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Rubix Programming Language

Rubix Programming Language

Rubix-lang-v1.0

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Official IDE language support for the Rubix programming language (*.bix)
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Rubix Language Support for Visual Studio Code & Cursor

Official extension for Rubix 1.0.0 (*.bix), providing a complete IDE experience for high-performance systems development.

Features

  • One-Click Run & Build Buttons: Dedicated ▶ Run and 📦 Build buttons in the editor title bar.
  • On-Save Diagnostic Linter: Automatically validates syntax and types on save, displaying inline red squigglies and populating the VS Code Problems panel.
  • On-Save & On-Demand Formatter: Integrates with rubix fmt via Shift + Alt + F or Format Document.
  • Interactive Hover Documentation: Rich type descriptions and code snippets when hovering over types (Integer, String, Option[T], Result[T, E]), statements, and functions (alloc, arena_reset, print).
  • Rich Syntax Highlighting: Accurate TextMate grammar for all Rubix constructs (fn, def, let, mut, match, enum, type, loop, print, read_file).
  • Dedicated File Icons: Crisp vector file icon in the VS Code file explorer.
  • Auto-Closing & Bracket Matching: Smart pairs for {}, (), [], and "".
  • Productive Code Snippets: Quick templates for fn, mut, loop, type, enum, and match.

Shortcuts

Shortcut Action Command
Ctrl + Shift + R Run Active Rubix File rubix.run
Ctrl + Shift + B Build Standalone Native Binary rubix.build
Shift + Alt + F Format Document editor.action.formatDocument
Ctrl + / Toggle Line Comment (#) editor.action.commentLine

Installation

Install directly via the VS Code CLI:

code --install-extension editors/vscode/rubix-lang-1.0.0.vsix --force

Or from within VS Code:

  1. Open the Extensions view (Ctrl + Shift + X).
  2. Click the ... menu in the top right.
  3. Select Install from VSIX... and choose editors/vscode/rubix-lang-1.0.0.vsix.
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