ASM Semicolon and Label Alignment Extension for VSCode

This VSCode extension aligns semicolons and labels in .asm files to specified columns.

Features

Semicolon Alignment

• Aligns semicolons in .asm files to a configurable column (default is 60).
• Only modifies lines where the semicolon is not in the first column.
• Preserves all characters except for spaces and tabs when aligning semicolons.
• If there is no block selection, work with all file.

Semicolon Alignemt in Selected Area

Label Alignment

• Aligns labels with = or .ds to the column where the cursor is positioned.
• Works from the current line to the first blank line or a line starting with a semicolon.
• Only modifies lines where the label is at the start.
• Keeps the cursor in the same position after alignment.

Configuration

You can configure the alignment column and the keybindings used to trigger the alignment commands in the settings.

Settings

• asmSemicolonAlignment.column: The column to which semicolons should be aligned. Default is 60.
• asmSemicolonAlignment.keybinding: The keybinding to trigger the semicolon alignment command. Default is ctrl+shift+;.
• asmLabelAlignment.keybinding: The keybinding to trigger the label alignment command. Default is ctrl+shift+=.

Keybindings

• ctrl+shift+; to align semicolons (configurable).
• ctrl+shift+= to align labels (configurable).

Usage

1. Open a .asm file in VSCode.
2. Use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type Align Semicolons in ASM to trigger the semicolon alignment.
3. Use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type Align Labels in ASM to trigger the label alignment.
4. Alternatively, use the default keybindings to trigger the commands:
   • ctrl+shift+; for semicolon alignment.
   • ctrl+shift+= for label alignment.

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.