nodejs syntax highlighter to terminal in nodejs - node.js

For this new nodejs debugger I am working on I would like to colorize the source-code lines that are displayed. Any recommendations on a npm to use?
There are a lot of syntax highlighters out there, but what makes this situations a little different is
The output is a to a terminal; it is not rendered in a browser
I only need to colorize nodejs; so although handling 20 million other languages as well may be cool, it is not needed here and it adds code bloat. (I can handle adding code bloat very well enough on my own, thank you.)
I see node-syntaxhighlighter but the lack of links to a github page or documentation kind of troubles me.

Starting with release 0.1.5 I use consolehighlighter.

I had the same need to colorize some programs in the terminal, and I fell upon the following package cli-highlight.
Here is the github link: https://github.com/felixfbecker/cli-highlight

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Writing a Verilog autoformat extension for Sublime/VS Code

As an RTL developer, I find it annoying that my favorite text editors (Notepad++, Sublime, VS Code) don't have autoformat options for RTL languages like Verilog and VHDL. So I took it upon myself to create one.
I want to develop an auto-format extension for one of those editors. I dropped Notepad++ because it doesn't have native support for Linux and macOS.
So, the question is: how to get started in developing an auto-format extension for a language for Sublime and VS Code?
Notes:
I don't intend to develop an extension for both editors but I'd want to see which would be more feasible.
With Verilog being closer to C syntax, it might be easier to start there (and I also prefer it over VHDL, but let's not get into religious discussions)
I know that Emacs and Sigasi editors provide auto-format options for RTL languages but their format options are strict and I don't like the outcome, hence I intend to make the formatting style configurable
I ran into this work https://github.com/thomasrussellmurphy/istyle-verilog-formatter it might be useful to build on it if possible
I don't intend to develop an extension for both editors but I'd want to see which would be more feasible.
In my opinion, I would prefer coding RTL languages in VS code because it's more versatile than sublime text as in free beer and speech. I would highly recommend beginning from here https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/extensions/example-hello-world.
Oh, you also need to know Typescript / Javascript to write an extension.
I ran into this work https://github.com/thomasrussellmurphy/istyle-verilog-formatter it might be useful to build on it if possible
I am excited to see the port of this to VS Code/ Sublime Text. I am sorry I don't know how to work on from C++ to TypeScript. My guess would be to copy the implementation method and write in TypeScript.
From their website :
Prerequisites:
You need Node.js installed and available in your $PATH. Node.js includes npm, the Node.js Package Manager, which will be used to install the extension generator.
I am pretty excited to see auto formatting extensions for Verilog. I hope i can contribute too :)
Edit :
I found this https://github.com/g2384/VHDLFormatter written in TypeScript. The transition to VSCode/Sublime would be easier than the above in C++. I have tested it personally and it works awesome! Hope it helps :)

Sublime 3 autocomplete recommends vague internal functions in Julia

So I'm using Sublime Text 3 w/ Julia, and I have mixed feelings about the autocomplete. A lot of the time it recommends these vague internal functions that aren't even close to the word I'm typing in. For example:
http://puu.sh/iWyrB/7293a9928f.png
Even if I've used dict_t as a variable before, I have to type in most of the word before it recommends dict_t; it seems to happen once it runs out of internal functions to recommend.
So it seems like this is coming from the IJulia package. I like using that package, but moments like the picture above are frustrating. Any advice?
Edit:
To disable "insert completion on tab" add this to you User Preferences:
// By default, auto complete will commit the current completion on enter.
// This setting can be used to make it complete on tab instead.
// Completing on tab is generally a superior option, as it removes
// ambiguity between committing the completion and inserting a newline.
"auto_complete_commit_on_tab": false,
To disable the auto-complete popup (but still be able to insert completion on tab):
// Enable auto complete to be triggered automatically when typing.
"auto_complete": true,
I'm afraid you cannot remove only the completions coming from Sublime-IJulia and keeping all default completions without changing any code in the Sublime-IJulia package.
If what you need is genera Julia support for sublime (syntax highlighting, auto-indent etc), I recommend switching from Sublime-IJulia to Julia-sublime. Sublime-IJulia had it's last commit in January 2015 while Julia-sublime is actively maintained. Most notably in this case, Julia-sublime does not give autocomplete for all standard functions.
Note that Julia-sublime, like other syntax packages in sublime, does not not strive to be an IDE substitute. These features should be separated, not all users wants both.
For running Julia code from within Sublime with IDE-like functionality there is currently no good alternative, the packages I've found are outdated and have quite a few issues.
When it comes to developing and testing code, I like keep a REPL open in the terminal and just re-include() my code in there. I find this to be flexible and efficient. More on this in the Julia FAQ: http://docs.julialang.org/en/release-0.4/manual/faq/#how-can-i-modify-the-declaration-of-a-type-immutable-in-my-session).
Disclosure: I am the maintainer of Julia-sublime. If you encounter issues or feel that something can be improved, I encourage you open an issue.

