Vim / Neovim plugin for PureBasic and SpiderBasic — syntax highlighting, smart indentation, and syntax-based folding.

Keyword database generated directly from:

• PureBasic Reference Manual 6.21 — 1,808 functions · 1,655 constants
• SpiderBasic Reference Manual 3.02 — 777 functions · 674 constants

cp -r syntax   indent   ftdetect   ftplugin   autoload   doc \
      ~/.vim/

# Neovim: use ~/.config/nvim instead of ~/.vim

Then rebuild the help tags:

:helptags ~/.vim/doc

Plug 'DNSGeek/vim-purebasic'

{ 'DNSGeek/vim-purebasic' }

use 'DNSGeek/vim-purebasic'

Set the compiler location via environment variable before starting Vim:

# PureBasic
export PUREBASIC_HOME=/Applications/PureBasic      # macOS
export PUREBASIC_HOME=/usr/local/purebasic          # Linux
# Windows: set PUREBASIC_HOME=C:\Program Files\PureBasic

# SpiderBasic
export SPIDERBASIC_HOME=/Applications/SpiderBasic

Then :make compiles the current file and populates the quickfix list with any errors.

Or override makeprg directly:

autocmd FileType purebasic  setlocal makeprg=/path/to/pbcompiler\ \"%\"
autocmd FileType spiderbasic setlocal makeprg=/path/to/sbcompiler\ \"%\"

" 4-space indent instead of 2
autocmd FileType purebasic,spiderbasic setlocal shiftwidth=4 tabstop=4

" Start with all folds open
autocmd FileType purebasic,spiderbasic setlocal foldlevelstart=99

" Disable folding entirely
autocmd FileType purebasic,spiderbasic setlocal foldmethod=manual

Folding is syntax-based and enabled automatically. Every major block type folds:

Procedure · If · For · ForEach · While · Repeat · Select · Structure · Macro · Module · DeclareModule · With · CompilerIf · EnableJS (SpiderBasic)

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