Contributing Languages

Building an extension which provides support new language consists of several pieces, depending on the complexity of the language being contributed.

• Defining a Syntax
  The basic building blocks of a language.
• Language Completions
  Providing autocomplete items for a language's standard library.
• Regex Grammars
  Defining a language grammar which uses regular expression rules.
• Tree-sitter
  Building a language around a Tree-sitter grammar.
• Using the Syntax Inspector
  How to use the built-in inspection tool when working on a language extension.