BOS Language Support Extension

The BOS Language Support Extension provides syntax highlighting, validation, and diagnostics for .bos files used in Beyond All Reason.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Highlights .bos syntax to improve code readability.
• Real-Time Validation: Automatically checks for syntax errors and provides detailed feedback while you type.
• Workspace File Watcher: Monitors all .bos files within your workspace and validates them on-the-fly.
• File icons: Adds custom file icons for .bos and .cob files to make them prettier in your sidebar.

Installation

1. Install the extension from the VSCode Marketplace (or manually install it from a .vsix file).
2. Open any folder containing .bos files, and the extension will automatically start validating them.
3. Errors will be displayed in the Problems panel, and tooltips will appear when you hover over problematic code.

Usage

• Open any .bos file in your project, and the extension will automatically provide:
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Real-time diagnostics
• Check the Problems panel in VSCode to view any parsing or lexer errors with detailed descriptions and locations.
• Fix errors by following the suggestions provided by the extension.

Compiling .bos files to .cob

Check out the BAR script compiler repository, download it and follow the instructions in the Setup for VSCode section to compile BOS files using VSCode.

Roadmap

• Load files that are included in the .bos by #include.
• Improve the grammar file to handle multiline #define.
• Add support for auto-completion of .bos keywords and functions.
• Implement refactoring tools for .bos files.
• Add more custom error messages that are more meaningful than the default ones.
• Add syntax highlighting for constant throughout the file.

Contributing

If you encounter bugs or want to contribute to the extension, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository.