syntax highlighting for diff

[rhd]

Hi, it would be great if syntax highlighting worked for diffs (git diff). It seems to detect the python code, but not the fact it's an actual diff and I don't see a way to force it.

Thanks!

[andre-d]

The system used is highlight.js which is meant to have diff support On Jan 19, 2016 5:44 PM, "rhd" notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi, it would be great if syntax highlighting worked for diffs (git diff) It seems to detect the python code, but not the fact it's an actual diff and I don't see a way to force it

Thanks!

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[rhd]

Hmm, it kind of works. For some reason this is being detected as python (I'm assuming) instead of diff. Thoughts?

diff --git a/libs/python/a/a.py b/libs/python/a/a.py
index 8cc7156..2bb880b 100644
--- a/libs/python/a/a.py
+++ b/libs/python/a/a.py
@@ -1033,12 +1033,13 @@ def aa(options):
     """Yaaaa"""
     # aaat
     bbb = 0
-    if options.seek:
-        bbb = f(options.indir, options.a, options.b, options.c, options.d)

     # aaaaaa
     closeHook = xTimeCloseHook(deleteIt=options.a, flagIt=options.b, closeCount=3)

[Zegnat]

Highlight.js uses a concept called relevance to auto-detect languages. Their diff parser only adds relevance for lines wrapped in @@, ***, and ---. There are none of those in your example, so it would never be matched as a diff.

Nothing that can be done other than getting the diff parser improved or waiting for #33 so you can force diff highlighting.