eclipse-xtext / eclipse-xtext/xtext

Clarification for TextMate grammar support

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Description

The release notes for Xtext 2.35 mention the following:

Initial Support for TextMate Grammars

The highly configurable DetachableNodeModelFragment can be configured in the mwe2 workflow to emit textmate grammar to drive the lexical coloring in LSP clients that do have support for tm-language definitions.

However, I do not see any documentation about this, nor have I found any options in the source code of DetachableNodeModelFragment that allows me to emit a TextMate grammar.

Is there any resource I can use to see how to "configure the mwe2 workflow to emit textmate grammar"? How can this be achieved?

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Research direction

The issue names the Xtext 2.35 release notes and DetachableNodeModelFragment; start by comparing that release-note claim with the fragment's available configuration and existing documentation. Verify the mwe2 workflow steps needed to emit a TextMate grammar, then document the supported setup and link it from the relevant release or feature documentation.

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Tech stack
java
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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