Syntax highlighters for FDS?
Here is a list of common text editors and the links to their syntax highlighter extensions:
| VS Code fds-extension-vscode |
Brandschutz Consult Leipzig | |
| Notepad++ notepad-plus-plus-fds |
Emanuele Gissi | |
| Sublime text SublimeFDS |
Randy McDermott | |
| Gnome Text Editor gedit-fds |
Emanuele Gissi | |
| Vim FDS-VIM-Syntax |
Andrew Louie |
Find the installation instructions by following the provided links.
What is a syntax highlighter?
NIST FDS uses plain text input files to define the simulation parameters of a fire scenario. These input files are structured using keywords and namelists that follow a specific syntax.
Syntax highlighting plugins are editor extensions that recognize this FDS input file syntax and automatically apply colors and styles to keywords, parameters, values, and comments.
They greatly improve the usability of input files by making them more human-readable and reducing the likelihood of mistakes when setting up fire simulations.
License
All these plugins are free software, read the terms on their respective websites.