env syntax support plugin for lite-xl

Lite-XL is lightweight, fast and customizable open-source code editor.

This plugin adds syntax support for *.env files using very simple rules.

Unfortunately, in fact env-file syntax is more complicated than it seems, so current solution doesn't cover ALL possible syntax combinations. My goal is to do so somehow in future but I think plugin is already good enought to use in most of basic cases.

Currently available highlighting:

• comments;
• keys;
• export;
• values:
  • literals: null, true, false, \n, \r, \t, \f, \b, \\, \", \';
  • numerics;
  • strings:
    • one-lined (inside '...' or "...")
    • multiline (inside """...""" or '''...''');
• string interpolation ${myvar};

TODO and known issues:

• in unquoted string values, word + = are showed as inlined key;
• escaped literals must not be used as keys;
• ...

You can use test.env file to check how plugin works.

How to install

To install a plugin:

• Drop language_env.lua file in:
  • Linux: ~/.config/lite-xl/plugins/
  • MacOS: ~/.config/lite-xl/plugins/
  • Windows: C:\Users\(username)\.config\lite-xl\plugins\
• If lite-xl is already opened then save files just press Ctrl+Shift+P => rst => Enter to reboot editor's core and load plugin immidiately.

License

The MIT License