Text::Xslate for Visual Studio Code

Syntax highlighting support for Text::Xslate template files in Visual Studio Code.

Features

• Enhanced Syntax Highlighting: Complete support for Text::Xslate Kolon syntax
• HTML Integration: Full HTML language support with embedded template directives
• Attribute Expression Support: Xslate expressions work inside HTML attributes (class, src, href, etc.)
• Comment Support: Proper highlighting for <:# comment syntax
• Template Features: Support for expressions, control structures, filters, and all Xslate constructs

Supported Syntax

Block Tags

<: if $condition :>
  <p>Content here</p>
<: end :>

Line Directives

: for $items -> $item {
  <li><: $item.name :></li>
: }

Expressions

<p>Hello, <: $name :>!</p>
<p>Escaped: <: $html | html :></p>
<img src="<: $image_url :>" alt="<: $image.alt_text :>">
<div class="<: $user.is_admin ? 'admin' : 'user' :>">Content</div>

Control Structures

• if / elsif / else / end
• for / while
• block / override
• include / cascade
• macro

Comments

<:# This is a comment :>
<p>Visible content</p>

File Extensions

This extension activates for files with the following extensions:

• .tx
• .xslate

Installation

From Marketplace

Search for "Text::Xslate" in the VS Code Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X).

From VSIX

1. Download the .vsix file from the releases page
2. Run code --install-extension text-xslate-0.9.0.vsix

Requirements

No additional requirements or dependencies.

Extension Settings

This extension does not add any VS Code settings.

Known Issues

Please report issues on the GitHub repository.

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for release notes.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.