Syntax highlighting, block validation, bracket matching, code folding, and Outline navigation for Go template ({{ }}) and Liquid template ({% %}) expressions inside YAML files.

Built for YAML files that embed template logic — Helm charts, Jekyll configs, Shopify themes, and any YAML with Go/Liquid templating.

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Bracket Matching & Block Highlighting

Features

Syntax Highlighting

Go template — {{ .Name }}, {{- if ... }}, {{ range }}, {{ end }}, {{ toYaml }}
Liquid template — {% for %}, {% assign %}, {% if %}, {% endif %}, {% raw %}, {% endraw %}
YAML in block scalars — keys, values, booleans, numbers, strings, and list items inside | multi-line blocks

Block Validation (Linter)

Detects unclosed or mismatched template blocks and reports them as warnings in the Problems panel:

Unclosed {%- if %} — missing {%- endif %}
Unexpected {{ end }} — no matching opening block
Covers all pairs: if/endif, for/endfor, raw/endraw, comment/endcomment, capture/endcapture, unless/endunless, case/endcase, tablerow/endtablerow, block/endblock
Go templates: if, range, with, define, block → end

Bracket Matching

Click on any template open/close tag and the matching pair gets highlighted:

{%- if ... %} ↔ {%- endif %}
{{ range ... }} ↔ {{ end }}
Works for all Go and Liquid block pairs

Code Folding

Collapse template blocks to focus on the logic that matters:

Fold {%- if %}...{%- endif %} blocks
Fold {{ range }}...{{ end }} blocks
Works for all nested block pairs

Key sections appear in the Outline panel (sidebar) for quick navigation in large YAML files.

What Gets Highlighted

Go Templates (`{{ }}`)

Element	Example
Delimiters	`{{ }}`, `{{- -}}`
Keywords	`if`, `else`, `end`, `range`, `with`, `define`, `template`
Functions	`toYaml`, `indent`, `quote`, `default`, `nindent`, `printf`
Variables	`$name`, `$flag`, `$value`
Dot accessors	`.Name`, `.ApplicationSpec.StackSpec.repo.url`
Operators	`:=`, `
Strings	`"hello"`
Booleans	`true`, `false`

Liquid Templates (`{% %}`)

Element	Example
Delimiters	`{% %}`, `{%- -%}`
Keywords	`for`, `endfor`, `if`, `elsif`, `endif`, `assign`, `capture`, `comment`, `raw`, `endraw`, `unless`, `case`, `tablerow`, `break`, `continue`
Filters	`append`, `base64_decode`, `default`, `replace`, `split`, `strip`, and 30+ more
Operators	`==`, `!=`, `and`, `or`, `contains`, `
Variables	`item.name`, `settings.api.host`

Use Cases

Helm charts — YAML with Go template directives
Infrastructure-as-code templates — mixed Go + Liquid templates in YAML
Jekyll / Shopify configs — YAML with Liquid expressions
Any YAML with embedded {{ }} or {% %} template syntax

Installation

Search "GoLiquid YAML" in the VS Code / Cursor extensions sidebar, or:

code --install-extension ajinzrathod.goliquid-yaml

How It Works

Syntax highlighting: TextMate grammar injection (injectTo: source.yaml) layers template patterns on top of standard YAML
Validation, folding, bracket matching, outline: TypeScript extension using the VS Code API — activated on any YAML file

License

MIT

GoLiquid YAML syntax highlighting

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