model-modeling-language/langium-quickstart.md
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# Welcome to your Langium VS Code Extension
## What's in the folder
This folder contains all necessary files for your language extension.
* `package.json` - the manifest file in which you declare your language support.
* `language-configuration.json` - the language configuration used in the VS Code editor, defining the tokens that are used for comments and brackets.
* `src/extension/main.ts` - the main code of the extension, which is responsible for launching a language server and client.
* `src/language/model-modeling-language.langium` - the grammar definition of your language.
* `src/language/main.ts` - the entry point of the language server process.
* `src/language/model-modeling-language-module.ts` - the dependency injection module of your language implementation. Use this to register overridden and added services.
* `src/language/model-modeling-language-validator.ts` - an example validator. You should change it to reflect the semantics of your language.
* `src/cli/main.ts` - the entry point of the command line interface (CLI) of your language.
* `src/cli/generator.ts` - the code generator used by the CLI to write output files from DSL documents.
* `src/cli/cli-util.ts` - utility code for the CLI.
## Get up and running straight away
* Run `npm run langium:generate` to generate TypeScript code from the grammar definition.
* Run `npm run build` to compile all TypeScript code.
* Press `F5` to open a new window with your extension loaded.
* Create a new file with a file name suffix matching your language.
* Verify that syntax highlighting, validation, completion etc. are working as expected.
* Run `node ./bin/cli` to see options for the CLI; `node ./bin/cli generate <file>` generates code for a given DSL file.
## Make changes
* Run `npm run watch` to have the TypeScript compiler run automatically after every change of the source files.
* Run `npm run langium:watch` to have the Langium generator run automatically after every change of the grammar declaration.
* You can relaunch the extension from the debug toolbar after making changes to the files listed above.
* You can also reload (`Ctrl+R` or `Cmd+R` on Mac) the VS Code window with your extension to load your changes.
## Install your extension
* To start using your extension with VS Code, copy it into the `<user home>/.vscode/extensions` folder and restart Code.
* To share your extension with the world, read the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/working-with-extensions/publishing-extension) about publishing an extension.
## To Go Further
Documentation about the Langium framework is available at https://langium.org