ini.yaml - Code Highlighter Misses .conf Files

[MichaelRogsys]

Description

I noticed that syntax highlighting isn't working for standard .conf files (like sysctl.conf or nginx.conf). The current regex seems to be anchoring the extension to the weechat string, so it ignores everything else.

I moved .conf into the first lookup group so it applies to all configuration files, not just Weechat ones. And I then had sytax color highlighting for any file ending in .conf I opened in micro.

Proposed Fix:
Rewrite the regex pattern for the file syntax/ini.yam to capture the string .conf correctly.

Verified Regex:
(\.(ini|desktop|lfl|override|tscn|tres|conf)$|(mimeapps\.list|pinforc|setup\.cfg|project\.godot)$|weechat.+\.conf)

Test Plan
Tested locally and verified the highlighting now shows up correctly.

Note: This is my first time submitting a fix for a project this size (or ever actually), so please let me know if I need to adjust anything!

Environment

• Version: 2.015
• OS: CachyOS
• Terminal: Fish

[JoeKar]

The problem with *.conf is, that they're used for various configuration file formats and not everyone is of type ini.
You will find more conf file endings in other runtime/syntax/ files e.g.:

• mpdconf.yaml
• sh.yaml
• nginx.yaml
• nftables.yaml
• conky.yaml
• apacheconf.yaml
• yum.yaml

And so it becomes ambiguous.

[MichaelRogsys]

Oh I see, so there isn't a gerneric .conf syntax highlighter file? It is instead defined in various other syntax yaml files that are more specific to what the .conf file actually is a configuration for?

I myself noticed that generic, unexciting .conf files such as ones that generally only have a few # Comments and setting = true where not being color highlighted and now they are.

But I guess this is a user trade off decision?

Thanks

[Andriamanitra]

There is some previous discussion on the topic in #2179

[MichaelRogsys]

There is some previous discussion on the topic in #2179

I did have a read of that thread and the links in it thank you.

I posted this because I thought there was a bug in the config regex matching and not about if conf files should be generically color highlighted or not.

Sorry please feel free to close this bug report if the regex statement is correct.

Thanks
MR