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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Zimbu
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar
+" Last Change:	2012 May 17
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn include @Ccode syntax/c.vim
+
+syn keyword zimbuTodo		TODO FIXME XXX contained
+syn match   zimbuNoBar          "|" contained
+syn match   zimbuParam  	"|[^| ]\+|" contained contains=zimbuNoBar
+syn match   zimbuComment	"#.*$" contains=zimbuTodo,zimbuParam,@Spell
+
+syn match   zimbuChar	"'\\\=.'"
+
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	bool status
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	int1 int2 int3 int4 int5 int6 int7
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	int9 int10 int11 int12 int13 int14 int15
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	int int8 int16 int32 int64 bigInt
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	nat nat8 byte nat16 nat32 nat64 bigNat
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	nat1 nat2 nat3 nat4 nat5 nat6 nat7
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	nat9 nat10 nat11 nat12 nat13 nat14 nat15
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	float float32 float64 float80 float128
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	fixed1 fixed2 fixed3 fixed4 fixed5 fixed6
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	fixed7 fixed8 fixed9 fixed10 fixed11 fixed12
+syn keyword zimbuBasicType	fixed13 fixed14 fixed15
+
+syn keyword zimbuCompType	string stringval cstring varstring
+syn keyword zimbuCompType	bytes varbytes
+syn keyword zimbuCompType	tuple array list dict multiDict set multiSet
+syn keyword zimbuCompType	complex complex32 complex64 complex80 complex128
+syn keyword zimbuCompType	proc func def thread evalThread lock cond pipe
+
+syn keyword zimbuType   VAR ANY USE GET
+syn match zimbuType	"IO.File"
+syn match zimbuType	"IO.Stat"
+
+syn keyword zimbuStatement IF ELSE ELSEIF WHILE REPEAT FOR IN TO STEP
+syn keyword zimbuStatement DO UNTIL SWITCH WITH
+syn keyword zimbuStatement TRY CATCH FINALLY
+syn keyword zimbuStatement GENERATE_IF GENERATE_ELSE GENERATE_ELSEIF
+syn keyword zimbuStatement CASE DEFAULT FINAL ABSTRACT VIRTUAL DEFINE REPLACE
+syn keyword zimbuStatement IMPLEMENTS EXTENDS PARENT LOCAL
+syn keyword zimbuStatement PART ALIAS CONNECT WRAP
+syn keyword zimbuStatement BREAK CONTINUE PROCEED
+syn keyword zimbuStatement RETURN EXIT THROW
+syn keyword zimbuStatement IMPORT AS OPTIONS MAIN
+syn keyword zimbuStatement INTERFACE MODULE ENUM BITS SHARED
+syn match zimbuStatement "\<\(FUNC\|PROC\|DEF\)\>"
+syn match zimbuStatement "\<CLASS\>"
+syn match zimbuStatement "}"
+
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@backtrace=no\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@backtrace=yes\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@abstract\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@earlyInit\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@default\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@define\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@replace\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@final\>"
+
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@private\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@protected\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@public\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@file\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@directory\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@read=private\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@read=protected\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@read=public\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@read=file\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@read=directory\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@items=private\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@items=protected\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@items=public\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@items=file\>"
+syn match zimbuAttribute "@items=directory\>"
+
+syn keyword zimbuMethod NEW EQUAL COPY COMPARE SIZE GET SET
+
+syn keyword zimbuOperator IS ISNOT ISA ISNOTA
+
+syn keyword zimbuModule  ARG CHECK E IO PROTO SYS HTTP ZC ZWT TIME THREAD
+
+syn match zimbuString  +"\([^"\\]\|\\.\)*\("\|$\)+
+syn match zimbuString  +R"\([^"]\|""\)*\("\|$\)+
+syn region zimbuString  start=+'''+ end=+'''+
+
+syn keyword zimbuFixed  TRUE FALSE NIL THIS THISTYPE FAIL OK
+syn keyword zimbuError  NULL
+
+" trailing whitespace
+syn match   zimbuSpaceError   display excludenl "\S\s\+$"ms=s+1
+" mixed tabs and spaces
+syn match   zimbuSpaceError   display " \+\t"
+syn match   zimbuSpaceError   display "\t\+ "
+
+syn match zimbuUses contained "uses([a-zA-Z_ ,]*)"
+syn match zimbuBlockComment contained " #.*"
+
+syn region zimbuCregion matchgroup=zimbuCblock start="^>>>" end="^<<<.*" contains=@Ccode,zimbuUses,zimbuBlockComment keepend
+
+syn sync minlines=2000
+
+hi def link zimbuBasicType	Type
+hi def link zimbuCompType	Type
+hi def link zimbuType		Type
+hi def link zimbuStatement	Statement
+hi def link zimbuOperator	Statement
+hi def link zimbuMethod		PreProc
+hi def link zimbuModule		PreProc
+hi def link zimbuUses		PreProc
+hi def link zimbuAttribute	PreProc
+hi def link zimbuString		Constant
+hi def link zimbuChar		Constant
+hi def link zimbuFixed		Constant
+hi def link zimbuComment	Comment
+hi def link zimbuBlockComment	Comment
+hi def link zimbuCblock		Comment
+hi def link zimbuTodo		Todo
+hi def link zimbuParam		Constant
+hi def link zimbuNoBar		Ignore
+hi def link zimbuSpaceError	Error
+hi def link zimbuError		Error
+
+let b:current_syntax = "zimbu"
+
+" vim: ts=8