Feature - Syntax highlighting in the vscode extension #1101
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Adding functionality from github.com/YuryKL/textmate-datastar to the official extension.
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Problem Statement
The VS-Code extension provides autocomplete via snippets, but has no syntax highlight for Datastar attributes and expressions making small typos harder to visually identify.
Proposed Solution
Integrate a TextMate grammar into the official extension to provide syntax highlighting in a wide variety of markup files alongside the existing snippet functionality. The highlights include:
The grammar provides color-coded highlighting for:
Changes
datastar.injection.tmLanguage.jsontextmate grammar filedatastar.customAttributesconfiguration setting to highlight custom attribute pluginsextension.jsto watch for configuration updatesAlternatives Considered
Keep as seperate extensions: maintaining textmate-datastar as a standalone would avoid merging codebases, but users would need to install two extensions that may have different versions.
LSP: This is another option to get the same functionality in VS-Code but is much more complex to build/maintain.