Dash Highlights

Dash Highlights provides full language support for the Dash programming language (.dsh) in Visual Studio Code — including syntax highlighting, IntelliSense, snippets, formatting, diagnostics, and more.

✨ Features

🖋️ Syntax Highlighting

Beautiful highlighting for:

• Keywords (var, if, else, while, for, do, print, etc.)
• Operators (+, -, *, /, ==, !=, <, >, =)
• Strings ("hello")
• Numbers (123, 12.56)
• Booleans (true, false)
• nil literal
• Identifiers
• Single-line and block comments

🧠 IntelliSense

• Keyword completion
• Dynamic variable completion
• Hover tooltips for keywords

🧩 Snippets

Quick snippets for:

• var
• if
• else
• while
• for
• do/while
• print

🧼 Code Formatter

Format Dash code using:

• Shift + Alt + F (Windows)
• Shift + Option + F (macOS)

🚨 Diagnostics

Live error detection:

• Missing semicolons
• Incomplete variable declarations

📁 Custom File Icon

Unique icon for .dsh files.

🧩 Example

📦 Installation

Local VSIX Install

vsce package

Then in VS Code:

1. Open Command Palette
2. Select Install from VSIX...
3. Choose the generated .vsix file

Marketplace

Search Dash Highlights in the Extensions panel.

⚙️ Language Details

🧩 Known Issues

• Multiline strings not implemented
• Basic formatter (not AST–based)
• No cross-file IntelliSense

📝 Release Notes

1.2.x

• Added snippets
• Added hover tooltips
• Added variable completion
• Added diagnostics