github-linguist/linguist

New Language: Log files (log4net / most log files)

noahkiss opened this issue · 2 comments

noahkiss commented

Language name

log4net , or most standard, semi-structured (ex. not json, think console log) log files

URL of example repository

https://github.com/emilast/vscode-logfile-highlighter

URL of syntax highlighting grammar

https://github.com/emilast/vscode-logfile-highlighter/blob/master/syntaxes/log.tmLanguage

Most popular extensions

.log

Nixinova commented

.log

This seems very likely to encompass many, many different logging formats. See how varied they are here: search.

Alhadis commented

or most standard, semi-structured […] log files

There's no such thing. Log files are notoriously varied in their format, structure and consistency, and log4net output is only a miniscule portion of the types of .log files Linguist is expected to encounter in-the-wild. Even "best guess" highlighting would be extremely hit-or-miss.

I know syntax highlighted log files would look spiffy on GitHub, but remember, Linguist's purpose is to identify data formats and programming languages. Log files—being plain-text files for human consumption—are neither.

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