🗒️Mini-WDL Language Server Extension

Welcome to the Mini-WDL Language Server Extension! This project is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to enhance developer productivity for Workflow Description Language (WDL) authors. It integrates advanced language features like syntax highlighting, document symbol detection, and more using a Rust-based Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation.

Features

✅ Implemented

• Syntax Highlighting: Provides basic syntax highlighting for .wdl files using TextMate grammars.
• Document Symbol Detection: Detects tasks and workflows in .wdl files and displays them in the Outline view.

➕ Planned Features

• Go-to Definition: Navigate to the definition of tasks and workflows.
• Find References: Locate all references to tasks and workflows across documents.
• Semantic Code Highlighting: Highlight WDL constructs semantically.
• Diagnostics: Provide error checking and diagnostics for WDL files.

Motivation

The Mini-WDL extension is to improve developer tooling for Workflow Description Language (WDL). It aims to provide a seamless development experience for workflow authors by integrating essential language features into VS Code.

🎯 Installation

• To install the Mini-WDL extension, you will need to install Rust, once rust is installed get on to it😁:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/mini-wdl-extension.git

Navigate to the project directory:

cd mini-wdl-extension

Install Node.js dependencies:

npm install

• Compile the Rust Language Server:

Navigate to the server directory:

cd server

Build the Rust server:

cargo build

• After building, ensure the binary exists at server/target/debug/mini-wdl-server.

Return to the root directory:

cd ..

Build the extension:

npm run compile

🤗Usage

• Open a .wdl file in VS Code.
• The extension will automatically activate and provide syntax highlighting.
• Use the Outline view (Ctrl+Shift+O) to navigate tasks and workflows.

How to Contribute

To bootsrap a developement enviroment, please use the following commands:

Clone the repository
git clone git@github.com:whitewolf2000ani/Mini-WDL.git

Create a new branch:

git checkout -b feature-name

Make your changes and commit them:

git commit -m "Add feature-name"

Push your changes and create a pull request.

git push -u origin feature/language-server

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

This project is to improve WDL tooling through a extension within VSCode.