Editor Support

Jake has syntax highlighting support for most popular code editors. Some plugins are ready to use, others are in development.

Status Overview

Editor	Status	Installation
VS Code	Available	Marketplace
JetBrains IDEs	Available	Local install
Vim / Neovim	Available	Local install
Sublime Text	Available	Local install
Zed	Available	Local install
Helix	Planned	-
Emacs	Planned	-
Nova	Planned	-

VS Code

Full syntax highlighting with TextMate grammar.

Install from Marketplace: Search for “Jake” in the VS Code extensions panel, or run:

code --install-extension helgesverre.jake

Status: Available (Published to VS Code Marketplace)

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JetBrains IDEs

Works with IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PhpStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, RustRover, and other JetBrains IDEs.

Install from JetBrains Marketplace:

1. Open your JetBrains IDE
2. Go to Settings → Plugins → Marketplace
3. Search for “Jakefile”
4. Click Install

Build from source:

cd editors/intellij-jake
./gradlew buildPlugin
# Plugin will be in build/distributions/
# Install via Settings → Plugins → ⚙️ → Install Plugin from Disk

Status: Available

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Vim / Neovim

Traditional Vim syntax highlighting with folding and comment toggling support.

Using jake (recommended):

jake editors.vim-install      # Install to ~/.vim
jake editors.neovim-install   # Install to ~/.config/nvim

Manual installation for Vim:

mkdir -p ~/.vim/syntax ~/.vim/ftdetect ~/.vim/ftplugin
cp editors/vim-jake/syntax/jake.vim ~/.vim/syntax/
cp editors/vim-jake/ftdetect/jake.vim ~/.vim/ftdetect/
cp editors/vim-jake/ftplugin/jake.vim ~/.vim/ftplugin/

Manual installation for Neovim:

mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/syntax ~/.config/nvim/ftdetect ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin
cp editors/vim-jake/syntax/jake.vim ~/.config/nvim/syntax/
cp editors/vim-jake/ftdetect/jake.vim ~/.config/nvim/ftdetect/
cp editors/vim-jake/ftplugin/jake.vim ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/

Using vim-plug:

Plug 'HelgeSverre/jake', { 'rtp': 'editors/vim-jake' }

Using lazy.nvim:

{
  'HelgeSverre/jake',
  config = function()
    vim.opt.rtp:append(vim.fn.stdpath('data') .. '/lazy/jake/editors/vim-jake')
  end
}

Status: Available

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Sublime Text

TextMate-based syntax highlighting for Sublime Text.

Install:

# Copy the package to Sublime Text's Packages directory
# macOS:
cp -r editors/sublime-jake ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text/Packages/Jake

# Linux:
cp -r editors/sublime-jake ~/.config/sublime-text/Packages/Jake

# Windows:
# Copy editors/sublime-jake to %APPDATA%\Sublime Text\Packages\Jake

Status: Available

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Zed

Native Zed extension with Tree-sitter grammar.

Install:

# Copy the extension to Zed's extensions directory
cp -r editors/zed-jake ~/.config/zed/extensions/jake

Status: Available

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Helix

Tree-sitter based highlighting for Helix editor.

# TODO: create install command

Status: Planned (requires tree-sitter query files)

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Emacs

Major mode with syntax highlighting.

# TODO: create install command

Status: Planned

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Tree-sitter Grammar

The Tree-sitter grammar powers Zed, Helix, and can be used in other Tree-sitter compatible editors.

Location: editors/tree-sitter-jake/

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Contributing

Editor plugins are located in the editors/ directory:

editors/
├── vscode-jake/        # VS Code extension
├── intellij-jake/      # JetBrains plugin
├── vim-jake/           # Vim/Neovim syntax
├── sublime-jake/       # Sublime Text package
├── zed-jake/           # Zed extension
├── tree-sitter-jake/   # Tree-sitter grammar
├── highlightjs-jake/   # highlight.js plugin
├── prism-jake/         # Prism.js plugin
└── shiki-jake/         # Shiki grammar

See the GitHub repository for contribution guidelines.