Add support for HCL
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- JavaScript
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Description
Language
HCL is the language used by Terraform, OpenTofu and Packer.
Additional resources
https://github.com/hashicorp/hcl/blob/main/hclsyntax/spec.md
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
Start by reading the linked HCL syntax specification and inspect Prism's existing language definitions and tests for comparable languages. Add HCL support consistent with the specification, then verify the relevant syntax-highlighting examples and tests cover the requested constructs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- terraform
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100