Syntax highlighting and language support for the Phoenix programming language. Automatically downloads the Phoenix language server for hover, autocomplete, go-to-definition, and more.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Full IDE support for the Phoenix programming language via the Language Server Protocol.
Features
Syntax highlighting for .phx files — keywords, types, strings, numbers, comments, operators, endpoint declarations, where constraints
Inline diagnostics — errors and warnings from the type checker
Hover — shows the resolved type at the cursor position
Autocomplete — struct, enum, and function names, plus keywords
Go-to-definition — jump to the declaration of a symbol
Find references — locate all uses of a symbol
Rename — rename a symbol across all references
Requirements
The phoenix-lsp binary must be installed and available on your PATH (or configure the path in settings).
# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/rmsap/phoenixlang.git
cd phoenixlang
cargo build --release -p phoenix-lsp
# Add target/release/phoenix-lsp to your PATH
Extension Settings
Setting
Default
Description
phoenix.lspPath
"phoenix-lsp"
Path to the phoenix-lsp language server binary
Development
cd editors/vscode
npm install
npm run compile
Then press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.
