From fb765fc83bfa3339b15cded6a7108eb78675ed37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Spencer Brower <6729162+sbrow@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 17:38:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: Moved diagnostic code into its own package.

---
 AGENTS.md                         |   4 +-
 diagnostics/diagnostics.odin      | 279 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 diagnostics/diagnostics_test.odin | 111 ++++++++++++
 mustache/diagnostic.odin          | 279 ++++--------------------------
 mustache/diagnostic_test.odin     | 120 ++-----------
 mustache/mustache.odin            |  18 +-
 mustache/pipes.odin               |   4 +-
 mustache/suggest.odin             |  28 +--
 mustache/suggest_test.odin        |  28 +--
 render.odin                       |  12 +-
 site/content/docs.md              |  42 ++++-
 11 files changed, 509 insertions(+), 416 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 diagnostics/diagnostics.odin
 create mode 100644 diagnostics/diagnostics_test.odin

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 3026156..cb41f00 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ thor/
 ├── treesitter/         # FFI types + grammar management (standalone package)
 ├── markdown/           # Content transformation pipeline (imports ../treesitter)
 ├── mustache/           # Template engine with lambdas + pipe filters + diagnostics
+├── diagnostics/        # Shared diagnostic utilities (suggest_correction)
 ├── content.odin        # Page struct, Pending_File, scan_content_files, collect_languages, load_page
 ├── render.odin         # Template rendering, Template_Context, sort_pages, RSS, sitemap
 ├── menus.odin          # Menu_Entry, DEFAULT_WEIGHT, build_menus, collect_auto_menus, merge_page_menus, parse_page_menus, parse_config_menus
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ thor/
 | | `deflists.odin` | `convert_deflists` — pre-cmark pass. Scans for definition list patterns (`term\n\n: definition`) and converts to `<dl><dt><dd>` HTML blocks. Terms and definitions rendered through cmark individually for inline markdown. Consecutive pairs grouped into single `<dl>`. |
 | | `toc.odin` | `generate_toc(html, allocator)` — page-level feature (not a pipeline extension). Scans `<h1>`-`<h6>` for IDs (after `inject_heading_ids`), builds nested `<ul>` with `<a href="#id">` links. Called from `load_page` when frontmatter `"toc": true`. Depends on `.HeadingIDs` being enabled. |
 | `mustache/` | See [Mustache engine](#mustache-engine) below | Template engine |
+| `diagnostics/` | `diagnostics.odin` | Shared diagnostic utilities: `suggest_correction` (Levenshtein "did you mean?"), `format_error` (rust-style multi-line error formatter with `caret_start`/`caret_end` params), `line_col`, `line_text`, `count_lines`, `digit_count`, `display_width`, `should_colorize`, `write_gutter`. Used by `mustache` (tag-aware errors via `format_tag_error` wrapper), `markdown` (extension name suggestions), and `render.odin` (parse/render error display). |
 | `bench/` | `bench.odin` + `templates/` | Standalone template rendering benchmark. Generates 500 posts + 100 comments, renders with indented partials + inheritance + pipes. `--dump <path>` for output validation, positional arg for iteration count (default 250). |
 
