runtime/syntax/json.vim

" Vim syntax file
" Language:	JSON
" Maintainer:	Eli Parra <eli@elzr.com>
" Last Change:	2014 Aug 23
" Version:      0.12

if !exists("main_syntax")
  if version < 600
    syntax clear
  elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
    finish
  endif
  let main_syntax = 'json'
endif

syntax match   jsonNoise           /\%(:\|,\)/

" NOTE that for the concealing to work your conceallevel should be set to 2

" Syntax: Strings
" Separated into a match and region because a region by itself is always greedy
syn match  jsonStringMatch /"\([^"]\|\\\"\)\+"\ze[[:blank:]\r\n]*[,}\]]/ contains=jsonString
if has('conceal')
	syn region  jsonString oneline matchgroup=jsonQuote start=/"/  skip=/\\\\\|\\"/  end=/"/ concealends contains=jsonEscape contained
else
	syn region  jsonString oneline matchgroup=jsonQuote start=/"/  skip=/\\\\\|\\"/  end=/"/ contains=jsonEscape contained
endif

" Syntax: JSON does not allow strings with single quotes, unlike JavaScript.
syn region  jsonStringSQError oneline  start=+'+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+'+

" Syntax: JSON Keywords
" Separated into a match and region because a region by itself is always greedy
syn match  jsonKeywordMatch /"\([^"]\|\\\"\)\+"[[:blank:]\r\n]*\:/ contains=jsonKeyword
if has('conceal')
   syn region  jsonKeyword matchgroup=jsonQuote start=/"/  end=/"\ze[[:blank:]\r\n]*\:/ concealends contained
else
   syn region  jsonKeyword matchgroup=jsonQuote start=/"/  end=/"\ze[[:blank:]\r\n]*\:/ contained
endif

" Syntax: Escape sequences
syn match   jsonEscape    "\\["\\/bfnrt]" contained
syn match   jsonEscape    "\\u\x\{4}" contained

" Syntax: Numbers
syn match   jsonNumber    "-\=\<\%(0\|[1-9]\d*\)\%(\.\d\+\)\=\%([eE][-+]\=\d\+\)\=\>\ze[[:blank:]\r\n]*[,}\]]"

" ERROR WARNINGS **********************************************
if (!exists("g:vim_json_warnings") || g:vim_json_warnings==1)
	" Syntax: Strings should always be enclosed with quotes.
	syn match   jsonNoQuotesError  "\<[[:alpha:]][[:alnum:]]*\>"
	syn match   jsonTripleQuotesError  /"""/

	" Syntax: An integer part of 0 followed by other digits is not allowed.
	syn match   jsonNumError  "-\=\<0\d\.\d*\>"

	" Syntax: Decimals smaller than one should begin with 0 (so .1 should be 0.1).
	syn match   jsonNumError  "\:\@<=[[:blank:]\r\n]*\zs\.\d\+"

	" Syntax: No comments in JSON, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/244777/can-i-comment-a-json-file
	syn match   jsonCommentError  "//.*"
	syn match   jsonCommentError  "\(/\*\)\|\(\*/\)"

	" Syntax: No semicolons in JSON
	syn match   jsonSemicolonError  ";"

	" Syntax: No trailing comma after the last element of arrays or objects
	syn match   jsonTrailingCommaError  ",\_s*[}\]]"

	" Syntax: Watch out for missing commas between elements
	syn match   jsonMissingCommaError /\("\|\]\|\d\)\zs\_s\+\ze"/
	syn match   jsonMissingCommaError /\(\]\|\}\)\_s\+\ze"/ "arrays/objects as values
	syn match   jsonMissingCommaError /}\_s\+\ze{/ "objects as elements in an array
	syn match   jsonMissingCommaError /\(true\|false\)\_s\+\ze"/ "true/false as value
endif

" ********************************************** END OF ERROR WARNINGS
" Allowances for JSONP: function call at the beginning of the file,
" parenthesis and semicolon at the end.
" Function name validation based on
" http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2008279/validate-a-javascript-function-name/2008444#2008444
syn match  jsonPadding "\%^[[:blank:]\r\n]*[_$[:alpha:]][_$[:alnum:]]*[[:blank:]\r\n]*("
syn match  jsonPadding ");[[:blank:]\r\n]*\%$"

" Syntax: Boolean
syn match  jsonBoolean /\(true\|false\)\(\_s\+\ze"\)\@!/

" Syntax: Null
syn keyword  jsonNull      null

" Syntax: Braces
syn region  jsonFold matchgroup=jsonBraces start="{" end=/}\(\_s\+\ze\("\|{\)\)\@!/ transparent fold
syn region  jsonFold matchgroup=jsonBraces start="\[" end=/]\(\_s\+\ze"\)\@!/ transparent fold

" 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_json_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_json_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif
  HiLink jsonPadding         Operator
  HiLink jsonString          String
  HiLink jsonTest          Label
  HiLink jsonEscape          Special
  HiLink jsonNumber          Number
  HiLink jsonBraces          Delimiter
  HiLink jsonNull            Function
  HiLink jsonBoolean         Boolean
  HiLink jsonKeyword         Label

	if (!exists("g:vim_json_warnings") || g:vim_json_warnings==1)
	  HiLink jsonNumError        Error
	  HiLink jsonCommentError    Error
	  HiLink jsonSemicolonError  Error
	  HiLink jsonTrailingCommaError     Error
	  HiLink jsonMissingCommaError      Error
	  HiLink jsonStringSQError        	Error
	  HiLink jsonNoQuotesError        	Error
	  HiLink jsonTripleQuotesError     	Error
  endif
  HiLink jsonQuote           Quote
  HiLink jsonNoise           Noise
  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "json"
if main_syntax == 'json'
  unlet main_syntax
endif

" Vim settings
" vim: ts=8 fdm=marker

" MIT License
" Copyright (c) 2013, Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven, Eli Parra
"Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the Software), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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"See https://twitter.com/elzr/status/294964017926119424