Language Request: fish
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language-definitions
new language
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
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- Avg merge
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Description
Language
Fish is the scripting language of the Fish Shell.
Here's what it looks like:
# an example fish function
function echo-variable --no-scope-shadowing
if set -q -- $argv
set varname $argv
else
set varname (echo $argv | string upper)
end
eval 'echo $'$varname
end
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue requests Fish syntax-highlighting support and provides a Fish example plus a link to the Fish website. Start by reviewing how existing language definitions and their tests are organized in Prism, then use the supplied example as a reference; done means the Fish syntax is highlighted correctly without regressions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fish
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100