 Icon SVGs live as HTML partials in `layouts/partials/icons/` (home, github, rss, chevron_up, star).
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ Spec-compliant implementation at `mustache/`. See `mustache/SPEC.md` for the imp
 | `tokenizer.odin` | Tokenizer (template string → `[]Token`), standalone whitespace detection |
 | `data.odin` | Reflection-based data model: `base_value` (peels union/any/nested-any layers), `lookup_in` (structs + maps, handles `Type_Info_Any` value kind in maps), `resolve_name`, `is_truthy`, `any_to_string`, `write_value`, `list_info`, `extract_list_element`, `collect_map_keys` |
 | `pipes.odin` | Pipes extension: `Pipe_Op` enum (`.Format`, `.Group_By`), `pipe_op_from_string`/`pipe_op_candidates` (reflection-based enum name lookup), `Pipe_Filter` AST (with `op_pos` for diagnostics), `parse_pipeline` (tracks byte offsets via `strings.index`), `apply_pipeline`, `apply_filter` (exhaustive enum switch), `apply_group_by`, `apply_format`. Misspelled pipe op suggestions via `suggest_correction`. Stored on `Node.filters`; render-scoped results in temp allocator. |
-| `diagnostic.odin` | Rust-style error formatter: `format_error` (multi-line context, ANSI colors via `core:terminal/ansi`, `colorize` param), `format_render_error` (formats `Error`), `line_col`, `line_text`, `context_extent`, `count_lines`, `digit_count`, `should_colorize`. |
+| `diagnostic.odin` | Mustache-specific diagnostics: `context_extent` (scans `{{ }}` tags for caret underline), `format_tag_error` (wraps `diags.format_error` + `context_extent`), `format_render_error` (formats `Error` using `Template` source/path). Generic error formatting lives in `diagnostics/` package. |
 | `suggest.odin` | Strict-warning helpers: `validate_key_path` (walks dotted path, crosses maps silently), `suggest_correction` (Levenshtein via `core:strings/levenshtein_distance`), `collect_struct_keys` (via reflection, recurses into `using`), `struct_has_field` (distinguishes missing field from nil value — needed for `Maybe(bool)`), `collect_partial_names`, `collect_block_names`. |
 | `spec_test.odin` | JSON spec test runner — loads `spec/specs/*.json`, runs each test case. Uses `log.nil_logger()` to suppress expected warnings. |
 | `pipes_test.odin` | Pipe filter tests (`group_by` + `format`) |
diff --git a/diagnostics/diagnostics.odin b/diagnostics/diagnostics.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfc8fba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diagnostics/diagnostics.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+package diagnostics
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:os"
+import "core:strings"
+import "core:terminal/ansi"
+import "core:unicode/utf8"
+
+// suggest_correction returns the closest match from `available` to `missing`
+// using Levenshtein distance, or "" if no good match exists. The threshold
+// scales with the length of the missing key.
+suggest_correction :: proc(available: []string, missing: string) -> string {
+	if len(available) == 0 || len(missing) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	threshold := max(2, len(missing) / 3)
+
+	best: string
+	best_dist := threshold + 1
+	for candidate in available {
+		if abs(len(candidate) - len(missing)) > threshold {
+			continue
+		}
+		d := strings.levenshtein_distance(missing, candidate)
+		if d <= threshold && d < best_dist {
+			best = candidate
+			best_dist = d
+		}
+	}
+	return best
+}
+
+// line_col returns the 1-indexed line and column for a byte offset in source.
+line_col :: proc(source: string, pos_in: int) -> (line: int, col: int) {
+	pos := pos_in
+	if pos < 0 {
+		return 1, 1
+	}
+	if pos > len(source) {
+		pos = len(source)
+	}
+	line = 1
+	col = 1
+	for i := 0; i < pos; i += 1 {
+		if source[i] == '\n' {
+			line += 1
+			col = 1
+		} else {
+			col += 1
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// line_text returns the Nth (1-indexed) line of source, without the trailing
+// newline. Returns "" if line is out of range.
+line_text :: proc(source: string, line: int) -> string {
+	if line < 1 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	current := 1
+	start := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(source); i += 1 {
+		if current == line {
+			end := i
+			for end < len(source) && source[end] != '\n' {
+				end += 1
+			}
+			return source[start:end]
+		}
+		if source[i] == '\n' {
+			current += 1
+			start = i + 1
+		}
+	}
+	if current == line {
+		return source[start:]
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// should_colorize returns true if stderr is a TTY and color output is wanted.
+should_colorize :: proc() -> bool {
+	return os.is_tty(os.stderr)
+}
+
+// count_lines returns the number of '\n'-separated lines in source.
+count_lines :: proc(source: string) -> int {
+	if len(source) == 0 {
+		return 1
+	}
+	n := 1
+	for c in source {
+		if c == '\n' {
+			n += 1
+		}
+	}
+	if len(source) > 0 && source[len(source) - 1] == '\n' {
+		n -= 1
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// digit_count returns the number of decimal digits in n (min 1).
+digit_count :: proc(n: int) -> int {
+	if n <= 0 {
+		return 1
+	}
+	c := 0
+	x := n
+	for x > 0 {
+		c += 1
+		x /= 10
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+// display_width returns the number of terminal cells `s` occupies.
+display_width :: proc(s: string) -> int {
+	return utf8.rune_count_in_string(s)
+}
+
+// line_start_at returns the byte offset of the start of the line containing pos.
+line_start_at :: proc(source: string, pos_in: int) -> int {
+	pos := pos_in
+	if pos < 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	if pos >= len(source) {
+		pos = len(source) - 1
+	}
+	for pos > 0 && source[pos - 1] != '\n' {
+		pos -= 1
+	}
+	return pos
+}
+
+// format_error produces a rust-style multi-line diagnostic string.
+//
+//   <msg>
+//    --> <path>:<line>:<col>
+//     |
+//  N | <source line N-2>
+//  N | <source line N-1>
+//  N | <source line N — the error line>
+//     |     ^^^^^^^^^^^ <hint>
+//  N | <source line N+1>
+//  N | <source line N+2>
+//     |
+//
+// `caret_start`/`caret_end` control the byte range of the caret underline.
+// If not provided (or negative), defaults to a single-rune underline at `pos`.
+format_error :: proc(
+	path: string,
+	source: string,
+	pos: int,
+	msg: string,
+	hint: string = "",
+	context_before: int = 2,
+	context_after: int = 2,
+	colorize: bool = false,
+	caret_start: int = -1,
+	caret_end: int = -1,
+) -> string {
+	line, col := line_col(source, pos)
+	total_lines := count_lines(source)
+
+	start_line := line - context_before
+	if start_line < 1 {
+		start_line = 1
+	}
+	end_line := line + context_after
+	if end_line > total_lines {
+		end_line = total_lines
+	}
+
+	width := digit_count(end_line)
+	if width < 1 {
+		width = 1
+	}
+
+	cs := caret_start >= 0 ? caret_start : pos
+	ce := caret_end > cs ? caret_end : cs + 1
+
+	ls := line_start_at(source, pos)
+	caret_start_col := cs - ls + 1
+	caret_end_col := ce - ls + 1
+
+	sb := strings.builder_make(context.temp_allocator)
+	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
+
+	red, faint, reset := "", "", ""
+	if colorize {
+		red = ansi.CSI + ansi.FG_RED + ansi.SGR
+		faint = ansi.CSI + ansi.FAINT + ansi.SGR
+		reset = ansi.CSI + ansi.RESET + ansi.SGR
+	}
+
+	// Header
+	strings.write_string(&sb, msg)
+	strings.write_byte(&sb, '\n')
+
+	// Location line
+	strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
+	for _ in 0 ..< width {
+		strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
+	}
+	strings.write_string(&sb, "--> ")
+	strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
+	fmt.sbprintf(&sb, "%s:%d:%d\n", path, line, col)
+
+	// Top gutter
+	write_gutter(&sb, width, faint, reset)
+
+	// Context lines
+	for n in start_line ..= end_line {
+		num_str := fmt.tprintf("%d", n)
+		strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
+		for _ in 0 ..< width - len(num_str) {
+			strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
+		}
+		strings.write_string(&sb, num_str)
+		strings.write_string(&sb, " | ")
+		strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
+
+		strings.write_string(&sb, line_text(source, n))
+		strings.write_byte(&sb, '\n')
+
+		// Caret row after error line
+		if n == line {
+			strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
+			for _ in 0 ..< width + 1 {
+				strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
+			}
+			strings.write_string(&sb, "| ")
+			strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
+
+			for _ in 1 ..< caret_start_col {
+				strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
+			}
+			if colorize {
+				strings.write_string(&sb, red)
+			}
+			for _ in 0 ..< caret_end_col - caret_start_col {
+				strings.write_byte(&sb, '^')
+			}
+			if colorize {
+				strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
+			}
+			if hint != "" {
+				strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
+				if colorize {
+					strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
+				}
+				strings.write_string(&sb, hint)
+				if colorize {
+					strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
+				}
+			}
+			strings.write_byte(&sb, '\n')
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Trailing gutter
+	write_gutter(&sb, width, faint, reset)
+
+	return strings.to_string(sb)
+}
+
+// write_gutter emits a faint pipe-only gutter line: `<width+1 spaces> |`.
+write_gutter :: proc(sb: ^strings.Builder, width: int, faint: string, reset: string) {
+	strings.write_string(sb, faint)
+	for _ in 0 ..< width + 1 {
+		strings.write_byte(sb, ' ')
+	}
+	strings.write_string(sb, "|")
+	strings.write_string(sb, reset)
+	strings.write_byte(sb, '\n')
+}
diff --git a/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.odin b/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ca59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+#+test
+package diagnostics
+
+import "core:fmt"
+import "core:testing"
+
+@(test)
+test_suggest_correction_exact :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	available := []string{"title", "page.title", "body"}
+	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction(available, "page_titel"), "page.title")
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_suggest_correction_close :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	available := []string{"title", "body", "now"}
+	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction(available, "titel"), "title")
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_suggest_correction_no_match :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	available := []string{"completely_different", "unrelated"}
+	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction(available, "page_titel"), "")
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_suggest_correction_empty :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction([]string{}, "anything"), "")
+	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction([]string{"a"}, ""), "")
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// line_col / line_text / count_lines / digit_count — primitive helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@(test)
+test_line_col_basic :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	src := "abc\ndef\nghi"
+	cases := [?]struct {
+		pos:  int,
+		line: int,
+		col:  int,
+	}{{0, 1, 1}, {2, 1, 3}, {3, 1, 4}, {4, 2, 1}, {6, 2, 3}, {7, 2, 4}, {8, 3, 1}}
+	for c in cases {
+		l, col := line_col(src, c.pos)
+		testing.expect(t, l == c.line, fmt.tprintf("pos %d: line %d, want %d", c.pos, l, c.line))
+		testing.expect(t, col == c.col, fmt.tprintf("pos %d: col %d, want %d", c.pos, col, c.col))
+	}
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_line_col_empty :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	l, col := line_col("", 0)
+	testing.expect_value(t, l, 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, col, 1)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_line_col_negative :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	l, col := line_col("abc", -1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, l, 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, col, 1)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_line_col_past_end :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	l, col := line_col("abc", 100)
+	testing.expect_value(t, l, 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, col, 4)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_line_text_first :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	src := "first\nsecond\nthird"
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 1), "first")
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 2), "second")
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 3), "third")
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_line_text_trailing_newline :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	src := "first\nsecond\n"
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 1), "first")
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 2), "second")
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 3), "")
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_line_text_out_of_range :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text("abc", 5), "")
+	testing.expect_value(t, line_text("abc", 0), "")
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_count_lines :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines(""), 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("abc"), 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("a\nb"), 2)
+	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("a\nb\n"), 2)
+	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("a\nb\nc"), 3)
+}
+
+@(test)
+test_digit_count :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(0), 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(1), 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(9), 1)
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(10), 2)
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(99), 2)
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(100), 3)
+	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(-5), 1)
+}
diff --git a/mustache/diagnostic.odin b/mustache/diagnostic.odin
index 9eb0894..15a1a1b 100644
--- a/mustache/diagnostic.odin
+++ b/mustache/diagnostic.odin
@@ -1,61 +1,6 @@
 package mustache
 
