highlightjs/highlight.js

(Typescript) highlight obvious user defined type names (`interface`, etc)

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#3,269 opened on Jul 12, 2021

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Description

See this example: image as you can see in boudingRect params the Rect type has not been highlighted. also interface name. I think these one should be highlighted

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Research direction
Inspect the TypeScript grammar file in highlight.js to understand how type definitions are currently tokenized. Then add rules to highlight user defined type names like `Rect` and interface names after keywords like `interface`.
Tech stack
typescriptjavascript
Domain
frontend
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.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
TypeScriptsyntax highlighting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50