For those interested in a Perl 5 Language Server, check out https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bscan.perlnavigator

Raku Navigator

This is a Raku Extension for Visual Studio Code including a Language Server. Currently it provides

• Definition of Raku language and file associations
• Icon for Raku files
• Syntax Highlighting (thanks to https://github.com/Raku/atom-language-perl6)
• Snippets for simple loops and grammars
• Language Server providing:
  • Syntax checking and warnings
  • Outline view and breadcrumbs
  • Autocompletion and go-to definition on local variables, grammars, and classes

Install the vscode extension from: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bscan.raku-navigator

Gif of Extension in Action

Other recommended settings

I also recommend the following vscode settings when using Raku. The word separators are important for highlighting function names that have a hyphen in them, and for variables that include sigils. The bracketPairColorization unfortunately exposes some issues in the Raku syntax highlighting. I recommended enabling it only for development of the syntax highlighting extension itself.

"[raku]": {
	"editor.wordSeparators": "`~!#^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
	"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false
},

Configuration Settings

• raku.rakuPath specifies the location of your raku install. Defaults to "raku"
• raku.includePaths adds locations to the path via a -I command line switch