Is it currently possible to associate a given language with a file extension that is not typically associated with that language?
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Say I have a filetype *.foo, and I want to associate it with JavaScript for syntax highlighting. Does anyone know if this is currently possible with VSCode?
I am working in a language that is syntactically similar to Visual Basic, and want to associate it with that language type. I understand that you can assign a language after the file is opened, however this is cumbersome to do each time a file is opened.
In Sublime Text for example it is possible to select 'Open all with current extension as...'. Does this exist yet for VSCode?
EDIT: The Visual Studio Code team has added a proper way to add both themes and languages.
Cœur5 Answers
VSCode v1.0 officially adds the File to Language Association feature. Add the following into .vscode/settings.json:
You may find more details in the Visual Studio Code 1.0.0 release notes “File to language association” section.
Rory O'KaneVisual Studio For Mac Os X
You can do it yourself:For this example I'll add the '.ino' files to the C++ plugin.
Navigate to the folder containing the corresponding plugin:C:UsersusernameAppDataLocalCodeapp-0.1.0resourcesapppluginsvs.language.cpp
Open the ticino.plugin.json file and edit contributes.language.extension. In this case, you go from:
to
There is an update to the answer of this question, so I wanted to update it.
The Visual Studio Code team released a proper way to add new Languages and Themes to the application using a Yeoman generator with TextMate tmBundles which is documented here:
and here:https://code.visualstudio.com/updates#_customization-adding-language-colorization-bracket-matching
[Edit: The above answer didn't work for me (strange) - but I reworked it to the following]
Visual Studio For Mac Extensions Manager
Open the file
replace
with
We're simply adding the mime-type to the array of known text mimes.
- Go to File >Preferences >Settings
- In the right tree-view, expand Text Editor and choose Files
- In the Associations section click Edit in settings.json
In the right editor, you can add your associations. Here is a sample that adds the extension .hpp