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## API
```C
int hl_init(void);
int hl_deinit(void);
int hl_init(void);
int hl_deinit(void);
```
These functions are responsible for the library's "life time".
`hl_init()` must be called before any other library function.
`hl_deinit()` will ensure all occupied memory is freed.
```C
void render_string(const char * const string, const char * const mode);
void render_string(const char * const string, const char * const mode);
```
This function matches _string_ against all known highlighting rules and dispatches the appropriate callback depending on _mode_.
```C
#define HLPATH //?!
```
Coma separated list of directories to be searched for syntax scripts. `#undef` to disable it entirely.
```C
typedef void (*attribute_callback_t)(const char * const string, const int length, void * const attributes);
typedef void (*attribute_callback_t)(const char * const string, const int length, void * const attributes);
```
The type used for defining appropriate callbacks for render_string().
+ string - string to be outputed
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This is how you append a display mode that render_string() will search based on _.key_.
```C
typedef enum {
KEYSYMBOL,
KEYWORD,
MATCH,
REGION
} token_type_t;
typedef enum {
KEYSYMBOL,
KEYWORD,
MATCH,
REGION
} token_type_t;
```
These are the valid type of distinct token types.
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The universal way to add a new pattern to be recognized is with:
```C
token * new_token(const char * const syntax, const token_type_t t, const hl_group_t * const g);
token * new_token(const char * const syntax, const token_type_t t, const hl_group_t * const g);
```
There are also convinience functions:
```C
// NOTE: the return value is the number tokens successfully inserted
int new_keyword_tokens(const char * const * words, hl_group_t * const g); // _words_ must be NULL terminated
int new_syntax_character_tokens(const char * const chars, hl_group_t * const g);
// NOTE: the return value is the number tokens successfully inserted
int new_keyword_tokens(const char * const * words, hl_group_t * const g); // _words_ must be NULL terminated
int new_syntax_character_tokens(const char * const chars, hl_group_t * const g);
```
The regex engine used for MATCHes is Jeger by default, emulating Vim regex.
However the regex engine can be overridden:
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## Usage
hl will read from stdin and write to stdout.
```bash
hl < source/main.c
hl < source/main.c
```
### Cli Options
```bash
-h : display help message
-I <dir> : syntax file look up directory
-s <syntax> : specify syntax to load
-h : display help message
-I <dir> : syntax file look up directory
-s <syntax> : specify syntax to load
```
### Environment variables
```bash
$HLPATH : colon separated list of directories searched for syntax script files;
overriddes the value of the HLPATH macro
$HLPATH : colon separated list of directories searched for syntax script files
```
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The instrunctions in particular are:
```vimscript
sy[ntax] keyword <hl_group> <word>+
sy[ntax] match <hl_group> <regex>
sy[ntax] region <hl_group> start=<string|match> end=<string|match>
hi[ghtlight] link <from_group> <to_group>
hi[ghtlight] def <group> <display_t>=<data>+
sy[ntax] keyword <hl_group> <word>+
sy[ntax] match <hl_group> <regex>
sy[ntax] region <hl_group> start=<string|match> end=<string|match>
hi[ghtlight] link <from_group> <to_group>
hi[ghtlight] def <group> <display_t>=<data>+
```
Additionally hl recognizes:
```vimscript
syn[ntax] keysymbol <char>+
syn[ntax] keysymbol <char>+
```