Lumis

Syntax Highlighter powered by Tree-sitter and Neovim themes.

https://lumis.sh

Features

• 70+ languages with Tree-sitter parsing
• 120+ Neovim themes
• HTML output with inline styles or CSS classes
• Multi-theme support for light/dark mode
• Terminal output with ANSI colors
• Language auto-detection via file extensions and shebangs
• Line highlighting with custom styling
• Custom HTML wrappers for code blocks
• Streaming-friendly - handles incomplete code gracefully
• Custom formatters via the Formatter trait

Installation

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
lumis = "0.1"

Or install the CLI:

cargo install lumis

Quick Start

use lumis::{highlight, HtmlInlineBuilder, languages::Language, themes};

let code = r#"fn main() { println!("Hello, world!"); }"#;
let theme = themes::get("dracula").unwrap();

let formatter = HtmlInlineBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::Rust)
    .theme(Some(theme))
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let html = highlight(code, formatter);

For streaming to files or other writers, use write_highlight():

use lumis::{write_highlight, HtmlInlineBuilder, languages::Language};
use std::fs::File;

let code = "fn main() { }";
let formatter = HtmlInlineBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::Rust)
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let mut file = File::create("output.html").unwrap();
write_highlight(&mut file, code, formatter).unwrap();

Formatters

Lumis provides four built-in formatters:

HTML Inline

Generates HTML with inline styles for each token:

use lumis::{highlight, HtmlInlineBuilder, languages::Language, themes};

let code = "puts 'Hello from Ruby!'";
let theme = themes::get("catppuccin_mocha").unwrap();

let formatter = HtmlInlineBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::Ruby)
    .theme(Some(theme))
    .pre_class(Some("code-block".to_string()))  // Custom CSS class for <pre>
    .italic(true)                                // Enable italic styles
    .include_highlights(true)                    // Add data-highlight attributes
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let html = highlight(code, formatter);

HTML Linked

Generates HTML with CSS classes for styling (requires external CSS):

use lumis::{highlight, HtmlLinkedBuilder, languages::Language};

let code = "<div>Hello World</div>";

let formatter = HtmlLinkedBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::HTML)
    .pre_class(Some("my-code".to_string()))
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let html = highlight(code, formatter);

CSS theme files are available in the css/ directory of the crate.

HTML Multi-Themes

Generates HTML with CSS custom properties for multiple themes, enabling light/dark mode support:

use lumis::{highlight, HtmlMultiThemesBuilder, languages::Language, themes};
use std::collections::HashMap;

let code = "const x = 42;";

let mut themes_map = HashMap::new();
themes_map.insert("light".to_string(), themes::get("github_light").unwrap());
themes_map.insert("dark".to_string(), themes::get("github_dark").unwrap());

let formatter = HtmlMultiThemesBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::JavaScript)
    .themes(themes_map)
    .default_theme("light")  // or "light-dark()" for CSS function
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let html = highlight(code, formatter);

Use CSS media queries for automatic theme switching:

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  .lumis,
  .lumis span {
    color: var(--lumis-dark) !important;
    background-color: var(--lumis-dark-bg) !important;
  }
}

Terminal

Generates ANSI escape codes for terminal output:

use lumis::{highlight, TerminalBuilder, languages::Language, themes};

let code = "puts 'Hello from Ruby!'";
let theme = themes::get("dracula").unwrap();

let formatter = TerminalBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::Ruby)
    .theme(Some(theme))
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let ansi = highlight(code, formatter);
println!("{}", ansi);

Line Highlighting

Highlight specific lines with custom styling:

use lumis::{highlight, HtmlInlineBuilder, languages::Language, themes};
use lumis::formatter::html_inline::{HighlightLines, HighlightLinesStyle};

let code = "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4";
let theme = themes::get("catppuccin_mocha").unwrap();

let highlight_lines = HighlightLines {
    lines: vec![1..=1, 3..=4],  // Highlight lines 1, 3, and 4
    style: Some(HighlightLinesStyle::Theme),
    class: None,
};

let formatter = HtmlInlineBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::PlainText)
    .theme(Some(theme))
    .highlight_lines(Some(highlight_lines))
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let html = highlight(code, formatter);

