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ForWhile Storytelling Programming Language

by forwhile

Syntax highlighting support for the ForWhile world-building programming language

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Version

1.0.1

Last updated

Jun 12, 2026

This extension provides syntax highlighting and language configuration support for the ForWhile world-building programming language.

Features

  • Syntax Highlighting: Full color schemes for all ForWhile keywords (creature, action, when born, the world remembers, whenever, on each tick, etc.).
  • Code Blocks: Auto-closing parentheses, double quotes, and comments configuration.

Installation for Development

To test the extension locally:

  1. Copy the editors/vscode directory to your VS Code extensions directory:
    • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\forwhile-syntax
    • macOS / Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/forwhile-syntax
  2. Restart or reload VS Code.

To package as a .vsix file for direct installation:

cd editors/vscode
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

Then install the .vsix file using VS Code's command palette: Extensions: Install from VSIX....

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