Textproto — ZedExt

Zed Textproto Extension

Language support for Protocol Buffers text format (textproto) in the Zed editor.

Features

Syntax highlighting for .textproto, .txtpb, .textpb, and .pbtxt files
Bracket matching for {}, <>, and [] pairs
Auto-indentation for nested messages
Code outline navigation for fields
Comment support (# style line comments)

Installation

From Zed Extensions (Coming Soon)

Once published, you'll be able to install directly from Zed:

Open Zed
Go to Extensions (cmd+shift+x / ctrl+shift+x)
Search for "Textproto"
Click Install

Development Installation

To install the development version:

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/mikn/zed-textproto.git
cd zed-textproto

Build the extension:
```
cargo build --release
```
In Zed, open the command palette (cmd+shift+p / ctrl+shift+p)
Run "zed: install dev extension"
Select the cloned repository directory

Supported Syntax

The extension supports all Protocol Buffers text format features:

Field assignments: name: "value"
Nested messages: field { nested: "value" } or field < nested: "value" >
Repeated fields: values: [1, 2, 3]
Comments: # This is a comment
Numbers: Decimal, hexadecimal (0xFF), octal (0755), floating point
Strings: With escape sequences
Extension fields: [com.example.extension]: "value"
Any type fields: [type.googleapis.com/package.Type] { ... }

Example

# Example configuration
name: "MyService"
timeout_seconds: 30

server_config {
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  features: ["auth", "logging", "metrics"]
}

[com.example.custom_option]: true

Development

Requirements

Rust (for building the extension)
Zed editor

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mikn/zed-textproto.git
cd zed-textproto

# Build the extension
cargo build --release

Project Structure

zed-textproto/
├── extension.toml          # Extension manifest
├── Cargo.toml             # Rust dependencies
├── src/
│   └── lib.rs            # Extension implementation
└── languages/
    └── textproto/
        ├── config.toml    # Language configuration
        ├── highlights.scm # Syntax highlighting queries
        ├── brackets.scm   # Bracket matching rules
        ├── indents.scm    # Indentation rules
        └── outline.scm    # Symbol outline queries

Grammar

This extension uses the tree-sitter-textproto grammar for parsing.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

Acknowledgments

Tree-sitter grammar by PorterAtGoogle
Protocol Buffers text format specification