Intouch-Language README

Intouch-Language

• Intouch-Language is an open source extension created for Visual Studio Code (Not official!). It provides syntax highlighting, snippets and auto-format function for Intouch Basic. New since 2022.11.28 - own darkmode theme for VSC, names Intouch Dark.
• Intouch is a programming language for AVEVA (Wonderware) SCADA Intouch Applications.

Example

New Theme

NOTE: The default VS Code theme does not color much. Switch to intouch theme (installed by this extension) or use a theme like one of the following to benefit from the changes:

• Material Theme
• XD Theme
• Noctis
• Kary Pro Colors
• One Monokai Theme
• Winteriscoming
• Popping and Locking
• Syntax Highlight Theme
• Default Theme Enhanced

Example diffrent themes

Intouch Theme Dark	VSC Theme Dark+
Material Theme Darker	VSC Theme Light

Test and example

You can test it on this %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\intouch-language\other\test\test.vbi by press shift + alt + F

Installation

• Standatd Installation:
  • Install it in ext.-manager (type Intouch) or from Visual Studio Marketplace
• Install from Github:
  • Copy or clone all in to: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\intouch-language\
    • cd ~/.vscode/extensions/
    • git clone https://github.com/vitalyruhl/intouch-language.git
  • Open shell there and type npm i
  • Run: npm run compile, or npm run watch if you want to make changes in src folder.
  • You must restart the VS-Code after installation, to apply new settings

Snippets

• Dimb -> Dim Boolean (Discrete)
• Dimi -> Dim Integer
• Dims -> Dim String (Message)
• If# -> If code block
• Ife -> If Else code block
• for# -> add for-next-block
• log# -> Log-Debug
• cb# -> add new Code-Block
• func# -> add new empty Function

Others

Save your code as .vbi or .vi for automatic language recognition.

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Better-Comment Plugin

• Use this Branch (beta) from github - it works on all Languages

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Enjoy!

Please report missing rules or future-requests on this link.

Todo

• Formatter
  • Issues
    • Bug 13.02.2022 For-next not in plan when there are an EXIT FOR statement
    • Bug 13.02.2022 Nesting bug -> code in multiline comment will formatted to?!
  • Futures planned
    • Format on selection (now is formatting document!)

• Syntax-highlighting
  • No issues
  • Futures planned
    • Add code checker for some errors in code

• Snippets
  • No issues
  • No futures planned

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What's new in Intouch-Language

V1.4.0

• Correct some bugs in regex for syntax-highlighting
• Theme -> Add more compatibility to other languages
• Add more compatibility to other Themes (e.g. material-theme)

V1.3.0

• Add own dark theme based on GitHub (Dark Classic) VS Code theme from BerriJ
• Some bugfixes in regex for Keywords

V1.2.4

• Update dependencies

V1.2.3

• Bome bugfixes

V1.2.2

• Bugfix on snippets

V1.2.1

• Bugfix trailing whitespace before -

V1.2.0

• Add folding between {region xxxx} and {endregion xxxx}
• Add Nesting between {region xxxx} and {endregion xxxx}
• Auto closing brackets in strings and comments.
• Remove unused dependency with dependabot alert.
• Add wordPattern and indentationRules into language configuration.
• <fix bug - issue #13, formatter formats dashed variable foo-bar --> foo - bar

V1.1.1

• Version issue with format problem on <>, =<, =>, == was published with greater version

V1.1.0

• Add Code-Blocks for Nesting and Folding in code without keywords Start:{>, End:{<
• Add Snipped cb# : add new Code-Block
• Add Snipped for# : add for-next-block
• Add Snipped func# : add new empty Function
• Correct some spelling mistakes
• Remove debugging settings

V1.0.0

• Add Formatting Function

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Copyright

2021-2022 (c)Vitaly Ruhl

License: GNU General Public License v3.0