Vim syntax for ChatScript topic files.

I develop all my software possibly using vim editor on a terminal. There is not a standard ChatScript syntax highlight for vim, so I created this one.

My aim is to use colors to help ChatScript scriptors (authors/developers) to highlight different syntax elements and lower down coding errors. By example I chose clear different colors for variables $permanentvar, $$transientvar, $_localvar.

In the screenshot here below, how is visualized a topic file (.top), as a standard text file (no colors!)

In the screenshot here below, how is visualized a topic file (.top), using ChatScript.vim syntax highlight, with monokai colorscheme

The easiest installation method is to place

• syntax/ChatScript.vim script into your ~/.vim/syntax/ directory.
• ftdetect/ChatScript.vim script into your ~/.vim/ftdetect/ directory.

I love vim-plug plugin manager.

" ChatScript.vim syntax highlight 
Plug 'https://github.com/solyaris/ChatScript.vim'

• in v.2. regex are a bit better.
• I experimented direct assignement of colors.

I'm not a vimL expert and neither a (vim) regex nerd.

• basic coloring, differentiate: functions, topics, rules, patterns, literals sentences.
• using different colors for different kind of variables types.
• use regions for a better contextual syntax highlight.

Any suggestion/pull request welcome! Please feel free to contact me via mail for any point.

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