Struct HighlightDef 

pub struct HighlightDef {
    pub name: &'static str,
    pub tag: &'static str,
    pub parent_tag: &'static str,
    pub aliases: &'static [&'static str],
}

A highlight category definition.

NOTE: This is the legacy structure used for tree-sitter highlight configuration. For mapping captures to theme slots, use capture_to_slot instead.

Fields

name: &'static str

The canonical name (e.g., “keyword.function”)

tag: &'static str

Short tag suffix for HTML elements (e.g., “kf” -> <a-kf>) Empty string means no styling should be applied.

parent_tag: &'static str

Parent category tag for CSS inheritance (e.g., “k” for keyword.*) Empty string means no parent.

aliases: &'static [&'static str]

Alternative names from nvim-treesitter/helix/other editors that map to this category