- Intouch-Language is an open source extension created for Visual Studio Code (Not official!). It provides
syntax highlighting
,snippets
andauto-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.
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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
Intouch Theme Dark ![]() |
VSC Theme Dark+ ![]() |
Material Theme Darker ![]() |
VSC Theme Light ![]() |
You can test it on this %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\intouch-language\other\test\test.vbi by press
shift + alt + F
- 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
, ornpm run watch
if you want to make changes in src folder. - You must restart the VS-Code after installation, to apply new settings
- Copy or clone all in to:
- 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
Save your code as
.vbi
or.vi
for automatic language recognition.
Better-Comment Plugin
Please report missing rules or future-requests on this link.
- Formatter
- Issues
- Bug 13.02.2022
For-next
not in plan when there are anEXIT FOR
statement - Bug 13.02.2022 Nesting bug -> code in multiline comment will formatted to?!
- Bug 13.02.2022
- Futures planned
- Format on selection (now is formatting document!)
- Issues
- Syntax-highlighting
- No issues
- Futures planned
- Add code checker for some errors in code
- Snippets
- No issues
- No futures planned
- 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)
- Add own dark theme based on GitHub (Dark Classic) VS Code theme from BerriJ
- Some bugfixes in regex for Keywords
- Update dependencies
- Bome bugfixes
- Bugfix on snippets
- Bugfix trailing whitespace before
-
- 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
- Version issue with format problem on <>, =<, =>, == was published with greater version
- 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
- Add Formatting Function
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License: GNU General Public License v3.0