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Will `cli_code()` support highlighting other languages?

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start by locating the cli_code() entry point and reading how its current language highlighting is selected. Assess whether yaml, qmd, patch, and csv can be added through the existing extension path; the issue does not specify exact highlighting behavior or tests, so confirm the intended scope before defining done.

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Description

feature tidy-dev-day :nerd_face:

I am thinking yaml, qmd, patch, csv would be great to highlight!

Can the function be easily extended?

Dominant language
R
Stars
730
Forks
94
Avg merge
3d 10h
Merged PRs (30d)
2

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