updated for version 7.0001
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language: Jess
+" Maintainer: Paul Baleme <pbaleme@mail.com>
+" Last change: September 14, 2000
+" Based on lisp.vim by : Dr. Charles E. Campbell, Jr.
+
+" 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
+ set iskeyword=42,43,45,47-58,60-62,64-90,97-122,_
+else
+ setlocal iskeyword=42,43,45,47-58,60-62,64-90,97-122,_
+endif
+
+" Lists
+syn match jessSymbol ![^()'`,"; \t]\+! contained
+syn match jessBarSymbol !|..\{-}|! contained
+syn region jessList matchgroup=Delimiter start="(" skip="|.\{-}|" matchgroup=Delimiter end=")" contains=jessAtom,jessBQList,jessConcat,jessDeclaration,jessList,jessNumber,jessSymbol,jessSpecial,jessFunc,jessKey,jessAtomMark,jessString,jessComment,jessBarSymbol,jessAtomBarSymbol,jessVar
+syn region jessBQList matchgroup=PreProc start="`(" skip="|.\{-}|" matchgroup=PreProc end=")" contains=jessAtom,jessBQList,jessConcat,jessDeclaration,jessList,jessNumber,jessSpecial,jessSymbol,jessFunc,jessKey,jessVar,jessAtomMark,jessString,jessComment,jessBarSymbol,jessAtomBarSymbol
+
+" Atoms
+syn match jessAtomMark "'"
+syn match jessAtom "'("me=e-1 contains=jessAtomMark nextgroup=jessAtomList
+syn match jessAtom "'[^ \t()]\+" contains=jessAtomMark
+syn match jessAtomBarSymbol !'|..\{-}|! contains=jessAtomMark
+syn region jessAtom start=+'"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+
+syn region jessAtomList matchgroup=Special start="(" skip="|.\{-}|" matchgroup=Special end=")" contained contains=jessAtomList,jessAtomNmbr0,jessString,jessComment,jessAtomBarSymbol
+syn match jessAtomNmbr "\<[0-9]\+" contained
+
+" Standard jess Functions and Macros
+syn keyword jessFunc * + ** - / < > <= >= <> =
+syn keyword jessFunc long longp
+syn keyword jessFunc abs agenda and
+syn keyword jessFunc assert assert-string bag
+syn keyword jessFunc batch bind bit-and
+syn keyword jessFunc bit-not bit-or bload
+syn keyword jessFunc bsave build call
+syn keyword jessFunc clear clear-storage close
+syn keyword jessFunc complement$ context count-query-results
+syn keyword jessFunc create$
+syn keyword jessFunc delete$ div
+syn keyword jessFunc do-backward-chaining e
+syn keyword jessFunc engine eq eq*
+syn keyword jessFunc eval evenp exit
+syn keyword jessFunc exp explode$ external-addressp
+syn keyword jessFunc fact-slot-value facts fetch
+syn keyword jessFunc first$ float floatp
+syn keyword jessFunc foreach format gensym*
+syn keyword jessFunc get get-fact-duplication
+syn keyword jessFunc get-member get-multithreaded-io
+syn keyword jessFunc get-reset-globals get-salience-evaluation
+syn keyword jessFunc halt if implode$
+syn keyword jessFunc import insert$ integer
+syn keyword jessFunc integerp intersection$ jess-version-number
+syn keyword jessFunc jess-version-string length$
+syn keyword jessFunc lexemep list-function$ load-facts
+syn keyword jessFunc load-function load-package log
+syn keyword jessFunc log10 lowcase matches
+syn keyword jessFunc max member$ min
+syn keyword jessFunc mod modify multifieldp
+syn keyword jessFunc neq new not
+syn keyword jessFunc nth$ numberp oddp
+syn keyword jessFunc open or pi
+syn keyword jessFunc ppdeffunction ppdefglobal ddpefrule
+syn keyword jessFunc printout random read
+syn keyword jessFunc readline replace$ reset
+syn keyword jessFunc rest$ retract retract-string
+syn keyword jessFunc return round rules
+syn keyword jessFunc run run-query run-until-halt
+syn keyword jessFunc save-facts set set-fact-duplication
+syn keyword jessFunc set-factory set-member set-multithreaded-io
+syn keyword jessFunc set-node-index-hash set-reset-globals
+syn keyword jessFunc set-salience-evaluation set-strategy
+syn keyword jessFunc setgen show-deffacts show-deftemplates
+syn keyword jessFunc show-jess-listeners socket
+syn keyword jessFunc sqrt store str-cat
+syn keyword jessFunc str-compare str-index str-length
+syn keyword jessFunc stringp sub-string subseq$
+syn keyword jessFunc subsetp sym-cat symbolp
+syn keyword jessFunc system throw time
+syn keyword jessFunc try undefadvice undefinstance
+syn keyword jessFunc undefrule union$ unwatch
+syn keyword jessFunc upcase view watch
+syn keyword jessFunc while
+syn match jessFunc "\<c[ad]\+r\>"
+
+" jess Keywords (modifiers)
+syn keyword jessKey defglobal deffunction defrule
+syn keyword jessKey deffacts
+syn keyword jessKey defadvice defclass definstance
+
+" Standard jess Variables
+syn region jessVar start="?" end="[^a-zA-Z0-9]"me=e-1
+
+" Strings
+syn region jessString start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+
+
+" Shared with Declarations, Macros, Functions
+"syn keyword jessDeclaration
+
+syn match jessNumber "[0-9]\+"
+
+syn match jessSpecial "\*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z_0-9-]*\*"
+syn match jessSpecial !#|[^()'`,"; \t]\+|#!
+syn match jessSpecial !#x[0-9a-fA-F]\+!
+syn match jessSpecial !#o[0-7]\+!
+syn match jessSpecial !#b[01]\+!
+syn match jessSpecial !#\\[ -\~]!
+syn match jessSpecial !#[':][^()'`,"; \t]\+!
+syn match jessSpecial !#([^()'`,"; \t]\+)!
+
+syn match jessConcat "\s\.\s"
+syntax match jessParenError ")"
+
+" Comments
+syn match jessComment ";.*$"
+
+" synchronization
+syn sync lines=100
+
+" 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_jess_syntax_inits")
+ if version < 508
+ let did_jess_syntax_inits = 1
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+ else
+ command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+ endif
+
+ HiLink jessAtomNmbr jessNumber
+ HiLink jessAtomMark jessMark
+
+ HiLink jessAtom Identifier
+ HiLink jessAtomBarSymbol Special
+ HiLink jessBarSymbol Special
+ HiLink jessComment Comment
+ HiLink jessConcat Statement
+ HiLink jessDeclaration Statement
+ HiLink jessFunc Statement
+ HiLink jessKey Type
+ HiLink jessMark Delimiter
+ HiLink jessNumber Number
+ HiLink jessParenError Error
+ HiLink jessSpecial Type
+ HiLink jessString String
+ HiLink jessVar Identifier
+
+ delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "jess"
+
+" vim: ts=18