Lyric Language Support

Official VS Code extension providing syntax highlighting and language configuration for the Lyric programming language (.ly files).

Version

0.8.5

Features

Syntax Highlighting

• Types & Declarations: def, class, var, int, flt, str, god, bin, rex, arr, map, obj, dsk, pyobject
• Control Flow: if, elif, else, case, given, for, done, end, try, catch, finally, fade, raise, import, importpy, break, continue, return, as, in, and, or, not
• Access Modifiers: public, private, protected
• Inheritance: based on
• Built-in Functions: print, input, range, open, type, isinstance, regex, exec, getopts
• Constants: true, false, True, False, None
• Operators: Arithmetic, comparison, assignment, file I/O (->, ->>, <-), and shell chain (&&, ||, |)
• Class Terminator: +++
• Comments: # line comments

Language Configuration

• Bracket Matching: Automatic matching for {}, (), and []
• Auto-closing Pairs: Automatic closing of quotes and brackets
• Code Folding: Foldable blocks for class, try, given, for, and if statements
• Word Pattern: Proper identifier recognition for Lyric variables and functions

Installing

From VSIX

1. Open VS Code and go to the Extensions sidebar (Ctrl+Shift+X).
2. Click the ⋮ menu icon in the top-right corner.
3. Select Install from VSIX… and choose your .vsix file.
4. Reload VS Code if prompted.

From Source

1. Open the extension folder in VS Code.
2. Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host with the extension loaded.

Requirements

VS Code 1.80.0 or later.

License

See LICENSE for details.