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+##############################################################################
+# Swift syntax highlighting for Nano.
+##############################################################################
+
+syntax "Swift" "\.swift$"
+
+# Default
+color white ".+"
+
+# Operators
+color yellow "[.:;,+*|=!?\%]" "<" ">" "/" "-" "&"
+
+# Statements
+color magenta  "(class|import|let|var|struct|enum|func|if|else|switch|case|default|for|in|internal|external|unowned|private|public|throws)\ "
+color magenta  "(prefix|postfix|operator|extension|lazy|get|set|self|willSet|didSet|override|super|convenience|weak|strong|mutating|return|guard)\ "
+
+# Keywords
+color cyan "(print)"
+color magenta "(init)"
+
+# Numbers
+color blue "([0-9]+)"
+
+# Standard Types
+color brightmagenta "\ ((U)?Int(8|16|32|64))"
+color brightmagenta "(true|false|nil)"
+color brightmagenta "\ (Double|String|Float|Boolean|Dictionary|Array|Int)"
+color magenta "\ (AnyObject)"
+
+# Text
+color red ""[^"]*""
+
+# Comments
+color green "//.*"
+color brightgreen "///.*"
+color green start="/\*\*" end="\*/"
+color green "[/**]"
+
+# Trailing whitespace
+color ,green "[[:space:]]+$"