CBS Editor for VS Code
Provides comprehensive language support for Curly Braced Syntax (.cbs) files in Visual Studio Code.
Preview
CBS Formatter:
Autocomplete Feature:
Real-time Error Checking:
Features
- Syntax Highlighting: Clear and distinct highlighting for CBS commands, variables, strings, and structure based on the TextMate grammar in
syntaxes/cbs.tmLanguage.json.
- IntelliSense:
- Command Completions: Get suggestions for CBS commands and their aliases when you type
{{ or [.
- Signature Help: See parameter information for commands when typing
:: within a {{...}} tag.
- Hover Information: Hover over commands within
{{...}} tags to see their description and signature.
- Code Navigation:
- Go to Definition (F12): Quickly jump to the definition of CBS variables identified by the linter.
- Find All References (Shift+F12): Find where variables are used throughout your document.
- Code Formatting: Automatically format your
.cbs documents (Right-click -> Format Document or Shift+Alt+F). Supports smart indentation, spacing, and line breaks for CBS blocks and tags, while respecting {{#pure_display}} blocks.
- Linting & Diagnostics: Real-time error checking and diagnostics provided by
CbsLinter to help you write valid CBS code.
- Language Configuration (
language-configuration.json):
- Bracket Matching & Auto-Closing: Automatic handling for
{{ and }}.
- Commenting: Use
{{hidden_key: your comment }} for block comments.
- Code Folding: Fold blocks defined by
{{#...}} and {{/...}}.
- Snippets: Provides snippets for common CBS block structures (
if, if-pure, each, func, pure_display) accessible via prefixes like if, cbsif, {{#if, etc.
Usage
- Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
- Open any file with the
.cbs extension.
- Utilize the features described above for an enhanced development workflow.
Note on .txt File Association
By default, this extension associates both .cbs and .txt files with the CBS language features. If you prefer not to have CBS features applied to your plain .txt files, you can easily override this in your VS Code settings.
Open your settings.json file (File > Preferences > Settings, then click the "Open Settings (JSON)" icon in the top right) and add the following configuration:
"files.associations": {
"*.txt": "plaintext"
}
This tells VS Code to treat .txt files as plain text, overriding the extension's default setting.
Contributing
Bug reports and feature requests are welcome! Please open an issue on the GitHub repository
License
GNU General Public License version 3.0
