1 files changed, 41 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/syntax.zig b/src/syntax.zig
index 8209dc2c..bd6a64a0 100644
--- a/src/syntax.zig
+++ b/src/syntax.zig
@@ -690,6 +690,21 @@ pub fn highlightLocationRows(gpa: std.mem.Allocator, content: []const u8, rows:
             offset = @min(end + 1, content.len);
         }
     }
+    // Declaration context is intentionally muted by the output painter. Keep
+    // its source in parsing groups, then remove every syntax/style flag after
+    // complete-source snapshots have been applied.
+    if (comptime @hasField(@TypeOf(rows[0]), "declaration")) {
+        offset = 0;
+        for (rows) |row| {
+            if (offset >= content.len) break;
+            const end = std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, content, offset, '\n') orelse content.len;
+            if (row.declaration) {
+                const source_start = offset + @min(row.code_start, end - offset);
+                @memset(styles[source_start..end], 0);
+            }
+            offset = @min(end + 1, content.len);
+        }
+    }
     if (!painted) {
         gpa.free(styles);
         return &.{};
@@ -1203,3 +1218,29 @@ test "syntax location context snapshots retain omitted multiline comment scope"
         try std.testing.expectEqual(@intFromEnum(Syn.comment), style);
     try std.testing.expectEqual(@intFromEnum(Syn.none), styles[0]);
 }
+
+test "syntax declaration locations clear snapshots without muting ordinary context" {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    const gpa = std.testing.allocator;
+    start(gpa);
+    defer stop();
+    const header = "pub fn run() void {";
+    const content = "| \t" ++ header ++ "\n| \t    const value = 42;\nfile.zig:3\t}\n";
+    const snapshots = [_]u8{0xff} ** header.len;
+    const Row = struct {
+        path: []const u8 = "file.zig",
+        code_start: usize,
+        at: look.Spot,
+        colors: []const u8 = &.{},
+        declaration: bool = false,
+    };
+    const rows = [_]Row{
+        .{ .code_start = 3, .at = .{ .line = 1 }, .colors = &snapshots, .declaration = true },
+        .{ .code_start = 3, .at = .{ .line = 2 } },
+        .{ .code_start = "file.zig:3\t".len, .at = .{ .line = 3 } },
+    };
+    const styles = try highlightLocationRows(gpa, content, &rows);
+    defer gpa.free(styles);
+    for (styles[3..][0..header.len]) |style| try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(u8, 0), style);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@intFromEnum(Syn.number), styles[std.mem.indexOf(u8, content, "42").?]);
+}