Add annotations support for files with semicolon comments

src/utils/config-wizard-annotation-checker.test.ts

@@ -82,4 +82,36 @@ describe('configWizardAnnotationChecker', () => {
 
         await expect(configWizardAnnotationChecker.hasAnnotations(filePath)).resolves.toBe(true);
     });
+
+    describe('semicolon marker support', () => {
+        it('returns true when semicolon marker is within first 100 lines', async () => {
+            const filePath = path.join(testFolder, 'semicolon-within-100.s');
+            const lines = Array.from({ length: 99 }, () => '; bootstrap');
+            lines.push('; <<< Use Configuration Wizard in Context Menu >>>');
+            writeTextFile(filePath, lines.join('\n'));
+
+            await expect(configWizardAnnotationChecker.hasAnnotations(filePath)).resolves.toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('returns true for decorated semicolon marker lines', async () => {
+            const filePath = path.join(testFolder, 'decorated-semicolon-marker.s');
+            const lines = [
+                '; file header',
+                ';-------- <<< Use Configuration Wizard in Context Menu >>> --------------------',
+                'AREA RESET, CODE, READONLY'
+            ];
+            writeTextFile(filePath, lines.join('\n'));
+
+            await expect(configWizardAnnotationChecker.hasAnnotations(filePath)).resolves.toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('returns false when semicolon marker appears after first 100 lines', async () => {
+            const filePath = path.join(testFolder, 'semicolon-after-100.s');
+            const lines = Array.from({ length: 100 }, () => '; warmup');
+            lines.push('; <<< Use Configuration Wizard in Context Menu >>>');
+            writeTextFile(filePath, lines.join('\n'));
+
+            await expect(configWizardAnnotationChecker.hasAnnotations(filePath)).resolves.toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
 });

src/utils/config-wizard-annotation-checker.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface ConfigWizardAnnotationChecker {
 
 class ConfigWizardAnnotationCheckerImpl implements ConfigWizardAnnotationChecker {
     private static readonly MAX_LINES_TO_SCAN = 100;
-    private static readonly wizardStartMarkerRegex = /^\s*\/\/.*<<<\s*use configuration wizard in context menu\s*>>>.*$/i;
+    private static readonly wizardStartMarkerRegex = /^\s*(?:\/\/|;).*<<<\s*use configuration wizard in context menu\s*>>>.*$/i;
 
     public async hasAnnotations(filePath: string): Promise<boolean> {
         if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {

src/views/config-wizard/parser/comment-style.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export type ConfwizLineCommentPrefix = '//' | ';';
+
+export const DEFAULT_LINE_COMMENT_PREFIX: ConfwizLineCommentPrefix = '//';
+
+export const SUPPORTED_LINE_COMMENT_PREFIXES: readonly ConfwizLineCommentPrefix[] = ['//', ';'];

src/views/config-wizard/parser/cw-comment.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited
+ * Copyright 2023-2026 Arm Limited
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Arm Limited
- */
-
 import { CwItem } from './cw-item';
 import { NumberType } from './number-type';
 import { Token } from './tokenizer';
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ export class CwComment extends CwItem {
         const linesStart = this.commentStartAfterLineNo + 1;
         const linesEnd = this.lineNoEnd;
 
-        const val = new RwValue(linesStart, linesEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.comment);
+        const val = new RwValue(linesStart, linesEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.comment, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         const numVal = val.value;
         let commentState = false;
@@ -137,7 +133,7 @@ export class CwComment extends CwItem {
 
         const linesStart = this.commentStartAfterLineNo + 1;
         const linesEnd = this.lineNoEnd;
-        const rwVal = new RwValue(linesStart, linesEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.comment);
+        const rwVal = new RwValue(linesStart, linesEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.comment, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         const curVal = rwVal.value;
         let newState = false;
@@ -151,7 +147,7 @@ export class CwComment extends CwItem {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const editText = newState ? '//' : '';
+        const editText = newState ? this.lineCommentPrefix : '';
 
         const multiEditArr = rwVal.multiEdit;   // Change text to modify
         multiEditArr.forEach(multiEdit => multiEdit.text = editText);

src/views/config-wizard/parser/cw-heading.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited
+ * Copyright 2023-2026 Arm Limited
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Arm Limited
- */
-
 import { CwItem } from './cw-item';
 import { NumberType } from './number-type';
 import { Token } from './tokenizer';
@@ -129,7 +125,7 @@ export class CwHeading extends CwItem {
             return { value: '', readOnly: false };
         }
 
