---
id: haskell
title: Haskell
sidebar_label: Haskell
---

## What

Display the currently active Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) version.

## Sample Configuration

```json
{
  "type": "haskell",
  "style": "powerline",
  "powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
  "foreground": "#906cff",
  "background": "#100e23",
  "template": " \ue61f {{ .Full }}"
}
```

## Properties

| Name                   | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `home_enabled`         | `boolean` | display the segment in the HOME folder or not - defaults to `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `fetch_version`        | `boolean` | display the GHC version - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `missing_command_text` | `string`  | text to display when the command is missing - defaults to empty                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `display_mode`         | `string`  | <ul><li>`always`: the segment is always displayed</li><li>`files`: the segment is only displayed when `*.hs`, `*.lhs`, `stack.yaml`, `package.yaml`, `*.cabal`, or `cabal.project` files are present (**default**)</li></ul>                                                                                 |
| `version_url_template` | `string`  | a go [text/template][go-text-template] [template][templates] that creates the URL of the version info / release notes                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `stack_ghc_mode`       | `string`  | determines when to use `stack ghc` to retrieve the version information. Using `stack ghc` will decrease performance.<ul><li>`never`: never use `stack ghc` (**default**)</li><li>`package`: only use `stack ghc` when `stack.yaml` is in the root of the </li><li>`always`: always use `stack ghc`</li></ul> |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ if .Error }}{{ .Error }}{{ else }}{{ .Full }}{{ end }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name        | Type      | Description                                        |
| ----------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `.Full`     | `string`  | the full version                                   |
| `.Major`    | `string`  | major number                                       |
| `.Minor`    | `string`  | minor number                                       |
| `.Patch`    | `string`  | patch number                                       |
| `.URL`      | `string`  | URL of the version info / release notes            |
| `.Error`    | `string`  | error encountered when fetching the version string |
| `.StackGhc` | `boolean` | `true` if `stack ghc` was used, otherwise `false`  |

[go-text-template]: https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/
[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates