BinDef Viewer VS Code Extension

A powerful VS Code extension for viewing and inspecting Hex data from files by parsing them with BinDef files.
It provides syntax highlighting, semantic tokens, autocompletion, linting, folding, and an interactive hex + structure viewer.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting
• Autocompletion
  • Base types: uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64, int8, int16, int32, int64, float32, float64, color32, string
  • User-defined types are dynamically collected from the document
  • Snippets for #for loops
• Folding
  • Supports sections starting with -- SectionName
  • Collapsible regions for long BinDef structures
• Linting
  • Warns about undefined base types or variable types
  • Updates in real-time on document changes
• Interactive Webview Viewer
  • Hex view with color-coded sections
  • Clickable BinDef structure lines
  • Section legend for fast navigation
  • Cursor-based data inspector
  • Supports custom types and array expansions
• Keyboard Shortcuts
  • ← / →: Move cursor by 1 byte
  • ↑ / ↓: Move cursor by 16 bytes
  • Shift + ← / →: Jump between loop iterations
  • PgUp / PgDn: Move cursor by 128 bytes
  • Ctrl + Home / End: Jump to start/end of file

Language Specification

Base Types

Custom Types

#type <BaseType>[ArraySize] <NewTypeName>

Example

#type uint32[3] MyVector

Can be used as a variable type in the document:

MyVector position;

Variables

<Type>[ArraySize] <VariableName>;

Example

uint8[4] colorData;
float32 speed;

Loops

#for (loopVariable)
    <Type> <variable>;
#endfor

loopVariable must be defined earlier and integer-based. Expands variable definitions in sequence, supports nested loops.

Sections

Sections start with -- SectionName

Automatically folded and color-coded in the viewer

Keyboard shortcuts in viewer