feat: show current language when no argument is provided (#5895)

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 6b45b005..b0fd18a7 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::job::Job;
 use super::*;
 
 use helix_core::encoding;
+use helix_view::document::DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME;
 use helix_view::editor::{Action, CloseError, ConfigEvent};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use ui::completers::{self, Completer};
@@ -1697,13 +1698,20 @@ fn language(
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    if args.is_empty() {
+        let doc = doc!(cx.editor);
+        let language = &doc.language_name().unwrap_or(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME);
+        cx.editor.set_status(language.to_string());
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     if args.len() != 1 {
         anyhow::bail!("Bad arguments. Usage: `:set-language language`");
     }
 
     let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor);
 
-    if args[0] == "text" {
+    if args[0] == DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME {
         doc.set_language(None, None)
     } else {
         doc.set_language_by_language_id(&args[0], cx.editor.syn_loader.clone())?;
@@ -2414,7 +2422,7 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
         TypableCommand {
             name: "set-language",
             aliases: &["lang"],
-            doc: "Set the language of current buffer.",
+            doc: "Set the language of current buffer (show current language if no value specified).",
             fun: language,
             completer: Some(completers::language),
         },