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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:        Nix
+" Maintainer:	   James Fleming <james@electronic-quill.net>
+" Original Author: Daiderd Jordan <daiderd@gmail.com>
+" Acknowledgement: Based on vim-nix maintained by Daiderd Jordan <daiderd@gmail.com>
+"                  https://github.com/LnL7/vim-nix
+" License:         MIT
+" Last Change:     2022 Dec 06
+
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+let s:cpo_save = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+syn keyword nixBoolean     true false
+syn keyword nixNull        null
+syn keyword nixRecKeyword  rec
+
+syn keyword nixOperator or
+syn match   nixOperator '!=\|!'
+syn match   nixOperator '<=\?'
+syn match   nixOperator '>=\?'
+syn match   nixOperator '&&'
+syn match   nixOperator '//\='
+syn match   nixOperator '=='
+syn match   nixOperator '?'
+syn match   nixOperator '||'
+syn match   nixOperator '++\='
+syn match   nixOperator '-'
+syn match   nixOperator '\*'
+syn match   nixOperator '->'
+
+syn match nixParen '[()]'
+syn match nixInteger '\d\+'
+
+syn keyword nixTodo FIXME NOTE TODO OPTIMIZE XXX HACK contained
+syn match   nixComment '#.*' contains=nixTodo,@Spell
+syn region  nixComment start=+/\*+ end=+\*/+ contains=nixTodo,@Spell
+
+syn region nixInterpolation matchgroup=nixInterpolationDelimiter start="\${" end="}" contained contains=@nixExpr,nixInterpolationParam
+
+syn match nixSimpleStringSpecial /\\\%([nrt"\\$]\|$\)/ contained
+syn match nixStringSpecial /''['$]/ contained
+syn match nixStringSpecial /\$\$/ contained
+syn match nixStringSpecial /''\\[nrt]/ contained
+
+syn match nixSimpleStringSpecial /\$\$/ contained
+
+syn match nixInvalidSimpleStringEscape /\\[^nrt"\\$]/ contained
+syn match nixInvalidStringEscape /''\\[^nrt]/ contained
+
+syn region nixSimpleString matchgroup=nixStringDelimiter start=+"+ skip=+\\"+ end=+"+ contains=nixInterpolation,nixSimpleStringSpecial,nixInvalidSimpleStringEscape
+syn region nixString matchgroup=nixStringDelimiter start=+''+ skip=+''['$\\]+ end=+''+ contains=nixInterpolation,nixStringSpecial,nixInvalidStringEscape
+
+syn match nixFunctionCall "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*"
+
+syn match nixPath "[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]*\%(/[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]\+\)\+"
+syn match nixHomePath "\~\%(/[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]\+\)\+"
+syn match nixSearchPath "[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]\+\%(\/[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]\+\)*" contained
+syn match nixPathDelimiter "[<>]" contained
+syn match nixSearchPathRef "<[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]\+\%(\/[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]\+\)*>" contains=nixSearchPath,nixPathDelimiter
+syn match nixURI "[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9.+-]*:[a-zA-Z0-9%/?:@&=$,_.!~*'+-]\+"
+
+syn match nixAttributeDot "\." contained
+syn match nixAttribute "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\ze\%([^a-zA-Z0-9_'.-]\|$\)" contained
+syn region nixAttributeAssignment start="=" end="\ze;" contained contains=@nixExpr
+syn region nixAttributeDefinition start=/\ze[a-zA-Z_"$]/ end=";" contained contains=nixComment,nixAttribute,nixInterpolation,nixSimpleString,nixAttributeDot,nixAttributeAssignment
+
+syn region nixInheritAttributeScope start="(" end="\ze)" contained contains=@nixExpr
+syn region nixAttributeDefinition matchgroup=nixInherit start="\<inherit\>" end=";" contained contains=nixComment,nixInheritAttributeScope,nixAttribute
+
+syn region nixAttributeSet start="{" end="}" contains=nixComment,nixAttributeDefinition
+
+"                                                                                                              vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn region nixArgumentDefinitionWithDefault matchgroup=nixArgumentDefinition start="[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\ze\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*?\@=" matchgroup=NONE end="[,}]\@=" transparent contained contains=@nixExpr
+"                                                           vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn match nixArgumentDefinition "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\ze\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*[,}]\@=" contained
+syn match nixArgumentEllipsis "\.\.\." contained
+syn match nixArgumentSeparator "," contained
+
+"                          vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv                        vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn match nixArgOperator '@\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*:'he=s+1 contained contains=nixAttribute
+
+"                                                 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn match nixArgOperator '[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*@'hs=e-1 contains=nixAttribute nextgroup=nixFunctionArgument
+
+" This is a bit more complicated, because function arguments can be passed in a
+" very similar form on how attribute sets are defined and two regions with the
+" same start patterns will shadow each other. Instead of a region we could use a
+" match on {\_.\{-\}}, which unfortunately doesn't take nesting into account.
