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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Vala
+" Maintainers: Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi@gnome.org>
+" Hans Vercammen <hveso3@gmail.com>
+" pancake <pancake@nopcode.org>
+" Last Change: 2009-10-28
+" Filenames: *.vala *.vapi
+"
+" REFERENCES:
+" [1] http://live.gnome.org/Vala
+"
+" TODO: Possibly when reaching vala 1.0 release
+" - validate code attributes
+" - better error checking for known errors
+" - full support for valadoc
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+ finish
+endif
+
+let s:vala_cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+" Types
+syn keyword valaType bool char double float size_t ssize_t string unichar void
+syn keyword valaType int int8 int16 int32 int64 long short
+syn keyword valaType uint uint8 uint16 uint32 uint64 ulong ushort
+" Storage keywords
+syn keyword valaStorage class delegate enum errordomain interface namespace struct
+" repeat / condition / label
+syn keyword valaRepeat break continue do for foreach return while
+syn keyword valaConditional else if switch assert
+" User Labels
+syn keyword valaLabel case default
+
+" Modifiers
+syn keyword valaModifier abstract const dynamic ensures extern inline internal override
+syn keyword valaModifier private protected public requires signal static virtual volatile weak
+syn keyword valaModifier async owned unowned
+" Constants
+syn keyword valaConstant false null true
+" Exceptions
+syn keyword valaException try catch finally throw
+" Unspecified Statements
+syn keyword valaUnspecifiedStatement as base construct delete get in is lock new out params ref sizeof set this throws typeof using value var yield
+
+" Comments
+syn cluster valaCommentGroup contains=valaTodo
+syn keyword valaTodo contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+" valadoc Comments (ported from javadoc comments in java.vim)
+" TODO: need to verify valadoc syntax
+if !exists("vala_ignore_valadoc")
+ syn cluster valaDocCommentGroup contains=valaDocTags,valaDocSeeTag
+ syn region valaDocTags contained start="{@\(link\|linkplain\|inherit[Dd]oc\|doc[rR]oot\|value\)" end="}"
+ syn match valaDocTags contained "@\(param\|exception\|throws\|since\)\s\+\S\+" contains=valaDocParam
+ syn match valaDocParam contained "\s\S\+"
+ syn match valaDocTags contained "@\(author\|brief\|version\|return\|deprecated\)\>"
+ syn region valaDocSeeTag contained matchgroup=valaDocTags start="@see\s\+" matchgroup=NONE end="\_."re=e-1 contains=valaDocSeeTagParam
+ syn match valaDocSeeTagParam contained @"\_[^"]\+"\|<a\s\+\_.\{-}</a>\|\(\k\|\.\)*\(#\k\+\((\_[^)]\+)\)\=\)\=@ extend
+endif
+
+" Comment Strings (ported from c.vim)
+if exists("vala_comment_strings")
+ syn match valaCommentSkip contained "^\s*\*\($\|\s\+\)"
+ syn region valaCommentString contained start=+L\=\\\@<!"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ end=+\*/+me=s-1 contains=valaSpecialChar,valaCommentSkip
+ syn region valaComment2String contained start=+L\=\\\@<!"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ end="$" contains=valaSpecialChar
+ syn cluster valaCommentStringGroup contains=valaCommentString,valaCharacter,valaNumber
+
+ syn region valaCommentL start="//" end="$" keepend contains=@valaCommentGroup,valaComment2String,valaCharacter,valaNumber,valaSpaceError,@Spell
+ syn region valaComment matchgroup=valaCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@valaCommentGroup,@valaCommentStringGroup,valaCommentStartError,valaSpaceError,@Spell extend
+ if !exists("vala_ignore_valadoc")
+ syn region valaDocComment matchgroup=valaCommentStart start="/\*\*" end="\*/" keepend contains=@valaCommentGroup,@valaDocCommentGroup,@valaCommentStringGroup,valaCommentStartError,valaSpaceError,@Spell
+ endif
+else
+ syn region valaCommentL start="//" end="$" keepend contains=@valaCommentGroup,valaSpaceError,@Spell
+ syn region valaComment matchgroup=valaCommentStart start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@valaCommentGroup,valaCommentStartError,valaSpaceError,@Spell
+ if !exists("vala_ignore_valadoc")
+ syn region valaDocComment matchgroup=valaCommentStart start="/\*\*" end="\*/" keepend contains=@valaCommentGroup,@valaDocCommentGroup,valaCommentStartError,valaSpaceError,@Spell
+ endif
+endif
+" match comment errors
+syntax match valaCommentError display "\*/"
+syntax match valaCommentStartError display "/\*"me=e-1 contained
+" match the special comment /**/
+syn match valaComment "/\*\*/"
+
+" Vala Code Attributes
+syn region valaAttribute start="^\s*\[" end="\]$" contains=valaComment,valaString keepend
+syn region valaAttribute start="\[CCode" end="\]" contains=valaComment,valaString
+
+" Avoid escaped keyword matching
+syn match valaUserContent display "@\I*"
+
+" Strings and constants
+syn match valaSpecialError contained "\\."
