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diff --git a/docs/assets/includes/update-file-extensions-reanalyze.md b/docs/assets/includes/update-file-extensions-reanalyze.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+The updated settings will be used on the next analysis, but you can click **reanalyze the latest commit of your branches now** on the notification that appears at the bottom of the page to trigger an analysis immediately.
+
+
+
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/supported-languages-and-tools.md b/docs/getting-started/supported-languages-and-tools.md
index 3de0db4b05..76042b006f 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/supported-languages-and-tools.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/supported-languages-and-tools.md
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ The table below lists all languages that Codacy supports and the corresponding t
-1: Semgrep supports additional security rules when signing up for [Semgrep Pro](https://semgrep.dev/pricing/). This tool doesn't support [custom file extensions](../repositories-configure/file-extensions.md).
-2: Currently, only YAML file scanning is supported on this platform.
+1: Semgrep supports additional security rules when signing up for [Semgrep Pro](https://semgrep.dev/pricing/). This tool doesn't support [custom file extensions](../repositories-configure/languages.md#configuring-file-extensions).
+2: Currently, only YAML file scanning is supported on this platform.
3: Supported as a [client-side tool](../repositories-configure/local-analysis/client-side-tools.md).
4: Currently, Cppcheck only supports [checking the MISRA guidelines for C](https://cppcheck.sourceforge.io/misra.php).
5: Currently, Codacy only supports including the packages [lints](https://pub.dev/packages/lints) and [flutter_lints](https://pub.dev/packages/flutter_lints) on dartanalyzer configuration files.
diff --git a/docs/organizations/roles-and-permissions-for-organizations.md b/docs/organizations/roles-and-permissions-for-organizations.md
index 2034054ccb..5049c8ecb2 100644
--- a/docs/organizations/roles-and-permissions-for-organizations.md
+++ b/docs/organizations/roles-and-permissions-for-organizations.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ To change this, open your organization **Settings**, page **Roles and permission
- [Ignore issues](../repositories/issues.md#ignoring-and-managing-issues)
- [Ignore files](../repositories-configure/ignoring-files.md)
- [Configure code patterns](../repositories-configure/configuring-code-patterns.md)
-- [Configure file extensions](../repositories-configure/file-extensions.md)
+- [Configure languages](../repositories-configure/languages.md)
- [Manage branches](../repositories-configure/managing-branches.md)
- [Reanalyze branches and pull requests](../faq/repositories/how-do-i-reanalyze-my-repository.md)
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ The table below maps the GitHub Cloud and GitHub Enterprise roles to the corresp
Yes |
- Ignore issues and files, configure code patterns and file extensions, manage branches, reanalyze branches and pull requests |
+ Ignore issues and files, configure code patterns and languages, manage branches, reanalyze branches and pull requests |
No |
Configurable |
Configurable |
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ The table below maps the GitLab Cloud and GitLab Enterprise roles to the corresp
Yes |
- Ignore issues and files, configure code patterns and file extensions, manage branches, reanalyze branches and pull requests |
+ Ignore issues and files, configure code patterns and languages, manage branches, reanalyze branches and pull requests |
No |
Configurable |
Configurable |
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ The table below maps the Bitbucket Cloud and Bitbucket Server roles to the corre
Yes |
- Ignore issues and files, configure code patterns and file extensions, manage branches, reanalyze branches and pull requests |
+ Ignore issues and files, configure code patterns and languages, manage branches, reanalyze branches and pull requests |
Configurable |
Inherits original permission |
Yes |
diff --git a/docs/repositories-configure/codacy-configuration-file.md b/docs/repositories-configure/codacy-configuration-file.md
index 0fe81ede3a..af3b1de884 100644
--- a/docs/repositories-configure/codacy-configuration-file.md
+++ b/docs/repositories-configure/codacy-configuration-file.md
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ Codacy supports configuring certain advanced features through a configuration fi
- Configuring a specific repository directory on which to start the analysis
-- Adding custom file extensions to languages, keeping in mind that some tools might not work out of the box with those extensions
+- [Configuring the languages](#languages) that Codacy analyzes in your repository:
+
+ - [Adding custom file extensions](#file-extensions) to languages
+ - [Disabling the analysis](#disable-language) of a specific language
## Using a Codacy configuration file
@@ -249,3 +252,37 @@ engines:
ignoreAnnotations: false
ignoreUsings: false
```
+
+## Configuring languages using a Codacy configuration file {: id="languages"}
+
+You can use a Codacy configuration file to manage the languages that Codacy analyzes in your repository.
