Pace Language Support for VS Code

Syntax highlighting support for Pace configuration files (.pace).

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Full syntax highlighting for Pace configuration files
• Comment Support: Line comments with #
• Auto-closing: Automatic closing of brackets, braces, and quotes
• Code Folding: Fold task, hook, and block definitions
• Variable Highlighting: Highlights variable interpolation (${VAR} and $VAR)

Supported Syntax

• Keywords: set, default, alias, globals, hook, task
• Properties: description, command, before, after, inputs, outputs, cache, on_success, on_failure, dependencies, parallel, timeout, retry, retry_delay, silent, watch, continue_on_error, env, args, required, optional
• Strings: Single-line ("...") and multi-line ("""...""")
• Variables: Variable interpolation in strings
• Comments: Line comments with #
• Booleans: true, false
• Numbers: Including duration suffixes (5m, 30s, etc.)

Installation

Option 1: Install from VSIX (Recommended)

1. Package the extension:

   npm install -g @vscode/vsce
   cd vscode-pace
   vsce package
   

2. Install in VS Code:

   • Press Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac)
   • Type "Extensions: Install from VSIX"
   • Select the generated .vsix file

Option 2: Development Mode

1. Copy the vscode-pace folder to your VS Code extensions directory:

   • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\
   • macOS/Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/

2. Restart VS Code

3. Open any .pace file to see syntax highlighting

Usage

Simply open any file with a .pace extension, and syntax highlighting will be automatically applied.

Example

# Define variables
set BUILD_OUTPUT "pace.exe"
set VERSION "1.0.0"

# Set default task
default "build"

# Create task alias
alias "b" "build"

# Define a task
task "build" {
    description "Build the Pace executable"
    command "go build -o ${BUILD_OUTPUT} cmd/pace/main.go"
    inputs ["cmd/**/*.go", "internal/**/*.go"]
    outputs ["${BUILD_OUTPUT}"]
    cache true
    timeout "5m"
}

License

MIT