+"
+" So what we do instead is that we look forward until we are sure that it's a
+" function argument. Unfortunately, we need to catch comments and both vertical
+" and horizontal white space, which the following regex should hopefully do:
+"
+" "\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*"
+"
+" It is also used throught the whole file and is marked with 'v's as well.
+"
+" Fortunately the matching rules for function arguments are much simpler than
+" for real attribute sets, because we can stop when we hit the first ellipsis or
+" default value operator, but we also need to paste the "whitespace & comments
+" eating" regex all over the place (marked with 'v's):
+"
+" Region match 1: { foo ? ... } or { foo, ... } or { ... } (ellipsis)
+"                                         vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv   {----- identifier -----}vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn region nixFunctionArgument start="{\ze\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*\%([a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*[,?}]\|\.\.\.\)" end="}" contains=nixComment,nixArgumentDefinitionWithDefault,nixArgumentDefinition,nixArgumentEllipsis,nixArgumentSeparator nextgroup=nixArgOperator
+
+" Now it gets more tricky, because we need to look forward for the colon, but
+" there could be something like "{}@foo:", even though it's highly unlikely.
+"
+" Region match 2: {}
+"                                         vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv    vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv@vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv{----- identifier -----}  vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn region nixFunctionArgument start="{\ze\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*}\%(\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*@\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\)\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*:" end="}" contains=nixComment nextgroup=nixArgOperator
+
+"                                                               vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
+syn match nixSimpleFunctionArgument "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\ze\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*:\([\n ]\)\@="
+
+syn region nixList matchgroup=nixListBracket start="\[" end="\]" contains=@nixExpr
+
+syn region nixLetExpr matchgroup=nixLetExprKeyword start="\<let\>" end="\<in\>" contains=nixComment,nixAttributeDefinition
+
+syn keyword nixIfExprKeyword then contained
+syn region nixIfExpr matchgroup=nixIfExprKeyword start="\<if\>" end="\<else\>" contains=@nixExpr,nixIfExprKeyword
+
+syn region nixWithExpr matchgroup=nixWithExprKeyword start="\<with\>" matchgroup=NONE end=";" contains=@nixExpr
+
+syn region nixAssertExpr matchgroup=nixAssertKeyword start="\<assert\>" matchgroup=NONE end=";" contains=@nixExpr
+
+syn cluster nixExpr contains=nixBoolean,nixNull,nixOperator,nixParen,nixInteger,nixRecKeyword,nixConditional,nixBuiltin,nixSimpleBuiltin,nixComment,nixFunctionCall,nixFunctionArgument,nixArgOperator,nixSimpleFunctionArgument,nixPath,nixHomePath,nixSearchPathRef,nixURI,nixAttributeSet,nixList,nixSimpleString,nixString,nixLetExpr,nixIfExpr,nixWithExpr,nixAssertExpr,nixInterpolation
+
+" These definitions override @nixExpr and have to come afterwards:
+
+syn match nixInterpolationParam "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\%(\.[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_'-]*\)*" contained
+
+" Non-namespaced Nix builtins as of version 2.0:
+syn keyword nixSimpleBuiltin
