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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:      ART-IM and ART*Enterprise
+" Maintainer:    Dorai Sitaram <ds26@gte.com>
+" URL:		 http://www.ccs.neu.edu/~dorai/vimplugins/vimplugins.html
+" Last Change:   Nov 6, 2002
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+syn keyword artspform => and assert bind
+syn keyword artspform declare def-art-fun deffacts defglobal defrule defschema do
+syn keyword artspform else for if in$ not or
+syn keyword artspform progn retract salience schema test then while
+
+syn match artvariable "?[^ \t";()|&~]\+"
+
+syn match artglobalvar "?\*[^ \t";()|&~]\+\*"
+
+syn match artinstance "![^ \t";()|&~]\+"
+
+syn match delimiter "[()|&~]"
+
+syn region string start=/"/ skip=/\\[\\"]/ end=/"/
+
+syn match number "\<[-+]\=\([0-9]\+\(\.[0-9]*\)\=\|\.[0-9]\+\)\>"
+
+syn match comment ";.*$"
+
+syn match comment "#+:\=ignore" nextgroup=artignore skipwhite skipnl
+
+syn region artignore start="(" end=")" contained contains=artignore,comment
+
+syn region artignore start=/"/ skip=/\\[\\"]/ end=/"/ contained
+
+hi def link artinstance type
+hi def link artglobalvar preproc
+hi def link artignore comment
+hi def link artspform statement
+hi def link artvariable function
+
+let b:current_syntax = "art"