Syntax Highlighting

Zenoscript supports syntax highlighting in various editors and documentation tools.

VitePress (This Documentation)

This documentation site uses enhanced syntax highlighting for Zenoscript code blocks. Features include:

• Atom highlighting - :symbol syntax is highlighted in orange
• Pipe operators - |> operators are emphasized in purple
• Zenoscript keywords - struct, trait, impl, match are highlighted
• Pattern matching - Wildcard _ patterns are highlighted

Example:

struct User {
  name: string;
  status: symbol;
}

let user = { name: "Alice", status: :active }

let message = match user.status {
  :active => "User is active"
  :inactive => "User is inactive"
  _ => "Unknown status"
}

let result = users
  |> filter(u => u.status === :active)
  |> map(u => u.name)

VS Code

The official Zenoscript VSCode extension provides comprehensive language support.

Installation

From GitHub Releases (Recommended)

1. Download the latest zenoscript-*.vsix file from GitHub releases
2. Install via command line:

   code --install-extension zenoscript-*.vsix

3. Or through VSCode UI: Extensions → "..." → "Install from VSIX..."

From Marketplace (Coming Soon)

code --install-extension zenoscript.vscode-zenoscript

Features

The VSCode extension includes:

• Syntax Highlighting - Complete highlighting for all Zenoscript constructs
• Language Configuration - Bracket matching, auto-closing pairs, comments
• Document Formatting - Basic code formatting and indentation
• File Association - Automatic .zs file recognition
• Language Server Integration - Error checking and IntelliSense (planned)

Supported Syntax

The extension highlights:

• Keywords: fn, let, const, struct, trait, impl, match, if, else, etc.
• Types: int, float, string, bool, void, any, custom types
• Operators: +, -, *, /, ==, !=, |>, <|, ->, =>
• Literals: Numbers (decimal, hex, binary, octal), strings, booleans
• Comments: // line comments and /* */ block comments
• Functions: Function names and calls
• Symbols: Atom syntax :symbol (planned)

Other Editors

Vim/Neovim

Add to your configuration:

au BufRead,BufNewFile *.zs set filetype=typescript

Sublime Text

Use the TypeScript syntax as a base and add custom rules for Zenoscript-specific features.

Emacs

Configure typescript-mode for .zs files:

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.zs\\'" . typescript-mode))

Custom Themes

The Zenoscript language definition includes these token types:

• atom - For :symbol syntax
• pipe-operator - For |> operators
• pattern-wildcard - For _ in pattern matching
• zenoscript-keyword - For language-specific keywords

You can customize these in your editor's theme configuration.

Contributing

Help improve Zenoscript syntax highlighting:

1. VS Code Extension
2. Language Grammar
3. Main Repository

Language Server

The Zenoscript Language Server provides advanced features:

• Real-time error checking
• Auto-completion
• Hover information
• Go to definition
• Refactoring tools

Install with:

bun install -g @zenoscript/language-server