BACI C-- Support for VS Code

Provides formatting and basic error diagnostics for BACI C-- (*.cm) files.

Install from VS Code Marketplace →

Installation

From VS Code Marketplace:

• Open VS Code → Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X) → Search "BACI C--" → Install

From Command Line:

code --install-extension robertbiv.baci-vscode

Manual Install (Offline):

1. Download the latest .vsix from GitHub Releases
2. Install via command line:

   code --install-extension baci-vscode-0.1.0.vsix

3. Or in VS Code: Extensions → ... menu → Install from VSIX

Features

• Syntax highlighting (basic TextMate grammar)
• Diagnostics for common BACI rules:
  • main() must be last function
  • For-loop index cannot be declared in header
  • Only supported types (int, char, string, semaphore, binarysem)
  • String declarations require explicit length (string[20] name;)
  • Nested cobegin blocks not allowed
• Formatter: normalizes spaces around operators, indents braces C-style.

Usage

• Open a .cm file; diagnostics show in Problems panel.
• Run Format Document or the command BACI: Format Document.

Build & Run

# In the extension root
npm install
npm run build
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host

Try It

• Open samples/test.cm in the Extension Host.
• Check the Problems panel and use Quick Fix lightbulbs on:
  • String length declaration (string name; → string[20] name;).
  • For-loop header index declaration moved out.
  • binarysem and semaphore invalid init values.
  • Nested cobegin block.
  • main() not last.
• Run Format Document to apply indentation and spacing.

Settings

• baci.defaultStringLength: default used by string Quick Fix.
• baci.format.spaceAroundOperators: insert spaces around operators.
• baci.format.indentSize: indent width in spaces.