A PHP package that provides syntax highlighting using Shiki's language engine with support for 100+ languages.
Shiki-php is a PHP wrapper for the Shiki syntax highlighter, enabling developers to generate beautifully highlighted code snippets directly from PHP applications. It leverages the same TextMate grammar engine used by popular code editors like VS Code, ensuring accurate and visually appealing highlighting for over 100 programming languages.
PHP developers building applications that require high-quality code presentation, such as documentation sites, blogs, or educational platforms. It is particularly useful for Laravel users and those using league/commonmark for Markdown processing.
Developers choose Shiki-php for its editor-grade accuracy and visual fidelity, matching the highlighting quality of VS Code. It offers unique features like line marking (highlighted, added, deleted, focus) and supports custom VSCode theme JSON files, providing more control than basic syntax highlighters.
Code highlighting with Shiki in PHP
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Leverages Shiki's TextMate grammar engine, ensuring highlighting matches VS Code's quality for over 100 languages, as noted in the README.
Includes extra syntax definitions for Antlers and Blade, beyond Shiki's defaults, making it ideal for Laravel and CMS developers.
Allows marking lines as highlighted, added, deleted, or focused, enabling detailed code annotations for tutorials or documentation.
Supports all Shiki themes and custom VSCode theme JSON files, providing complete styling control to align with design systems.
Requires Node.js and the Shiki npm package, adding complexity and potential setup issues, especially with NVM as admitted in the README.
Each highlight call executes a node process, which can be slower than in-process PHP highlighters and may not scale well for high-traffic sites.
Managing Node versions and creating symlinks for NVM users is cumbersome, leading to maintenance headaches and potential breakage.
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