Editor Integrations

PulseRPC offers editor integrations to enhance your development experience with syntax highlighting, code completion, and other productivity features.

Visual Studio Code

The PulseRPC VS Code extension provides comprehensive support for working with PulseRPC IDL files.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Full syntax highlighting for .pulse IDL files
• Code Completion: Intelligent autocomplete for interface definitions, structs, enums, and more
• Validation: Real-time error checking as you type
• Snippets: Code snippets for common IDL patterns
• Language Server Protocol: Advanced parsing and analysis of your IDL files

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for “PulseRPC”
4. Click “Install” on the PulseRPC extension

Install PulseRPC for VS Code

Usage

Once installed, the extension automatically activates when you open .pulse files. You’ll get:

• Syntax highlighting for all IDL constructs
• Hover documentation for type information
• Go-to-definition for interface and struct references
• Error highlighting for invalid IDL syntax

Other Editors

Currently, VS Code is the only editor with official PulseRPC support.