Kin for Visual Studio Code

Official Kin language support.

Install from the VS Code Marketplace or search kinlang in the Extensions view.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for .kin files
• Syntax diagnostics from the Kin parser (red squiggles as you type)
• Completions for keywords, built-ins (tangaza_amakuru, KIN_IMIBARE, …), and names in the current file
• Hover and signature help: what each built-in does and what every argument means
• Snippets for reka, niba, subiramo_niba, porogaramu_ntoya, gereranya

Requirements

None to edit and check syntax. To run a program you still need the Kin CLI:

npm i -g @kin-lang/kin
kin run hello.kin

Language server

The extension starts kin-lsp (dist/server/main.js) over stdio. Other editors can launch the same binary:

node dist/server/main.js --stdio

Language id: kinlang.

Develop

npm install
npm run compile
npm test

Cmd+Shift+P → Debug: Start Debugging → Run Kin extension (do not use F5 on a Mac — that starts Dictation).

Publish (maintainers)

1. Bump version in package.json and add a CHANGELOG.md entry.
2. npm test then npm run package (writes kinlang-X.Y.Z.vsix). First run installs @vscode/vsce with yarn under tools/vsce (npm 11 cannot resolve vsce 3.x).
3. Publish:
   • GitHub Actions: Actions → Publish to Marketplace → Run workflow (needs repo secret VSCE_PAT), or
   • Locally: VSCE_PAT=… npm run publish:vsce
4. Tag vX.Y.Z to match the marketplace version.

Create a Personal Access Token at Azure DevOps with Marketplace → Manage for publisher pacifiquem, then store it as VSCE_PAT.

License

Apache License 2.0.