[Question] How do you add an application's API to Intellisense?

[bryab]

I am using Lua for the purpose of writing scripts for the application Blackmagic Fusion. My wish would be to have API auto-completion/intellisense based on that application API. I'm willing to put in the work to put the API into some format that VS Code can interpret, as I have done for other projects (Typescript). But I am unsure how to go about this. Thank you for any help!

Here's an example of the type of script I'm talking about:

https://github.com/movalex/fusion_scripts/blob/master/Scripts/Tool/Macro2Group.lua

[sumneko]

You may use EmmyLua for now.

[bryab]

Is there a recommended method of "including" such files in your VS Code workspace? Or must you just have your "defintion file" somewhere in your workspace?

[Avril112113]

What i have done is make a folder called api/ and then another folder named after what its defining
and then put lua files for there definitions

I created 2 python scripts to automate converting a webpage into bare lua files with Emmy's format for auto-completions ect

https://github.com/Dude112113/RobloxApi-Definitions-Emmy

just as a side note, this is what i have done, don't expect it to be how it should be done as that i do not know.

[bryab]

Yes, I've done much the same myself. Havent put it on github yet but intend to.

Have you somehow managed to get function descriptions to show up? I use a format like this:

--- Opens a filename for seeking and playback
function preview:Open()end

But in VSCode I don't see that comment "Opens a filename..." etc when i begin to type "Open", as I would in other languages.

[Avril112113]

Very good point, im currently using a different extension for the time being until this one has better support for EmmyLua...
i will create a suggestion for it.

[sumneko]

I think this may meet your needs.

[bryab]

Wow, sounds great! Also, the English looks good to me...