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Syntax highlighting for the Icon Programming Language

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Description

Description of the problem or steps to reproduce

This is a feature request to add syntax highlighting support for the Icon Programming Language

Specifications

See attached yaml file

Commit hash: 68d88b567
OS: Debian Linux
Terminal: GNOME

Icon_yaml.txt

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by opening the attached Icon_yaml.txt specification, then search the repository for the existing syntax-highlighting definitions and their validation entry points. Compare the requested Icon rules with those definitions and verify highlighting on an Icon source file; done means the specified Icon syntax is recognized by micro.

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Assessment

Tech stack
yaml
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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