-import "core:fmt"
-import "core:os"
-import "core:strings"
-import "core:terminal/ansi"
-import "core:unicode/utf8"
-
-// line_col returns the 1-indexed line and column for a byte offset in source.
-// Newlines ('\n') separate lines; '\r' is treated as part of '\r\n'. Column is
-// counted in bytes from the start of the line.
-line_col :: proc(source: string, pos_in: int) -> (line: int, col: int) {
-	pos := pos_in
-	if pos < 0 {
-		return 1, 1
-	}
-	if pos > len(source) {
-		pos = len(source)
-	}
-	line = 1
-	col = 1
-	for i := 0; i < pos; i += 1 {
-		if source[i] == '\n' {
-			line += 1
-			col = 1
-		} else {
-			col += 1
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// line_text returns the Nth (1-indexed) line of source, without the trailing
-// newline. Returns "" if line is out of range.
-line_text :: proc(source: string, line: int) -> string {
-	if line < 1 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	current := 1
-	start := 0
-	for i := 0; i < len(source); i += 1 {
-		if current == line {
-			end := i
-			for end < len(source) && source[end] != '\n' {
-				end += 1
-			}
-			return source[start:end]
-		}
-		if source[i] == '\n' {
-			current += 1
-			start = i + 1
-		}
-	}
-	if current == line {
-		return source[start:]
-	}
-	return ""
-}
+import diags "../diagnostics"
 
