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Scam Syntax Highlighting

Scam Syntax Highlighting

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255 installs
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Support for the scam programming language
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Scam Syntax Highlighting

Basic syntax highlighting for the scam programming language, developed by Dr. John C. Lusth.

Features

Scam simple example

Basic syntax highlighting.

Requirements

None

Extension Settings

In order to change the theming of the syntax highlighting, change the following values in your theme:

  • Booleans:
    • constant.language.boolean.true.scm
    • constant.language.boolean.false.scm
    • constant.language.boolean.null.scm
  • Comments:
    • comment.block.scm
    • comment.line.scm
  • Language Constants:
    • constant.language.scm (scamArgs)
  • Functions:
    • storage.type.function.scm (for the opening define for functions)
    • entity.name.function.scm (for the actual function name)
    • keyword.other.lambda.scm (for the lambda definition)
  • Keywords:
    • keyword.other.scm (for all non-control [if, else, etc.] keywords)
    • keyword.control.scm (for all control [if, else, etc.] keywords)
  • Numbers
    • constant.numeric.scm
  • Operators
    • keyword.operator.arithmetic.scm (+, -, *, /, %, ^)
    • storage.type (for operators dealing with converting types such as int and real)
  • Enclosing Parenthesis
    • punctuation.paren.opens.scm
    • punctuation.paren.close.scm
  • Strings
    • string.quoted.double.scm
    • constant.character.escape.scm (for escaped characters such as \n)
  • Symbols (accessors)
    • support.type.property-name
  • Variables
    • storage.type.variable.scm (for the opening define for variables)
    • variable.name.scm (for the actual variable name)

Known Issues

  • Function names will only be recognized when placed immediately beside a (.
  • Unmatched operators placed right next to each other will show up as separate operators.

Release Notes

Change log for this extension:

0.0.4

  • Added support for exponential functions (sqrt, expt)
  • Updated example screenshot

0.0.3

  • Updated README
  • Added support for more built-in operators (=, ^, abs, eval, readExpr)
  • Added support for storage types (int, real)
  • Changed variable defines to use storage.type.variable.scm

0.0.2

  • Fix the string+ operator
  • Add support for lambda
  • Fixed README
  • Added repository link

0.0.1

Initial release of scam-highlight

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