Starlark

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Starlark specification and the Prism repository's existing language definitions. Use the specification and the listed Starlark examples to determine the syntax that needs highlighting; done means Starlark is supported consistently with the repository's other languages and its behavior is verified by the relevant checks.

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Description

language-definitions new language

Language
A configuration language from Google which is a Python subset. Previously named "skylark".

Used by

  • build tools like Bazel, Buck
  • deployment tools like Tilt
  • source transformation tools like Copybara

Additional resources
Specification: https://github.com/bazelbuild/starlark/blob/master/spec.md
GitHub syntax highlighter supports it: https://github.com/github/linguist/pull/4759

Dominant language
JavaScript
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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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