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         const v = val.value;
         if (!(v instanceof NumberType)) {  // apply bitfield if number
@@ -148,7 +144,7 @@ export class CwHeading extends CwItem {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
         const newValNum = new NumberType(newValue.value);
         if (newValNum == undefined || !(val.value instanceof NumberType)) {
             return false;

src/views/config-wizard/parser/cw-item.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited
+ * Copyright 2023-2026 Arm Limited
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Arm Limited
- */
-
 import { TextType } from './text-type';
 import { AddText } from './cw-utils';
 import { Token } from './tokenizer';
@@ -28,6 +24,7 @@ import { CwInfo } from './cw-info';
 import { CwDefault } from './cw-default';
 import { CwFormat } from './cw-format';
 import { LogErr } from './error';
+import { ConfwizLineCommentPrefix, DEFAULT_LINE_COMMENT_PREFIX } from './comment-style';
 
 //https://open-cmsis-pack.github.io/Open-CMSIS-Pack-Spec/main/html/configWizard.html
 export type ConfwizTypes =  'none' |
@@ -57,17 +54,26 @@ export class CwItem {
     private readonly _infos: CwInfo[] = [];
     private readonly _defaults: CwDefault[] = [];
     private _format?: CwFormat;
+    private _lineCommentPrefix: ConfwizLineCommentPrefix = DEFAULT_LINE_COMMENT_PREFIX;
 
     private _parent?: CwItem;
     private  readonly _children: CwItem[] = [];
 
     constructor(parent?: CwItem) {
         if (parent instanceof CwItem) {
             this._parent = parent;
+            this._lineCommentPrefix = parent.lineCommentPrefix;
             parent.addChild(this);
         }
     }
 
+    public get lineCommentPrefix(): ConfwizLineCommentPrefix {
+        return this._lineCommentPrefix;
+    }
+    public set lineCommentPrefix(prefix: ConfwizLineCommentPrefix) {
+        this._lineCommentPrefix = prefix;
+    }
+
     public addInfo(item: CwInfo) {
         this._infos.push(item);
     }
@@ -157,7 +163,7 @@ export class CwItem {
     }
 
     public getGuiValue(lines: string[]): GuiValue {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         const v = val.value;
         if (v === undefined) {

src/views/config-wizard/parser/cw-option.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited
+ * Copyright 2023-2026 Arm Limited
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023 - 2026 Arm Limited
- */
-
 import { CwItem } from './cw-item';
 import { NumberType } from './number-type';
 import { Token } from './tokenizer';
@@ -261,7 +257,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
 
     protected getGuiValueSymbolExchange(lines: string[]): GuiValue {
         const keyWord = this.identifierName;
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.exchangeSymbol, keyWord);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.exchangeSymbol, keyWord, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         return val.getGuiValue();
     }
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
             return { value: keyWord.getGuiString(), readOnly: true, editRect: { line: 0, col: { start: 0, end: 0 } } };
         }
 
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.identifier, keyWord);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.identifier, keyWord, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         const option = this.getOption(val.value);
         if (option === undefined) {
@@ -288,7 +284,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public getGuiValueDropOption(lines: string[]): GuiValue {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         const v = val.value;
         if (v === undefined) {
@@ -356,7 +352,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public getGuiValueNumber(lines: string[]): GuiValue {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
         const v = val.value;
         if (!(v instanceof NumberType)) {
             return val.getGuiValue();
@@ -375,7 +371,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public setGuiValueNumber(lines: string[], newValue: GuiValue): boolean {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
         const newValNum = new NumberType(newValue.value);
         if (newValNum === undefined || !(val.value instanceof NumberType)) {
             return false;
@@ -419,7 +415,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public setGuiValueDropOption(lines: string[], newValue: GuiValue): boolean {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.number, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
         const oldVal = val.value;
         if (oldVal === undefined) {
             return false;
@@ -445,7 +441,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public setGuiValueSymbolExchange(lines: string[], newValue: GuiValue): boolean {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.exchangeSymbol);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.exchangeSymbol, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
         const oldVal = val.value;
         if (oldVal === undefined || !(oldVal instanceof TextType)) {
             return false;
@@ -457,7 +453,7 @@ export class CwOption extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public setGuiValueIdentifierName(lines: string[], newValue: GuiValue): boolean {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.identifier);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.identifier, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
         const oldVal = val.value;
         if (oldVal === undefined || !(oldVal instanceof TextType)) {
             return false;

src/views/config-wizard/parser/cw-string.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Copyright 2026 Arm Limited
+ * Copyright 2023-2026 Arm Limited
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Arm Limited
- */
-
 import { CwItem } from './cw-item';
 import { Token } from './tokenizer';
 import { NumberType } from './number-type';
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@ export class CwString extends CwItem {
     }
 
     public getGuiValue(lines: string[]): GuiValue {
-        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.text);
+        const val = new RwValue(this.lineNo, this.lineNoEnd, this.offset.val, lines, ValueType.text, undefined, this.lineCommentPrefix);
 
         return val.getGuiValue();
     }