Add lox to GitHub Linguist?

[HallofFamer]

It seems that it is possible for us to add Lox as a language at Linguist. We will need to submit a PR to linguist (https://github.com/github-linguist/linguist) and complete the checklist:

1. The extension of the new language is used in hundreds of repositories on GitHub.com.
2. I have included a real-world usage sample for all extensions added in this PR.
3. I have included a syntax highlighting grammar.
4. I have added a color.
5. I have updated the heuristics to distinguish my language from others using the same extension

I think we do have hundreds of repos that include Lox script files, also a syntax highlighting grammar plugin is available on vscode (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dberezin.lox-language). I am not sure if there’s a good example of real world application written in Lox, but maybe someone can share the findings (perhaps the Loxlox interpreters count?)

Note: I have found at least 1 Lox derived language on GitHub linguist already, so I don’t see a reason why Lox shouldn’t be on the list too.

@munificent What is your thought about this? We will not make such a request without your approval.

[munificent]

I would love it!

[HallofFamer]

Thx @munificent, I have forked linguist and created a branch ‘add-lox’, will work on it in a few days and hopefully will have a pull request ready after I complete the proposal.