XML Language Support by Red Hat
Description
This VS Code extension provides support for creating and editing XML documents, based on the LemMinX XML Language Server, running with Java.
Features
See the changelog for the latest release.
You might also find useful information in the Online XML Documentation
or you can read this documentation inside vscode with the command Open XML Document available with Ctrl+Shift+P:
Requirements
- Java JDK (or JRE) 8 or more recent
- Ensure Java path is set in either:
xml.java.home in VSCode preferencesjava.home in VSCode preferences- Environment variable
JAVA_HOME or JDK_HOME
- Note: The path should end at the parent folder that contains the
bin folder.
Example Path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0 if bin exists at /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0/bin.
- Note: If the path is not set, the extension will attempt to find the path to the JDK or JRE.
See how to set java home for more information how this extension searches for Java.
Supported VS Code settings
The following settings are supported:
xml.java.home: Set the Java path required to run the XML Language Server. If not set, falls back to either the java.home preference or the JAVA_HOME or JDK_HOME environment variables.xml.server.vmargs: Specifies extra VM arguments used to launch the XML Language Server.
Eg. use -Xmx1G -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+UseStringDeduplication to bypass class verification, increase the heap size to 1GB and enable String deduplication with the G1 Garbage collector.xml.server.workDir: Set a custom folder path for cached XML Schemas. An absolute path is expected, although the ~ prefix (for the user home directory) is supported. Default is ~/.lemminx.xml.trace.server: Trace the communication between VS Code and the XML language server in the Output view. Default is off.xml.logs.client: Enable/disable logging to the Output view. Default is true.xml.catalogs: Register XML catalog files.xml.fileAssociations: Allows XML schemas/ DTD to be associated to file name patterns.xml.format.enabled: Enable/disable ability to format document. Default is true.xml.format.emptyElements: Expand/collapse empty elements. Default is ignore.xml.format.enforceQuoteStyle: Enforce preferred quote style (set by xml.preferences.quoteStyle) or ignore quote style when formatting. Default is ignore.xml.format.joinCDATALines: Set to true to join lines in CDATA content during formatting. Default is false.xml.format.joinCommentLines: Set to true to join lines in comments during formatting. Default is false.xml.format.joinContentLines: Normalize the whitespace of content inside an element. Newlines and excess whitespace are removed. Default is false.xml.format.preserveAttributeLineBreaks: Preserve line breaks that appear before and after attributes. Default is false.
IMPORTANT: This setting is overridden if xml.format.splitAttributes is set to true.xml.format.preserveEmptyContent: Preserve empty content/whitespace in a tag. Default is false.xml.format.preservedNewLines: Preserve new lines that separate tags. The value represents the maximum number of new lines per section. A value of 0 removes all new lines. Default is 2.xml.format.spaceBeforeEmptyCloseTag: Insert space before end of self closing tag.
Example: <tag/> -> <tag />. Default is true.xml.format.splitAttributes: Split multiple attributes each onto a new line. Default is false.xml.preferences.quoteStyle: Preferred quote style to use for completion: single quotes, double quotes. Default is double.xml.autoCloseTags.enabled : Enable/disable autoclosing of XML tags. Default is true.
IMPORTANT: The following settings must be turned of for this to work: editor.autoClosingTags, editor.autoClosingBrackets.xml.codeLens.enabled: Enable/disable XML CodeLens. Default is false.xml.preferences.showSchemaDocumentationType: Specifies the source of the XML schema documentation displayed on hover and completion. Default is all.xml.validation.enabled: Enable/disable all validation. Default is true.xml.validation.schema: Enable/disable schema based validation. Default is true. Ignored if xml.validation.enabled is set to falsexml.validation.disallowDocTypeDecl: Enable/disable if a fatal error is thrown if the incoming document contains a DOCTYPE declaration. Default is false.xml.validation.resolveExternalEntities: Enable/disable resolve of external entities. Default is false.xml.validation.noGrammar: The message severity when a document has no associated grammar. Defaults to hint.xml.symbols.enabled: Enable/disable document symbols (Outline). Default is true.xml.symbols.excluded: Disable document symbols (Outline) for the given file name patterns. Updating file name patterns does not automatically reload the Outline view for the relevant file(s). Each file must either be reopened or changed, in order to trigger an Outline view reload.xml.symbols.maxItemsComputed: The maximum number of outline symbols and folding regions computed (limited for performance reasons). Default is 5000.xml.symbols.showReferencedGrammars: Show referenced grammars in the Outline. Default is true.xml.symbols.filters: Allows XML symbols filter to be associated to file name patterns.files.trimTrailingWhitespace: Now affects XML formatting. Enable/disable trailing whitespace trimming when formatting an XML document. Default is false.
Articles
Custom XML Extensions
The LemMinX - XML Language Server can be extended to support custom completion, hover, validation, rename, etc.
Please see the extensions documentation for more information.
Contributing
This is an open source project open to anyone. Contributions are extremely welcome!
For information on getting started, refer to the CONTRIBUTING instructions.
CI builds can be installed manually by following these instructions:
Download the latest development VSIX archive from here. (vscode-xml-XXX.vsix)
Go to the Extensions section in VSCode.
At the top right click the ... icon.
Select 'Install from VSIX...' and choose the visx file.
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License
EPL 1.0, See LICENSE file.
