Add runtime language configuration (#1794) (#1866)

* Add runtime language configuration (#1794)

* Add set-language typable command to change the language of current buffer.
* Add completer for available language options.

* Update set-language to refresh language server as well

* Add language id based config lookup on `syntax::Loader`.
* Add `Document::set_language3` to set programming language based on language
  id.
* Update `Editor::refresh_language_server` to try language detection only if
  language is not already set.

* Remove language detection from Editor::refresh_language_server

* Move document language detection to where the scratch buffer is saved.
* Rename Document::set_language3 to Document::set_language_by_language_id.

* Remove unnecessary clone in completers::language

book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 | `:hsplit-new`, `:hnew` | Open a scratch buffer in a horizontal split. |
 | `:tutor` | Open the tutorial. |
 | `:goto`, `:g` | Go to line number. |
+| `:set-language`, `:lang` | Set the language of current buffer. |
 | `:set-option`, `:set` | Set a config option at runtime |
 | `:sort` | Sort ranges in selection. |
 | `:rsort` | Sort ranges in selection in reverse order. |

helix-core/src/syntax.rs

@@ -504,6 +504,13 @@ impl Loader {
             .cloned()
     }
 
+    pub fn language_config_for_language_id(&self, id: &str) -> Option<Arc<LanguageConfiguration>> {
+        self.language_configs
+            .iter()
+            .find(|config| config.language_id == id)
+            .cloned()
+    }
+
     pub fn language_configuration_for_injection_string(
         &self,
         string: &str,
@@ -529,6 +536,10 @@ impl Loader {
         None
     }
 
+    pub fn language_configs(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Arc<LanguageConfiguration>> {
+        self.language_configs.iter()
+    }
+
     pub fn set_scopes(&self, scopes: Vec<String>) {
         self.scopes.store(Arc::new(scopes));
 

helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs

@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ fn write_impl(cx: &mut compositor::Context, path: Option<&Cow<str>>) -> anyhow::
 
     if path.is_some() {
         let id = doc.id();
+        doc.detect_language(cx.editor.syn_loader.clone());
         let _ = cx.editor.refresh_language_server(id);
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -931,6 +932,24 @@ fn setting(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Change the language of the current buffer at runtime.
+fn language(
+    cx: &mut compositor::Context,
+    args: &[Cow<str>],
+    _event: PromptEvent,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if args.len() != 1 {
+        anyhow::bail!("Bad arguments. Usage: `:set-language language`");
+    }
+
+    let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor);
+    doc.set_language_by_language_id(&args[0], cx.editor.syn_loader.clone());
+
+    let id = doc.id();
+    cx.editor.refresh_language_server(id);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn sort(
     cx: &mut compositor::Context,
     args: &[Cow<str>],
@@ -1408,6 +1427,13 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
             fun: goto_line_number,
             completer: None,
         },
+        TypableCommand {
+            name: "set-language",
+            aliases: &["lang"],
+            doc: "Set the language of current buffer.",
+            fun: language,
+            completer: Some(completers::language),
+        },
         TypableCommand {
             name: "set-option",
             aliases: &["set"],

helix-term/src/ui/mod.rs

@@ -298,6 +298,27 @@ pub mod completers {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn language(editor: &Editor, input: &str) -> Vec<Completion> {
+        let matcher = Matcher::default();
+
+        let mut matches: Vec<_> = editor
+            .syn_loader
+            .language_configs()
+            .filter_map(|config| {
+                matcher
+                    .fuzzy_match(&config.language_id, input)
+                    .map(|score| (&config.language_id, score))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        matches.sort_unstable_by_key(|(_language, score)| Reverse(*score));
+
+        matches
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(language, _score)| ((0..), language.clone().into()))
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     pub fn directory(_editor: &Editor, input: &str) -> Vec<Completion> {
         filename_impl(input, |entry| {
             let is_dir = entry.file_type().map_or(false, |entry| entry.is_dir());

helix-view/src/document.rs

@@ -607,6 +607,17 @@ impl Document {
         self.set_language(language_config, Some(config_loader));
     }
 
+    /// Set the programming language for the file if you know the language but don't have the
+    /// [`syntax::LanguageConfiguration`] for it.
+    pub fn set_language_by_language_id(
+        &mut self,
+        language_id: &str,
+        config_loader: Arc<syntax::Loader>,
+    ) {
+        let language_config = config_loader.language_config_for_language_id(language_id);
+        self.set_language(language_config, Some(config_loader));
+    }
+
     /// Set the LSP.
     pub fn set_language_server(&mut self, language_server: Option<Arc<helix_lsp::Client>>) {
         self.language_server = language_server;

helix-view/src/editor.rs

@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ impl Editor {
     /// Refreshes the language server for a given document
     pub fn refresh_language_server(&mut self, doc_id: DocumentId) -> Option<()> {
         let doc = self.documents.get_mut(&doc_id)?;
-        doc.detect_language(self.syn_loader.clone());
         Self::launch_language_server(&mut self.language_servers, doc)
     }