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Kaisa Helttunen¹, Heikki Kainulainen²

¹Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center University of Jyväskylä PO Box 35 Jyväskylä FI-40014 Finland.

Journal of Applied Crystallography

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Summary

A new Visual Studio Code extension enhances crystallographic information file (CIF) editing with syntax highlighting and auto-completion. This tool improves the experience for scientists working with CIF data and dictionaries.

Keywords:

CIF dictionary CIF parser Visual Studio Code crystallographic information files

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Area of Science:

Crystallography
Computational Science
Software Development

Background:

Crystallographic Information Files (CIFs) are standard for data exchange in crystallography.
Editing CIF files can be challenging due to complex syntax and lack of specialized tools.
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a widely adopted, versatile code editor.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a VS Code language extension for CIF files.
To enhance the editing experience for crystallographers using CIF.
To provide essential features like syntax highlighting and auto-completion for CIF data.

Main Methods:

Development of a VS Code language extension.
Implementation of syntax highlighting for CIF syntax.
Integration of auto-completion and error-checking features.
Inclusion of hover information for CIF elements.

Main Results:

The VS Code CIF extension provides syntax highlighting, auto-completion, error checking, and hover information.
These features are applicable to all files adhering to CIF syntax, including dictionary files.
The extension streamlines the process of reading and editing CIF files.

Conclusions:

The VS Code CIF extension significantly improves the usability of CIF files for crystallographers.
This tool enhances productivity and reduces errors in crystallographic data management.
The extension supports both standard CIF files and CIF dictionary files.