Tooling Visual Studio

AuroraScript for Visual Studio

Install AuroraScript language editing and source-level debugging support in Visual Studio.

Applies to 4.0.0.

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• Installation
• Features
• Common Questions
• Next steps

Installation

Obtain the released .vsix, double-click it to install, close running Visual Studio instances, and follow the installer. Reopen an .as file after installation.

# Build the VSIX from source
dotnet build language-tools/AuroraScript.VisualStudio/AuroraScript.VisualStudio.csproj -c Release

Build the VSIX from source.

Features

• Syntax coloring: open an .as file.
• IntelliSense: type Array., Path., or a declared global.
• Diagnostics: edit or save a script and inspect Error List.
• Hover: hover an API name.
• Definition, references, and rename: use the editor's standard commands.
• Built-in API navigation: invoke Go To Definition on a built-in object or member.
• Script debugging: use Persistence with Debug optimization for source-level debugging.

Common Questions

If coloring works but completion does not, verify that the VSIX version matches Visual Studio and that security software has not isolated the bundled language server. Source-level script debugging requires CompilationMode.Persistence and Debug settings; OnlyRun does not provide equivalent debug symbols.

Next steps

• Language Server for protocol capabilities.
• Troubleshooting and Security for completion and debugging issues.