KDAL Language Support for VS Code

Full IDE experience for the Kernel Device Abstraction Layer - write, lint, compile, and simulate KDAL device headers (.kdh) and driver files (.kdc) directly from VS Code.

Quick Start (2 Steps)

Step 1 - Install the KDAL SDK:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NguyenTrongPhuc552003/kdal/main/scripts/installer/install.sh | sh

Step 2 - Install this extension:

code --install-extension kdal-lang-0.1.0.vsix

That's it. The extension auto-detects kdalc and kdality from KDAL_HOME/bin or PATH. Open any .kdh or .kdc file to start.

Features

Syntax highlighting for .kdh and .kdc (aligned with the KDAL EBNF grammar)
Code snippets for rapid driver scaffolding (20+ snippets)
Compile .kdc drivers to kernel C modules (via kdality compile)
Lint on save - automatic diagnostics reported in the Problems panel
Simulate .kdh devices (via kdality simulate)
Generate device trees from .kdh files (via kdality dt-gen)
Generate tests from .kdc drivers (via kdality test-gen)
Create new KDAL projects from the command palette (via kdality init)
Status bar - shows KDAL toolchain status and active file type
Build tasks - auto-detected KDAL tasks in the task runner
File icons - distinct icons for .kdh and .kdc in the explorer
Context menus - right-click actions for KDAL files
Guided walkthrough - step-by-step onboarding for new users

Commands

Command	Description	Keybinding
`KDAL: Compile Driver`	Compile active `.kdc` file	-
`KDAL: Lint File`	Lint active `.kdh` or `.kdc` file	-
`KDAL: Create New Project`	Scaffold a new KDAL driver project	-
`KDAL: Simulate Device`	Run register simulation on `.kdh`	-
`KDAL: Generate Device Tree`	Generate DT overlay from `.kdh`	-
`KDAL: Generate Test`	Generate KUnit test from `.kdc`	-
`KDAL: Show Toolchain Info`	Display kdalc / kdality versions	-
`KDAL: Install SDK`	Download and install the KDAL SDK	-
`KDAL: Re-detect Toolchain`	Re-scan for kdalc and kdality	-

No SDK? The extension shows a notification on activation with an Install SDK button that runs kdalup in a terminal. The status bar also offers one-click install when the toolchain is missing.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`kdal.toolchainPath`	`""`	Path to directory containing kdalc and kdality
`kdal.stdlibPath`	`""`	Path to KDAL standard library (.kdh files)
`kdal.lintOnSave`	`true`	Automatically lint .kdh/.kdc files on save

Snippets

`.kdh` files

Prefix	Description
`device`	Full device skeleton
`reg`	Register map entry
`sig`	Signal declaration
`bitfield`	Bitfield register entry
`import`	Import a stdlib header
`config`	Configuration option

`.kdc` files

Prefix	Description
`driver`	Full driver skeleton
`onprobe`	Probe handler
`onremove`	Remove handler
`onread`	Read handler
`onwrite`	Write handler
`onsignal`	Signal handler
`onpower`	Power state handler
`rr`	`reg_read()`
`rw`	`reg_write()`
`log`	`log()` statement
`if`	Conditional block
`for`	Loop statement
`backend`	Backend-specific block

Known Issues

v0.1.0: QEMU launch/deploy/debug integration is not yet available - use scripts/env/ scripts directly
v0.1.0: No real hardware validation - QEMU aarch64 only
Extension screenshots will be added in a future update

Roadmap

v0.2.0: QEMU integration (launch VM, deploy module, attach debugger from VS Code)
v0.2.0: Keybindings for compile/lint/simulate
v0.3.0: Language server protocol (LSP) for go-to-definition and hover docs

Development

cd editor/vscode/kdal-lang
npm install
npm run compile
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host

Packaging

npm run package   # produces kdal-lang-x.y.z.vsix

License

GPL-3.0-or-later - see LICENSE.

KDAL - Kernel Driver Abstraction Language

KDAL Project

KDAL Language Support for VS Code

Quick Start (2 Steps)

Features

Commands

Settings

Snippets

`.kdh` files

`.kdc` files

Known Issues

Roadmap

Development

Packaging

License

KDAL - Kernel Driver Abstraction Language

KDAL Project

KDAL Language Support for VS Code

Quick Start (2 Steps)

Features

Commands

Settings

Snippets

.kdh files

.kdc files

Known Issues

Roadmap

Development

Packaging

License

`.kdh` files

`.kdc` files