--- /dev/null
+syntax "Vala" "\.vala$"
+
+color green "\<(float|double|bool|char|int|uint|short|long|void|(un)?signed)\>"
+color brightblue "[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*[[:space:]]*[()]"
+color cyan "\<(for|if|while|do|else|case|default|switch|try|throw|catch)\>"
+color cyan "\<(inline|typedef|struct|enum|union|extern|static|const)\>"
+color cyan "\<(operator|new|delete|return|null)\>"
+color cyan "\<(class|override|private|public|signal|this|weak)\>"
+color brightred "\<(goto|break|continue)\>"
+color brightcyan "\<(true|false)\>"
+color blue "\<([0-9]+)\>"
+color red "[-+/*=<>?:!~%&|]" "->"
+color yellow ""(\\.|[^"])*"|'(\\.|[^'])*'"
+color brightblack "(^|[[:space:]])//.*"
+color brightblack start="/\*" end="\*/"
+color brightwhite,cyan "TODO:?"
+color ,green "[[:space:]]+$"
+color ,red " + +| + +"