BL for VS Code

Syntax highlighting and editor support for Biscuit Language (BL), the simple imperative programming language with a C implementation and LLVM backend.

This extension is for biscuitlang/bl. It is not for Biscuit authorization policies.

Features

• Automatic language detection for .bl source files
• Syntax highlighting based on BL's official Vim and Sublime syntax definitions
• Highlighting for directives, functions, types, control flow, literals, operators, templates, and comments
• Comment toggling, bracket matching, auto-closing, surrounding, and basic indentation
• Snippets for functions, structs, imports, loops, conditionals, and typed variables

Quick start

1. Open this folder in VS Code.
2. Install the extension locally with code --install-extension bl-vscode-0.1.0.vsix after packaging, or use Developer: Install Extension from Location... from the Command Palette.
3. Open a .bl file. VS Code will select the Biscuit Language mode automatically.

This release is declarative: it provides editor support without requiring the BL compiler or a language server.

Example

#import "std/print"

HelloWorld :: struct {
    hello: s32;
    world: s32;
};

main :: fn () s32 {
    message := "Hello, Biscuit!\\n";
    loop i := 0; i < message.len; i += 1 {
        print("%", message[i]);
    }
    return 0;
}

Development

The project has no runtime dependencies. Validate the manifest and contributed assets with:

npm test

The check verifies JSON files, BL contributions, referenced assets, and representative grammar patterns.

Scope

This release focuses on syntax-aware editing. Compiler diagnostics, completion, go-to-definition, formatting, and debugging integration can be added later through a BL-aware language server or compiler integration.

License

MIT