Language request: Tab-separated values
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language-definitions
new language
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 13k
- Forks
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- Avg merge
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Description
Support for TSV files.
Language
TAB-separated values, similar to CSV, but with TAB as delimiter. Ideally, syntax highlighting would use a TAB➔TAB character to make the TAB character visible while preserving the column alignment.
Additional resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab-separated_values
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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
No files or tests are named. Start by reviewing how Prism handles existing CSV-like language definitions and the linked TSV resource; done means TSV receives syntax highlighting while preserving column alignment and making tab characters visible.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100