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+# http://common-lisp.net
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+# Detection
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global BufSetOption mimetype=text/x-lisp %{
+    set buffer filetype lisp
+}
+
+hook global BufCreate .*[.](lisp) %{
+    set buffer filetype lisp
+}
+
+# Highlighters
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+addhl -group / regions -default code lisp \
+    string  '"' (?<!\\)(\\\\)*"        '' \
+    comment ';' '$'                    ''
+
+addhl -group /lisp/string  fill string
+addhl -group /lisp/comment fill comment
+
+addhl -group /lisp/code regex \<(nil|true|false)\> 0:value
+addhl -group /lisp/code regex (((\Q***\E)|(///)|(\Q+++\E)){1,3})|(1[+-])|(<|>|<=|=|>=|) 0:operator
+addhl -group /lisp/code regex \<(([':]\w+)|([*]\H+[*]))\> 0:identifier
+addhl -group /lisp/code regex \<(def[a-z]+|if|do|let|lambda|catch|and|assert|while|def|do|fn|finally|let|loop|new|quote|recur|set!|throw|try|var|case|if-let|if-not|when|when-first|when-let|when-not|(cond(->|->>)?))\> 0:keyword
+
+# Commands
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+def -hidden _lisp_filter_around_selections %{
+    eval -draft -itersel %{
+        exec <a-x>
+        # remove trailing white spaces
+        try %{ exec -draft s \h+$ <ret> d }
+    }
+}
+
+def -hidden _lisp_indent_on_new_line %{
+    eval -draft -itersel %{
+        # preserve previous line indent
+        try %{ exec -draft <space> K <a-&> }
+        # indent when matches opening paren
+        try %{ exec -draft [( <a-k> \`\([^\n]+\n[^\n]*\n?\' <ret> <a-\;> \; <a-gt> }
+    }
+}
+
+# Initialization
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=lisp %{
+    addhl ref lisp
+
+    hook window InsertEnd  .* -group lisp-hooks  _lisp_filter_around_selections
+    hook window InsertChar \n -group lisp-indent _lisp_indent_on_new_line
+}
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=(?!lisp).* %{
+    rmhl lisp
+    rmhooks window lisp-indent
+    rmhooks window lisp-hooks
+}