LookML Language Support for VS Code/Cursor

A comprehensive VS Code and Cursor extension providing syntax highlighting and language support for LookML (Looker Modeling Language) files.

Features

🎨 Syntax Highlighting

• Keywords: Complete coverage of LookML keywords (view, explore, dimension, measure, etc.)
• Data Types: Highlighting for all LookML data types (string, number, date, yesno, etc.)
• SQL Blocks: Enhanced syntax highlighting for embedded SQL with Liquid template support
• Comments: Support for # line comments
• Strings & Numbers: Proper highlighting for quoted strings and numeric values
• Operators: Highlighting for comparison, logical, and arithmetic operators

🔧 Language Features

• Comment Support: # line comments
• Bracket Matching: Automatic matching for {}, [], and ()
• Auto-closing Pairs: Automatic closing of brackets and quotes
• Code Folding: Support for collapsing code blocks
• Indentation: Smart indentation rules for nested structures

Cursor Installation Video

Cursor LookML Extension Installation

Usage

File Association

The extension automatically activates for files with the following extensions:

• .lkml
• .lookml

Example LookML File

Create a new file with .lkml extension and try this example:

view: users {
  sql_table_name: public.users ;;

  dimension: id {
    primary_key: yes
    type: number
    sql: ${TABLE}.id ;;
  }

  dimension: name {
    type: string
    sql: ${TABLE}.name ;;
    label: "User Name"
  }

  measure: count {
    type: count
    label: "User Count"
    drill_fields: [id, name]
  }
}

explore: users {
  view_name: users
  label: "Users Analysis"
}

Troubleshooting

If syntax highlighting is not working:

1. Make sure the file has a .lkml extension
2. Try restarting VS Code/Cursor
3. Check that the extension is properly installed in the Extensions view
4. Verify that the language mode is set to "LookML" in the bottom-right corner of the editor

License

MIT License