PrismJS / PrismJS/prism

Typescript/TSX does not highlight additional parent types when extending more than one

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Description

With the following code:

interface Foo extends FirstClass, SecondClass {
  test: string;
}

I would expect FirstClass and SecondClass to be highlighted the same way, but only FirstClass is highlighted as a class-name. This is the result:

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This syntax is documented under "Extending Types" in the typescript handbook.

Here's this example code in Test Drive

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Research direction

Start with Prism's TypeScript/TSX grammar and reproduce the example in the linked Test Drive. Compare highlighting for the first and subsequent types in the interface's extends list; done means all extended types receive the same class-name highlighting without regressing the shown syntax.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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