Mott

Syntax highlighting for Mott (мотт) — a small, statically-typed hobby programming language with Chechen keywords that compiles to native binaries via C.

Example

fnc square(x: terah) -> terah {
    yuxadalo x * x
}

fnc kort() {
    xilit n: terah = 7
    xilit s: terah = square(n)
    yazde("{n} squared is {s}")
}

And a fuller showcase — loops, khi nagah sanna chains, and the postfix-a logical AND:

fnc kort() {
    xilit i: terah = 1
    cqachunna i <= 100 {
        nagah sanna i % 3 == 0 a, i % 5 == 0 a {
            yazde("FizzBuzz")
        } khi nagah sanna i % 3 == 0 {
            yazde("Fizz")
        } khi nagah sanna i % 5 == 0 {
            yazde("Buzz")
        } khi {
            yazde("{i}")
        }
        i = i + 1
    }
}

Full language spec: docs/spec.md.

Features

• Syntax highlighting — keywords, types, literals, comments, and {ident} string interpolation.
• Language-aware editing — auto-closing brackets and quotes, Cmd+/ comment toggle, auto-indent on braces.
• File icon — a wolf (борз, the national symbol of Chechnya) in editor tabs.

This extension is static — no LSP, autocomplete, or linting yet. Those are on the roadmap.

Compiling Mott programs

This extension only handles highlighting. To actually build and run .mott files, install the mott compiler:

git clone https://github.com/silverhans/mott-lang
cargo install --path mott-lang/compiler
mott hello.mott && ./hello

Requires Rust (for the compiler) and clang (to link the runtime) on your machine.

If you open the mott-lang repo itself in VS Code, Cmd+Shift+B is pre-wired to compile the active file and route errors to the Problems panel.

Links

• Repository: https://github.com/silverhans/mott-lang
• Language spec: https://github.com/silverhans/mott-lang/blob/main/docs/spec.md
• Issues / feedback: https://github.com/silverhans/mott-lang/issues

License

MIT — see LICENSE.