From 8ce12cd032ae83cd071fbaefb1dcf70ecf3545d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Walter <sebwalter@gmx.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:57:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add custom file associations support
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- Added `CustomFileAssociations` class with a JSON‑serializable `Associations` dictionary.
- Refactored extension handling in `TextMateHelper.GetScope` to a switch statement.
- Implemented loading of `custom_file_associations.json` to map specific files to custom extensions, including safe JSON deserialization with error handling.
- Added `System.Text.Json` import to support deserialization.
---
 src/Models/ExternalTool.cs   |  5 ++++
 src/Models/TextMateHelper.cs | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Models/ExternalTool.cs b/src/Models/ExternalTool.cs
index f9660e8346..c963107408 100644
--- a/src/Models/ExternalTool.cs
+++ b/src/Models/ExternalTool.cs
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ public class ExternalToolCustomization
         public List<string> Excludes { get; set; } = new List<string>();
     }
 
+    public class CustomFileAssociations
+    {
+        [JsonPropertyName("associations")] public Dictionary<string, string> Associations { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+    }
+
     public class ExternalToolsFinder
     {
         public List<ExternalTool> Tools
diff --git a/src/Models/TextMateHelper.cs b/src/Models/TextMateHelper.cs
index bdddeb1b54..13abbadf46 100644
--- a/src/Models/TextMateHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Models/TextMateHelper.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-
+using System.Text.Json;
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
@@ -39,12 +39,45 @@ public static class GrammarUtility
         public static string GetScope(string file, RegistryOptions reg)
         {
             var extension = Path.GetExtension(file);
-            if (extension == ".h")
-                extension = ".cpp";
-            else if (extension is ".resx" or ".plist" or ".manifest" or ".sln" or ".slnx")
-                extension = ".xml";
-            else if (extension == ".command")
-                extension = ".sh";
+
+            switch (extension)
+            {
+                case ".h":
+                    extension = ".cpp";
+                    break;
+                case ".resx" or ".plist" or ".manifest" or ".sln" or ".slnx":
+                    extension = ".xml";
+                    break;
+                case ".command":
+                    extension = ".sh";
+                    break;
+                default:
+
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(extension))
+                    {
+                        var customFileAssociations = Path.Combine(Native.OS.BasicDirectories.ConfigDir, "custom_file_associations.json");
+
+                        try
+                        {
+                            if (File.Exists(customFileAssociations))
+                            {
+                                using var stream = File.OpenRead(customFileAssociations);
+                                var fileAssociations = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<CustomFileAssociations>(stream) ?? new CustomFileAssociations();
+
+                                if (fileAssociations.Associations.TryGetValue(file, out var ext))
+                                {
+                                    extension = ext;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        catch
+                        {
+                            // Ignore
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+            }
 
             foreach (var grammar in s_extraGrammars)
             {