Zen-C Language Support

Full language support for Zen-C, a modern systems programming language that compiles to C.

Features

Syntax Highlighting

Comprehensive syntax highlighting for all Zen-C language constructs
Comment support (line and block comments)
Build directive highlighting (//> link:, //> include:, etc.)
Attribute highlighting (@derive, @must_use, @inline, etc.)
String interpolation support with {expression} syntax
Smart bracket matching and auto-closing pairs
Code folding support

Language Server (LSP)

Go to Definition - Jump to function, struct, and variable definitions
Find References - Find all usages of symbols
Hover Information - View type information and documentation
Code Completion - Intelligent completion for functions, methods, fields
Diagnostics - Real-time syntax and semantic error checking
Document Symbols - Outline view of file structure
Signature Help - Parameter hints for function calls

Supported Language Features

Keywords

Control flow: if, else, match, for, while, loop, break, continue, return, defer, etc.
Declarations: fn, struct, enum, union, trait, impl, let, def, alias
Special: async, await, comptime, embed, asm, ref, autofree

Types

Primitives: int, uint, bool, char, string, void, byte
Sized integers: i8-i128, u8-u128, isize, usize
Floating point: f32, f64

Operators

Pipeline: |>
Null coalescing: ??, ??=
Safe navigation: ?.
Try operator: ?
Range operators: .., ..<, ..=

Attributes

@derive, @must_use, @deprecated, @inline, @noinline, @packed, @align, @constructor, @destructor, @unused, @weak, @section, @noreturn, @pure, @cold, @hot, @export, @global, @device, @host, @comptime

Requirements

The Language Server requires the Zen-C compiler (zc) to be installed and available in your PATH.

Installing Zen-C

git clone https://github.com/z-libs/Zen-C.git
cd Zen-C
make
sudo make install

Installation

From Source

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
or
```
bun install
```
Compile the extension:
```
npm run compile
```
```
bun run compile
```
Copy this directory to your VS Code extensions folder:
- Linux/macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/zen-c-0.1.0/
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\zen-c-0.1.0\
Reload VS Code

From VSIX (if packaged)

code --install-extension zen-c-0.1.0.vsix

Usage

Files with .zc extension will automatically be recognized as Zen-C files and receive syntax highlighting and language server features.

Configuration

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Compile TypeScript:
```
npm run compile
```

Package the extension:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

Example Settings

{
  "zen-c.languageServer.enabled": true,
  "zen-c.languageServer.path": "/usr/local/bin/zc",
  "zen-c.trace.server": "verbose"
}

Example

import "std/io.zc"

@derive(Debug)
struct Point {
    x: i32;
    y: i32;
}

fn main() {
    let p = Point { x: 10, y: 20 };
    println "Point: {p.x}, {p.y}";

    match p.x {
        0..10   => println "Low",
        10..=20 => println "Medium",
        _       => println "High"
    }
}

Building the Extension

To package this extension:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please submit issues and pull requests to the Zen-C repository.

License

MIT License - See the Zen-C project for details.

Zen-C

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