- Add while, for, and do-while loops with break/continue
- Implement assignment statements (prevents if(x=10) bugs)
- Keep assignment expressions only for for-loop clauses
- Fix critical memory management bug (dangling pointers in cleanup)
- Add automatic memory cleanup with conservative reference counting
- Consolidate documentation into single reference file
- Add comprehensive test coverage for all loop types and edge cases
- VSCode extension for bob highlighting and snippets

2025-08-06 00:57:36 -04:00

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Bob Language Extension for VS Code

This extension provides syntax highlighting and language support for the Bob programming language in Visual Studio Code and Cursor.

Features

Syntax Highlighting: Full syntax highlighting for Bob language constructs
Code Snippets: Useful code snippets for common Bob patterns
Auto-closing Brackets: Automatic bracket and quote pairing
Indentation: Smart indentation for Bob code blocks
Comments: Support for line and block comments
Folding: Code folding support with region markers

Supported Syntax

Keywords

Control flow: if, else, while, for, break, continue, return
Variable declaration: var
Function declaration: func
Logical operators: and, or, not

Built-in Functions

print(), assert(), input(), type(), toString(), toNumber(), time()

Data Types

Numbers (integers and floats)
Strings (single and double quoted)
Booleans (true, false)
None value (none)

Operators

Arithmetic: +, -, *, /, %
Comparison: ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=
Logical: &&, ||, !
Bitwise: &, |, ^, <<, >>, ~
Compound assignment: +=, -=, *=, /=, %=, &=, |=, ^=, <<=, >>=

Installation

From Source

Clone this repository
Run npm install to install dependencies
Run npm run compile to build the extension
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the extension in a new window

Manual Installation

Copy the extension files to your VS Code extensions directory
Restart VS Code
Open a .bob file to see syntax highlighting

Usage

Code Snippets

Type the following prefixes and press Tab to insert code snippets:

func - Function definition
if - If statement
ifelse - If-else statement
while - While loop
for - For loop
var - Variable declaration
print - Print statement
assert - Assert statement
anon - Anonymous function
return - Return statement
break - Break statement
continue - Continue statement
comment - Comment block
test - Test function

File Association

Files with the .bob extension will automatically be recognized as Bob language files.

Example

// This is a comment
var message = "Hello, Bob!";
print(message);

func factorial(n) {
    if (n <= 1) {
        return 1;
    }
    return n * factorial(n - 1);
}

var result = factorial(5);
assert(result == 120, "Factorial calculation failed");

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

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