SFX Language Support for Visual Studio Code

Language support for SFX (Situation Framework eXchange) - a beginner-friendly programming language with mathematical honesty, 1-based indexing, and reactive programming.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Full syntax highlighting for SFX files (.sfex)
• Bracket Matching: Auto-closing brackets, quotes, and braces
• Indentation: Smart indentation support
• Comments: Line and block comment toggling

Installation

From VSIX

1. Download the latest .vsix file from releases
2. Open VS Code
3. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
4. Click the ... menu → Install from VSIX
5. Select the downloaded file

From Marketplace (Coming Soon)

Search for "SFX Language Support" in the VS Code Extensions marketplace.

Language Features

SFX is designed to be beginner-friendly with:

• Mathematical honesty: 0.1 + 0.2 = 0.3 (arbitrary precision)
• 1-based indexing: List[1] is the first item
• No null pointers: Safe defaults (0, "", False, [])
• Narrative syntax: Name is "John" instead of name = "John"
• Context-oriented: Situations modify object behavior at runtime
• Reactive programming: Self-healing data with automatic property observers

Example Code

Concept: Product
    Price
    Tax
    Total

    When Price changes:
        Set This.Tax to This.Price * 0.1
        Set This.Total to This.Price + This.Tax

Story:
    Create Product Called Phone
    Set Phone.Price to 100
    Print Phone.Total  # Automatically 110!

Links

• SFX Repository
• Documentation
• Report Issues

Release Notes

0.3.4

• Updated for SFX v0.3.2
• File extension changed from .mon to .sfex
• Enhanced syntax highlighting
• Support for new language features (FastNumber, Option, WeakRef)

Contributing

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

License

Apache 2.0 License - see LICENSE file for details