jonahsnider / exa-syntax-highlighting

Syntax highlighting for programming language EXA from the game EXAPUNKS by Zachtronics in Visual Studio Code

EXA Syntax Highlighting

Syntax highlighting for programming language EXA from the game EXAPUNKS by Zachtronics in Visual Studio Code.

Usage

After installation, the syntax highlighting will automatically activate for files ending in the following extensions:

• .exa
• .exapunks

About EXA

EXA is a programming language used to solve puzzles in the game EXAPUNKS by Zachtronics.

From the game manual

Keep in mind this is written as if it were documentation for the EXA language from the game universe:

The EXA virtual machine (EXA-VM) allows many execution agents (EXAs) to execute in a shared network of host computers. Within a network, EXAs can be dynamically created, destroyed, and transferred from one host to another. The EXA-VM enables all EXAs to run independently and simultaneously, even when multiple EXAs are located within the same host. An EXA's program consists of a series of instructions. Each instruction requires zero or more operands...

License

Copyright 2021 Jonah Snider

Apache License 2.0

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Case-sensitive strings are an affront to everything we hold dear

As we all know, string manipulation is hard. Luckily for all of us, the Execution Agent Engineering Task Force (EXAETF) saved us from a lot of the trouble of strings by mandating back in the 80s that all strings be ASCII encoded and strictly case-insensitive. That's why all the most advanced computer systems of today, from highway signs to bank accounts to MMORPG backends, work exclusively in case-insensitive ASCII strings.

This is why I was surprised to find that this (very neat) syntax highlighter program had somehow decided that case sensitivity was a thing again! Imagine my surprise when I typed a benign copy command only to realize that it was not highlighted. However, COPY seems to get highlighted just fine. I knew something was afoot when I saw this.

Of course, any conformant EDE (EXA Development Environment) will convert input text into a standard case-insensitive format (generally upper-case) upon entry. It should therefore be harmless to support case variants within this extension. Please consider following universally-adhered-to EXAETF standards regarding strings within your "visual" coding extension.

Happy hacking and thanks for the extension.