language-configuration.json

{
  "comments": {
    // symbol used for single line comment. Remove this entry if your language does not support line comments
    "lineComment": "#"
  },
  // symbols used as brackets
  "brackets": [["{", "}"], ["[", "]"], ["(", ")"]],
  // symbols that are auto closed when typing
  "autoClosingPairs": [
    ["{", "}"],
    ["[", "]"],
    ["(", ")"],
    ["\"", "\""],
    ["'", "'"]
  ],
  // symbols that that can be used to surround a selection
  "surroundingPairs": [
    ["{", "}"],
    ["[", "]"],
    ["(", ")"],
    ["\"", "\""],
    ["'", "'"]
  ],
  // ref: https://github.com/trixnz/vscode-lua/blob/master/language-configuration.json
  "indentationRules": {
      "increaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*((\\b(else|function|if|while|for|switch|case|begin)\\b((?!\\b(end)\\b).)*)|(\\(\\s*))$|\\\\$",
      "decreaseIndentPattern": "^\\s*((\\b(else|case|end)\\b)|(\\)))"
  },
  "onEnterRules": [
    // ref: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/11514
    // break comment into 2 lines
    {
      "beforeText": "^\\s*#",
      "afterText": ".+",
      "action": {
        "indent": "none",
        "appendText": "# "
      }
    }
  ]
}