nushell / nushell/vscode-nushell-lang
Syntax Highlighting broken for inline command completions
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- Dominant language
- Nushell
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- 153
- Forks
- 31
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Description
Nushell 0.108.0 adds support for a simpler completion syntax. See more here: https://www.nushell.sh/blog/2025-10-15-nushell_v0_108_0.html#simple-syntax-for-simple-completions-16789-toc
Right now, syntax highlighting breaks when using that simple syntax. We should add support for this new syntax, so that it looks as expected.
Here is an example of what I mean:
Contributor guide
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 reproducing the simple completion syntax from the linked Nushell 0.108.0 example in the VS Code extension and inspect its Nushell syntax-highlighting grammar. Compare the current highlighting with the expected result, then verify that the example renders correctly after support is added.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell, vscode
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100