@types/prismjs

What is @types/prismjs?

@types/prismjs provides TypeScript type definitions for the PrismJS library, which is a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter. These type definitions help developers use PrismJS in TypeScript projects by providing type safety and IntelliSense support.

What are @types/prismjs's main functionalities?

Syntax Highlighting

This feature allows you to highlight code syntax for a given language. The example shows how to highlight JavaScript code.

const code = `const foo = 'bar';`;
const highlightedCode = Prism.highlight(code, Prism.languages.javascript, 'javascript');
console.log(highlightedCode);

Custom Language Definition

This feature allows you to define custom languages for syntax highlighting. The example shows how to define a simple custom language with keywords and numbers.

Prism.languages.myLanguage = {
  'keyword': /\b(?:if|else|for|while)\b/,
  'number': /\b\d+\b/
};
const code = `if 123 else`;
const highlightedCode = Prism.highlight(code, Prism.languages.myLanguage, 'myLanguage');
console.log(highlightedCode);

Plugins

PrismJS supports various plugins to extend its functionality. The example shows how to configure the autoloader plugin to load languages from a custom path.

Prism.plugins.autoloader.languages_path = 'https://example.com/prism-languages/';
Prism.highlightAll();

Other packages similar to @types/prismjs

highlight.js

highlight.js is another popular syntax highlighter that supports a wide range of languages. It automatically detects the language of the code block and applies the appropriate highlighting. Compared to PrismJS, highlight.js is more focused on automatic language detection and ease of use.

codemirror

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ace

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README

Installation

npm install --save @types/prismjs

Summary

This package contains type definitions for prismjs (http://prismjs.com/).

Details

Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/prismjs.

Additional Details

• Last updated: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:36:41 GMT
• Dependencies: none

Credits

These definitions were written by Michael Schmidt, ExE Boss, Erik Lieben, Andre Wiggins, and Michał Miszczyszyn.