lang-types

This crate provides the Language enum for programming language identification and file extension mapping.

Features

• File extension to language mapping
• Language name and alias lookup
• Optional serde support for serialization

Usage

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
lang-types = "0.1"

# or

[dependencies]
lang-types = { version = "0.1", features = ["serde"] }

Basic usage

use lang_types::Language;

// Get a language from file extension
assert_eq!(Language::from_extension(".rs"), Some(Language::Rust));
assert_eq!(Language::from_extension("py"), Some(Language::Python));

// Get language from common name
assert_eq!(Language::from_name("python"), Some(Language::Python));
assert_eq!(Language::from_name("python3"), Some(Language::Python));

Contributing new languages

To add support for a new programming language, submit a pull request modifying the languages.json file in the root directory. Each language entry should follow this format:

{
    "name": "Python",        // Display name of the language
    "enum_name": "Python",   // Optional: Name to use in the Rust enum (defaults to name)
    "extensions": [
        "py",
        "pyi",
        "pyc"
    ],
    "aliases": [            // Alternative names for the language
        "py",
        "python3"
    ]
}

Guidelines for new languages

• The language should be actively used (either historically significant or currently maintained)
• File extensions should be unique where possible
• Provide common aliases
• If the display name contains special characters (e.g., "C++"), provide a Rust-compatible enum_name (e.g., "Cpp")