squint for VS Code
Real-time SQL linting for dbt/Jinja SQL files, powered by the
squint LSP server.
Diagnostics (errors and warnings) appear inline in the editor and in the
Problems panel as you type.
Requirements
The squint-lsp binary must be installed separately:
cargo install squint-linter --features lsp --bin squint-lsp
This places the binary at ~/.cargo/bin/squint-lsp, which the extension
finds automatically.
Configuration
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
squint.serverPath |
"" |
Absolute path to the squint-lsp binary. Leave empty to use the binary from PATH or ~/.cargo/bin. |
Example settings.json entry for a non-standard install location:
"squint.serverPath": "/home/you/projects/squint/target/release/squint-lsp"
Building and installing
Prerequisites
cd editors/vscode
npm install
Compile
npm run compile
Package as .vsix
npm run package
# Produces: squint-0.2.0.vsix
Install in VS Code
code --install-extension squint-0.2.0.vsix
Or: Extensions panel → ··· menu → "Install from VSIX…"
Supported file types
sqljinja-sql (requires a grammar extension such as Better Jinja)
Configuration file
The LSP server reads squint.toml or [tool.squint] in pyproject.toml from
the workspace root at startup. Rule severity overrides configured there are
reflected in editor diagnostics.
