VSCode as Lobster IDE

VSCode extension

The vscode extension includes syntax highlighting, a lobster LSP (Language Server Protocol).

See here for more info about the lobster LSP.

How to install

• Get the file lobster.vsix found in the repo at docs/vscode/lobster.vsix.

• Open your vscode command palette and search for Install from VSIX. Then select the file mentioned above.

Running Lobster programs from within the editor without the extension

• Copy docs/vscode/tasks.json to a .vscode workspace folder that is in the root of where you keep your lobster code.

• Load some lobster code. pressing ctrl+shift+b should run it. If there was an error, press F8 to go to it, and/or ctrl+` (shell) to show program output.