I have now completed a web based syntax highlighter that can prettify any code that is already available on the net (like via WebCVS/SVN, or just plain uploaded files). It has support for Java, Python, C++ and Ruby among others. To use it, simply enter a URL to some code you want to be highlighted [...]
Something I have wanted for a long time is an efficient way of highlighting syntax for an arbitrary file. Like uploading a file to some server and then execute a query like this:
http://myserver.com/scripts/highlight?
url=http://www.someserver.com/MyClass.java&
language=java&
showlines=false
And it would generate a clean HTML-output with the code highlighted and pretty.
Since I have not found [...]