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This is a Coda/SubEthaEdit syntax coloring mode for the CoffeeScript language. It's plenty rough around the edges, but it's usable.

I mostly based it on the built-in JavaScript Mode. Special thanks to brajeshwar's Sass.Mode and jashkenas' TextMate bundle; I used them for reference while developing this mode.

Installation

• Download and unpack either the ZIP or TAR version of the CoffeeScript mode.
• Coda: Manually copy the CoffeeScript.mode directory into ~/Library/Application\ Support/Coda/Modes/.
• SubEthaEdit: Open the CoffeeScript.mode file from within SubEthaEdit using the File > Open command or by dragging the CoffeeScript.mode file onto the SubEthaEdit application icon in the dock.

Extras

Chendrix made an alternate light-on-dark color scheme for those who prefer the dark side.

Known issues

• Comment bug: When you press Command + / on a line consisting of "###", Coda will throw a grumpy error, and suggest you restart it.

To-do

• Choose colors I have been using colors haphazardly, mainly the same colors as the built-in Javascript mode. Need to choose colors in an intentional, designerly fashion.

• Colorize function arguments: Should we colorize args inside the function the same as the function? Differently? treat as "default?"

• Colorize instance variables Make @vars stand out.

• Colorize boolean operators? Could distinguish if, else, unless, and, or, not, &&, ||, ==, <, >, ?, ?= from other types of operators

• Colorize =, :, or= These have the same appearance as the vars they come after. This is fine for now, but I may want to change the color slightly.

• Can we have single line auto-comment? Now, Command + '/' keyboard shortcut wraps a single line in "### ###". I would prefer it prepended single line comments with "#", and multi-line comments with "### ###"