 // context_extent returns the byte offset of the start of the line containing
 // pos, plus the byte offsets of the start and end of the mustache tag at pos.
@@ -115,68 +60,11 @@ context_extent :: proc(
 	return line_start, pos, pos + 1
 }
 
-// should_colorize returns true if stderr is a TTY and color output is wanted.
-should_colorize :: proc() -> bool {
-	return os.is_tty(os.stderr)
-}
-
-// count_lines returns the number of '\n'-separated lines in source.
-// A trailing newline does not add an extra line.
-count_lines :: proc(source: string) -> int {
-	if len(source) == 0 {
-		return 1
-	}
-	n := 1
-	for c in source {
-		if c == '\n' {
-			n += 1
-		}
-	}
-	// Drop phantom last line if source ends with '\n'.
-	if len(source) > 0 && source[len(source) - 1] == '\n' {
-		n -= 1
-	}
-	return n
-}
-
-// digit_count returns the number of decimal digits in n (min 1).
-digit_count :: proc(n: int) -> int {
-	if n <= 0 {
-		return 1
-	}
-	c := 0
-	x := n
-	for x > 0 {
-		c += 1
-		x /= 10
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
-// display_width returns the number of terminal cells `s` occupies.
-// For ASCII this is byte length; for UTF-8 we count runes (combining
-// marks and wide CJK chars are still approximate).
-display_width :: proc(s: string) -> int {
-	return utf8.rune_count_in_string(s)
-}
-
-// format_error produces a rust-style multi-line diagnostic string.
-//
-//   <msg>
-//    --> <path>:<line>:<col>
-//     |
-//  N | <source line N-2>
-//  N | <source line N-1>
-//  N | <source line N — the error line>
-//     |     ^^^^^^^^^^^ <hint>
-//  N | <source line N+1>
-//  N | <source line N+2>
-//     |
-//
-// `context_before`/`context_after` lines of context are shown around the
-// error line. Line numbers are right-aligned to the width of the largest
-// line number shown.
-format_error :: proc(
+// format_tag_error is a mustache-aware wrapper around diags.format_error.
+// It uses context_extent to compute the caret underline for `{{ }}` tags,
+// falling back to a single-rune underline when pos is not inside a tag.
+// When `span > 0`, the caret extends from pos to pos + span.
+format_tag_error :: proc(
 	path: string,
 	source: string,
 	pos: int,
@@ -187,135 +75,25 @@ format_error :: proc(
 	colorize: bool = false,
 	span: int = 0,
 ) -> string {
-	line, col := line_col(source, pos)
-	total_lines := count_lines(source)
-
-	start_line := line - context_before
-	if start_line < 1 {
-		start_line = 1
-	}
-	end_line := line + context_after
-	if end_line > total_lines {
-		end_line = total_lines
-	}
-
-	// Width of the line-number column (right-align).
-	width := digit_count(end_line)
-	if width < 1 {
-		width = 1
-	}
-
-	sb := strings.builder_make(context.temp_allocator)
-	defer strings.builder_destroy(&sb)
-
-	color := colorize
-	red, faint, reset := "", "", ""
-	if color {
-		red = ansi.CSI + ansi.FG_RED + ansi.SGR
-		faint = ansi.CSI + ansi.FAINT + ansi.SGR
-		reset = ansi.CSI + ansi.RESET + ansi.SGR
-	}
-
-	// Header line: message.
-	strings.write_string(&sb, msg)
-	strings.write_byte(&sb, '\n')
-
-	// Location line: "  --> path:line:col" (width spaces + arrow).
-	strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
-	for _ in 0 ..< width {
-		strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
-	}
-	strings.write_string(&sb, "--> ")
-	strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
-	fmt.sbprintf(&sb, "%s:%d:%d\n", path, line, col)
-
-	// Top gutter line.
-	write_gutter(&sb, width, faint, reset)
-
-	// Caret extent for the error line.
-	line_start, token_start, token_end := context_extent(source, pos)
+	caret_start := pos
+	caret_end := pos + 1
 	if span > 0 {
-		token_start = pos
-		token_end = pos + span
+		caret_end = pos + span
+	} else {
+		_, ts, te := context_extent(source, pos)
+		caret_start = ts
+		caret_end = te
 	}
-	caret_start_col := token_start - line_start + 1
-	caret_end_col := token_end - line_start + 1
-	if caret_end_col <= caret_start_col {
-		caret_end_col = caret_start_col + 1
-	}
-
-	// Context lines.
-	for n in start_line ..= end_line {
-		// Line number (right-aligned, faint).
-		num_str := fmt.tprintf("%d", n)
-		strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
-		for _ in 0 ..< width - len(num_str) {
-			strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
-		}
-		strings.write_string(&sb, num_str)
-		strings.write_string(&sb, " | ")
-		strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
-
-		strings.write_string(&sb, line_text(source, n))
-		strings.write_byte(&sb, '\n')
-
-		// After the error line, emit the caret row.
-		if n == line {
-			strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
-			for _ in 0 ..< width + 1 {
-				strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
-			}
-			strings.write_string(&sb, "| ")
-			strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
-
-			for _ in 1 ..< caret_start_col {
-				strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
-			}
-			if color {
-				strings.write_string(&sb, red)
-			}
-			for _ in 0 ..< caret_end_col - caret_start_col {
-				strings.write_byte(&sb, '^')
-			}
-			if color {
-				strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
-			}
-			if hint != "" {
-				strings.write_byte(&sb, ' ')
-				if color {
-					strings.write_string(&sb, faint)
-				}
-				strings.write_string(&sb, hint)
-				if color {
-					strings.write_string(&sb, reset)
-				}
-			}
-			strings.write_byte(&sb, '\n')
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Trailing gutter line for visual closure.
-	write_gutter(&sb, width, faint, reset)
-
-	return strings.to_string(sb)
-}
-
-// write_gutter emits a faint pipe-only gutter line: `<width+1 spaces> |`.
-write_gutter :: proc(sb: ^strings.Builder, width: int, faint: string, reset: string) {
-	strings.write_string(sb, faint)
-	for _ in 0 ..< width + 1 {
-		strings.write_byte(sb, ' ')
-	}
-	strings.write_string(sb, "|")
-	strings.write_string(sb, reset)
-	strings.write_byte(sb, '\n')
+	return diags.format_error(
+		path, source, pos, msg, hint,
+		context_before, context_after,
+		colorize,
+		caret_start, caret_end,
+	)
 }
 
