Formatted Java and Python code in a document?

[Abela36819819gsui]

Does anybody have a good workflow for getting code from github into a printed document with InDesign? We really need to preserve:

• Syntax colors
• Tabulation
• Line numbers

I am hoping somebody has solved this problem, because my Google searches have come up empty.

E.g. This Python from github. https://github.com/jamesabela/Python-RPG-Tutorial/blob/master/Object%20Oriented%20Monsters.py  Will also need to do the same for Java too.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

It's dynamically formatted by CSS - so there is no "physical" formatting info...

You could probably use GREP Styles option in the ParaStyle definition - or apply CharStyles to specific words / characters.

Found this:

https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/3518#issuecomment-253674097

For those who want an interim solution, look at Notepad++'s NppExport plugin (Copy HTML to clipboard)

[Abela36819819gsui]

Thanks, I'll give this a go.

[leo.r]

In addition to Robert's suggestions, you may want to try to open the code in a dedicated developer tool - Xcode, VS, GitHub Desktop etc. - and export/print to PDF, then place PDF in InDesign. 

[Abela36819819gsui]

This is the best solution I've found so far! Thank you. 

[James Gifford—NitroPress]

If you need something like live text — e.g. not a snapshot of the best display you can get, capture and crop from a code editor — it seems like one of the many code formatter/highlighters could be adapted to make their output 'stable' — that is, actually apply a color span to certain elements instead of doing it only as a realtime display highlight.

That could be a tool/asset worth developing beyond your own needs, as well.

[pixxxelschubser]

A few years ago I tried to create a "Photoshop javascript formatting" in InDesign CS 5 using grepstyles, but never finished. It's quite complex, but it should be possible.