Afora
Enhance code readability with rainbow braces, keyword highlighting, escape sequence coloring, and more. Inspired by Viasfora (GitHub) for Visual Studio.
Features
Rainbow Braces
Colorizes matching (), {}, and [] by nesting depth using 9 cycling colors. Mismatched braces are highlighted in red.
- Unified mode (default): all brace types share the same depth counter
- PerBrace mode: each brace type (
(), {}, []) tracks depth independently
Keyword Highlighting
Three categories of keywords, each with a distinct color:
- Flow Control (Tomato):
if, else, for, while, return, throw, try, catch, finally, etc.
- Query/LINQ (DeepSkyBlue):
select, from, where, join, orderby, group, etc.
- Visibility (Grey):
public, private, protected, static, abstract, etc.
Keywords are language-aware and skip strings and comments.
Escape Sequence Highlighting
Highlights escape sequences inside strings (\n, \t, \\, \uNNNN, etc.) with distinct colors for valid escapes, invalid escapes, and printf format specifiers.
Presentation Mode
Toggle command that saves your current editor zoom/font size, applies presentation-friendly values, and restores on toggle off.
Text Obfuscation
Define regex patterns in settings to obscure matching text with a solid background overlay.
Current Line/Column Highlight
Optional line and column highlight that follows your cursor.
Supported Languages
C#, JavaScript, TypeScript/TSX, Python, Java, C/C++, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, F#, Visual Basic, SQL, PowerShell, R, CSS/SCSS/Less, HTML/XML
Commands
| Command |
Description |
Afora: Toggle Rainbow Braces |
Enable/disable rainbow brace colorization |
Afora: Toggle Keyword Highlighting |
Enable/disable keyword highlighting |
Afora: Toggle Escape Sequences |
Enable/disable escape sequence highlighting |
Afora: Toggle Presentation Mode |
Enter/exit presentation mode |
Afora: Toggle Text Obfuscation |
Enable/disable text obfuscation |
Settings
All settings are under afora.*:
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
rainbowBraces.enabled |
true |
Enable rainbow braces |
rainbowBraces.mode |
"unified" |
"unified" or "perBrace" |
rainbowBraces.maxDepth |
9 |
Max nesting depth (1-16) |
keywords.enabled |
true |
Enable keyword highlighting |
keywords.flowControl.enabled |
true |
Highlight flow control keywords |
keywords.query.enabled |
true |
Highlight query/LINQ keywords |
keywords.visibility.enabled |
true |
Highlight visibility keywords |
keywords.flowControl.additionalKeywords |
{} |
Extra keywords per language, e.g. { "python": ["pass"] } |
escapeSequences.enabled |
true |
Enable escape sequence highlighting |
escapeSequences.highlightInvalid |
true |
Highlight invalid escapes |
escapeSequences.formatSpecifiers |
true |
Highlight printf format specifiers |
presentationMode.zoomLevel |
2 |
Zoom level in presentation mode |
presentationMode.fontSize |
22 |
Font size in presentation mode |
textObfuscation.enabled |
false |
Enable text obfuscation |
textObfuscation.patterns |
[] |
Regex patterns to obfuscate |
currentLineHighlight.enabled |
false |
Enable cursor line/column highlight |
performance.debounceMs |
500 |
Debounce delay for typing updates |
performance.maxFileSize |
1000000 |
Max file size to process (bytes) |
Color Customization
All colors can be overridden in your settings.json under workbench.colorCustomizations:
{
"workbench.colorCustomizations": {
"afora.rainbow1": "#FFA500",
"afora.flowControlKeyword": "#FF6347",
"afora.visibilityKeyword": "#808080"
}
}
Recommended Settings
For best results, disable VS Code's built-in bracket colorization so it doesn't conflict with Afora's rainbow braces:
{
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": false
}
License
MIT
