ling-lang[灵言] — VS Code extension

Editor support for the Ling (灵言) polyglot programming language (.ling files).

Features

• Syntax highlighting — keywords, types, builtins, strings (with escapes), numbers, operators, and # / // comments. Recognizes both the canonical English keywords and the multilingual forms (中文 / 日本語 / 한국어 / ภาษาไทย / Русский / Español / …).
• Autocomplete — every keyword, type, constant, and the full builtin library (325 builtins) with category labels and call signatures. Builtins that take arguments expand to a call template.
• Hover docs — hover any keyword/type/builtin for a one-line description and signature.
• Signature help — parameter hints with the active argument highlighted while typing inside a builtin call.
• Outline / breadcrumbs — bind declarations appear in the Outline view and breadcrumbs, marked as functions or values.
• Snippets — fn, start, if, ifelse, while, for, match, print, window, and more.
• Editor smarts — bracket matching, auto-closing pairs, and comment toggling (//).
• "Ling Dark" color theme — a navy / teal / rose / grey / vine-green palette matching the compiler's colored terminal diagnostics. Select it via Preferences: Color Theme → Ling Dark.

Install (local)

This extension ships as source — no build step is required (the vscode API is provided by the host).

Quick install: copy or symlink this folder into your VS Code extensions dir:

# Windows (PowerShell)
Set-Location C:\Users\User\Programs\ling\editors\vscode-ling
$dst = "$env:USERPROFILE\.vscode\extensions\ling-lang-0.1.0"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path (Split-Path $dst)
New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path $dst -Target (Resolve-Path .)

# macOS / Linux
ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.vscode/extensions/ling-lang-0.1.0

Then reload VS Code (Developer: Reload Window).

Package as .vsix (optional, for sharing):

npx @vscode/vsce package
code --install-extension ling-lang-0.1.0.vsix

Develop

Open this folder in VS Code and press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host with the extension loaded. Open any .ling file to try it.

Highlighting lives in syntaxes/ling.tmLanguage.json; completion / hover / signature help / outline live in src/extension.js, with the language data (keywords, types, builtins, signatures) in src/lingdata.js.