language-configuration.json

{
    "comments": {
        // symbol used for single line comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support line comments
        "lineComment": "--",
        // symbols used for start and end a block comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support block comments
        "blockComment": [ "--[[", "]]" ]
    },
    // symbols used as brackets
    "brackets": [
        ["{", "}"],
        ["[", "]"],
        ["(", ")"]
    ],
    // symbols that are auto closed when typing
    "autoClosingPairs": [
        { "open": "{", "close": "}" },
        { "open": "[", "close": "]" },
        { "open": "(", "close": ")" },
        { "open": "'", "close": "'", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] },
        { "open": "\"", "close": "\"", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] },
        { "open": "`", "close": "`", "notIn": ["string", "comment"] },
    ],
    // symbols that that can be used to surround a selection
    "surroundingPairs": [
        ["{", "}"],
        ["[", "]"],
        ["(", ")"],
        ["\"", "\""],
        ["'", "'"],
    ],

    "autoCloseBefore": "}])",

    "indentationRules": {
		"increaseIndentPattern": "^((?!(\\-\\-)).)*((\\b(function|do|repeat)\\b((?!\\b(end|until)\\b).)*)|(\\{\\s*)|(\\b(then|else)\\b[;\\s]*))$",
		"decreaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*((\\b(end|until)\\b)|(\\})|(\\))|(\\b(else)\\b[;\\s]*))"
	}
}