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<h1 id="adding-new-languages-to-helix"><a class="header" href="#adding-new-languages-to-helix">Adding new languages to Helix</a></h1>
<p>In order to add a new language to Helix, you will need to follow the steps
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<h2 id="language-configuration"><a class="header" href="#language-configuration">Language configuration</a></h2>
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<li>Add a new <code>[[language]]</code> entry in the <code>languages.toml</code> file and provide the
necessary configuration for the new language. For more information on
language configuration, refer to the
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A new language server can be added by extending the <code>[language-server]</code> table in the same file.</li>
<li>If you are adding a new language or updating an existing language server
configuration, run the command <code>cargo xtask docgen</code> to update the
<a href="../lang-support.html">Language Support</a> documentation.</li>
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<p>💡 If you are adding a new Language Server configuration, make sure to update
the
<a href="https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/How-to-install-the-default-language-servers">Language Server Wiki</a>
with the installation instructions.</p>
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<h2 id="grammar-configuration"><a class="header" href="#grammar-configuration">Grammar configuration</a></h2>
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<li>If a tree-sitter grammar is available for the new language, add a new
<code>[[grammar]]</code> entry to the <code>languages.toml</code> file.</li>
<li>If you are testing the grammar locally, you can use the <code>source.path</code> key
with an absolute path to the grammar. However, before submitting a pull
request, make sure to switch to using <code>source.git</code>.</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="queries"><a class="header" href="#queries">Queries</a></h2>
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<li>In order to provide syntax highlighting and indentation for the new language,
you will need to add queries.</li>
<li>Create a new directory for the language with the path
<code>runtime/queries/<name>/</code>.</li>
<li>Refer to the
<a href="https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/syntax-highlighting#queries">tree-sitter website</a>
for more information on writing queries.</li>
<li>A list of highlight captures can be found <a href="https://docs.helix-editor.com/themes.html#scopes">on the themes page</a>.</li>
</ol>
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<p>💡 In Helix, the first matching query takes precedence when evaluating
queries, which is different from other editors such as Neovim where the last
matching query supersedes the ones before it. See
<a href="https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/pull/1170#issuecomment-997294090">this issue</a>
for an example.</p>
</blockquote>
<h2 id="common-issues"><a class="header" href="#common-issues">Common issues</a></h2>
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<li>If you encounter errors when running Helix after switching branches, you may
need to update the tree-sitter grammars. Run the command <code>hx --grammar fetch</code>
to fetch the grammars and <code>hx --grammar build</code> to build any out-of-date
grammars.</li>
<li>If a parser is causing a segfault, or you want to remove it, make sure to
remove the compiled parser located at <code>runtime/grammars/<name>.so</code>.</li>
<li>If you are attempting to add queries and Helix is unable to locate them, ensure that the environment variable <code>HELIX_RUNTIME</code> is set to the location of the <code>runtime</code> folder you're developing in.</li>
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