Custom HTML Wrappers

Wrap the formatted output with custom HTML elements:

use lumis::{highlight, HtmlInlineBuilder, languages::Language, formatter::HtmlElement};

let code = "fn main() { }";

let formatter = HtmlInlineBuilder::new()
    .lang(Language::Rust)
    .header(Some(HtmlElement {
        open_tag: "<div class=\"code-wrapper\">".to_string(),
        close_tag: "</div>".to_string(),
    }))
    .build()
    .unwrap();

let html = highlight(code, formatter);
// Output: <div class="code-wrapper"><pre class="lumis">...</pre></div>

Themes

120+ themes from popular Neovim colorschemes:

use lumis::themes;

// Get a theme by name
let theme = themes::get("dracula").unwrap();

// Parse from string
let theme: themes::Theme = "catppuccin_mocha".parse().unwrap();

// List all available themes
for theme in themes::available_themes() {
    println!("{} ({})", theme.name, theme.appearance);
}

// Filter by appearance
use lumis::themes::Appearance;

let dark_themes: Vec<_> = themes::available_themes()
    .filter(|t| t.appearance == Appearance::Dark)
    .collect();

Custom Themes

Load themes from JSON files or strings:

use lumis::themes;

// From file
let theme = themes::from_file("my_theme.json").unwrap();

// From JSON string
let json = r#"{
    "name": "my_theme",
    "appearance": "dark",
    "revision": "v1.0.0",
    "highlights": {
        "keyword": { "fg": "#ff79c6", "bold": true },
        "string": { "fg": "#f1fa8c" },
        "comment": { "fg": "#6272a4", "italic": true }
    }
}"#;
let theme = themes::from_json(json).unwrap();

Custom Formatters

Implement the Formatter trait to create custom output formats:

use lumis::{
    formatter::Formatter,
    highlight::highlight_iter,
    languages::Language,
    themes,
};
use std::io::{self, Write};

struct CsvFormatter {
    language: Language,
    theme: Option<themes::Theme>,
}

impl Formatter for CsvFormatter {
    fn format(&self, source: &str, output: &mut dyn Write) -> io::Result<()> {
        writeln!(output, "text,start,end,scope,fg")?;

        highlight_iter(source, self.language, self.theme.clone(), |text, range, scope, style| {
            let fg = style.fg.as_deref().unwrap_or("none");
            let escaped = text.replace('"', "\"\"");
            writeln!(output, "\"{}\",{},{},{},{}", escaped, range.start, range.end, scope, fg)
        })
        .map_err(io::Error::other)
    }
}

CLI Usage

# Highlight a file
lumis highlight src/main.rs --theme dracula

# Highlight with a specific language
lumis highlight code.txt --language rust --theme github_dark

# Output to terminal (default)
lumis highlight src/main.rs --theme catppuccin_mocha

# List available themes
lumis themes

# List available languages
lumis languages

Language Feature Flags

By default, Lumis includes all languages. To reduce compile time and binary size, enable only the languages you need:

[dependencies]
lumis = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = ["lang-rust", "lang-javascript"] }

Available features:

• all-languages - Enable all languages (default)
• lang-rust, lang-javascript, lang-typescript, lang-python, etc.

See the full list of language features in Cargo.toml.

Supported Languages

Available Themes

Themes are sourced from popular Neovim colorschemes:

• Catppuccin: catppuccin_frappe, catppuccin_latte, catppuccin_macchiato, catppuccin_mocha
• Dracula: dracula, dracula_soft
• GitHub: github_dark, github_light, github_dark_dimmed, and more
• Gruvbox: gruvbox_dark, gruvbox_light, and variants
• Tokyo Night: tokyonight_day, tokyonight_moon, tokyonight_night, tokyonight_storm
• One Dark: onedark, onedark_cool, onedark_darker, onelight
• Rose Pine: rosepine_dark, rosepine_dawn, rosepine_moon
• Nord: nord, nordic, nordfox
• Material: material_darker, material_oceanic, material_palenight
• Kanagawa: kanagawa_wave, kanagawa_dragon, kanagawa_lotus
• ...and 100+ more

Use themes::available_themes() or the CLI lumis themes for the complete list.

Acknowledgements

• Inkjet for the Rust implementation in early versions
• The Neovim community for the beautiful colorschemes

License

MIT