Lisp base dialect syntax highlighter

Description

Contributor guide

Tech stack

javascripttypescript

Domain

frontenddeveloper experience

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

unclear

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Monaco's language APIMonarch tokenizerLisp syntax

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

20

Research direction

First, review issue #828 to understand the base syntax highlighter being extended. Then, examine existing language implementations in the monaco editor repository, particularly how they define Monarch tokenizers. Finally, implement a tokenizer for the Lisp dialect, testing it within the editor. No linked PRs or comments are available for guidance.