Abhinu.Dev Basic ICTL Language Support for VS Code

This VS Code extension provides language support for the Abhinu.Dev Basic ICTL programming language, including syntax highlighting, code snippets, and language configuration.

Features

Syntax Highlighting: Proper highlighting for all ICTL language constructs
Code Snippets: Quick insertion of common ICTL code patterns
Language Configuration: Auto-closing brackets, comments, and proper indentation

Installation

Option 1: Install from VS Code Extension Marketplace (easiest)

Open VS Code and open the Extensions Panel (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for Abhinu.Dev Basic ICTL Language
Install it.

Option 2: Install from VSIX

Download the .vsix file for this extension from the GitHub repository (github.com/indiancoder3/abhinu-dev_basic-ictl)
In VS Code, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
Run Extensions: Install from VSIX...
Select the downloaded .vsix file

Option 3: Manual Installation

Copy the extension files to your VS Code extensions directory:
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\ictl-language-support-0.1.0
- macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/ictl-language-support-0.1.0
- Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/ictl-language-support-0.1.0
Reload VS Code

Usage

Once installed, VS Code will automatically recognize .ictl files and provide:

Syntax highlighting for:
- Terminal commands (Terminal.Echo, Terminal.Ask, etc.)
- Variable operations (Variables.New, Variables.X = ...)
- Math operations (Math.Eval, Math.Compare)
- Control flow (Program.If, Program.Loop, etc.)
- Data types (strings, numbers, booleans)
- Comments (# and //)
Code snippets accessible via IntelliSense:
- main - Main program block
- echo - Terminal.Echo statement
- ask - Terminal.Ask input
- var - Variable declaration
- if - If statement
- loop - Loop statement
- And many more...

Language Features Supported

Terminal I/O

Terminal.Echo(expression) - Output to console
Terminal.Ask(prompt) - Get user input
Terminal.Style(color) - Set text color/style

Variables

Variables.New(name) - Declare variable
Variables.name = value - Assign value
Variables.name - Read variable

Math & Logic

Math.Eval(expression) - Arithmetic evaluation
Math.Compare(a, op, b) - Numeric comparison
Data.Compare(a, b) - Data comparison

Control Flow

Program.If(condition) { ... } - Conditional execution
Program.Loop(count) { ... } - Counted loop
Program.ForeverLoop { ... } - Infinite loop
Program.BreakLoop - Exit loop
Program.Continue - Skip iteration

Program Structure

Program.Main { ... } - Main entry point

Example

Program.Main {
    # Declare variables
    Variables.New(Name)
    Variables.New(Age)

    # Get user input
    Variables.Name = Terminal.Ask("What's your name? ")
    Variables.Age = Terminal.Ask("What's your age? ")

    # Process with math
    Variables.New(NextAge)
    Variables.NextAge = Math.Eval(Variables.Age + 1)

    # Output with conditionals
    Terminal.Echo("Hello, " + Variables.Name + "!")

    Program.If(Math.Compare(Variables.Age, ">", 18)) {
        Terminal.Echo("You are an adult!")
    }

    Terminal.Echo("Next year you'll be " + Variables.NextAge)

    # Loops
    Program.Loop(3) {
        Terminal.Echo("Counting!")
    }
}

Contributing

This extension is part of the ICTL interpreter project. For issues or contributions, please visit the main repository.

License

Same as the ICTL interpreter project.

Abhinu.Dev Basic ICTL Language Support

IndianCoder3