 // format_render_error produces a diagnostic for an Error value using the
 // template's path and source for context. Returns "" for nil errors.
-// If the error carries its own source/path (from tag_error), those are used
-// instead of the passed-in template — this ensures errors inside partials
-// point at the correct file.
 format_render_error :: proc(err: Error, tmpl: Template, colorize: bool = false) -> string {
 	if err == nil {
 		return ""
@@ -326,5 +104,22 @@ format_render_error :: proc(err: Error, tmpl: Template, colorize: bool = false)
 	if path == "" {
 		path = "<input>"
 	}
-	return format_error(path, source, b.pos, b.msg, hint = b.hint, colorize = colorize, span = b.span)
+
+	caret_start := b.pos
+	caret_end := b.pos + 1
+	if b.span > 0 {
+		caret_end = b.pos + b.span
+	} else {
+		_, ts, te := context_extent(source, b.pos)
+		caret_start = ts
+		caret_end = te
+	}
+
+	return diags.format_error(
+		path, source, b.pos, b.msg,
+		hint = b.hint,
+		colorize = colorize,
+		caret_start = caret_start,
+		caret_end = caret_end,
+	)
 }
diff --git a/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin b/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin
index fbfa666..8e2eb87 100644
--- a/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin
+++ b/mustache/diagnostic_test.odin
@@ -6,95 +6,13 @@ import "core:strings"
 import "core:testing"
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// line_col / line_text / count_lines / digit_count — primitive helpers
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-@(test)
-test_line_col_basic :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	src := "abc\ndef\nghi"
-	cases := [?]struct {
-		pos:  int,
-		line: int,
-		col:  int,
-	}{{0, 1, 1}, {2, 1, 3}, {3, 1, 4}, {4, 2, 1}, {6, 2, 3}, {7, 2, 4}, {8, 3, 1}}
-	for c in cases {
-		l, col := line_col(src, c.pos)
-		testing.expect(t, l == c.line, fmt.tprintf("pos %d: line %d, want %d", c.pos, l, c.line))
-		testing.expect(t, col == c.col, fmt.tprintf("pos %d: col %d, want %d", c.pos, col, c.col))
-	}
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_line_col_empty :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	l, col := line_col("", 0)
-	testing.expect_value(t, l, 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, col, 1)
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_line_col_negative :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	l, col := line_col("abc", -1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, l, 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, col, 1)
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_line_col_past_end :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	l, col := line_col("abc", 100)
-	testing.expect_value(t, l, 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, col, 4)
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_line_text_first :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	src := "first\nsecond\nthird"
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 1), "first")
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 2), "second")
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 3), "third")
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_line_text_trailing_newline :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	src := "first\nsecond\n"
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 1), "first")
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 2), "second")
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text(src, 3), "")
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_line_text_out_of_range :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text("abc", 5), "")
-	testing.expect_value(t, line_text("abc", 0), "")
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_count_lines :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines(""), 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("abc"), 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("a\nb"), 2)
-	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("a\nb\n"), 2)
-	testing.expect_value(t, count_lines("a\nb\nc"), 3)
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_digit_count :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(0), 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(1), 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(9), 1)
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(10), 2)
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(99), 2)
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(100), 3)
-	testing.expect_value(t, digit_count(-5), 1)
-}
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// format_error — golden output tests
+// format_tag_error — golden output tests
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 @(test)
 test_format_error_basic :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "line 1\nline 2\n{{bad}}\nline 4\nline 5"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 14, "unknown key 'bad'", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 14, "unknown key 'bad'", "", colorize = false)
 	expected := `unknown key 'bad'
  --> p.html:3:1
   |
@@ -112,7 +30,7 @@ test_format_error_basic :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_format_error_with_hint :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "line 1\nline 2\n{{titel}}\nline 4\nline 5"
-	out := format_error(
+	out := format_tag_error(
 		"post.html",
 		src,
 		14,
@@ -137,7 +55,7 @@ test_format_error_with_hint :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_format_error_no_hint_omits_trailing_space :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "{{bad}}"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	// Caret line ends immediately after the carets — no trailing space.
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "^^^^^^^\n"), out)
 	testing.expect(t, !strings.contains(out, "^^^^^^^ \n"), out)
@@ -150,7 +68,7 @@ test_format_error_no_hint_omits_trailing_space :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_format_error_first_line_only_after_context :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "{{bad}}\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\nline 5"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	expected := `msg
  --> p.html:1:1
   |
@@ -166,7 +84,7 @@ test_format_error_first_line_only_after_context :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_format_error_last_line_only_before_context :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\nline 4\n{{bad}}"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 28, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 28, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	expected := `msg
  --> p.html:5:1
   |
@@ -182,7 +100,7 @@ test_format_error_last_line_only_before_context :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_format_error_short_source_clamped :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "x\n{{bad}}\ny"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 2, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 2, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	expected := `msg
  --> p.html:2:1
   |
@@ -198,7 +116,7 @@ test_format_error_short_source_clamped :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_format_error_single_line_source :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "{{bad}}"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	expected := `msg
  --> p.html:1:1
   |
@@ -214,7 +132,7 @@ test_format_error_two_digit_line_numbers :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	// 12-line source; error on line 9. end_line=11 → width=2.
 	src := "l01\nl02\nl03\nl04\nl05\nl06\nl07\nl08\n{{bad}}\nl10\nl11\nl12"
 	// Position of `{{bad}}`: 8 lines of "l0N\n" = 8*4 = 32 bytes.
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 32, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 32, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "  --> p.html:9:1\n"), out)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "   |\n"), out)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, " 7 | l07\n"), out)
@@ -241,7 +159,7 @@ test_format_error_three_digit_line_numbers :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 		pos += len(parts[i - 1]) + 1
 	}
 
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, pos, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, pos, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "   --> p.html:100:1\n"), out)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "    |\n"), out)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, " 98 | l098\n"), out)
@@ -256,7 +174,7 @@ test_format_error_three_digit_line_numbers :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_caret_at_column_1 :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "{{bad}} at start"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	// Caret line should start with "^" right after "| " (no leading spaces).
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "  | ^^^^^^^\n"), out)
 }
@@ -265,7 +183,7 @@ test_caret_at_column_1 :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 test_caret_at_column_N :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "    {{bad}}"
 	// pos=4 is the first '{'. Line 1, col 5.
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 4, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 4, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	// 4 leading spaces, then 7 carets.
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "  |     ^^^^^^^\n"), out)
 }
@@ -273,7 +191,7 @@ test_caret_at_column_N :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_caret_width_matches_token :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "{{x}}"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	// {{x}} is 5 chars wide.
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "  | ^^^^^\n"), out)
 }
@@ -285,7 +203,7 @@ test_caret_width_matches_token :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_context_before_zero :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "l1\nl2\nl3\n{{bad}}\nl5\nl6"
-	out := format_error(
+	out := format_tag_error(
 		"p.html",
 		src,
 		9,
@@ -309,7 +227,7 @@ test_context_before_zero :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_context_after_zero :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "l1\nl2\nl3\n{{bad}}\nl5\nl6"
-	out := format_error(
+	out := format_tag_error(
 		"p.html",
 		src,
 		9,
@@ -333,7 +251,7 @@ test_context_after_zero :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_context_both_zero :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "l1\nl2\nl3\n{{bad}}\nl5\nl6"
-	out := format_error(
+	out := format_tag_error(
 		"p.html",
 		src,
 		9,
@@ -360,7 +278,7 @@ test_context_both_zero :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_gutter_pipes_align_with_source_pipe :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "l1\n{{bad}}\nl3"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 3, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 3, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	// All "|" characters should appear at the same column.
 	// For width=1: source line is "N | ...", so "|" at col 2.
 	// Empty gutter is "  |" (width+1 spaces + "|"), so "|" at col 2.
@@ -382,7 +300,7 @@ test_gutter_pipes_align_with_source_pipe :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 @(test)
 test_arrow_points_at_pipe :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	src := "{{bad}}"
-	out := format_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("p.html", src, 0, "msg", "", colorize = false)
 	// For width=1: arrow line is " --> ..." so ">" at col 3.
 	// Pipe lines are "  |" so "|" at col 2.
 	lines := strings.split(out, "\n", context.temp_allocator)
@@ -424,7 +342,7 @@ test_format_render_error_dispatch :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	b := body(parse_err)
-	out := format_error("test.html", src, b.pos, b.msg, colorize = false)
+	out := format_tag_error("test.html", src, b.pos, b.msg, colorize = false)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "unclosed section"), out)
 	testing.expect(t, strings.contains(out, "test.html:"), out)
 }
diff --git a/mustache/mustache.odin b/mustache/mustache.odin
index b46200e..097cd17 100644
--- a/mustache/mustache.odin
+++ b/mustache/mustache.odin
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import "core:fmt"
 import "core:log"
 import "core:strings"
 
