1 file changed, 8 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/custom/extensions/syntax-highlight.lua b/custom/extensions/syntax-highlight.lua
index 6605d71..639ad3f 100644
--- a/custom/extensions/syntax-highlight.lua
+++ b/custom/extensions/syntax-highlight.lua
@@ -74,25 +74,6 @@ local css = {
 	pseudoelement = "hl-func",
 }
 
--- Extension to lexer name fixes for the fallback path, reached only when
--- this Scintillua has no detect(). Most extensions already equal their lexer
--- name and these are the frequent exceptions.
-local ext_lexer = {
-	py = "python",
-	js = "javascript",
-	ts = "typescript",
-	rb = "ruby",
-	pl = "perl",
-	pm = "perl",
-	sh = "bash",
-	md = "markdown",
-	htm = "html",
-	yml = "yaml",
-	rs = "rust",
-	c = "ansi_c",
-	h = "ansi_c",
-}
-
 
 local scintillua = nil
 local filename = ""
@@ -170,37 +151,17 @@ local function load_scintillua()
 	return nil
 end
 
--- Loading a lexer runs its Lua, and one written for another Scintillua can
--- raise, so a failure here just leaves this file uncoloured.
-local function load_lexer_name(name)
-	if name == nil then
-		return nil
-	end
-	local ok, lexer = pcall(scintillua.load, name)
-	if ok and lexer then
-		return lexer
-	end
-	return nil
-end
-
+-- Detecting and loading a lexer run Scintillua's own Lua, and code written
+-- for another version of it can raise, so a failure in either just leaves
+-- this file uncoloured. The first line goes along to detect(), so a script
+-- with no extension is still known by its shebang.
 local function lexer_for(name, text)
-	if type(scintillua.detect) == "function" then
-		-- The first line goes along, so a script with no extension is still
-		-- known by its shebang.
-		local ok, lang = pcall(scintillua.detect, name, string.match(text, "^[^\n]*"))
-		if ok and lang then
-			local lexer = load_lexer_name(lang)
-			if lexer then
-				return lexer
-			end
-		end
-	end
-	local ext = string.match(name, "%.([^.]+)$")
-	if not ext then
+	local ok, lang = pcall(scintillua.detect, name, string.match(text, "^[^\n]*"))
+	if not ok or not lang then
 		return nil
 	end
-	ext = string.lower(ext)
-	return load_lexer_name(ext_lexer[ext]) or load_lexer_name(ext)
+	local loaded, lexer = pcall(scintillua.load, lang)
+	return loaded and lexer or nil
 end
 
 local function highlight(text)