VHDL by VHDLwhiz is a fork of the puorc.awesome-vhdl plugin with altered snippets that conform to the VHDLwhiz coding style. It includes templates for VHDL modules, testbenches, and ModelSim DO scripts.
I've forked my favorite VHDL plugin to make it better. Save time by using this plugin to generate the initial project files for you!
What's new in version 1.3.8 (March 25, 2025)
New VUnit testbench template snippet. Type vunittb in an empty line VHDL file and hit Enter to create a boilerplate VUnit testbench.
Fix loop; end loop; construct not being recognized as valid VHDL.
What's new in version 1.3.0 (November 6, 2023)
Emacs-like stutter mode. Type ,, to quickly insert a <= symbol, .. to insert =>, and ;; to insert :=. The default trigger keys are comma, period, and semicolon. You can disable this feature or customize it through the User Configuration Settings.
Emacs-like VHDL stutter mode in VSCode
What's new in version 1.2.16 (November 2, 2023)
Fixing issues with auto indent after BEGIN, THEN, LOOP, IS, and WHEN statements
Fixing dedent that was not working after END keywords
Split "i" snippet into "ift" (IF-THEN) and "ifte" (IF-THEN-ELSE)
Changing "wu" (wait until) snippet to use rising_edge(clk) instead of clk = '1'
Syntax highlighting for DEALLOCATE, FORCE, and RELEASE
Fixed wrong range in "typarr" (array) snippet
Adding support for the VHDL BLOCK statement
Demo video
Features
Syntax highlighting
Code snippets
Code completion
Brace matching
Line and block commenting
DO script (Tcl) snippets
Snippet
Description
modelsimrundo
Generate a run.do script for a VHDL testbench
VHDL snippets
When you type a snippet in a VHDL file and hit Enter, the plugin will generate template code for you. Then, use the Tab key to move the cursor to the next placeholder.
Snippet
Description
as
assert default severity
asw
assert warning
ase
assert error
asf
assert failure
arch
architecture
c
constant
ca
case
decr
sig <= sig - 1
el
else
eli
elsif
ent
entity
entarch
entity architecture
fa
falling_edge()
fo
for loop
fun
function
gen
for generate
ift
if-then
ifte
if-then-else
incr
sig <= sig + 1
int
integer
intd
integer range x downto y
intt
integer range x to y
o0
others => '0')
o1
others => '1')
ox
others => 'X')
pack
package
pro
process
proar
asynch process with reset
profsm
FSM process
pros
synch process
prosr
synch process with reset
proc
procedure
rep
report a message
ri
rising_edge()
s
signal
sh
shared variable
si
signed
sid
signed(x downto y)
sit
signed(x to y)
sir
signed(sig'range)
sl
std_logic
slv
std_logic_vector
slvd
std_logic_vector(x downto y)
slvt
std_logic_vector(x to y)
slvr
std_logic_vector(sig'range)
toi
to_integer(sig)
tos
to_signed(-1, sig'length)
tou
to_unsigned(0, sig'length)
typarr
array type
typfsm
FSM type/signal
typrec
record type
un
unsigned
und
unsigned(x downto y)
unt
unsigned(x to y)
unr
unsigned(sig'range)
v
variable
vhdl
VHDL template
vhdltb
VHDL testbench template
vunittb
VUnit testbench template
w
when STATE =>
wh
while loop
wf
wait for
wo
wait on
wu
wait until
Installation
Install from the Visual Studio Marketplace or by searching for "vhdlwhiz.vhdl-by-vhdlwhiz" in the Extension view (Ctrl+Shift+X) in VSCode.
This extension is licensed under the MIT License. Please see the third-party notices file for details on the third-party binaries that we include with releases of this project.