+
+!!! note
+ Codacy applies the language settings from the Codacy configuration file as well as any settings defined [in the Codacy UI](languages.md).
+
+### Adding custom file extensions {: id="file-extensions"}
+
+To [add custom file extensions to languages](languages.md#configuring-file-extensions) using a Codacy configuration file, you must define one or more extensions under `languages..extensions`. Keep in mind that some tools might not work out of the box with those extensions.
+
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+---
+languages:
+ css:
+ extensions:
+ - ".scss"
+```
+
+### Disabling analysis of a language {: id="disable-language"}
+
+To [disable the analysis of a specific language](languages.md#disable-language) using a Codacy configuration file, set `languages..enabled` to `false`. The analysis is enabled by default for all languages.
+
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+---
+languages:
+ css:
+ enabled: false
+```
diff --git a/docs/repositories-configure/file-extensions.md b/docs/repositories-configure/file-extensions.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 28d703a5de..0000000000
--- a/docs/repositories-configure/file-extensions.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
----
-description: If your repository has source files with unrecognized extensions, you can configure Codacy to include them in the next analysis.
----
-
-# Configuring file extensions
-
-{% include-markdown "../assets/includes/admin-access-control-info.md" %}
-
-If your repository has source files with unrecognized extensions, you can configure Codacy to include them in the next analysis:
-
-1. Go to your repository's **Settings**, **File Extensions**.
-
- 
-
-1. Add the extensions you want to be recognized for each language.
-
-1. Click **Save** to update your file extension settings.
-
- The updated settings will be used on the next analysis, but you can click **reanalyze the latest commit of your branches now** on the notification that appears at the bottom of the page to trigger an analysis immediately.
-
- 
-
-!!! note
- Currently, the [Semgrep](https://github.com/codacy/codacy-semgrep) static analysis tool doesn't support custom file extensions.
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diff --git a/docs/repositories-configure/languages.md b/docs/repositories-configure/languages.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e26aba23ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/repositories-configure/languages.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+description: Configure the languages that Codacy analyzes in your repository. You can configure Codacy to include unrecognized file extensions, or disable the analysis of specific languages.
+---
+
+# Configuring languages
+
+{% include-markdown "../assets/includes/admin-access-control-info.md" %}
+
+Codacy automatically detects and analyzes languages in your repository based on a list of supported file extensions. On the repository **Settings**, tab **Languages**, you can see the list of languages that Codacy detected and will include in the next analysis.
+
+By default, the analysis is enabled for all languages that Codacy detects in you repository. You can adapt this configuration to your needs as follows:
+
+- [Configure Codacy to include unrecognized extensions](#configuring-file-extensions)
+- [Disable the analysis of specific languages](#disable-language)
+
+!!! note
+ Codacy applies the language settings defined in the Codacy UI as well as any settings defined using a [Codacy configuration file](codacy-configuration-file.md#languages).
+
+## Configuring file extensions
+
+If your repository contains source files with extensions not supported by Codacy, associate these extensions with their respective languages to ensure Codacy analyzes them in the next analysis:
+
+1. Go to your repository's **Settings**, **Languages**.
+
+1. Add the extensions you want to be recognized for each language.
+
+1. Click **Save changes** to update your file extension settings.
+
+ 
+
+ {% include-markdown "../assets/includes/update-file-extensions-reanalyze.md" %}
+
+!!! note
+ Currently, the [Semgrep](https://github.com/codacy/codacy-semgrep) static analysis tool doesn't support custom file extensions.
