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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:         RFC 2614 - An API for Service Location SPI file
+" Maintainer:       Nikolai Weibull <nikolai+work.vim@bitwi.se>
+" Latest Revision:  2005-07-04
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn keyword slpspiTodo          contained TODO FIXME XXX NOTE
+
+syn region  slpspiComment       display oneline start='^[#;]' end='$'
+                                \ contains=slpspiTodo,@Spell
+
+syn match   slpspiBegin         display '^'
+                                \ nextgroup=slpspiKeyType,
+                                \ slpspiComment skipwhite
+
+syn keyword slpspiKeyType       contained PRIVATE PUBLIC
+                                \ nextgroup=slpspiString skipwhite
+
+syn match   slpspiString        contained '\S\+'
+                                \ nextgroup=slpspiKeyFile skipwhite
+
+syn match   slpspiKeyFile       contained '\S\+'
+
+hi def link slpspiTodo          Todo
+hi def link slpspiComment       Comment
+hi def link slpspiKeyType       Type
+hi def link slpspiString        Identifier
+hi def link slpspiKeyFile       String
+
+let b:current_syntax = "slpspi"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save