We are prototyping a special DSL highlighting that...

# spek

[orangy]

We are prototyping a special DSL highlighting that hides the “syntax” highlighting and provides an option to have a custom highlighting on a DSL. What would be Spek functions to consider a top level DSL to highlight? We’d like to experiment with it. /cc @pavel.talanov

[gildor]

It’s really cool feature.
Do you consider to experiment with #gradle kotlin-dsl? I think it will be really helpful there, because now too many extensions function there, so highlighting looks not very good

[gildor]

describe is usua.lly top level function for Spek.
But describe also can be nested

[orangy]

Gradle of course, also kotlinx.html, ktor, etc. These we have on the radar, but I’m not currently tracking Spek progress.

[orangy]

You don’t use any fancy stuff, just normal builder-style functions with extension lambdas?

[gildor]

Yes, just functions of Spek class + extensions

[orangy]

Are you using DslMarker for DSLs?

[gildor]

I’m not a Spek contributor, but there is no DslMarkers, but it’s definitely should be added to Spek, for example to prevent actions nesting

[raniejade]

@orangy yes, we are adding DslMarkers for 2.x.

[raniejade]

Can you give a more visual example? Not sure if I quite understand what you are trying to do.

[orangy]

I can do it later this or next week