diff --git a/content/posts/spotlight-on-torchlight/index.md b/content/posts/spotlight-on-torchlight/index.md index 3515316..87bd2d9 100644 --- a/content/posts/spotlight-on-torchlight/index.md +++ b/content/posts/spotlight-on-torchlight/index.md @@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ echo "TORCHLIGHT_TOKEN=torch_[...]" > ./.env # [tl! .cmd] [^free]: Torchlight is free for sites which don't generate revenue, though it does require a link back to `torchlight.dev`. I stuck the attribution link in the footer. More pricing info [here]. +#### Installation I then used `npm` to install Torchlight in the root of my Hugo repo: ```shell npm i @torchlight-api/torchlight-cli # [tl! .cmd] @@ -169,7 +170,10 @@ Node.js v18.17.1 Oh. Hmm. -There's an [open issue](https://github.com/torchlight-api/torchlight-cli/issues/4) which reveals that the stub config file is actually located under the `src/` directory instead of `dist/`. I'll just copy that to my repo root and then set to work modifying it to suit my needs: +There's an [open issue](https://github.com/torchlight-api/torchlight-cli/issues/4) which reveals that the stub config file is actually located under the `src/` directory instead of `dist/`. + +#### Configuration +I'll just copy that to my repo root and then set to work modifying it to suit my needs: ```shell cp node_modules/@torchlight-api/torchlight-cli/src/stubs/config.js ./torchlight.config.js # [tl! .cmd] @@ -212,8 +216,7 @@ module.exports = { // If there are any diff indicators for a line, put them // in place of the line number to save horizontal space. - diffIndicatorsInPlaceOfLineNumbers: true // [tl! -- focus:1] - diffIndicatorsInPlaceOfLineNumbers: false // put the diff indicators next to the line numbers [tl! ++ reindex(-1)] + diffIndicatorsInPlaceOfLineNumbers: true // When lines are collapsed, this is the text that will // be shown to indicate that they can be expanded. @@ -250,6 +253,150 @@ module.exports = { You can find more details about the configuration options [here](https://torchlight.dev/docs/clients/cli#configuration-file). +#### Stylization +It's not strictly necessary for the basic functionality, but applying a little bit of extra CSS to match up with the classes leveraged by Torchlight can help to make things look a bit more polished. Fortunately for this _fake-it-til-you-make-it_ dev, Torchlight provides sample CSS that work great for this: + +- [Basic CSS](https://torchlight.dev/docs/css) for generally making things look tidy +- [Focus CSS](https://torchlight.dev/docs/annotations/focusing#css) for that slick blur/focus effect +- [Collapse CSS](https://torchlight.dev/docs/annotations/collapsing#required-css) for some accordion action + +Put those blocks together (along with a few minor tweaks), and here's what I started with in `assets/css/torchlight.css`: +```css +// torchlight! {"lineNumbers": true} + +/********************************************* +* Basic styling for Torchlight code blocks. * +**********************************************/ + +/* + Margin and rounding are personal preferences, + overflow-x-auto is recommended. +*/ +pre { + border-radius: 0.25rem; + margin-top: 1rem; + margin-bottom: 1rem; + overflow-x: auto; +} + +/* + Add some vertical padding and expand the width + to fill its container. The horizontal padding + comes at the line level so that background + colors extend edge to edge. +*/ +pre.torchlight { + display: block; + min-width: -webkit-max-content; + min-width: -moz-max-content; + min-width: max-content; + padding-top: 1rem; + padding-bottom: 1rem; +} + +/* + Horizontal line padding to match the vertical + padding from the code block above. +*/ +pre.torchlight .line { + padding-left: 1rem; + padding-right: 1rem; +} + +/* + Push the code away from the line numbers and + summary caret indicators. +*/ +pre.torchlight .line-number, +pre.torchlight .summary-caret { + margin-right: 1rem; +} + +/********************************************* +* Focus styling * +**********************************************/ + +/* + Blur and dim the lines that don't have the `.line-focus` class, + but are within a code block that contains any focus lines. +*/ +.torchlight.has-focus-lines .line:not(.line-focus) { + transition: filter 0.35s, opacity 0.35s; + filter: blur(.095rem); + opacity: .65; +} + +/* + When the code block is hovered, bring all the lines into focus. +*/ +.torchlight.has-focus-lines:hover .line:not(.line-focus) { + filter: blur(0px); + opacity: 1; +} + +/********************************************* +* Collapse styling * +**********************************************/ + +.torchlight summary:focus { + outline: none; +} + +/* Hide the default markers, as we provide our own */ +.torchlight details > summary::marker, +.torchlight details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { + display: none; +} + +.torchlight details .summary-caret::after { + pointer-events: none; +} + +/* Add spaces to keep everything aligned */ +.torchlight .summary-caret-empty::after, +.torchlight details .summary-caret-middle::after, +.torchlight details .summary-caret-end::after { + content: " "; +} + +/* Show a minus sign when the block is open. */ +.torchlight details[open] .summary-caret-start::after { + content: "-"; +} + +/* And a plus sign when the block is closed. */ +.torchlight details:not([open]) .summary-caret-start::after { + content: "+"; +} + +/* Hide the [...] indicator when open. */ +.torchlight details[open] .summary-hide-when-open { + display: none; +} + +/* Show the [...] indicator when closed. */ +.torchlight details:not([open]) .summary-hide-when-open { + display: initial; +} + +/********************************************* +* Additional styling * +**********************************************/ + +/* Fix for disjointed horizontal scrollbars */ +.highlight div { + overflow-x: visible; +} +``` + +I'll make sure that this CSS gets dynamically attached to any pages with a code block by adding this to the bottom of my `layouts/partials/head.html`: +```html + +{{ if (findRE "
+``` + As a bit of housekeeping, I'm also going to remove the built-in highlighter configuration from my `config/_default/markup.toml` file to make sure it doesn't conflict with Torchlight: ```toml # torchlight! {"lineNumbers": true} @@ -398,5 +545,300 @@ Once that's done, I edit the `netlify.toml` file at the root of my site repo to Now when I `git push` new content, Netlify will use Hugo to build the site, then install and call Torchlight to `++fancy;` the code blocks before the site gets served. Very nice! -### Hard Mode -Of course, I Just. Can't. leave well enough alone. \ No newline at end of file +### #Goals +Of course, I. Just. Can't. leave well enough alone, so my work here isn't finished - not by a long shot. + +You see, I'm a sucker for handy "copy" buttons attached to code blocks, and that's not something that Torchlight does (it just returns rendered HTML, remember? No fancy JavaScript here). I also wanted to add informative prompt indicators (like `$` and `#`) to code blocks representing command-line inputs (rather than script files). And I'd like to flag text returned by a command so that *only* the commands get copied, effectively ignoring the returned text, diff-removed lines, diff markers, line numbers, and prompt indicators. + +I had previously implemented a solution based *heavily* on Aaron Luna's blog post, [Hugo: Add Copy-to-Clipboard Button to Code Blocks with Vanilla JS](https://aaronluna.dev/blog/add-copy-button-to-code-blocks-hugo-chroma/). Getting that Chroma-focused solution to work well with Torchlight-formatted code blocks took some work, particularly since I'm inept at web development and can barely spell "CSS" and "JavaScrapped". + +But I[^copilot] eventually fumbled through the changes required to meet my #goals, and I'm pretty happy with the result. + +[^copilot]: With a little help from my Copilot buddy... + +#### Custom classes +Remember Torchlight's in-line annotations that I mentioned earlier? They're pretty capable out of the box, but can also be expanded through the use of [custom classes](https://torchlight.dev/docs/annotations/classes). This makes it pretty easy to selectively apply special handling to lines of code, something that's otherwise pretty dang tricky to do with Chroma. + +So, for instance, I could add a class `.cmd` for standard user-level command-line inputs: +```shell +# torchlight! {"torchlightAnnotations":false} +sudo make me a sandwich # [tl! .cmd] +``` +```shell +sudo make me a sandwich # [tl! .cmd] +``` + +Or `.cmd_root` for a root prompt: +```shell +# torchlight! {"torchlightAnnotations": false} +wall "Make your own damn sandwich." # [tl! .cmd_root] +``` +```shell +wall "Make your own damn sandwich." # [tl! .cmd_root] +``` + +And for deviants: +```powershell +# torchlight! {"torchlightAnnotations": false} +Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "A taco is a sandwich" # [tl! .cmd_pwsh] +``` +```powershell +Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "A taco is a sandwich" # [tl! .cmd_pwsh] +``` + +I also came up with a cleverly-named `.nocopy` class for the returned lines that shouldn't be copyable: +```shell +# torchlight! {"torchlightAnnotations": false} +copy this # [tl! .cmd] +but not this # [tl! .nocopy] +``` +```shell +copy this # [tl! .cmd] +but not this # [tl! .nocopy] +``` + +So that's how I'll tie my custom classes to individual lines of code[^ranges], but I still need to actually define those classes. + +I'll drop those at the bottom of the `assets/css/torchlight.css` file I created earlier: + +```css +// torchlight! {"lineNumbers": true} +/* [tl! collapse:start] +/********************************************* +* Basic styling for Torchlight code blocks. * +**********************************************/ + +/* + Margin and rounding are personal preferences, + overflow-x-auto is recommended. +*/ +pre { + border-radius: 0.25rem; + margin-top: 1rem; + margin-bottom: 1rem; + overflow-x: auto; +} + +/* + Add some vertical padding and expand the width + to fill its container. The horizontal padding + comes at the line level so that background + colors extend edge to edge. +*/ +pre.torchlight { + display: block; + min-width: -webkit-max-content; + min-width: -moz-max-content; + min-width: max-content; + padding-top: 1rem; + padding-bottom: 1rem; +} + +/* + Horizontal