middleman syntax

Code syntax highlighting plugin via Rouge for Middleman

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Ruby

Middleman-Syntax

middleman-syntax is an extension for the Middleman static site generator that adds syntax highlighting via Rouge.

Installation

If you’re just getting started, install the middleman gem and generate a new project:

gem install middleman
middleman init MY_PROJECT

If you already have a Middleman project, add gem "middleman-syntax" to your Gemfile and run bundle install.

Configuration

activate :syntax

You can also pass options to Rouge:

activate :syntax, :line_numbers => true

The full set of options can be seen on your preview server’s /__middleman/config/ page.

Helper

The extension adds a new code helper to Middleman that you can use from your
templates. It will produce syntax-highlighted HTML wrapped in <pre class="highlight language-name"><code>...html...</code></pre>.

In Erb, use <% tags (not <%= tags):

<% code("ruby") do %>
def my_cool_method(message)
  puts message
end
<% end %>

Note: In Haml, use =, not -:

= code('ruby') do
  puts "hello"

For more on Haml syntax, see the “Haml” section below.

In Slim:

= code('ruby') do
  |
    puts 'hello'

The code helper supports Rouge instance formatter options. These override the defaults set in your config.rb. Example options include:

line_numbers
start_line
css_class
wrap

To use these formatter options per code block, include them in a hash as the second argument. e.g.

<% code("ruby", :line_numbers => true, :start_line => 7) do %>
def my_cool_method(message)
  puts message
end
<% end %>

CSS

On a default (i.e. unstyled) Middleman project, it will appear as if middleman-syntax isn’t working, since obviously no CSS has been applied to color your code. You can use any Pygments-compatible stylesheet to style your code.

You can also let Rouge generate some CSS for you by creating a new stylesheet with a .css.erb extension in your Middleman project (at a path like source/stylesheets/highlighting.css.erb) with the contents:

<%= Rouge::Themes::ThankfulEyes.render(:scope => '.highlight') %>

And then include it in your layout or specific page by:

<%= stylesheet_link_tag "highlighting" %>

If you want to include this in a larger Sass stylesheet, include it in your main stylesheet with @import 'highlighting.css').

Rouge has ThankfulEyes, Colorful, Github, Base16, Base16::Solarized, Base16::Monokai, and Monokai themes.

Markdown

The extension also makes code blocks in Markdown produce highlighted code. Make sure you’re using Redcarpet or Kramdown as your Markdown engine (in config.rb):

set :markdown_engine, :redcarpet
set :markdown, :fenced_code_blocks => true, :smartypants => true

## OR

set :markdown_engine, :kramdown

Now your Markdown will work just like it does on GitHub - you can write something like this with Redcarpet:

```ruby
def my_cool_method(message)
  puts message
end
```

You can also disable the line numbers on a specific code block. However, this is Middleman-syntax specific feature, which only works when using Redcarpet.

Disabling the line numbers on a code block:

```ruby?line_numbers=false
def my_cool_method(message)
  puts message
end
```

or with Kramdown:

~~~ ruby
def my_cool_method(message)
  puts message
end
~~~

Haml

When using Haml, a :code filter is exposed for outputting highlighted code. Because Haml filters don’t allow arguments, you must use a special comment to indicate the language of the code to be highlighted (or let Rouge guess):

#example
  :code
    # lang: ruby

    def foo
      puts 'bar'
    end

With the special # lang: <language tag> comment on the first line, the :code filter is just like calling the code helper, but without the indentation problems that Haml might otherwise have. However, if you prefer, you can use the code helper along with the :preserve filter, as explained below.

Indentation Problems

Some templating languages, like Haml, will indent your HTML for you,
which will mess up code formatted in <pre> tags. When
using Haml, either use the :code filter (recommended), use the
:preserve
filter, or add set :haml, { ugly: true } in your config.rb to turn off
Haml’s automatic indentation.

Example of using :preserve:

- code('ruby') do
  :preserve
    def foo
      puts 'bar'
    end

Community

The official community forum is available at: http://forum.middlemanapp.com

Bug Reports

Github Issues are used for managing bug reports and feature requests. If you run into issues, please search the issues and submit new problems: https://github.com/middleman/middleman-syntax/issues

The best way to get quick responses to your issues and swift fixes to your bugs is to submit detailed bug reports, include test cases and respond to developer questions in a timely manner. Even better, if you know Ruby, you can submit Pull Requests containing Cucumber Features which describe how your feature should work or exploit the bug you are submitting.

How to Run Cucumber Tests

Checkout Repository: git clone https://github.com/middleman/middleman-syntax.git
Install Bundler: gem install bundler
Run bundle install inside the project root to install the gem dependencies.
Run test cases: bundle exec rake test

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