/ccpp_theme

The language C/C++ focused theme, powered by MS C/C++ and clangd semantic token engine.

Primary LanguageCMIT LicenseMIT

README

A theme dedicated for C/C++ programer.

C/C++ Theme utilizes the power of VSCode semantic highlighting engine to recognize more token types and provide a fluent, systematic C/C++ syntax highlighting experience.

The dark theme bases on Dracula Official, the light theme bases on Bluloco Light, so supposedly it should work with other language as well.

C/C++ Theme recognizes more C/C++ syntax symbols and renders them in a opinionated but thoughtful way. Below are some screenshots.

C/C++ Theme with MS C/C++ extension

C/C++ Theme with clangd extension

C/C++ Theme supports both MS C/C++ and clangd LSP, and provides a consistent(similar but not exactly same) rendering result. If you want to learn the token set that C/C++ Theme supports, please refer to below image:

Beside of recognizing of so many tokens, C/C++ Theme tries to have kind of design logic. It has these built-in principles to achieve the goal:

  1. Priority Design
    1. Scope has highest priority
    2. Then type
    3. Then readonly, or declaration, or other attributions
  2. Consistency Design
    1. Consistency between similar concepts, e.g., static variable shares similar UI with global variable
    2. Consistency between C and C++
    3. Consistency between MS C/C++ and clangd. C/C++ Theme leverages the two LSP to get semantic tokens, they generates different semantic token set and names, C/C++ Theme aggregate them into a uniform rendering.
    4. Consistency with the based theme Dracula Official. All the colors C/C++ Theme used are from the based theme.
  3. Style Design
    1. underline is a very strong style, it was limited for kind of special tokens. e.g. static variable or static functions.

Q&A

  1. Why this name?

    Similar with the Microsoft's C/C++ Themes? :) Just that theme are not so C/C++, I made this one. I believe this theme is more C/C++ than it, Just give my theme a chance, you'll love it.

  2. Support of C++.

    I don't use much of C++, so there's only basic support to C++(maybe already enough). If you have better idea to render C++ tokens, welcome to contribute(PR or issue).

  3. Differentiation between MS C++ extension and clangd extension.

    Both are the top end C/C++ LSPs, clangd offers more precise token types than MS C++, especially to variable and function types, and it's fast. MS C/C++ offers a more appropriate token set and better compatibility(only my personal experience based on daily usage).

Development

To contribute or modify the theme, please refer to Here.