nextcloud / nextcloud/assistant

Syntax highlighting in Chat

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
Stars
88
Forks
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Avg merge
18h 49m
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Description

Describe the feature you'd like to request

Markdown has syntax highlighting features like

```php
<the code goes here>
```

This is working in other apps like notes. However, this does not work in assistent chats sessions. The same applies for tables.

BTW: to force your AI assistent to always use that, just add Enclose every code example in triple back–ticks with syntax highlighting. to the Chat User Instructions for Chat Completions.

Describe the solution you'd like

Use the same mark down interpreter throughout all components to have the same feature set everywhere

Describe alternatives you've considered

none, sorry.

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Research direction

Start by locating the chat-session rendering entry point and the Markdown interpreter used there, then compare it with the renderer used in Notes. Check how fenced PHP code blocks and tables are parsed and displayed in chat. Done means both Markdown features render consistently across the affected components, with existing behavior preserved.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, markdown
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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