+++ title = "Bat understands varlink now" date = 2019-02-07T07:04:47+00:00 +++ [Bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) is a *cat(1)* clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration. My pull request for varlink syntax coloring was accepted today :\-) So, to display: ```varlink # The Varlink Service Interface is provided by every varlink service. It # describes the service and the interfaces it implements. interface org.varlink.service # Get a list of all the interfaces a service provides and information # about the implementation. method GetInfo() -> ( vendor: string, product: string, version: string, url: string, interfaces: []string ) # Get the description of an interface that is implemented by this service. method GetInterfaceDescription(interface: string) -> (description: string) # The requested interface was not found. error InterfaceNotFound (interface: string) # The requested method was not found error MethodNotFound (method: string) # The interface defines the requested method, but the service does not # implement it. error MethodNotImplemented (method: string) # One of the passed parameters is invalid. error InvalidParameter (parameter: string) ``` it will look like this:

$ bat org.varlink.service.varlink
───────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       │ File: org.varlink.service.varlink
───────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   1   │ # The Varlink Service Interface is provided by every varlink service. It
   2   │ # describes the service and the interfaces it implements.
   3   │ interface org.varlink.service
   4   │ 
   5   │ # Get a list of all the interfaces a service provides and information
   6   │ # about the implementation.
   7   │ method GetInfo() -> (
   8   │   vendor: string,
   9   │   product: string,
  10   │   version: string,
  11   │   url: string,
  12   │   interfaces: []string
  13   │ )
  14   │ 
  15   │ # Get the description of an interface that is implemented by this service.
  16   │ method GetInterfaceDescription(interface: string) -> (description: string)
  17   │ 
  18   │ # The requested interface was not found.
  19   │ error InterfaceNotFound (interface: string)
  20   │ 
  21   │ # The requested method was not found
  22   │ error MethodNotFound (method: string)
  23   │ 
  24   │ # The interface defines the requested method, but the service does not
  25   │ # implement it.
  26   │ error MethodNotImplemented (method: string)
  27   │ 
  28   │ # One of the passed parameters is invalid.
  29   │ error InvalidParameter (parameter: string)
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