+
+## Disabling analysis of a language {: id="disable-language"}
+
+By default, Codacy analyzes all languages detected in your repository. To disable the analysis of a specific language, do the following:
+
+1. Go to your repository's **Settings**, **Languages**.
+
+1. Use the toggle next to the language to disable its analysis.
+
+1. Click **Save changes** to update your settings.
+
+ 
+
+ {% include-markdown "../assets/includes/update-file-extensions-reanalyze.md" %}
diff --git a/docs/repositories-coverage/files.md b/docs/repositories-coverage/files.md
index c076a18717..7f9c7b7115 100644
--- a/docs/repositories-coverage/files.md
+++ b/docs/repositories-coverage/files.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The Files page only displays files in your repository that were analyzed by Coda
- **The file has an extension that is not on the list of supported extensions**
- Codacy has a [list of file extensions](../repositories-configure/file-extensions.md) associated with each language. Codacy doesn't analyze or display files with extensions that aren't associated with a language.
+ Codacy supports a [list of file extensions](../repositories-configure/languages.md#configuring-file-extensions) associated with each language. Codacy doesn't analyze or display files with extensions that aren't associated with a language.
- **The file might be too big**
diff --git a/docs/repositories/files.md b/docs/repositories/files.md
index 38c4947c78..3e78be49f1 100644
--- a/docs/repositories/files.md
+++ b/docs/repositories/files.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ The Files page only displays files in your repository that were analyzed by Coda
- **The file has an extension that is not on the list of supported extensions**
- Codacy has a [list of file extensions](../repositories-configure/file-extensions.md) associated with each language. Codacy doesn't analyze or display files with extensions that aren't associated with a language.
+ Codacy supports a [list of file extensions](../repositories-configure/languages.md#configuring-file-extensions) associated with each language. Codacy doesn't analyze or display files with extensions that aren't associated with a language.
- **The file might be too big**
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index b046730233..c7846bffa6 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ plugins:
"hc/en-us/articles/207994025-Commits-View.md": "repositories/commits.md"
"hc/en-us/articles/207994335.md": "repositories-configure/configuring-code-patterns.md"
"hc/en-us/articles/207994335-Code-Patterns.md": "repositories-configure/configuring-code-patterns.md"
- "hc/en-us/articles/207994395.md": "repositories-configure/file-extensions.md"
- "hc/en-us/articles/207994395-File-Extensions.md": "repositories-configure/file-extensions.md"
- "hc/en-us/articles/207994395-Language-Extensions.md": "repositories-configure/file-extensions.md"
+ "hc/en-us/articles/207994395.md": "repositories-configure/languages.md"
+ "hc/en-us/articles/207994395-File-Extensions.md": "repositories-configure/languages.md"
+ "hc/en-us/articles/207994395-Language-Extensions.md": "repositories-configure/languages.md"
"hc/en-us/articles/207994675.md": "codacy-api/api-tokens.md"
"hc/en-us/articles/207994675-Project-API.md": "codacy-api/api-tokens.md"
"hc/en-us/articles/207994725.md": "getting-started/supported-languages-and-tools.md#docker-images-of-supported-tools"
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ plugins:
"codacy-api/examples/creating-project-api-tokens-programmatically.md": "codacy-api/examples/creating-repository-api-tokens-programmatically.md"
"repositories/security-monitor.md": "organizations/managing-security-and-risk.md"
"organizations/copying-code-patterns-between-repositories.md": "organizations/using-coding-standards.md"
+ "repositories-configure/file-extensions.md": "repositories-configure/languages.md"
nav:
- Documentation home: "index.md"
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ nav:
- repositories-configure/integrations/bitbucket-integration.md
- repositories-configure/integrations/post-commit-hooks.md
- repositories-configure/ignoring-files.md
- - repositories-configure/file-extensions.md
+ - repositories-configure/languages.md
- repositories-configure/adjusting-quality-gates.md
- repositories-configure/adjusting-quality-goals.md
- Setting up code coverage: