vscode addon for formatting and highlighting

[Natejoestev]

it would be nice if you made a vscode addon for Nilesoft Shell Script (.shl).
it would add simple text highlighting and support for:

• collapsing {...} and multi-line items
• maybe IntelliSense

(also, it would be nice if you had a discord server👍)

[Natejoestev]

i'm looking into it and i think i might beable to do it myself.

[moudey]

This would be a really great contribution

[ChristopheL77]

Hi, I've made a vscode extension for that. With a grammar, if you wanna try.
I'm new to this, but it seems to work well :-)

Folding works, comments and hightlighting of some elements is supported.

I can give you the code if you want to use it as a starter.

vsix extension file

[moudey]

This is a really great contribution

[moudey]

You can add this extension to the vscode folder inside the extensions folder

[ChristopheL77]

I don't have rights to create a branch.

[Natejoestev]

nice, i will use that.

[ChristopheL77]

Fixed variables not colored:
updated vsix extension

Also added snippets (me/it) for menu/item

[Natejoestev]

i understand what you did.
the file extension is not .nss it's .shl

[Natejoestev]

line 22, change to .shl in package.json

[ChristopheL77]

You mean the extensions of files for nilesoft shell ?
I think it is .nss because it is what is specified in documentation and also in the example files delivered by the setup : Doc
By the way, you can switch to nilesoft in the vscode state bar even if it is the wrong extension no ?

[ChristopheL77]

@ChristopheL77 the newest versions 0.0.5 and 0.1.0 don't do anything. I can't get the old ones, link expired

Sorry for expired links. I thought I could put it in github but I can't create a branch right now.

[ChristopheL77]

I published it on the market place, you should be able to install it from vscode now

[Natejoestev]

that is weird, my nilesoft download has shell.shl as the file.
also, i found a bug when you have smth like a='@myFnc("b")' it doesn't like the quotes or smth.

[ChristopheL77]

i found a bug when you have smth like a='@myFnc("b")' it doesn't like the quotes or smth.

Yes I didn't find a regular expression to match these expressions because nss language allows to break item/menu properties into multiple lines mixed with properties in same line and there is not an end of statement char as far as I know. I'm still trying though ;)
I mean we can do

menu(prop1=abc())
menu(prop1=abc()
prop2=def
)
menu(prop1=abc(aa()) prop2=def
)
menu(prop1=abc prop2=def()
)

And I have to identity the last parenthesis to know where the menu properties ends.

Here, the right parenthesis may be interpreted as the end of menu or item properties that's why it doesn't highlight well after.

[Natejoestev]

i have 1.7 rn. how do i update it?

[ChristopheL77]

winget update nilesoft.shell

Or others methods : https://nilesoft.org/download
Backup your config files before if you updated them.

[Natejoestev]

could you add the nilesoft icon to the file extension?

[ChristopheL77]

i found a bug when you have smth like a='@myFnc("b")' it doesn't like the quotes or smth.

I think it is fixed now in v1.1.0
I learned about regular expression recursion ;-)

[ChristopheL77]

Yes if @moudey allows me to use his icon.

[moudey]

Yes you can

[ChristopheL77]

Cool ;). Updated in v1.0.1

[Natejoestev]

that is not what i meant. i meant for the files so you can see that they are nilesoft shell files instead of just this:

[ChristopheL77]

Done in 1.2.0 ;)

[ChristopheL77]

Added basic completion in 1.3.0

[ChristopheL77]

Updated to 1.5.0 with autocompletion with documentation (based on nilesoft doc)

[Natejoestev]

@ChristopheL77 i would like to get access to the extension repo so i can fix some things.

[ChristopheL77]

What do you want to fix ?
Send me your email address so I can add you to project.

[Natejoestev]

are you in the nilesoft discord?
also, i don't think you need an email, you can enter username, full name, or email.
just use my username @Natejoestev

[Natejoestev]

unless your planning to add me as a contributor to the marketplace.

[ChristopheL77]

Repo is not in github Le lun. 11 déc. 2023, 02:20, Natejoestev ***@***.***> a écrit :

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[Natejoestev]

can we talk on discord?

[Natejoestev]

my username is @natejoestev

[JoyHak]

Check out my Notepad++ theme for Shell & Python: https://discord.com/channels/1106387012707168318/1241063722449899712

[RubicBG]

@ChristopheL77 do you plan make the NS vscode extension even better?

[ChristopheL77]

Hi, Not really. What do you need ? Le mar. 10 déc. 2024, 17:48, RubicBG ***@***.***> a écrit :

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[RubicBG]

Тhanks to text highlighting the code is easily recognizable - without it it would be much more difficult - very good job. But I personally use regex, reg paths, ps commands ... - sometimes they make highlighting "stop" for a few lines, or change the coloring, some new commands are not colored, auto-completion only works on basic commands ... definitely many things can be improved. If you decide to work on improving the extension I would like to help

[ChristopheL77]

Thanks. I know it is perfectible. It is textmate based. I did that as a hobby. To go further, I think we would need a language server but I don't have time for this. I can give you access to source code, it is hosted on azure devops (I need an email address). Christophe Le mar. 10 déc. 2024, 19:09, RubicBG ***@***.***> a écrit :

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Тhanks to text highlighting the code is easily recognizable - without it it would be much more difficult - very good job. But I personally use regex, reg paths, ps commands ... - sometimes they make highlighting "stop" for a few lines, or change the coloring, some new commands are not colored, auto-completion only works on basic commands ... definitely many things can be improved. If you decide to work on improving the extension I would like to help — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#81 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AD6PDPGQ7XAQJIMOVQO3MHL2E4U7PAVCNFSM6AAAAABTLTEHLGVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTCNJSGQ2DAMA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[RubicBG]

I won't have time in the next few months. I'll need time to get familiar with azure devops and the extension structure before I start changing anything on my own. You can add me to the project now or I'll write to you again when I have time to take on the project more seriously. Find me in discord with the same name (I don't want to use the program page as a general chat)