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## Language configuration
-To add a new language, you need to add a `language` entry to the
-[`languages.toml`][languages.toml] found in the root of the repository;
-this `languages.toml` file is included at compilation time, and is
-distinct from the `languages.toml` file in the user's [configuration
-directory](../configuration.md).
-
-```toml
-[[language]]
-name = "mylang"
-scope = "scope.mylang"
-injection-regex = "^mylang$"
-file-types = ["mylang", "myl"]
-comment-token = "#"
-indent = { tab-width = 2, unit = " " }
-language-server = { command = "mylang-lsp", args = ["--stdio"] }
-```
-
-These are the available keys and descriptions for the file.
-
-| Key | Description |
-| ---- | ----------- |
-| `name` | The name of the language |
-| `scope` | A string like `source.js` that identifies the language. Currently, we strive to match the scope names used by popular TextMate grammars and by the Linguist library. Usually `source.<name>` or `text.<name>` in case of markup languages |
-| `injection-regex` | regex pattern that will be tested against a language name in order to determine whether this language should be used for a potential [language injection][treesitter-language-injection] site. |
-| `file-types` | The filetypes of the language, for example `["yml", "yaml"]`. Extensions and full file names are supported. |
-| `shebangs` | The interpreters from the shebang line, for example `["sh", "bash"]` |
-| `roots` | A set of marker files to look for when trying to find the workspace root. For example `Cargo.lock`, `yarn.lock` |
-| `auto-format` | Whether to autoformat this language when saving |
-| `diagnostic-severity` | Minimal severity of diagnostic for it to be displayed. (Allowed values: `Error`, `Warning`, `Info`, `Hint`) |
-| `comment-token` | The token to use as a comment-token |
-| `indent` | The indent to use. Has sub keys `tab-width` and `unit` |
-| `language-server` | The Language Server to run. Has sub keys `command` and `args` |
-| `config` | Language Server configuration |
-| `grammar` | The tree-sitter grammar to use (defaults to the value of `name`) |
+To add a new language, you need to add a `[[language]]` entry to the
+`languages.toml` (see the [language configuration section]).
When adding a new language or Language Server configuration for an existing
language, run `cargo xtask docgen` to add the new configuration to the
@@ -45,32 +13,12 @@ When adding a Language Server configuration, be sure to update the
## Grammar configuration
-If a tree-sitter grammar is available for the language, add a new `grammar`
+If a tree-sitter grammar is available for the language, add a new `[[grammar]]`
entry to `languages.toml`.
-```toml
-[[grammar]]
-name = "mylang"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/example/mylang", rev = "a250c4582510ff34767ec3b7dcdd3c24e8c8aa68" }
-```
-
-Grammar configuration takes these keys:
-
-| Key | Description |
-| --- | ----------- |
-| `name` | The name of the tree-sitter grammar |
-| `source` | The method of fetching the grammar - a table with a schema defined below |
-
-Where `source` is a table with either these keys when using a grammar from a
-git repository:
-
-| Key | Description |
-| --- | ----------- |
-| `git` | A git remote URL from which the grammar should be cloned |
-| `rev` | The revision (commit hash or tag) which should be fetched |
-| `subpath` | A path within the grammar directory which should be built. Some grammar repositories host multiple grammars (for example `tree-sitter-typescript` and `tree-sitter-ocaml`) in subdirectories. This key is used to point `hx --grammar build` to the correct path for compilation. When omitted, the root of repository is used |
-
-Or a `path` key with an absolute path to a locally available grammar directory.
+You may use the `source.path` key rather than `source.git` with an absolute path
+to a locally available grammar for testing, but switch to `source.git` before
+submitting a pull request.
## Queries
@@ -91,8 +39,7 @@ the last matching query supersedes the ones before it. See
- If a parser is segfaulting or you want to remove the parser, make sure to remove the compiled parser in `runtime/grammar/<name>.so`
-[treesitter-language-injection]: https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/syntax-highlighting#language-injection
-[languages.toml]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/languages.toml
+[language configuration section]: ../languages.md
[neovim-query-precedence]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1170#issuecomment-997294090
[install-lsp-wiki]: https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/How-to-install-the-default-language-servers
[lang-support]: ../lang-support.md