Using the Babel Package

This section discusses how to use the Babel package, an unmanaged C++ framework, to create a language service for Visual Studio.

In This Section

• Babel Package Overview
  Provides information about using the Babel Package to implement a language service in Visual Studio and lists the features for which support is provided when you are using Babel.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Language Service Package
  Shows the steps needed to create a default implementation of a language using Babel.

• The Default Babel Implementation in the Language Service Package
  Explains how the default implementation of Babel enables integration of a language service in Visual Studio by providing lexical and grammar specifications for a language and lists the features included in the default implementation.

• Implementing the IBabelService Interface
  Lists the order in which the methods of the IBabelService Interface are called by the Babel Package.

• Babel Registry Information
  Provides information for registering Babel with Visual Studio.

• Babel How-to Topics
  Explains how to support different features with the Babel package.

Related Sections

• Checklist: Creating a Language Service
  Provides step-by-step instructions about how to create and integrate a language service for the Visual Studio core editor.