Tauraro Language Support

Complete language support for Tauraro — a systems-grade programming language with Python-style syntax, Rust-level performance, and full bilingual (English + Hausa) keyword support.

Features

Syntax Highlighting

Rich, Java IntelliJ-inspired syntax coloring with distinct colors for every language construct:

• Keywords — control flow, declarations, modifiers (orange, bold)
• Hausa keywords — visually distinct from English equivalents (warm amber, bold italic)
• Class & type names — yellow, instantly recognizable
• Function & method names — gold, definition and call sites both highlighted
• Strings — green; f-strings show {expression} regions in a different color
• Numbers — blue (integers, floats, hex 0xFF, binary 0b101, octal 0o77)
• Comments — gray, italic
• Built-in types — purple (str, i32, List, Option, Result, …)
• Built-in functions — blue (print, len, range, map, …)
• Constants — bold blue (true, false, none, gaskiya, karya, babu)
• self — teal italic, always stands out
• Decorators — yellow-green (@decorator)
• Escape sequences — highlighted inside strings and f-strings

Tauraro Dark Theme (Java Style)

A custom dark theme inspired by IntelliJ IDEA Darcula, included with the extension. Activate it via:

Command Palette → Preferences: Color Theme → Tauraro Dark (Java Style)

Code Snippets

30+ snippets for common Tauraro patterns — trigger with any listed prefix:

Language Configuration

• Auto-closing pairs — {}, [], (), "", '', """...""", '''...'''
• Auto-indent — increases after : on block-starting lines; decreases for else, elif, except, finally, case and their Hausa equivalents
• Code folding — indentation-based + # region / # endregion markers
• Bracket pair colorization — (), [], {}
• Editor defaults — JetBrains Mono / Fira Code font, ligatures, 4-space tabs, smooth cursor

File Extensions

Bilingual Keywords

Every keyword has an English form and a Hausa equivalent — both are fully highlighted.

Declarations

Control Flow

Imports & Aliases

Exception Handling

Async / Concurrency

Operators & Logic

Constants

Modifiers

Built-in Types

str   int   i8   i16   i32   i64   i128
u8    u16   u32  u64   u128  f32   f64
bool  char  void  String  Bytes
List  Dict  Tuple  Set  Map
Option  Result  Box  Vec  Pointer  Any  Never  Self

Example Code

from std.io import File

class JsonParser:
    pub def parse(self, input: str) -> Option[Dict]:
        mut result: Dict = {}
        try:
            result = self._parse_object(input)
            return result
        except ValueError as e:
            print(f"Parse error: {e}")
            return none

    def _parse_object(self, s: str) -> Dict:
        pass

@cached
def fibonacci(n: i32) -> i64:
    if n <= 1:
        return n
    return fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2)

# Hausa keywords work identically
aiki gaishe_da_duniya(suna: str):
    print(f"Sannu, {suna}!")

Requirements

• VS Code ^1.80.0
• No compiler installation needed for syntax highlighting

To compile and run .tr files, install the Tauraro compiler.

Release Notes

2.0.5

• Fixed snippet prefix table: added Hausa prefixes for all keywords (ga, yayinda, idan, duba, gwada, buga, shigo, daga, dan_aiki, ba_jira, etc.)
• Replaced incorrect adef async prefix with correct Hausa ba_jira
• Prefix table now shows English and Hausa columns side by side

2.0.4

• Corrected Hausa keyword translations (async → ba_jira, was marasa_jira)
• Added missing Hausa equivalents: import→shigo, from→daga, as→kamar, in→a_cikin, with→tare, assert→tabbatar, pub→fito
• Expanded modifiers section with full table
• Added Imports & Aliases keyword section

2.0.3

• Synced marketplace displayName and description to match README

2.0.2

• Updated README with full feature documentation, keyword tables, and code examples

2.0.1

• Added MIT LICENSE file

2.0.0

• Complete grammar rewrite — distinct scopes for class names, function names, method calls, Hausa keywords
• New Tauraro Dark (Java Style) theme — IntelliJ Darcula-inspired
• 30+ code snippets
• F-string interpolation highlighting — {expr} regions colored separately
• Full number literal support — hex, binary, octal, float, scientific, type suffixes
• Auto-indent, bracket pairing, code folding, region markers
• JetBrains Mono / Fira Code font defaults with ligatures

1.0.0

• Initial release

Repository: github.com/Yusee-Programmer/tauraro

Tauraro — Python syntax. Rust performance. Your language.