Pasted-text type detection must be improved

[facundobatista]

We have plans to do this server side using some AI.

[humitos]

Maybe we can do this in client side by using https://highlightjs.org/ if the user didn't specify the paste type.

[facundobatista]

El 17/11/14 a las 23:24, Manuel Kaufmann escibió:

Maybe we can do this in client side by using https://highlightjs.org/ if
the user didn't specify the paste type.

Question: does this support asking the framework about code language?
Because we would use that as input to the editor (we don't wan't just
colorization)

Also, keep in mind these reasons to do it server side:

• continuous improvement: we want the system to learn! if you paste a
  code and the type is not automatically chosen correctly, you will change
  it manually, and this will improve the system, that will learn
• standalone service: wan't to provide this service for consumption not
  only by linkode (so anybody can benefit from it)

Regards,

. Facundo
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[humitos]

Yes, I agree with you.

Anyway, there is a function in that library that "autodetects" the programming language. I tried to read the Javascript source code but I don't have the answer about "How it works?"

This is the specific function:

https://github.com/isagalaev/highlight.js/blob/master/src/highlight.js#L476

[damianavila]

Hey, this is the thing we are actually using right now 😜

https://github.com/facundobatista/kilink/blob/master/kilink/static/editor.js#L99

which remind me I have a lot of time without pushing to linkode 😞

btw,

tried to read the Javascript source code but I don't have the answer about "How it works?"

And this is how it works: http://highlightjs.readthedocs.org/en/latest/language-guide.html#relevance