+import diags "../diagnostics"
+
 // A hypothetical maximum context depth. Trying to pass more than this many items
 // to render(tpl, data), or nesting templates further than this depth would be
 // an error.
@@ -842,7 +844,7 @@ warn_unknown_key :: proc(current: Template, ctx: []any, node: Node) {
 
 	hint := ""
 	if len(available) > 0 {
-		suggestion := suggest_correction(available, missing)
+		suggestion := diags.suggest_correction(available, missing)
 		if suggestion != "" {
 			hint = fmt.tprintf("did you mean '%s'?", suggestion)
 		}
@@ -852,7 +854,7 @@ warn_unknown_key :: proc(current: Template, ctx: []any, node: Node) {
 	if path == "" {
 		path = "<input>"
 	}
-	diag := format_error(path, current.source, node.pos, msg, hint, colorize = should_colorize())
+	diag := format_tag_error(path, current.source, node.pos, msg, hint, colorize = diags.should_colorize())
 	log.warnf("%s", diag)
 }
 
@@ -866,7 +868,7 @@ warn_missing_partial :: proc(
 ) {
 	hint := ""
 	available := collect_partial_names(partials)
-	suggestion := suggest_correction(available, name)
+	suggestion := diags.suggest_correction(available, name)
 	if suggestion != "" {
 		hint = fmt.tprintf("did you mean '%s'?", suggestion)
 	}
@@ -875,7 +877,7 @@ warn_missing_partial :: proc(
 	if path == "" {
 		path = "<input>"
 	}
-	diag := format_error(path, current.source, node.pos, msg, hint, colorize = should_colorize())
+	diag := format_tag_error(path, current.source, node.pos, msg, hint, colorize = diags.should_colorize())
 	log.warnf("%s", diag)
 }
 
@@ -911,7 +913,7 @@ warn_unmatched_block_overrides :: proc(
 		}
 
 		hint := ""
-		suggestion := suggest_correction(available, child.key)
+		suggestion := diags.suggest_correction(available, child.key)
 		if suggestion != "" {
 			hint = fmt.tprintf("did you mean '%s'?", suggestion)
 		}
@@ -924,13 +926,13 @@ warn_unmatched_block_overrides :: proc(
 		if path == "" {
 			path = "<input>"
 		}
-		diag := format_error(
+		diag := format_tag_error(
 			path,
 			current.source,
 			child.pos,
 			msg,
 			hint,
-			colorize = should_colorize(),
+			colorize = diags.should_colorize(),
 		)
 		log.warnf("%s", diag)
 	}
@@ -954,6 +956,6 @@ warn_context_depth :: proc(current: Template, node: Node) {
 	if path == "" {
 		path = "<input>"
 	}
-	diag := format_error(path, current.source, node.pos, msg, "", colorize = should_colorize())
+	diag := format_tag_error(path, current.source, node.pos, msg, "", colorize = diags.should_colorize())
 	log.warnf("%s", diag)
 }
diff --git a/mustache/pipes.odin b/mustache/pipes.odin
index ed371fc..93843d5 100644
--- a/mustache/pipes.odin
+++ b/mustache/pipes.odin
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import "core:log"
 import "core:reflect"
 import "core:strings"
 import "core:time"
+
+import diags "../diagnostics"
 import "core:time/datetime"
 
 // MAX_PIPES was chosen arbitrarily. It holds no performance or logical
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ apply_filter :: proc(value: any, filter: ^Pipe_Filter, pos: int, ctx: []any) ->
 	op, ok := pipe_op_from_string(filter.op)
 	if !ok {
 		hint := ""
-		suggestion := suggest_correction(pipe_op_candidates(), filter.op)
+		suggestion := diags.suggest_correction(pipe_op_candidates(), filter.op)
 		if suggestion != "" {
 			hint = fmt.tprintf("did you mean '%s'?", suggestion)
 		}
diff --git a/mustache/suggest.odin b/mustache/suggest.odin
index 4fdc2ce..d097c9e 100644
--- a/mustache/suggest.odin
+++ b/mustache/suggest.odin
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package mustache
 import "base:runtime"
 import "core:strings"
 
+import diags "../diagnostics"
+
 // collect_struct_keys enumerates the visible field names of a struct value,
 // including fields promoted via `using`-embedded structs.
 collect_struct_keys :: proc(val: any, allocator := context.temp_allocator) -> []string {
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ validate_key_path :: proc(
 				continue
 			}
 			available := collect_map_keys(current, allocator)
-			if suggest_correction(available, parts[i]) != "" {
+			if diags.suggest_correction(available, parts[i]) != "" {
 				return false, parts[i], available
 			}
 			return true, "", nil
@@ -155,30 +157,6 @@ validate_key_path :: proc(
 	return true, "", nil
 }
 
