Coni for VS Code
The official VS Code extension for the Coni Programming Language.
Experience fast, native, AI-powered development directly in your editor.
⚡️ Lightning Fast Setup
Getting started with Coni has never been easier. The extension seamlessly downloads the latest optimized coni binary specifically built for your operating system (macOS, Linux, Windows) with just a single click.
- Open the Command Palette (
Cmd+Shift+P)
- Run
Coni: Download/Update Binary
- You're ready to code!
🎮 Coni Web Playground
Want to explore data science, sports analytics, or visual web applications without setting up a project? You can launch the interactive Coni Web Playground locally from right within the editor.
- Open the Command Palette (
Cmd+Shift+P)
- Run
Coni: Playbook
- Your default browser will instantly open a live, hot-reloading development environment complete with interactive tutorials and examples.
📝 Code Sample
A quick look at Coni's clean, functional syntax:
;; Fetch data and plot a sparkline
(require "libs/http/src/http.coni" :as http)
(require "libs/plot/src/plot.coni" :as plot)
(def data (http/fetch "https://api.example.com/telemetry"))
(println "Server Load:")
(println (plot/sparkline [1 2 5 4 8 9 5 2 1]))
✨ Features
- Rich Syntax Highlighting: Beautiful, comprehensive semantic coloring for keywords, built-ins, variables, and literals.
- Intelligent Linting: Real-time syntax checking that catches errors the moment you save or open a
.coni file.
- Interactive REPL: Start, connect, and disconnect from a live Coni REPL session directly from your IDE.
- Inline Evaluation: Highlight any block of Coni code and hit
Cmd+Enter to instantly evaluate it without leaving your editor.
- WASM Builds: Effortlessly compile your Coni projects into high-performance WebAssembly modules (
Coni: Build WASM).
- AI Integration: Stuck on a problem? Highlight code and use
Cmd+Shift+Enter to Ask AI for explanations, refactoring, or suggestions.
🚀 Available Commands
Access these tools anytime via the Command Palette:
| Command |
Description |
Coni: Download/Update Binary |
Automatically fetches the latest native coni executable. |
Coni: Run Script |
Executes the currently active .coni file. |
Coni: Build / Build WASM |
Compiles your project natively or targets WebAssembly. |
Coni: Playbook |
Launches the interactive Coni Web Playground. |
Coni: Evaluate Selection |
Runs the highlighted code snippet instantly. |
Coni: Ask AI |
Sends the current context to the AI assistant for help. |
⚙️ Configuration
Customize the extension behavior in your settings.json:
coni.executablePath: Override the default downloaded binary by pointing to a specific local executable.coni.gpuBackend: Switch the MLX / ROCm backend (default, cpu, cuda, rocm) for machine learning tasks.coni.binaryDownloadUrl: Provide a custom enterprise server URL for binary distribution.
🌐 Links & Resources
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