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29.0.60; json-ts-mode fontifies everything as string

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Message #41 received at 59833 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Theodor Thornhill <theo <at> thornhill.no>
To: Jostein Kjønigsen <jostein <at> secure.kjonigsen.net>, Randy
 Taylor <dev <at> rjt.dev>
Cc: Yuan Fu <casouri <at> gmail.com>, 59833 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jostein <at> kjonigsen.net
Subject: Re: 29.0.60; json-ts-mode fontifies everything as string
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:03:43 +0100

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Jostein Kjønigsen <jostein <at> secure.kjonigsen.net> writes:

> On 05.12.2022 15:42, Randy Taylor wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, I meant just the treesit-font-lock-feature-list variable :) (so moving pair before string).
>>
>> Having the font-lock settings alphabetized too is great, but I remember running into some highlighting issues depending on the order of things.
>> For example, since error is above number, the number face will not be highlighted as error when an error occurs.
>>
>> Try:
>> {
>>    "test": 2
>> }
>>
>> and remove the colon. Before your patch, the entire line is red. After, only "test" is red.
>>
>> So in general, I think we should stick all :overrides at the bottom
>> of that list (with error being the ultimate one), and keep everything
>> above and below alphabetized, but separately, which is how I
>> organized json-ts-mode.
> Good observation. Agreed.

Yes ok ok ;-)

>>
>> Are you guys talking about the json-mode package? Jostein mentioned
>> "Emacs still defaults to json-mode", but when I open a JSON file I
>> get js-json-mode, which is what I assumed he meant. js-json-mode is
>> what I was trying to match in json-ts-mode.
>
> I've never heard of js-json-mode until today. I always use json-mode 
> (which AFAIK) is still the default for json-files, unless overridden in 
> your own .emacs setup.
>
> I can see that in Emacs git right now, json-ts-mode behaves closely to 
> js-json-mode. I honestly expected it to match the Emacs-default 
> json-mode though, and found the current highlighting ... somewhat 
> unexpected.
>
> IMO, yes the keys are technically speaking strings, but the are 
> predominantly and semantically keys, and IMO should be highlighted as 
> such. Just like json-mode does.
>
> I realise this is somewhat subjective and preferential, but as far as my 
> preference goes, I clearly prefer json-mode over js-json-mode, and as 
> such also prefer the current patch-sets for json-ts-mode which Theo has 
> submitted.
>
> (On my part we can avoid side-tracking related to why there are multiple 
> json-modes, unless has a deep need to contextualize these changes 
> related to those ;) )
>

Yeah js-json-mode is a lot simpler, and is imo too simple. The json-mode
is not infact default in emacs, but there are two, one in melpa and one
in elpa, IIRC.

Anyway, last patch for now - are you both satisfied with this one?

Theo

[0001-Add-back-in-font-locking-for-pair-in-json-ts-mode.patch (text/x-diff, attachment)]

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