LPML is a human-friendly data serialization format designed for MUD configuration files. It extends JSON5 with features like spacey keys, file includes, string concatenation, and multiline string folding.

See LPML-SPEC.md for the complete specification.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for all LPML features:
  • Spacey keys (hit points: 100)
  • String includes ("#./stats.lpml")
  • Single and double quoted strings with escape sequences
  • Numbers: decimal, hex (0xFF), octal (0o77), binary (0b1010)
  • Constants: true, false, null, undefined, Infinity, NaN, MAX_INT, MAX_FLOAT
  • Single-line and block comments
• Bracket matching and auto-closing
• Comment toggling

Credits

This extension builds on work from better-json5 by BlueGlassBlock.

LPML specification and language design by Gesslar for the Oxidus MUD codebase.

License

lpml is released into the public domain under the Unlicense.