/FabCOD

Fabrication Scripting Language Extension for VSCode

Primary LanguageTypeScriptMIT LicenseMIT

FabCOD

This VSCode extension provides language support for COD Scripting. This scripting language is specifically intended for automation tasks related to the Autodesk Fabrication software package. The COD language has a lot in common with the VBA scripting language, but with less of its features, unique constraints, various deviations and even laziness. The Repo-Wiki will eventually be built out with documentation related to this extension and probably some introductory COD language tutorials.

Features

  • Generated COD Language Documentation in MD format

  • Syntax Highlighting

  • Auto-Completion

    • Snippets are fully managed and currently prevent user-defined versions.
    • Includes type information if applicable
    • Includes descriptions for properties/methods
    • Includes unique symbols for different named types
    • Unique path assistance behavior for INCLUDE statements; requires CTRL+SPACE for activation
      • Actually importing functions as auto-completion values is a work in progress

  • Mouse Hover Documentation

    • Markdown enhanced
    • Includes dotted sequences
    • Includes variable types if they are Object types
    • Object types have links to generated help MD files

  • Function signature assistance

    • Markdown enhanced
    • Includes dotted sequences
    • Includes rudimentary versions for user-defined functions

  • ExecuteScript in AutoCAD (see requirements)

    • Accessible from F5 shortcut or right click context menu

  • Fully managed folding regions

    • Right click context menu has a "surround" style user-defined folding region

  • Item.Dim[] & Item.Option[] lookup assistance accessible from right click menu

    • Currently only using default values
    • Added holes, branches and option differentials are a work in progress.

Requirements

For script execution, you will need to be running on the Windows OS, have AutoCAD opened and Fabrication loaded.

This isn't 100% confirmed, but I do not believe COD supports Unicode languages. I know it is very common practice to generate a linefeed, tab or any other non-standard character using the ASCII() function.

Extension Settings

No extension settings at this time

Known Issues

This is still in an Alpha release, please report issues that you find.

Contributions

Read these if you would like to use this extension in a developer context or contribute to the project.

devReadFirst.md

devContributer.md