TOML configuration language support

[grinapo]

TOML is a fairly strictly defined configuration file syntax, used by various projects, supported by plenty of languages and already supported by some editors. I'm not familar with geany plugin dev (and lacking the time anyway) but maybe someone's interested in creating a syntax highlighting ruleset, similar to the INI config format.

https://github.com/toml-lang/toml

[bertini97]

Mega necro bump, but I stumbled upon some toml files this week in unrelated projects. Could geany add this?

[elextr]

If "somebody" either:

a. made a custom filetype which needs an existing lexer which is "good enough" but anybody who wants it can do it, or

b. created a new lexer and had it accepted at https://github.com/ScintillaOrg/lexilla and then made a PR to add it as part of a built-in filetype (C and C++ and Geany internals skills needed).

[rdipardo]

If "somebody" either:

[ . . . ]

b. created a new lexer

Somebody downstream already has: https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad2/blob/main/scintilla/lexers/LexTOML.cxx

[elextr]

Well, now the creator of that needs to agree to change the license from Notepad's to Lexilla's to upstream it. Luckily so far its only one person.

[rdipardo]

Well, now the creator of that needs to agree to change the license from Notepad's to Lexilla's to upstream it.

Nah, he can generate more sponsorship dollars by reserving the rights. I'd say he's earned it. Have you seen how active that project is? A regular beehive.

[elextr]

Well, HE is active, others not so much.

Actually its not clear what license its under, the header refers to License.txt and there is one in the Scintilla directory immediately above the lexers directory and a different one in the top level directory, although that again says lexilla and scintilla is under their own license. I guess the same could be done if Neil accepted it in Lexilla.

But anyway, if its not upstreamed its unlikely to get in Geany sadly.