Bracket matching
  • Comment toggling

Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+X (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+X (Mac) to open the Extensions view
  3. Search for "CDL Syntax Highlighting"
  4. Click Install

Usage

Files with the .cdl extension will automatically be recognized and syntax highlighted.

Example

# This is a comment
{
  "name": "example",
  "numbers": [1, 2.5, 3],
  "boolean": true,
  "null_value": null
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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