AADL (spar) — VS Code Extension
AADL v2.2 language support with live interactive architecture diagrams.
Powered by spar, an open-source AADL toolchain with 21 analysis passes, port-aware rendering, and orthogonal edge routing.
Features
Syntax Highlighting
Full TextMate grammar for AADL v2.2 — keywords, component categories, features, connections, properties, modes, and annexes.
Language Server (10 IDE Features)
- Diagnostics — parser errors + 21 analysis passes on save
- Hover — component types, features, keywords
- Go-to-Definition — cross-file classifier references
- Completion — keywords, classifiers, properties, packages
- Document Symbols — packages, types, implementations
- Workspace Symbols — search across all files
- Code Actions — quick-fix end-names, semicolons, with-clauses
- Formatting — hierarchical indentation
- Rename — components, features, subcomponents
- Inlay Hints — component category, connection direction
Live Architecture Diagram
Interactive HTML diagram that updates on every save:
- Port visualization with direction indicators and type colors
- Orthogonal edge routing with obstacle avoidance
- Pan/zoom — mouse wheel + drag
- Selection — click nodes, Ctrl+click for multi-select
- Semantic zoom — detail collapses at overview levels
Quick Start
- Install spar binary — download from GitHub Releases and add to PATH
- Open an AADL workspace — any folder with
.aadl files
- Show diagram — run
AADL: Show Architecture Diagram from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
- Select root — if multiple system implementations exist, pick one from the QuickPick
Configuration
| Setting |
Description |
Default |
spar.binaryPath |
Path to spar binary |
(auto-detect from PATH) |
Commands
| Command |
Description |
AADL: Show Architecture Diagram |
Open interactive diagram beside editor |
AADL: Select Root System |
Choose which system implementation to render |
Requirements
- spar CLI — download from releases (Linux, macOS, Windows)
- VS Code 1.100+
Links
License
MIT
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