The Variables VS Code Extension adds syntax highlighting support to VS Code for VARIABLES files.
Variables files may look something like this:
VARIABLES_VERSION 1
ENVVAR int description goes here
# Comments are supported
MY_ENV str? this will help future engineers know what this env var is for
Installation
Marketplace Installation
Open VS Code
Go to the Extensions menu
Search for "Variables"
Install
Manual Installation
Open VS Code
Go to the Extensions menu
Select 3 dots in the menu bar, select Install from VSIX
Select available VSIX file (extension packaged up) or build from source (see Development) below
# Install the `vsce` tool
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
# Package the extension
vsce package
# Release the extension (pre-releases must have different versions than GA releases)
vsce publish --pre-release
vsce publish
