A Visual Studio Code language extension providing comprehensive support for the Franca IDL (Interface Definition Language). See Franca for more information about the Franca project.
Features
Language Server (LSP)
Document Symbols - Outline view showing all Franca structures (interfaces, methods, broadcasts, structs, unions, enumerations, etc.)
Go to Definition (F12) - Navigate to symbol definitions across your project
Find All References (Shift+F12) - Find all usages of any symbol
Cross-file Support - Automatically indexes all .fidl files in your workspace
Import Resolution - Resolves import statements for cross-file navigation
Editor Features
Syntax Highlighting - Full highlighting for Franca 0.12.0 syntax
Code Snippets - Quick insertion templates for common Franca constructs
Comment Support - Line comments (//) and block comments (/* */)
Installation
Open VS Code
Press Ctrl+Shift+X (or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS) to open Extensions
Search for "FRANCA IDL"
Click Install
Usage
Open any .fidl file to activate the extension.
LSP Features
Document Outline - Press Ctrl+Shift+O (or Cmd+Shift+O on macOS) to see all symbols
Go to Definition - Place cursor on a symbol and press F12
Find References - Place cursor on a symbol and press Shift+F12
Supported Franca Constructs
Construct
Keywords
Interfaces
interface
Methods
method, readonly method
Broadcasts
broadcast
Structs
struct
Unions
union
Enumerations
enumeration
Type Definitions
typedef
Collections
array, map
Requirements
VS Code 1.40.0 or higher
Node.js 18+ (for development)
Disclaimer
This extension is independent of and not related to the official Franca development team.
