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:
var, default, alias, hook, task, import
- Task Properties:
description, command, depends-on, requires, triggers, inputs, outputs, cache, on_success, on_failure, parallel, timeout, retry, retry_delay, silent, watch, continue_on_error, env, args, working_dir, when
- Hook Properties:
description, command, env, working_dir
- Args Properties:
required, optional
- Strings: Single-line (
"...") and multi-line ("""...""")
- Variables: Variable interpolation in strings (
${VAR} or $VAR)
- Comments: Line comments with
#
- Booleans:
true, false
- Numbers: Including duration suffixes (
5m, 30s, etc.)
- Arrays: Support both comma-separated values with identifiers or strings
Installation
Option 1: Install from VSIX (Recommended)
Package the extension:
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
cd vscode-pace
vsce package
Install in VS Code:
- Press
Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac)
- Type "Extensions: Install from VSIX"
- Select the generated
.vsix file
Option 2: Development Mode
Copy the vscode-pace folder to your VS Code extensions directory:
- Windows:
%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\
- macOS/Linux:
~/.vscode/extensions/
Restart VS Code
Open any .pace file to see syntax highlighting
Usage
Simply open any file with a .pace extension, and syntax highlighting will be automatically applied.
Example
# Define variables
var BUILD_OUTPUT = "pace.exe"
var VERSION = "1.0.0"
# Set default task
default build
# Define a task with inline alias
task build [b] {
description "Build the Pace executable"
command "go build -ldflags '-X main.Version=${VERSION}' -o ${BUILD_OUTPUT} cmd/pace/main.go"
inputs [cmd/**/*.go, internal/**/*.go]
outputs [${BUILD_OUTPUT}]
cache true
timeout "5m"
}
# Define a hook
hook test {
description "Run tests"
command "go test ./..."
}
# Task with dependencies
task release [r] {
description "Build release version"
requires [test]
depends-on [build]
command "echo 'Release ready'"
}
License
MIT
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