.sublime-syntax - with_prototype doesn't support variables

[keith-hall]

Summary

.sublime-syntax definitions - with_prototype doesn't support variables

Expected behavior

Variables would work in with_prototype constructs

Actual behavior

Variables don't work in with_prototype constructs

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a syntax definition (example.sublime-syntax) in the User package folder with the following contents:

    %YAML 1.2
    ---
    # See http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/syntax.html
    scope: source.example-var_in_prototype
    variables:
      example: '\\.'
    contexts:
      main:
        # Strings begin and end with quotes, and use backslashes as an escape
        # character
        - match: '"'
          scope: punctuation.definition.string.begin.example
          push: double_quoted_string
          with_prototype:
            - match: '{{example}}'
              scope: constant.character.escape.variable-prototype.example
            #- match: '\\.'
            #  scope: constant.character.escape.non-variable-prototype.example
   
      double_quoted_string:
        - meta_scope: string.quoted.double.example
        - match: '{{example}}'
          scope: constant.character.escape.non-prototype.example
        - match: '"'
          scope: punctuation.definition.string.end.example
          pop: true
   

2. Create a new view, set the syntax highlighting to the definition just created.

3. Type/paste:

   "hello\a\b\c{{example}}"
   

4. notice that "{{example}}" is scoped as constant.character.escape.variable-prototype.example, and "\a\b\c" is constant.character.escape.non-prototype.example instead of constant.character.escape.variable-prototype.example

If this is intended, the documentation at http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/3/syntax.html needs to be updated accordingly

Environment

• Sublime Text:
  • Build 3125

[FichteFoll]

I'm tempted to push this to major considering how much time I lost because of it and how intransparent it is to figure out, although not many people are going to encounter it ...

[petereichinger]

Just came here to say that I encountered the same problem. Even if this is intended, at least a small sentence in the documentation would be nice.

[wbond]

This was fixed in build 4075