3 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/helix-core/Cargo.toml b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
index 27adceb2..20ba47e9 100644
--- a/helix-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ arc-swap = "1"
 regex = "1"
 
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
 toml = "0.5"
 
 similar = "2.1"
diff --git a/helix-core/src/selection.rs b/helix-core/src/selection.rs
index 755ee679..18af4d08 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/selection.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/selection.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 /// "(anchor, head)", followed by example text with "[" and "]"
 /// inserted to represent the anchor and head positions:
 ///
-/// - (0, 3): [Som]e text.
-/// - (3, 0): ]Som[e text.
-/// - (2, 7): So[me te]xt.
-/// - (1, 1): S[]ome text.
+/// - (0, 3): `[Som]e text`.
+/// - (3, 0): `]Som[e text`.
+/// - (2, 7): `So[me te]xt`.
+/// - (1, 1): `S[]ome text`.
 ///
 /// Ranges are considered to be inclusive on the left and
 /// exclusive on the right, regardless of anchor-head ordering.
diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 996823ce..00c09ea2 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ where
         .transpose()
 }
 
+fn deserialize_lsp_config<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<serde_json::Value>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    Option::<toml::Value>::deserialize(deserializer)?
+        .map(|toml| toml.try_into().map_err(serde::de::Error::custom))
+        .transpose()
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Configuration {
     pub language: Vec<LanguageConfiguration>,
@@ -46,7 +55,9 @@ pub struct LanguageConfiguration {
     pub file_types: Vec<String>, // filename ends_with? <Gemfile, rb, etc>
     pub roots: Vec<String>,      // these indicate project roots <.git, Cargo.toml>
     pub comment_token: Option<String>,
-    pub config: Option<String>,
+
+    #[serde(default, skip_serializing, deserialize_with = "deserialize_lsp_config")]
+    pub config: Option<serde_json::Value>,
 
     #[serde(default)]
     pub auto_format: bool,