scalameta/scalafmt

Support Typst raw blocks

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#5245 opened on Mar 17, 2026

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feature requesthelp wantedup for debate

Description

This is a feature request, not an issue, so I've removed the required sections as they don't apply to this case.

All the cool kids are using Typst for writing their books and stuff. It's like Latex but has a language that's not stuck in 1978. Amazing.

Typst supports raw blocks with the same syntax as Markdown code fences. It would be handy if scalafmt could format these blocks in the same way it formats Markdown.

I think this could reuse the same code path as Markdown, with a few changes (e.g. an addition to FileOps to recognize the .typ extension.)

Is this of interest to scalafmt?

Contributor guide

Tech stack
None
Domain
clitooling
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.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
needs maintainer response
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with scalafmt's codebaseKnowledge of Markdown raw block formatting
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Investigate scalafmt's current Markdown formatting implementation, particularly the FileOps class and how it handles .md files. Understand the raw block parsing in Markdown to replicate for Typst (.typ) files. Look at the existing code path for Markdown and adapt it for Typst by adding support in FileOps for the .typ extension. No maintainer response has been made yet; this feature request is open for discussion.