Alcatel Language Support for VS Code

Overview

This extension provides comprehensive language support for Alcatel-Lucent switch configurations, enhancing your workflow with syntax highlighting, intelligent autocomplete, hover documentation, and an integrated command reference.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Custom syntax highlighting for Alcatel config files

  • Special colorization for enable (green) and disable (red) keywords
  • Comment recognition with ! prefix
  • Command and parameter distinction

• Intelligent Auto-completion:

  • Context-aware command suggestions based on the current command structure
  • Support for both top-level commands and nested parameters
  • Command parameters with appropriate descriptions

• Hover Information:

  • Displays detailed information about commands when hovering
  • Shows available parameters for each command
  • Command documentation on demand

• Command Reference:

  • Integrated reference for Alcatel switch commands
  • Easy access to command syntax and parameters

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Alcatel Language Support"
4. Click Install

Manual Installation

1. Download the .vsix file from the releases page
2. In VS Code, go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Click on the "..." menu and select "Install from VSIX..."
4. Select the downloaded file

Usage

• Files with extensions .ale or .alcatel will automatically be recognized
• Create or open an Alcatel configuration file
• Use the integrated command completion by pressing Ctrl+Space
• Hover over commands to see documentation
• Use ! at the beginning of a line to create comments

Configuration Examples

! Sample VLAN configuration
vlan 10
  name "Management VLAN"
  admin-state enable
  members port 1/1/1 untagged
  
! Interface configuration
interface port 1/1/1
  admin-state enable
  alias "Uplink to Switch-B"
  
! IP configuration
ip interface MGMT
  address 192.168.1.1/24
  vlan 10
  admin-state enable

Requirements

No additional requirements or dependencies are needed.

Extension Settings

This extension currently doesn't add any configurable settings.

Known Issues

None reported yet. If you encounter any problems, please open an issue.

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release with:

• Syntax highlighting
• Auto-completion for commands and parameters
• Hover documentation
• Custom green highlighting for "enable" keywords
• Custom red highlighting for "disable" keywords

Enjoy configuring your Alcatel switches with enhanced editor support!