Flexit - Flex File Snippets for VS Code

Flexit is a VS Code extension that brings efficient code snippets for Flex files (.l). It simplifies your workflow by providing ready-to-use templates, making it easier to write Lexical Analyzers with Flex.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, Flexit helps you get started quickly with pre-configured Flex templates and commonly used patterns.

Installation

You can install Flexit directly from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace by searching for Flexit.

Usage

1. Create a new file with a .l extension (e.g., scanner.l).
2. Start typing any snippet prefix (e.g., st) and hit Enter to insert the corresponding code.
3. Modify the code as needed to suit your project.

Available Snippets

• st: Flex starter code template.
• int: Matches an integer ([0-9]+).
• hex: Matches a hexadecimal number (0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+).
• oct: Matches an octal number (0[0-7]+).
• flt: Matches a floating-point number ([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+).
• id: Matches an identifier ([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*).
• str: Matches a string ("[^"]*").
• comm: Matches a block comment (/\\*[^*]*\\*+(?:[^/*][^*]*\\*+)*\\/).
• lcom: Matches a single-line comment (//.*).
• ws: Matches whitespace characters ([ \t\r\n]+).

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial Version

1.1.0

Added more snippets

Contributing

Feel free to contribute by:

• Adding new snippets.
• Reporting bugs or issues.
• Submitting feature requests.

Steps to Contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Make changes or add snippets.
3. Create a pull request with your improvements.

Author

Santhosh
📍 IIIT Hyderabad
📧 [santhoshiiith@gmail.com]
🔗 GitHub

If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.

Happy coding! 🎉