🦍 ApeLang Syntax Highlighter for VS Code

Welcome to the official VS Code extension for ApeLang — the prehistoric language of the jungle! This extension brings colorful syntax highlighting, banana-powered logic, and improved readability to .ape files right in your editor.

Features

• Primitive Types: number, string, boolean, nil

• Control Flow: if, else, banana (while), swing (loop), tumble/catch (try/catch), give (return)

• Operators:

  • Arithmetic: ooh (+), aah (-), eek (*), ook (/)
  • Logical: ripe (and), yellow (or)

• Modules: summon "utils.ape"

• Functions: tribe name(args) { ... }

• IO: tree (print), ask() (input)

• Collections:

• Lists: [1, "banana", true]

• Maps: {"type": "fruit", "color": "yellow"}

• Error Handling: tumble { ... } catch (err) { ... }

• Syntax highlighting for .ape files

Built-in Functions & I/O

User Input: ape wisdom = ask()

Modules: summon "string_utils.ape"

File System: forage("path.txt") (read), inscribe("path.txt", "data") (write)

Advanced String Manipulation Full highlighting for the powerful built-in string tribes:

tally(str): Get the length of a string.

slice(str, start, end): Get a substring.

graft(str1, str2): Concatenate strings.

scan(haystack, needle): Find a substring's index.

shed(str): Trim whitespace.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code v1.70 or higher
• No external dependencies — just install and go bananas

⚙️ Extension Settings

This extension currently doesn't expose any settings. Future versions may add toggles for color themes, custom keywords, and jungle-themed UI enhancements.

Known Issues

• Syntax highlighting only; no linting or autocomplete yet
• Experimental support for nested tumble/catch blocks
• Might not properly highlight malformed jungle code 🪵

Release Notes

1.0.0

• Initial release: basic syntax support for ApeLang

1.1.0

• Added support for tumble/catch
• Highlighted logical operators (ripe, yellow)
• Array and map syntax support

Working with Markdown

This README is fully Markdown-compatible and editable inside VS Code. Some helpful shortcuts:

• Cmd+\ → Split Editor
• Shift+Cmd+V → Toggle Preview
• Ctrl+Space → Autocomplete/snippets

For More Info

• Official ApeLang GitHub

Go bananas and enjoy writing with ApeLang! 🍌🦍 Pull requests, feature ideas, and jungle howls welcome.