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parenthesis and other token matching plugin that supports treesitter written in Lua

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#48 opened on Feb 28, 2023

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Description

What? Press % to jump between matching parens, if ... else ... end blocks, function() ... end blocks, highlight those keywords, etc. Basicially github.com/andymass/vim-matchup

Why? As the Neovim's default plugins matchit and matchparens are not going to support treesitter anytime soon (not a fact but a speculation), a lua version of something that does this would be nice

Potential existing implementations: github.com/andymass/vim-matchup

Potential pitfalls: afaik, treesitter integration to Neovim is dependent to nvim-treesitter and its plugins, so any plugin that works on nvim-treesitter would be prone to bugs and errors in those plugins.

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Research direction
Explore how to use Neovim's built in treesitter API in Lua to implement a plugin that matches parentheses and keyword blocks (like if...end). Study existing plugins like nvim treesitter and vim matchup for reference.
Tech stack
lua
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
NeovimLuatreesitter
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60