Using Sublime 2 for Haskell Development?

What is the current status of Sublime 2 integration for Haskell? I see two possible packages so far. A plugin for code highlighting and a REPL plugin.
Is there an intelli-sense plugin for Haskell?
Maybe integration with Hackage as well?
Thanks.
SublimeHaskell plugin is the modern choice for Haskell development with SublimeText. It is well maintained and has plenty of useful features.
Other quite useful plugins:
Shell Turtlestein, which allows you to quickly type in shell commands under a single keystroke from inside the editor.
SublimeREPL, which allows you to run GHCi from inside the editor. Though without support for cabal repl yet.
SideBarEnhancements, which I primarily use to rename/move files without touching the mouse. With it you can hit Ctrl/Cmd + P and type "rename" or "move" to enter the dialogue.
I use Sublime exclusively at the moment and while it's not all that special out of the box, installing sublime-text-haskell as Cubic suggested makes it a little better (it will compile and highlight errors when you save a file and apparently enhances the auto-completion).
I've experimented with writing my own plugins but the reality is that a lot of really cool possibilities are made difficult to implement because the API is actually kind of restricting (there's no way to add extra information like type signatures to auto-complete options for example).
It seems that the dev(s) are working on adding some requested API features, but until then, sublime-text-haskell is probably the best Haskell plugin.

Vim code debugger suggestions (step through etc)

I'm a fairly new web developer, doing most of my work in JavaScript / CSS, but I will be doing work in PHP soon and I wanted to get a head start on debugging software.
My editor of choice is Vim, so I'm looking for suggestions for a debugger workflow, either a Vim plugin or a separate program, preferably something that could match the feature set of Eclipse or Visual Studio, but if that doesn't exist I'd like to know.
I found several Vim plugins online:
- VimDebug looks nice but only supports Python, Perl and Ruby.
- vdb looks promising but also confusing (at least to me)
- VimDebugger is in early stages
I also found gdb, which was the only non-IDE debugging tool I found (if anyone has found others I'd love to hear about them!), as well as vim-debug, although development seems to have stalled on that one.
In short, does anyone have any working experience with the above tools? Or have a better suggestion? Does anyone have a working workflow debugging code with Vim?
Thanks so much in advance!
There is also the relatively new and actively developed Vdebug:
https://github.com/joonty/vdebug
It talks to debuggers supporting the DBGp protocol (which includes PHP with Xdebug and also many other dynamic languages).

Browser based Code Editor, with real tabbing?

I'm currently using CodeMirror as a browser based code editor, but what really annoys me is its lack of real tabbing. It uses spaces instead of tabs, and I just cant get my code as clean as desktop editor.
Are there any better editors out there? It can be DOM based or Javascript or even browser specific, just as long as it gives me real tabs! :)
PS. I've had a look at Ace, which looks like it should do the job, but I cant seem to get real tabs to work - anyone tried it?
Cheers,
Chris.

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