TomHale
I’m using VSCode, and syntax highlighting doesn’t work with .exs files.
Confoundingly, it seems that mix test will only include .exs files.
Is it possible to have both syntax highlighting and doctests in a .ex file?
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tomkonidas
You can enable doctests by adding
doctest MyModuleto the test module as seen hereSyntax highlighting is a completely different thing.
NobbZ
I never had any issues with
*.exsback when I used vscode.If in doubt, just select “elixir” from the list of languages for the file. As a mouse user it’s somewhere in the bottom right, IIRC.
TomHale
I should have said compiler error syntax highlighting, which isn’t supported:
TomHale
And this definitely works in a
.ex(not.exsfile)? This and my previous experience seemed show it didn’t work with .ex` files.tomkonidas
Yes, that is referring to test files (that end with
_test.exs). But these are doctests within a module.ex. Here is another example of how to set it up and use it.