line padding to match the vertical + padding from the code block above. +*/ +pre.torchlight .line { + padding-left: 1rem; + padding-right: 1rem; +} + +/* + Push the code away from the line numbers and + summary caret indicators. +*/ +pre.torchlight .line-number, +pre.torchlight .summary-caret { + margin-right: 1rem; +} + +/********************************************* +* Focus styling * +**********************************************/ + +/* + Blur and dim the lines that don't have the `.line-focus` class, + but are within a code block that contains any focus lines. +*/ +.torchlight.has-focus-lines .line:not(.line-focus) { + transition: filter 0.35s, opacity 0.35s; + filter: blur(.095rem); + opacity: .65; +} + +/* + When the code block is hovered, bring all the lines into focus. +*/ +.torchlight.has-focus-lines:hover .line:not(.line-focus) { + filter: blur(0px); + opacity: 1; +} + +/********************************************* +* Collapse styling * +**********************************************/ + +.torchlight summary:focus { + outline: none; +} + +/* Hide the default markers, as we provide our own */ +.torchlight details > summary::marker, +.torchlight details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { + display: none; +} + +.torchlight details .summary-caret::after { + pointer-events: none; +} + +/* Add spaces to keep everything aligned */ +.torchlight .summary-caret-empty::after, +.torchlight details .summary-caret-middle::after, +.torchlight details .summary-caret-end::after { + content: " "; +} + +/* Show a minus sign when the block is open. */ +.torchlight details[open] .summary-caret-start::after { + content: "-"; +} + +/* And a plus sign when the block is closed. */ +.torchlight details:not([open]) .summary-caret-start::after { + content: "+"; +} + +/* Hide the [...] indicator when open. */ +.torchlight details[open] .summary-hide-when-open { + display: none; +} + +/* Show the [...] indicator when closed. */ +.torchlight details:not([open]) .summary-hide-when-open { + display: initial; +} /* [tl! collapse:end] + +/********************************************* +* Additional styling * +**********************************************/ + +/* Fix for disjointed horizontal scrollbars */ +.highlight div { + overflow-x: visible; +} + +/* [tl! focus:start] +Insert prompt indicators on interactive shells. +*/ +.cmd::before { + color: var(--base07); + content: "$ "; +} + +.cmd_root::before { + color: var(--base08); + content: "# "; +} + +.cmd_pwsh::before { + color: var(--base07); + content: "PS> "; +} + +/* +Don't copy shell outputs +*/ +.nocopy { + webkit-user-select: none; + user-select: none; +} /* [tl! focus:end] +``` + +[^ranges]: Or ranges of lines, using the same syntax as before: `[tl! .nocopy:5]` will make this line and the following five uncopyable. + +The `.cmd` classes will just insert the respective prompt _before_ each flagged line, and the `.nocopy` class will make it it so that the lines aren't selectable. Now for the tricky part... + +#### Copy that blocky +There are two major pieces for the code-copy wizardry: the CSS to style/arrange the copy button and language label, and the JavaScript to make it work. + +I put the CSS in `assets/css/code-copy-button.css`. It's basically straight from Aaron's post but with a few stanzas removed, a few elements renamed, and a few values tweaked to fit this site: + +```css +// torchlight! {"lineNumbers": true} +/* adapted from https://aaronluna.dev/blog/add-copy-button-to-code-blocks-hugo-chroma/ */ + +.highlight-wrapper /* already set by torchlight.css [tl! remove:3] */ + display: block; +} +/* [tl! reindex(-4)] */ +.highlight { + position: relative; + z-index: 0; + padding: 0; + margin: 0; /* [tl! remove] */ + margin: 40px 0 10px 0; /* a little more breathing room [tl! reindex(-1)] */ + border-radius: 4px; +} + +.highlight > .chroma { /* chroma-specific [tl! remove:start] */ + color: #d0d0d0; + background-color: #212121; + position: static; + z-index: 1; + border-radius: 4px; + padding: 10px; +} + +.chroma .lntd:first-child { + padding: 7px 7px 7px 10px; + margin: 0; +} + +.chroma .lntd:last-child { + padding: 7px 10px 7px 7px; + margin: 0; +} +/* [tl! remove:end] */ +.copy-code-button { /* [tl! reindex(-19)] */ + position: absolute; + z-index: 2; + right: 0; + top: 0; /* [tl! remove] */ + top: -29px; /* put the button above the code block instead of in it [tl! reindex(-1)] */ + font-size: 13px; + font-weight: 700; + line-height: 14px; + letter-spacing: 0.5px; + width: 65px; + color: #232326; + background-color: #7f7f7f; + border: 1.25px solid #232326; + border-top-left-radius: 0; + border-top-right-radius: 4px; + border-bottom-right-radius: 0; + border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; + white-space: nowrap; + padding: 4px 4px 5px 4px; + margin: 0 0 0 1px; + cursor: pointer; + opacity: 0.6; +} + +.copy-code-button:hover, +.copy-code-button:focus, +.copy-code-button:active, +.copy-code-button:active:hover { + color: #222225; + background-color: #b3b3b3; + opacity: 0.8; +} + +.copyable-text-area { + position: absolute; + height: 0; + z-index: -1; + opacity: .01; +} + +``` \ No newline at end of file