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- Expand display name, description, and keywords to cover Protobuf, .proto, and Protovalidate - Rewrite README intro and add a Protovalidate/CEL feature - Add Marketplace and Open VSX install links; sort reference links
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| "displayName": "Buf - Protobuf (.proto) & Protovalidate", | ||
| "description": "Protocol Buffers (proto) language support powered by the Buf language server: lint and build diagnostics, format on save, go-to-definition, hover docs, IntelliSense, and Protovalidate (CEL) editing support.", |
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I would keep the title shorter
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| "displayName": "Buf - Protobuf (.proto) & Protovalidate", | |
| "description": "Protocol Buffers (proto) language support powered by the Buf language server: lint and build diagnostics, format on save, go-to-definition, hover docs, IntelliSense, and Protovalidate (CEL) editing support.", | |
| "displayName": "Buf - Protocol Buffers", | |
| "description": "Protobuf language support powered by the Buf language server: lint and build diagnostics, format on save, go-to-definition, hover docs, IntelliSense, and Protovalidate (CEL) editing support.", |
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| The [VS Code Buf extension][vs-code-marketplace] helps you work with [Protocol Buffers][protobuf] | ||
| files in a much more intuitive way, adding semantic syntax highlighting, navigation, formatting, | ||
| documentation and diagnostic hovers, and integrations with [Buf][buf] commands. | ||
| [Buf][buf] is a [Protocol Buffers][protobuf] (Protobuf) extension for Visual Studio Code. More |
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I'm not sure what the best way to clean up the language here is, but I think we should separate "Buf" from the extension -- this is an extension for working with Protobuf powered by tools provided by the Buf ecosystem (e.g. the LSP).
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Why
The display name was just "Buf" and the description was generic ("Visual
Studio Code support for Buf"), so the listing undersold what the extension
does and was hard to find by the terms people actually use - Protobuf,
.proto, and Protovalidate.
What
Protovalidate/CEL - all capabilities the Buf language server provides today
(Protovalidate/CEL hovers, completions, and go-to-definition shipped in buf
v1.67.0+).
added a Protovalidate/CEL feature entry.
links.
Metadata and docs only - no behavior change.