-// suggest_correction returns the closest match from `available` to `missing`
-// using Levenshtein distance, or "" if no good match exists. The threshold
-// scales with the length of the missing key.
-suggest_correction :: proc(available: []string, missing: string) -> string {
-	if len(available) == 0 || len(missing) == 0 {
-		return ""
-	}
-	threshold := max(2, len(missing) / 3)
-
-	best: string
-	best_dist := threshold + 1
-	for candidate in available {
-		if abs(len(candidate) - len(missing)) > threshold {
-			continue
-		}
-		d := strings.levenshtein_distance(missing, candidate)
-		if d <= threshold && d < best_dist {
-			best = candidate
-			best_dist = d
-		}
-	}
-	return best
-}
-
 // collect_partial_names enumerates the keys of the partials map.
 collect_partial_names :: proc(
 	partials: map[string]Template,
diff --git a/mustache/suggest_test.odin b/mustache/suggest_test.odin
index 1d93c1e..e4d5e32 100644
--- a/mustache/suggest_test.odin
+++ b/mustache/suggest_test.odin
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import "core:encoding/json"
 import "core:fmt"
 import "core:testing"
 
+import diags "../diagnostics"
+
 Inner :: struct {
 	foo: string,
 	bar: int,
@@ -153,30 +155,6 @@ test_validate_map_path_silent :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	testing.expect_value(t, ok, true)
 }
 
-@(test)
-test_suggest_correction_exact :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	available := []string{"title", "page.title", "body"}
-	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction(available, "page_titel"), "page.title")
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_suggest_correction_close :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	available := []string{"title", "body", "now"}
-	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction(available, "titel"), "title")
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_suggest_correction_no_match :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	available := []string{"completely_different", "unrelated"}
-	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction(available, "page_titel"), "")
-}
-
-@(test)
-test_suggest_correction_empty :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
-	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction([]string{}, "anything"), "")
-	testing.expect_value(t, suggest_correction([]string{"a"}, ""), "")
-}
-
 @(test)
 test_warn_no_false_positive_for_valid_keys :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	Data :: struct {
@@ -244,7 +222,7 @@ test_validate_key_path_map_typo :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	ok, missing, available := validate_key_path(ctx[:], "params.authr")
 	testing.expect(t, !ok, "typo of map key should not be ok")
 	testing.expect_value(t, missing, "authr")
-	suggestion := suggest_correction(available, "authr")
+	suggestion := diags.suggest_correction(available, "authr")
 	testing.expect_value(t, suggestion, "author")
 }
 
diff --git a/render.odin b/render.odin
index 760e979..f883073 100644
--- a/render.odin
+++ b/render.odin
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import "mustache"
 
+import diags "diagnostics"
+
 import "core:encoding/json"
 import "core:fmt"
 import "core:log"
@@ -40,12 +42,12 @@ load_template :: proc(vfs: ^VFS, virtual_path: string) -> mustache.Template {
 		b := mustache.body(err)
 		log.errorf(
 			"%s",
-			mustache.format_error(
+			mustache.format_tag_error(
 				entry.fs_path,
 				source,
 				b.pos,
 				b.msg,
-				colorize = mustache.should_colorize(),
+				colorize = diags.should_colorize(),
 			),
 		)
 		os.exit(1)
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ render_template :: proc(
 		formatted := mustache.format_render_error(
 			err,
 			content_tpl,
-			colorize = mustache.should_colorize(),
+			colorize = diags.should_colorize(),
 		)
 		if formatted in reported_errors^ {
 			return ""
@@ -377,12 +379,12 @@ load_partials :: proc(vfs: ^VFS) -> map[string]mustache.Template {
 			b := mustache.body(err)
 			log.errorf(
 				"%s",
-				mustache.format_error(
+				mustache.format_tag_error(
 					entry.fs_path,
 					source,
 					b.pos,
 					b.msg,
-					colorize = mustache.should_colorize(),
+					colorize = diags.should_colorize(),
 				),
 			)
 			os.exit(1)
diff --git a/site/content/docs.md b/site/content/docs.md
index b1d8f18..82f9611 100644
--- a/site/content/docs.md
+++ b/site/content/docs.md
@@ -346,14 +346,40 @@ TODO: Should this be a subsection of a "Data Types" section?
 
 Dates are strings in one of the following formats:
 
-| Format                      | Time zone                    |
-| --------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
-| `2023-10-15T13:18:50-07:00` | `America/Los_Angeles`        |
-| `2023-10-15T13:18:50-0700`  | `America/Los_Angeles`        |
-| `2023-10-15T13:18:50Z`      | `Etc/UTC`                    |
-| `2023-10-15T13:18:50`       | Default is local system time |
-| `2023-10-15`                | Default is local system time |
-| `15 Oct 2023`               | Default is local system time |
+<table>
+<thead>
+<tr>
+<th>Format</th>
+<th>Time zone</th>
+</tr>
+</thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td><code class="inline-code">2023-10-15T13:18:50-07:00</code></td>
+<td><code class="inline-code">America/Los_Angeles</code></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code class="inline-code">2023-10-15T13:18:50-0700</code></td>
+<td><code class="inline-code">America/Los_Angeles</code></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code class="inline-code">2023-10-15T13:18:50Z</code></td>
+<td><code class="inline-code">Etc/UTC</code></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code class="inline-code">2023-10-15T13:18:50</code></td>
+<td>Default is&nbsp;local system time</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code class="inline-code">2023-10-15</code></td>
+<td>Default is&nbsp;local system time</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><code class="inline-code">15 Oct 2023</code></td>
+<td>Default is&nbsp;local system time</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
 
 If you want to display a date in a different format, you can use the `| format` Filter. With no argument, it will default to formatting the date with `site.date_format`.