NSIS

zed-nsis-extension

NSIS language support for the Zed editor.

Features

• Syntax highlighting of NSIS files
• Formatting via the ardent formatter
• Code completions
• Diagnostics mode
• Go to definition

Installation

Manual Installation

Until this extension is published to the Zed extension registry, you can install it manually as a dev extension:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/idleberg/zed-nsis-extension.git nsis

2. Open Zed

3. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P)

4. Search for "zed: install dev extension"

5. Select the cloned nsis directory

Zed will build the extension from source and install it. The extension will persist across restarts but won't auto-update — pull the latest changes and reinstall to update.

Extension Registry

Once published, you can install from the Zed extension registry:

1. Open Zed
2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P)
3. Search for "zed: extensions"
4. Search for "NSIS" and install

Language Server

This extension uses nsis-lsp for diagnostics, completions and go-to-definition. If nsis-lsp is already on your $PATH, that binary is used as-is. Otherwise, the extension downloads the latest release from GitHub automatically.

Once downloaded, the binary is reused for the rest of the Zed session — it only checks for a newer release the next time the extension is loaded (e.g. after restarting Zed or reloading the extension).

Configuration

Add the following to your Zed settings.json to enable format on save:

{
	"languages": {
		"NSIS": {
			"format_on_save": "language_server"
		}
	}
}

Formatting Options

The formatter respects Zed's built-in editor settings for the NSIS language:

Example with custom settings:

{
	"languages": {
		"NSIS": {
			"format_on_save": "language_server",
			"hard_tabs": false,
			"tab_size": 4
		}
	}
}

License

This work is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 or The MIT License.