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+# http://lua.org
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+# require commenting.kak
+
+# Detection
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global BufSetOption mimetype=text/x-lua %{
+    set buffer filetype lua
+}
+
+hook global BufCreate .*[.](lua) %{
+    set buffer filetype lua
+}
+
+# Highlighters
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+addhl -group / regions -default code lua \
+    string  '"' (?<!\\)(\\\\)*"       '' \
+    string  "'" (?<!\\)(\\\\)*'       '' \
+    comment '--' '$'                  '' \
+    comment '\Q--[[' ']]'             '' \
+
+addhl -group /lua/string fill string
+
+addhl -group /lua/comment fill comment
+
+addhl -group /lua/code regex \<(and|break|do|else|elseif|end|false|for|function|goto|if|in|local|nil|not|or|repeat|return|then|true|until|while)\> 0:keyword
+
+# Commands
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+def -hidden _lua_filter_around_selections %{
+    eval -draft -itersel %{
+        exec <a-x>
+        # remove trailing white spaces
+        try %{ exec -draft s \h + $ <ret> d }
+    }
+}
+
+def -hidden _lua_indent_on_char %{
+    eval -draft -itersel %{
+        # align end structure to start
+        try %{ exec -draft <a-x> <a-k> ^ \h * end $ <ret> <a-\;> <a-?> ^ \h * (for|function|if|while) <ret> s \A | \Z <ret> \' <a-&> }
+        # align _else_ statements to previous _if_
+        try %{ exec -draft <a-x> <a-k> ^ \h * else (if) ? $ <ret> <a-\;> <a-?> ^ \h * if <ret> s \A | \Z <ret> \' <a-&> }
+    }
+}
+
+def -hidden _lua_indent_on_new_line %{
+    eval -draft -itersel %{
+        # preserve previous line indent
+        try %{ exec -draft K <a-&> }
+        # filter previous line
+        try %{ exec -draft k : _lua_filter_around_selections <ret> }
+        # copy -- comment prefix and following white spaces
+        try %{ exec -draft k x s ^ \h * \K -- \h * <ret> y j p }
+        # indent after start structure
+        try %{ exec -draft k x <a-k> ^ \h * (else|elseif|for|function|if|while) \b <ret> j <a-gt> }
+        # wisely add end structure
+        eval -save-regs x %{
+            try %{ exec -draft k x s ^ \h + <ret> \" x y } catch %{ reg x '' }
+            try %{ exec -draft k x <a-k> ^ <c-r> x (for|function|if|while) <ret> j <a-a> i X <a-\;> K <a-K> ^ <c-r> x (for|function|if|while) . * \n <c-r> x end $ <ret> j x y p j a end <esc> <a-lt> }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Initialization
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=lua %{
+    addhl ref lua
+
+    hook window InsertEnd  .* -group lua-hooks  _lua_filter_around_selections
+    hook window InsertChar .* -group lua-indent _lua_indent_on_char
+    hook window InsertChar \n -group lua-indent _lua_indent_on_new_line
+
+    set window comment_line_chars '--'
+    set window comment_selection_chars '\Q--[[:]]'
+}
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=(?!lua).* %{
+    rmhl lua
+    rmhooks window lua-indent
+    rmhooks window lua-hooks
+}