velocity.vim

" Vim syntax file
" Language:			Velocity Template Language
" Maintainer:		Antonio Terceiro <terceiro@im.ufba.br>
" Maintainer:		Bryan J Swift <bryan@bryanjswift.com>
" Last Change:	2009 Sep 20

" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
if version < 600
  syntax clear
elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
  finish
endif

if version < 600
  source $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/html.vim
else
  runtime! syntax/html.vim
endif

syn keyword	velocityTodo contained TODO FIXME XXX

" redefine HTML Strings so they contain velocity stuff:
syn region htmlString contained start=+"+ end=+"+ contains=htmlSpecialChar,javaScriptExpression,@htmlPreproc,velocityReference,velocityFormalReference
syn region htmlString contained start=+'+ end=+'+ contains=htmlSpecialChar,javaScriptExpression,@htmlPreproc,velocityReference,velocityFormalReference

" the both reference types support the silent mode: $!variableName
syn match velocityIdentifier "[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z_\-0-9]*" contained

" changed on suggestion from Philippe Paravicini <philippe.paravicini@datalex.com>
" syn region velocityReference start=/\$/ skip=/(\s*\|\s*,\s*\|\s*)/ end=/\s\|$/ contains=velocityIdentifier,velocityString,velocityNumber
syn region velocityReference start=/\$/ skip=/([^)])/ end=/[^\w\.(_\-]/ contains=velocityIdentifier,velocityString,velocityNumber
syn region velocitySilentReference start=/\$\!/ skip=/([^)])/ end=/[^\w\.(]/ contains=velocityIdentifier,velocityString,velocityNumber
syn region velocityFormalReference start=/\${/ end=/}/ contains=velocityIdentifier,velocityString,velocityNumber
syn region velocitySilentFormalReference start=/\$\!{/ end=/}/ contains=velocityIdentifier,velocityString,velocityNumber

" keywords:
syn keyword velocityKeyWord contained set if else elseif end foreach include parse stop macro

" literals (numbers and strings):
syn match velocityNumber "[0-9][0-9]*\(\.[0-9][0-9]*\)\?" contained
syn region velocityString	contained start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+"+ oneline

" highlighting the inicial sharp (#) of each directive:
syn match velocityInitialSharp "#" contained

syn match velocityDirective "^\s*#[^#].*" contains=velocityString,velocityReference,velocityFormalReference,velocityKeyWord,velocityNumber,velocityInitialSharp,velocityString,velocityLineComment,velocityMultilineComment

" velocity comments:
syn region	velocityMultilineComment start=/#\*/ end=/\*#/ contains=velocityTodo
syn match	velocityLineComment	"##.*$" contains=velocityTodo

" Define the default highlighting.
" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_velocity_syntax_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_velocity_syntax_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

  HiLink velocityLineComment             Comment
  HiLink velocityMultilineComment        Comment
  HiLink velocityTodo                    Todo
  HiLink velocityKeyWord                 KeyWord
  HiLink velocityReference               Special 
  HiLink velocitySilentReference         Special 
  HiLink velocityFormalReference         Special 
  HiLink velocitySilentFormalReference   Special 
  HiLink velocityIdentifier              Identifier
  HiLink velocityNumber                  Number
  HiLink velocityString	                 String
  HiLink velocityInitialSharp            KeyWord

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "velocity"

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