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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	ChaiScript
+" Maintainer:	Jason Turner <lefticus 'at' gmail com>
+
+" Quit when a (custom) syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+end
+
+syn case match
+
+" syncing method
+syn sync fromstart
+
+" Strings
+syn region chaiscriptString        start=+"+ end=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ contains=chaiscriptSpecial,chaiscriptEval,@Spell
+
+" Escape characters
+syn match  chaiscriptSpecial       contained "\\[\\abfnrtv\'\"]\|\\\d\{,3}" 
+
+" String evals
+syn region chaiscriptEval          contained start="${" end="}" 
+ 
+" integer number
+syn match  chaiscriptNumber        "\<\d\+\>"
+
+" floating point number, with dot, optional exponent
+syn match  chaiscriptFloat         "\<\d\+\.\d*\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+
+" floating point number, starting with a dot, optional exponent
+syn match  chaiscriptFloat         "\.\d\+\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+
+" floating point number, without dot, with exponent
+syn match  chaiscriptFloat         "\<\d\+e[-+]\=\d\+\>"
+
+" Hex strings
+syn match  chaiscriptNumber        "\<0x\x\+\>"
+
+" Binary strings
+syn match  chaiscriptNumber        "\<0b[01]\+\>"
+
+" Various language features
+syn keyword chaiscriptCond         if else
+syn keyword chaiscriptRepeat       while for do
+syn keyword chaiscriptStatement    break continue return
+syn keyword chaiscriptExceptions   try catch throw
+
+"Keyword
+syn keyword chaiscriptKeyword      def true false attr
+
+"Built in types
+syn keyword chaiscriptType         fun var
+
+"Built in funcs, keep it simple
+syn keyword chaiscriptFunc         eval throw
+
+"Let's treat all backtick operator function lookups as built in too
+syn region  chaiscriptFunc         matchgroup=chaiscriptFunc start="`" end="`"
+
+" Account for the "[1..10]" syntax, treating it as an operator
+" Intentionally leaving out all of the normal, well known operators
+syn match   chaiscriptOperator     "\.\."
+
+" Guard seperator as an operator
+syn match   chaiscriptOperator     ":"
+
+" Comments
+syn match   chaiscriptComment      "//.*$" contains=@Spell
+syn region  chaiscriptComment      matchgroup=chaiscriptComment start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@Spell
+
+
+
+hi def link chaiscriptExceptions	Exception
+hi def link chaiscriptKeyword		Keyword
+hi def link chaiscriptStatement		Statement
+hi def link chaiscriptRepeat		Repeat
+hi def link chaiscriptString		String
+hi def link chaiscriptNumber		Number
+hi def link chaiscriptFloat		Float
+hi def link chaiscriptOperator		Operator
+hi def link chaiscriptConstant		Constant
+hi def link chaiscriptCond		Conditional
+hi def link chaiscriptFunction		Function
+hi def link chaiscriptComment		Comment
+hi def link chaiscriptTodo		Todo
+hi def link chaiscriptError		Error
+hi def link chaiscriptSpecial		SpecialChar
+hi def link chaiscriptFunc		Identifier
+hi def link chaiscriptType		Type
+hi def link chaiscriptEval	        Special
+
+let b:current_syntax = "chaiscript"
+
+" vim: nowrap sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet