Eleva.js Formatter for VS Code

A VS Code extension that provides intelligent code formatting and syntax highlighting for Eleva.js - the minimalist, lightweight, pure vanilla JavaScript frontend runtime framework.

Features

• Automatic Component Detection - Detects Eleva.js components in your JavaScript files
• Template String Formatting - Properly formats HTML in template strings
• Signal Usage Formatting - Ensures proper .value access for signals
• Style Function Formatting - Formats CSS in style functions
• Setup Function Formatting - Standardizes setup function structure
• Format On Save - Optional automatic formatting when saving files
• Custom Keybinding - Format with Ctrl+Alt+E / Cmd+Alt+E
• Right-Click Format - Format directly from the context menu
• Syntax Highlighting - Highlights Eleva.js event directives (@click, @input, etc.)
• Signal Highlighting - Colorizes signal interpolations in template strings

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (or press Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Eleva.js Formatter"
4. Click Install

Or install from the VS Code Marketplace.

Usage

Manual Formatting

• Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl+Alt+E / Cmd+Alt+E when editing a JavaScript file
• Command Palette: Press Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P and search for "Format with Eleva.js Formatter"
• Context Menu: Right-click in the editor and select "Format with Eleva.js Formatter"

Automatic Formatting

Enable "Format on Save" in the extension settings to automatically format Eleva.js files when saving.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• elevaFormatter.enable: Enable/disable the extension
• elevaFormatter.formatOnSave: Format files automatically on save
• elevaFormatter.templateStyle: Preferred quote style for template strings (backticks, singleQuotes, doubleQuotes)
• elevaFormatter.indentSize: Number of spaces for indentation
• elevaFormatter.enableHighlighting: Enable/disable syntax highlighting for Eleva.js events and signals

You can modify these settings in VS Code's settings:

1. Go to File > Preferences > Settings (or press Ctrl+, / Cmd+,)
2. Search for "Eleva" to find all formatter settings
3. Adjust the settings to your preference

Formatting Rules

The Eleva.js Formatter applies these key formatting rules:

1. Template Functions

   • Consistently uses backticks for template strings
   • Properly indents HTML content
   • Formats interpolation expressions for readability

2. Signal Access

   • Ensures consistent .value access for Signal objects
   • Formats signal usage in template interpolation

3. Style Functions

   • Consistently uses backticks for CSS strings
   • Properly indents and formats CSS content

4. Setup Functions

   • Standardizes destructuring pattern
   • Ensures consistent return structure
   • Formats signal declarations

Syntax Highlighting

The extension provides enhanced syntax highlighting for Eleva.js specific syntax:

• Event Directives: @click, @input, @keyup, etc. are highlighted in a distinct color (pink/red by default)
• Signal Interpolations: {{ count.value }} expressions are highlighted to make them stand out (blue by default)
• Component Properties: eleva-prop-* attributes are highlighted as component properties (green by default)

This makes it easier to visually identify different parts of your Eleva.js templates and catch potential errors.

Example

Before formatting:

app.component("counter", {
setup: ({signal}) => {
const count = signal(0);
function increment() { count.value++; }
return {count, increment}
},
template: (ctx) => "<div><h1>Count: {{count}}</h1><button @click='increment'>+</button></div>",
style: (ctx) => "div { padding: 1rem; } h1 { color: blue; }"
});

After formatting:

app.component("counter", {
  setup: ({ signal }) => {
    const count = signal(0);
    function increment() {
      count.value++;
    }
    return { count, increment };
  },
  template: (ctx) => `
    <div>
      <h1>Count: {{ count.value }}</h1>
      <button @click="increment">+</button>
    </div>
  `,
  style: (ctx) => `
    div {
      padding: 1rem;
    }
    h1 {
      color: blue;
    }
  `
});

Compatibility

This extension works with:

• Eleva.js v1.0.0 and above
• JavaScript files (.js)
• TypeScript files (.ts) containing Eleva.js components

Known Issues & Limitations

• Complex nested signal expressions may need manual adjustments
• Deep HTML structure formatting is limited by the simplified HTML parser
• Only file-level formatting is supported (no selection-specific formatting yet)

Roadmap

• Support for formatting selected code regions
• Advanced HTML parser for better template formatting
• Snippets for common Eleva.js patterns
• Integration with ESLint rules specific to Eleva.js
• TypeScript declarations formatting
• IntelliSense for Eleva.js APIs

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

• Eleva.js - The minimalist JavaScript framework that inspired this extension
• Prettier - Used for base JavaScript formatting

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Made with ❤️ by Tarek Raafat