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+hook global WinCreate .*\.svelte %[
+    set-option window filetype svelte
+]
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=(svelte) %{
+    require-module html
+
+    hook window ModeChange pop:insert:.* -group "svelte-trim-indent"  html-trim-indent
+    hook window InsertChar '>' -group "svelte-indent" html-indent-on-greater-than
+    hook window InsertChar \n -group "svelte-indent" html-indent-on-new-line
+
+    hook -once -always window WinSetOption "filetype=.*" "
+        remove-hooks window ""svelte-.+""
+    "
+}
+
+hook -group svelte-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(svelte) %{
+    add-highlighter "window/svelte" ref html
+    hook -once -always window WinSetOption "filetype=.*" "
+        remove-highlighter ""window/svelte""
+    "
+}