EFTL Language Extension for VS Code

Syntax highlighting and language support for EFTL (ElixForms Template Language).

Features

• Syntax Highlighting for all EFTL constructs
• Code Snippets for common patterns
• Bracket Matching for EFTL blocks
• Code Folding for block structures

Supported Syntax

Block Delimiters

• [EFTL]...[/EFTL] - Main EFTL block
• [VAR name="..." type="..."]...[/VAR] - Variable declarations
• [IF]...[/IF] - Conditionals
• [WHILE]...[/WHILE] - Loops

Expressions

• [% expression %] - Execute expression
• [%= expression %] - Output expression value

Data Tags

• [TAG]GETVALUEBYTAG,TAG_NAME,REQUEST,IUQOID[/TAG]
• [TAG]SCHEMAID,schemaId,COL0001,IUQOID, , [/TAG]

Functions

• [SPLIT regex="..."]...[/SPLIT] - Split string
• [TRIM]...[/TRIM] - Trim whitespace
• [VALUE_OF varname="..." index="..." /] - Get array element
• [SIZE_OF varname="..." /] - Get array size
• [CONTAINS varname="..."]...[/CONTAINS] - Check containment
• [FORMAT type="..." pattern="..."]...[/FORMAT] - Format values

Control Structures

• [IF], [CONDITION], [THEN], [ELSE], [ELSE IF]
• [WHILE], [DO]

Comments

• [!-- comment --]

Building and Installation

1. Build from Source

To compile the extension, you need Node.js installed.

1. Open a terminal in the project root.

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Compile the TypeScript code:

   npm run compile
   

   Alternatively, use npm run watch to automatically recompile on changes.

2. Manual Installation (for testing)

To make the extension available in your VS Code without packaging it as a VSIX:

Windows

1. Open a command prompt (as Administrator for symlinks) or PowerShell.

2. Create a link to this folder in your VS Code extensions directory:

   # PowerShell
   New-Item -ItemType Junction -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.vscode\extensions\eftl-language" -Value "D:\__Git\vscode-eftl-language"
   

   Note: Replace the value path with the actual absolute path to your project folder if it differs.

Linux / macOS

1. Create a symbolic link:

   ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.vscode/extensions/eftl-language
   

2. Restart VS Code. The extension will now be loaded.

3. Development Mode (Debugging)

If you want to debug the extension or the language server:

1. Open the project folder in VS Code.
2. Ensure you have run npm install and npm run compile.
3. Press F5 (or go to the Run and Debug view and click Launch Extension).
4. A new Extension Development Host window will open.
5. In that window, open any .eftl file to test syntax highlighting and the language server.

Snippets

Prefix	Description
eftl	EFTL block with header
var	Variable declaration
vartag	Variable from TAG
varschema	Variable from SCHEMAID
if	IF statement
ifelse	IF-ELSE statement
while	WHILE loop
split	Split function
trim	Trim function
valueof	VALUE_OF function
sizeof	SIZE_OF function
contains	CONTAINS function
formatnum	Format number
tag	GETVALUEBYTAG tag
schema	SCHEMAID tag
out	Output expression
comment	Comment block

Example

[EFTL][HEADER name="trimDocument" value="true" type="boolean" /]
[VAR name="total" type="number"][% total = 0; %][/VAR]
[VAR name="items" type="iterable"][SPLIT regex=";"][TAG]GETVALUEBYTAG,ITEMS,REQUEST,IUQOID[/TAG][/SPLIT][/VAR]

[!-- Calculate total --]
[VAR name="count" type="number"][SIZE_OF varname="items" /][/VAR]

[IF]
    [CONDITION][% count > 0 %][/CONDITION]
    [THEN][%= count %] items found[/THEN]
    [ELSE]No items[/ELSE]
[/IF]
[/EFTL]

License

MIT