chroma

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "![Chroma](chroma.jpg)\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e **v3 alpha available.** Chroma v3 replaces the custom `Iterator` type with Go\u0027s built-in `iter.Seq[Token]`, removes the `EOF` sentinel, and bumps the module path to `github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v3`. See the [v3.0.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma/releases/tag/v3.0.0-alpha.1) release for migration details.\n\n# A general purpose syntax highlighter in pure Go\n\n[![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v3.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v3) [![CI](https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma/actions/workflows/ci.yml) [![Slack chat](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?logo=slack\u0026style=flat\u0026label=slack\u0026color=green\u0026message=gophers)](https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/)\n\n\nChroma takes source code and other structured text and converts it into syntax\nhighlighted HTML, ANSI-coloured text, etc.\n\nChroma is based heavily on [Pygments](http://pygments.org/), and includes\ntranslators for Pygments lexers and styles.\n\n## Table of Contents\n\n\u003c!-- TOC --\u003e\n\n1. [Supported languages](#supported-languages)\n2. [Try it](#try-it)\n3. [Using the library](#using-the-library)\n   1. [Quick start](#quick-start)\n   2. [Identifying the language](#identifying-the-language)\n   3. [Formatting the output](#formatting-the-output)\n   4. [The HTML formatter](#the-html-formatter)\n4. [More detail](#more-detail)\n   1. [Lexers](#lexers)\n   2. [Formatters](#formatters)\n   3. [Styles](#styles)\n5. [Command-line interface](#command-line-interface)\n6. [Testing lexers](#testing-lexers)\n7. [What\u0027s missing compared to Pygments?](#whats-missing-compared-to-pygments)\n\n\u003c!-- /TOC --\u003e\n\n## Supported languages\n\n| Prefix | Language\n| :----: | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------",
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