🧠 shashx-lang — VS Code Extension

shashx-lang is the official Visual Studio Code extension for the shashx programming language. This extension provides syntax highlighting, language configuration, and an enhanced development experience for working with .sx files. Whether you're just experimenting with language design or building real-world interpreters, shashx-lang brings clarity and productivity to your workflow.

🚀 Features

• 🎨 Syntax Highlighting: Clear and readable syntax highlighting for .sx files.
• 📝 Language Configuration: Bracket and comment support tailored specifically for shashx.
• 🔤 File Association: Automatically associates .sx files with the shashx language.
• 💡 Custom Keywords & Symbols: Highlights unique constructs like pf, flp, wlp, dlp, and the comment symbol ~>.

📜 Language Overview: shashx

shashx is a dynamically typed, interpreted programming language designed for simplicity and educational use. It combines familiar programming constructs with a clean syntax, making it ideal for learning, prototyping, or experimenting.

✅ Key Syntax

• Print: pf("Hello") or pf >message
• Variables: @x = 10
• Conditionals: if, elf, el
• Loops: flp, wlp, dlp
• Comments: ~> This is a comment

🗂 File Association

Files with the .sx extension are automatically recognized and treated as shashx source files.

📦 Installation

You can install the extension directly from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace:

1. Open Visual Studio Code.
2. Go to the Extensions tab.
3. Search for shashx-lang.
4. Click Install.

Or run this command in your terminal:

code --install-extension shashwat-sx.shashx-lang

🔧 Configuration

Once installed, .sx files will automatically use the shashx language mode. You can also manually set the language mode:

1. Click on the language indicator in the bottom right corner of VS Code.
2. Select shashx from the list.

💼 Use Cases

• Language development and design
• Educational demos for interpreters and compilers
• Creative coding with a minimalist language
• Building simple CLI tools using interpreted logic

🖼 Extension Icon and Branding

To add a custom icon or logo to your extension (for better visibility in the marketplace):

1. Place your logo image (recommended size: 128x128) in the root of your extension (e.g., icon.png).
2. Update your package.json with:

"icon": "icon.png"

3. Re-publish the extension using:

vsce publish

🤝 Contributing

Want to help improve shashx or the extension?

• Submit issues or feature requests on the GitHub repo (coming soon).
• Fork the project and create pull requests.

📄 License

This extension is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.

🙋‍♂️ Author

Made with ❤️ by Shashwat Singh

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