+      \ abort baseNameOf derivation derivationStrict dirOf fetchGit
+      \ fetchMercurial fetchTarball import isNull map mapAttrs placeholder removeAttrs
+      \ scopedImport throw toString
+
+
+" Namespaced and non-namespaced Nix builtins as of version 2.0:
+syn keyword nixNamespacedBuiltin contained
+      \ abort add addErrorContext all any attrNames attrValues baseNameOf
+      \ catAttrs compareVersions concatLists concatStringsSep currentSystem
+      \ currentTime deepSeq derivation derivationStrict dirOf div elem elemAt
+      \ fetchGit fetchMercurial fetchTarball fetchurl filter \ filterSource
+      \ findFile foldl' fromJSON functionArgs genList \ genericClosure getAttr
+      \ getEnv hasAttr hasContext hashString head import intersectAttrs isAttrs
+      \ isBool isFloat isFunction isInt isList isNull isString langVersion
+      \ length lessThan listToAttrs map mapAttrs match mul nixPath nixVersion
+      \ parseDrvName partition path pathExists placeholder readDir readFile
+      \ removeAttrs replaceStrings scopedImport seq sort split splitVersion
+      \ storeDir storePath stringLength sub substring tail throw toFile toJSON
+      \ toPath toString toXML trace tryEval typeOf unsafeDiscardOutputDependency
+      \ unsafeDiscardStringContext unsafeGetAttrPos valueSize fromTOML bitAnd
+      \ bitOr bitXor floor ceil
+
+syn match nixBuiltin "builtins\.[a-zA-Z']\+"he=s+9 contains=nixComment,nixNamespacedBuiltin
+
+hi def link nixArgOperator               Operator
+hi def link nixArgumentDefinition        Identifier
+hi def link nixArgumentEllipsis          Operator
+hi def link nixAssertKeyword             Keyword
+hi def link nixAttribute                 Identifier
+hi def link nixAttributeDot              Operator
+hi def link nixBoolean                   Boolean
+hi def link nixBuiltin                   Special
+hi def link nixComment                   Comment
+hi def link nixConditional               Conditional
+hi def link nixHomePath                  Include
+hi def link nixIfExprKeyword             Keyword
+hi def link nixInherit                   Keyword
+hi def link nixInteger                   Integer
+hi def link nixInterpolation             Macro
+hi def link nixInterpolationDelimiter    Delimiter
+hi def link nixInterpolationParam        Macro
+hi def link nixInvalidSimpleStringEscape Error
+hi def link nixInvalidStringEscape       Error
+hi def link nixLetExprKeyword            Keyword
+hi def link nixNamespacedBuiltin         Special
+hi def link nixNull                      Constant
+hi def link nixOperator                  Operator
+hi def link nixPath                      Include
+hi def link nixPathDelimiter             Delimiter
+hi def link nixRecKeyword                Keyword
+hi def link nixSearchPath                Include
+hi def link nixSimpleBuiltin             Keyword
+hi def link nixSimpleFunctionArgument    Identifier
+hi def link nixSimpleString              String
+hi def link nixSimpleStringSpecial       SpecialChar
+hi def link nixString                    String
+hi def link nixStringDelimiter           Delimiter
+hi def link nixStringSpecial             Special
+hi def link nixTodo                      Todo
+hi def link nixURI                       Include
+hi def link nixWithExprKeyword           Keyword
+
+" This could lead up to slow syntax highlighting for large files, but usually
+" large files such as all-packages.nix are one large attribute set, so if we'd
+" use sync patterns we'd have to go back to the start of the file anyway
+syn sync fromstart
+
+let b:current_syntax = "nix"
+
+let &cpo = s:cpo_save
+unlet s:cpo_save