+syn match valaSpecialCharError contained "[^']"
+syn match valaSpecialChar contained +\\["\\'0abfnrtvx]+
+syn region valaString start=+"+ end=+"+ end=+$+ contains=valaSpecialChar,valaSpecialError,valaUnicodeNumber,@Spell
+syn region valaVerbatimString start=+"""+ end=+"""+ contains=@Spell
+syn match valaUnicodeNumber +\\\(u\x\{4}\|U\x\{8}\)+ contained contains=valaUnicodeSpecifier
+syn match valaUnicodeSpecifier +\\[uU]+ contained
+syn match valaCharacter "'[^']*'" contains=valaSpecialChar,valaSpecialCharError
+syn match valaCharacter "'\\''" contains=valaSpecialChar
+syn match valaCharacter "'[^\\]'"
+syn match valaNumber display "\<\(0[0-7]*\|0[xX]\x\+\|\d\+\)[lL]\=\>"
+syn match valaNumber display "\(\<\d\+\.\d*\|\.\d\+\)\([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fFdD]\="
+syn match valaNumber display "\<\d\+[eE][-+]\=\d\+[fFdD]\=\>"
+syn match valaNumber display "\<\d\+\([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=[fFdD]\>"
+
+" when wanted, highlight trailing white space
+if exists("vala_space_errors")
+ if !exists("vala_no_trail_space_error")
+ syn match valaSpaceError display excludenl "\s\+$"
+ endif
+ if !exists("vala_no_tab_space_error")
+ syn match valaSpaceError display " \+\t"me=e-1
+ endif
+endif
+
+" when wanted, set minimum lines for comment syntax syncing
+if exists("vala_minlines")
+ let b:vala_minlines = vala_minlines
+else
+ let b:vala_minlines = 50
+endif
+exec "syn sync ccomment valaComment minlines=" . b:vala_minlines
+
+" The default highlighting.
+hi def link valaType Type
+hi def link valaStorage StorageClass
+hi def link valaRepeat Repeat
+hi def link valaConditional Conditional
+hi def link valaLabel Label
+hi def link valaModifier StorageClass
+hi def link valaConstant Constant
+hi def link valaException Exception
+hi def link valaUnspecifiedStatement Statement
+hi def link valaUnspecifiedKeyword Keyword
+hi def link valaContextualStatement Statement
+
+hi def link valaCommentError Error
+hi def link valaCommentStartError Error
+hi def link valaSpecialError Error
+hi def link valaSpecialCharError Error
+hi def link valaSpaceError Error
+
+hi def link valaTodo Todo
+hi def link valaCommentL valaComment
+hi def link valaCommentStart valaComment
+hi def link valaCommentSkip valaComment
+hi def link valaComment Comment
+hi def link valaDocComment Comment
+hi def link valaDocTags Special
+hi def link valaDocParam Function
+hi def link valaDocSeeTagParam Function
+hi def link valaAttribute PreCondit
+
+hi def link valaCommentString valaString
+hi def link valaComment2String valaString
+hi def link valaString String
+hi def link valaVerbatimString String
+hi def link valaCharacter Character
+hi def link valaSpecialChar SpecialChar
+hi def link valaNumber Number
+hi def link valaUnicodeNumber SpecialChar
+hi def link valaUnicodeSpecifier SpecialChar
+
+let b:current_syntax = "vala"
+
+let &cpo = s:vala_cpo_save
+unlet s:vala_cpo_save
+
+" vim: ts=8
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