🧮 CalcDocs - Formula Hover, Definition and C/C++ Sync

Formula navigation and evaluation for YAML engineering formulas and C/C++ constants directly inside Visual Studio Code.

CalcDocs helps firmware, embedded, and software teams keep formulas, documentation, and source constants aligned.

• GitHub project: Calcdocs-VSCode-Extension
• Issues: Open an issue

📑 Index

• Install from .vsix File (Quick Guide)
• Features
• Commands
• Configuration
• File Scanning Rules
• Quick Example
• Contributing
• Sponsor
• Roadmap
• License

📦 Install from .vsix File (Quick Guide)

If you already have the file calcdocs-vscode-extension-0.1.3.vsix, you can install it without using the Marketplace.

Graphical method (recommended):

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Go to the Extensions view (left sidebar icon or press Ctrl+Shift+X).
3. Click the three dots ... at the top of the Extensions panel.
4. Select Install from VSIX....
5. Choose the .vsix file and confirm.
6. Restart VS Code.

Terminal method (optional):

code --install-extension calcdocs-vscode-extension-0.1.3.vsix

Verify the installation:

1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
2. Search for CalcDocs: Forza aggiornamento formule.
3. If the command is visible, the extension has been installed correctly.

🚀 Features

• C/C++ source files always remain under your control; the extension only flags potential misalignments.
• Hover on formula symbols in YAML files.
• Optional fallback hover/definition providers for C/C++ (calcdocs.enableCppProviders).
• Go to definition for:
  • keys defined in formula*.yaml / formulas*.yml
  • #define and const symbols found in C/C++ files
• Formula expansion with known symbol values.
• Numeric evaluation when expressions can be fully resolved.
• Recursive resolution of complex C/C++ definitions (#define and const with dependencies).
• C/C++ CodeLens for composite definitions with computed numeric values.
• Mismatch detection between C/C++ constants and YAML computed values (warning lens when difference is significant).
• YAML write-back of dati and value fields on refresh.
• Status bar quick refresh and periodic background analysis.

⌨️ Commands

⚙️ Configuration

Available workspace settings:

• calcdocs.scanInterval (number, default 0)
• calcdocs.ignoredDirs (string array, folders excluded from analysis)
• calcdocs.enableCppProviders (boolean, default false, keeps C/C++ tools as primary)

🔍 File Scanning Rules

Formula files:

• formula*.yaml
• formula*.yml
• formulas*.yaml
• formulas*.yml

Code files:

• .c, .h, .cpp, .hpp, .cc, .hh

Activation events:

• onStartupFinished
• onLanguage:yaml

🧪 Quick Example

MAX_SPEED:
  formula: RPM * WHEEL_RADIUS * 0.10472
  unit: m/s
  value: 12.5

RPM:
  value: 1000

WHEEL_RADIUS:
  value: 0.2

#define SPEED_LIMIT_FACTOR (RPM / 2 + 10)
const int MAX_SPEED = SPEED_LIMIT_FACTOR * 2;

CalcDocs can expand and resolve these symbols, show computed values in hover/CodeLens, and navigate to their definitions.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome, especially for:

• parser improvements
• diagnostics
• tests
• developer experience

❤️ Sponsor

If you find this extension useful, consider sponsoring the project.

🗺️ Roadmap

Planned improvements:

• YAML schema validation
• stronger expression parsing
• more automated tests for YAML write-back
• configurable include/exclude paths

📄 License