Baboon DML Extension for Zed

Zed editor extension providing support for Baboon Domain Modeling Language.

Features

• Syntax Highlighting: Full Tree-sitter grammar for Baboon DML
• LSP Integration: Diagnostics, go-to-definition, hover, completion via Baboon compiler
• Document Outline: Navigate types, services, and namespaces
• Auto-indentation: Smart indentation for Baboon constructs
• Bracket Matching: Automatic bracket pairing

Supported File Extensions

• .baboon
• .bmo

Requirements

The Baboon compiler must be installed and available for LSP features:

# The baboon executable must be in PATH, or configured in settings
baboon --version

Configuration

Configure the LSP in your Zed settings (settings.json):

{
  "lsp": {
    "baboon": {
      "binary": {
        "path": "/path/to/baboon"
      },
      "settings": {
        "model_dirs": ["./models", "./schemas"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings

Setting	Description	Default
binary.path	Path to baboon executable	Searches PATH
binary.arguments	Custom CLI arguments	--model-dir <workspace> :lsp
settings.model_dirs	Model directories for LSP	Workspace root

Installation

From Zed Extensions

1. Open Zed
2. Open Extensions (Cmd+Shift+X / Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Baboon"
4. Click Install

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/7mind/baboon-zed.git
cd baboon-zed

# Generate Tree-sitter parser (requires node and tree-sitter-cli)
cd grammars/baboon
tree-sitter generate
cd ../..

# Install as dev extension in Zed
# Use "Install Dev Extension" command and select this directory

Language Features

Syntax Support

• Model declarations: model, version, include, import
• Type definitions: data, struct, adt, enum, contract, foreign
• Services: service, def
• Namespaces: ns
• Derivations: derived[json], was[OldType]
• Structural operators: + (union), - (removal), ^ (intersection)
• Generic types: opt[T], lst[T], set[T], map[K, V]

Example

model acme.billing
version "1.0.0"

root data Invoice: derived[json] {
  id: uid
  items: lst[LineItem]
  total: i64
}

data LineItem {
  sku: str
  quantity: u32
  price: i64
}

root service BillingService {
  def createInvoice (
    in = Invoice
    out = uid
    err = str
  )
}

License

MIT