vs-code-extension

Matcha Language Support

Syntax highlighting and basic editor support for the Matcha programming language.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for current Matcha keywords, declarations, types, literals, and operators
• Line comments with //
• Bracket matching and auto-closing for (), [], {}, and strings
• File associations for .mt and .matcha
• Custom file icon for Matcha source files

Status

This extension tracks Matcha v0.1.0 and is still experimental.

Current scope:

• TextMate grammar-based syntax highlighting
• Language configuration only

Not included yet:

• Diagnostics
• Formatting
• Go to definition
• Semantic tokens
• Debugging support

Installation

From the Visual Studio Marketplace

Install from the Marketplace:

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mario-nowak.matcha-lang

Or from VS Code Quick Open:

ext install mario-nowak.matcha-lang

From a packaged VSIX

code --install-extension matcha-lang-0.1.0.vsix

Development

Package locally:

npx @vscode/vsce package

Install locally after packaging:

code --install-extension matcha-lang-0.1.0.vsix

Repository

Monorepo path:

• tooling/ide-extensions/vs-code-extension

Compiler examples for manual testing:

• matcha-compiler/examples/learning-matcha.mt
• matcha-compiler/examples/aoc-2024-01.mt
• matcha-compiler/examples/customer-import-audit.mt