From e77ec4b16a7d9ad0121654a6863e618e1e8ef54c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Turner <lefticus@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 19:01:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clean up the vim syntax a bit, add escape characters and
 incorporate changes from bram

---
 contrib/vim/syntax/chaiscript.vim | 101 ++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/vim/syntax/chaiscript.vim b/contrib/vim/syntax/chaiscript.vim
index b9ca849..5a64bdb 100644
--- a/contrib/vim/syntax/chaiscript.vim
+++ b/contrib/vim/syntax/chaiscript.vim
@@ -2,74 +2,93 @@
 " 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,@Spell
+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\+\>"
+syn match  chaiscriptNumber        "\<\d\+\>"
+
 " floating point number, with dot, optional exponent
-syn match chaiscriptFloat  "\<\d\+\.\d*\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+syn match  chaiscriptFloat         "\<\d\+\.\d*\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+
 " floating point number, starting with a dot, optional exponent
-syn match chaiscriptFloat  "\.\d\+\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+syn match  chaiscriptFloat         "\.\d\+\%(e[-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>"
+
 " floating point number, without dot, with exponent
-syn match chaiscriptFloat  "\<\d\+e[-+]\=\d\+\>"
+syn match  chaiscriptFloat         "\<\d\+e[-+]\=\d\+\>"
 
-syn match chaiscriptNumber "\<0x\x\+\>"
+" Hex strings
+syn match  chaiscriptNumber        "\<0x\x\+\>"
 
-syn keyword chaiscriptCond if else
+" Binary strings
+syn match  chaiscriptNumber        "\<0b[01]\+\>"
 
-syn keyword chaiscriptRepeat while for do
-syn keyword chaiscriptStatement break continue return
-
-syn keyword chaiscriptExceptions try catch throw
+" 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
+syn keyword chaiscriptKeyword      def true false attr
 
-syn keyword chaiscriptType fun var
+"Built in types
+syn keyword chaiscriptType         fun var
 
-"Built in funcs
-syn keyword chaiscriptFunc eval throw
+"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="`"
+syn region  chaiscriptFunc         matchgroup=chaiscriptFunc start="`" end="`"
 
-syn match chaiscriptOperator "\.\."
+" 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          "//.*$" contains=@Spell
-syn region  chaiscriptComment        matchgroup=chaiscriptComment start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@Spell
+syn match   chaiscriptComment      "//.*$" contains=@Spell
+syn region  chaiscriptComment      matchgroup=chaiscriptComment start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=@Spell
 
 
 
-command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
-
-HiLink chaiscriptExceptions     Exception
-HiLink chaiscriptKeyword        Keyword
-HiLink chaiscriptStatement	Statement
-HiLink chaiscriptRepeat		Repeat
-HiLink chaiscriptString		String
-HiLink chaiscriptNumber		Number
-HiLink chaiscriptFloat		Float
-HiLink chaiscriptOperator	Operator
-HiLink chaiscriptConstant	Constant
-HiLink chaiscriptCond		Conditional
-HiLink chaiscriptFunction	Function
-HiLink chaiscriptComment	Comment
-HiLink chaiscriptTodo		Todo
-HiLink chaiscriptError		Error
-HiLink chaiscriptSpecial	SpecialChar
-HiLink chaiscriptFunc		Identifier
-HiLink chaiscriptType           Type
-
-delcommand HiLink
+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 ff=unix:
+" vim: nowrap sw=2 sts=2 ts=8 noet