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Ballerina Language Tools

Ballerina Language Tools

Giuseppe Maggiore

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Syntax highlighting and error diagnostics for .bl projects
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BL Language Tools (VS Code)

Features:

  • Basic syntax highlighting for .bl files (keywords/operators from the lexer/parser).
  • .blproj discovery for the active .bl file.
  • Recursive build-order resolution (inputProjects first, then sources).
  • Build with the BL compiler from PATH (default command: ballerina) and publish diagnostics to the Problems pane.

Commands

  • BL: Build Active Project
  • BL: Show Active Project Build Order

Notes

  • Default build command executed: ballerina -f <project.blproj>
  • Compiler command is configurable via VS Code setting: bl.compilerCommand
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