Bug 474323

Summary: REQUEST: Expect script highlighting file
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-syntax-highlighting Reporter: cat22 <erbenton>
Component: syntaxAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: wishlist CC: christoph, walter.von.entferndt
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/syntax-highlighting/-/commit/a0f4980c11e2274cc5cfbcb8fb904084350d725a Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description cat22 2023-09-09 08:47:24 UTC 
SUMMARY
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It would be nice if kate added syntax highlighting for expect scripts
If anyone has one they could share please let me know.
TIA
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  write expect script
2.  open in kate
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
no highlighting

EXPECTED RESULT
should have highlighting

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:  openSuse Tumbleweed / KDE 5.109.0 / Plasma 5.27.7
Qt Version:  5.15.10

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Bug Janitor Service 2025-07-30 00:37:27 UTC 
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/syntax-highlighting/-/merge_requests/731
Comment 2 Jonathan Poelen 2025-07-31 16:54:59 UTC 
Git commit a0f4980c11e2274cc5cfbcb8fb904084350d725a by Jonathan Poelen.
Committed on 30/07/2025 at 00:33.
Pushed by cullmann into branch 'master'.

Add Expect syntax highlighting

A  +66   -0    autotests/folding/highlight.exp.fold
A  +73   -0    autotests/html/highlight.exp.dark.html
A  +73   -0    autotests/html/highlight.exp.html
A  +66   -0    autotests/input/highlight.exp
A  +66   -0    autotests/reference/highlight.exp.ref
A  +91   -0    data/syntax/expect.xml

https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/syntax-highlighting/-/commit/a0f4980c11e2274cc5cfbcb8fb904084350d725a