This page shows how to install and use the Lingua Franca Visual Studio Code extension.

Download the Visual Studio Code Extension

This plugin is available from the VS Code Marketplace/Open VSX Registry.

To install this extension from the marketplace, launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl + P) and enter ext install lf-lang.vscode-lingua-franca.

Using the Visual Studio Code Extension

• Show the diagram for the currently active Lingua Franca file by clicking on the diagrams icon at the upper right:
• Compile the .lf file by entering Ctrl + Shift + P, then Lingua Franca: Build.
• Run the .lf file by entering Ctrl + Shift + P, then Lingua Franca: Build and Run.
• (Optional) Users who edit LF programs with a Python target will benefit the most from Python linting by installing Pylint 2.12.2 or later.

For Developers: Get the Latest Version

To get the latest version of the VS Code extension from the repo rather than the latest release, the steps are:

• git clone —recursive git@github.com:lf-lang/vscode-lingua-franca.git
• cd vscode-lingua-franca/lingua-franca
• git checkout master
• cd ..
• npm install

If you have previously cloned the repo, it should be sufficient to pull the most recent version and re-run npm install.