JSP Language Support

This extension provides complete support for JavaServer Pages (JSP) files in Visual Studio Code.

Notes

This project is based on the original work: jeromyu2023/vscode-jsp-support.

Because of a path issue, this repository was cloned and modified for further adjustments.

Features

Syntax Highlighting

• JSP Directives (<%@ ... %>)
• Scriptlets (<% ... %>)
• Expressions (<%= ... %>)
• Declarations (<%! ... %>4
• JSP Standard Actions (<jsp:include>, <jsp:param>, etc.)
• Embedded HTML and Java

Go to Definition

• Navigate to Java class definitions from JSP files
• Supports both JSP and Java import styles:

  <%@page import="com.example.MyClass"%>  // JSP import
  <%
    import com.example.OtherClass;        // Java import
    MyClass instance = new MyClass();     // Go to definition works here
  %>
  

• Works with:
  • Class references in code
  • Import statements
  • Fully qualified and simple class names
  • Classes in different package structures

Autocompletion

• JSP Directives (page, include, taglib)
• Common Directive Attributes
• JSP Standard Actions
• Basic JSTL Tags

Snippets

• Basic JSP Template
• Common Directives
• JSP Standard Actions
• JSP Code Blocks
• JSTL Imports

Usage

The extension is automatically activated for files with .jsp, .jspx, and .jspf extensions.

Available Snippets

• page - Page directive with common attributes
• include - Include directive
• taglib - Taglib directive for JSTL
• jsp:include - JSP include action
• jsp:include-params - Include action with parameters
• jsp:param - JSP parameter
• jsp:useBean - UseBean action
• jsp:setProperty - SetProperty action
• jsp:getProperty - GetProperty action
• scriptlet - Scriptlet block
• expr - JSP expression
• decl - JSP declaration
• comment - JSP comment

Requirements

There are no special requirements to use this extension.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• jsp-support.javaSourcePaths: Array of relative paths to search for Java source files within workspace folders. Defaults to ["src/main/java"]. The extension also automatically detects source directories from pom.xml files.

Known Issues

Please report any issues on the GitHub repository.

Release Notes

0.0.5

Enhanced Maven multi-module project support:

• Automatic detection and parsing of <modules> in parent pom.xml files
• Recursive collection of Java source paths from all sub-modules in multi-module Maven projects
• Module-aware Go to Definition: prioritizes searching in the module containing the current JSP file
• Improved accuracy for class and method navigation in complex project structures

0.0.4

Enhanced Java class navigation:

• Added configurable Java source paths via VS Code settings (jsp-support.javaSourcePaths)
• Automatic detection of source directories from pom.xml <sourceDirectory> configuration
• Support for complex multi-module Maven projects with custom directory structures
• Improved compatibility with non-standard Maven project layouts

0.0.1

Initial release with basic JSP support:

• Syntax highlighting
• Autocompletion
• Snippets
• Support for JSP standard actions
• Go to Definition for Java classes

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Enjoy!