RFC [OT?]: vim syntax file for Parse::RecDescent

[polettix]

Hi all,

I'm working a bit with Parse::RecDescent and I'd like to share this (minimal) vim syntax file for Parse::RecDescent grammars. I have very little experience with vim "programming", so any comment and improvement would be great before trying to propose it either to the vim website or to TheDamian.

I saved this as ~/.vimrc/syntax/parse_recdescent.vim:

" Vim syntax file
" Language:     Parse::RecDescent (Perl module)
" Maintainer:   Flavio Poletti <flavio [you know what] polettix.it>
" Last Change:  2007 October 30
" Location:     none at the moment :)

" 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

syn match prdDefinedAs /:/
syn region prdComment start=/#/ end=/$/
syn region prdDoubleString start=/"/ skip=/\\[\\"]/ end=/"/
syn region prdSingleString start=/'/ skip=/\\'/ end=/'/
syn match prdIdentifier /[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*/
syn region prdRegex start="m\?/"hs=e+1 skip="\\/" end="/[gmsxi]\?"he=s
+-1
syn include @Perl syntax/perl.vim
syn region prdCodeBlock start=/{/ end=/}/ contains=prdCodeBlock,@Perl

" 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 highlighti
+ng yet
if version >= 508 || !exists("did_yacc_syn_inits")
  if version < 508
    let did_yacchdl_syn_inits = 1
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
  else
    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
  endif

   HiLink prdDefinedAs    Operator
   HiLink prdComment      Comment
   HiLink prdDoubleString String
   HiLink prdSingleString String
   HiLink prdIdentifier   Keyword
   HiLink prdRegex        String

  delcommand HiLink
endif

let b:current_syntax = "parse_recdescent"

Making the syntax file autoload on startup is somewhat beyond my vim-fu. I personally use .prd extension for these grammars, and I've added this line:

au BufRead,BufNewFile *.prd set filetype=parse_recdescent

in my ~.vimrc personalisation file.

[princepawn]

Best place to announce it would be the mailing list and I will be sure to put a link in Parse::RecDescent::FAQ to it tonight.