WDS Script Syntax

WinDbg script support for .wds files with syntax highlighting, smart indentation, and snippets for reverse engineering and exploit development.

Features

• Complete WinDbg script syntax highlighting
• WinDbg compliant auto-indent for control flow blocks
• Dot command recognition (.block, .for, .if, .foreach)
• Pseudo-register support ($t0-$t19, $arg1-$argN)
• Full x86/x64 register highlighting
• Expression evaluator syntax (@@C++(), @@masm())
• Memory search command patterns
• 30+ code snippets for common exploit dev tasks

Usage

Create files with .wds extension and write your WinDbg scripts. Execute in WinDbg using:

$$>< script.wds

or if script takes arguments:

$$>a< script.wds

Type a snippet prefix and press Tab to expand:

rop<Tab>      → ROP gadget search with badchar filtering
aslr<Tab>     → Check ASLR for all modules  
pivot<Tab>    → Stack pivot gadget search

See SNIPPETS.md for the full list.

Press Enter after { to auto-indent. Type } to auto-dedent.

Installation

From Source

Copy to VSCode extensions directory:

• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\wds-syntax
• macOS/Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/wds-syntax

Then restart VSCode.

From VSIX

code --install-extension wds-syntax-1.0.0.vsix

License

MIT