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Less IntelliSense (Variables and Mixins) for all files in the workspace.

Disclaimer

This is a preview release that may contain errors. This plugin works fine on my machine (SSD) with 1000+ Bootstrap files (Less, 3.3.7).

Please read this README file.

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Install

Plugin installation is performed in several stages:

  • Press F1 and select Extensions: Install Extensions.
  • Search and choose vscode-less.

See the extension installation guide for details.

Usage

Just install the plugin and use it.

Supported features

  • Code Completion Proposals (variables, mixins) — description
  • Hover (variables, mixins) — description
  • Signature Help (mixins) — description
  • Code navigation
    • Go to (variables, mixins) — description
    • Show all All Symbol Definitions in Folder (variables, mixin) — description
  • Visual Studio reference comments: // <reference path="./variable.less" />.
  • Import files by @import "filepath"; from anywhere. Even outside of the open workspace.

Supported settings

less.scannerDepth

  • Type: number
  • Default: 30

The maximum number of nested directories to scan.

less.scannerExclude

  • Type: string[]
  • Default: [".git", "**/node_modules", "**/bower_components"]

List of Glob-patterns for directories that are excluded when scanning.

less.scanImportedFiles

  • Type: boolean
  • Default: true

Allows scan imported files.

less.scanImportedFilesDepth

  • Type: number
  • Default: 50

The maximum number of imported files to scan. Prevent an infinite recursion and very deep @import.

less.implicitlyLabel

  • Type: string|null
  • Default: (implicitly)

The text of a label that the file imported implicitly. If null then label not displayed.

less.showErrors

  • Type: boolean
  • Default: false

Allows to display errors.

less.suggestVariables

  • Type: boolean
  • Default: true

Allows prompt Variables.

less.suggestMixins

  • Type: boolean
  • Default: true

Allows prompt Mixins.

Questions

I don't see suggestions in the Less files.

You must perform several steps:

  • Set less.showErrors option in settings of Editor.
  • Restart VS Code.
  • Try to reproduce your problem.
  • Open Help -> Toggle Developer Tools and copy errors.
  • Create Issue on GitHub.

Changelog

See the Releases section of our GitHub project for changelogs for each release version.

License

This software is released under the terms of the MIT license.