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+package p
+
+import (
+    . "github.com/alecthomas/chroma" // nolint
+    "github.com/alecthomas/chroma/lexers/internal"
+)
+
+// nolint
+
+// Lexer for the Plutus Core Languages (version 2.1)
+//
+// including both Typed- and Untyped- versions
+// based on “Formal Specification of the Plutus Core Language (version 2.1)”, published 6th April 2021:
+// https://hydra.iohk.io/build/8205579/download/1/plutus-core-specification.pdf
+
+var PlutusCoreLang = internal.Register(MustNewLazyLexer(
+    &Config{
+        Name:      "Plutus Core",
+        Aliases:   []string{"plutus-core", "plc"},
+        Filenames: []string{"*.plc"},
+        MimeTypes: []string{"text/x-plutus-core", "application/x-plutus-core"},
+    },
+    plutusCoreRules,
+))
+
+func plutusCoreRules() Rules {
+    return Rules{
+        "root": {
+			{`\s+`, Text, nil},
+			{`(\(|\))`, Punctuation, nil},
+			{`(\[|\])`, Punctuation, nil},
+			{`({|})`, Punctuation, nil},
+
+            // Constants. Figure 1.
+            // For version, see handling of (program ...) below.
+            {`([+-]?\d+)`, LiteralNumberInteger, nil},
+            {`(#([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])+)`, LiteralString, nil},
+            {`(\(\))`, NameConstant, nil},
+            {`(True|False)`, NameConstant, nil},
+
+            // Keywords. Figures 2 and 15.
+            // Special handling for program because it is followed by a version.
+            {`(con |abs |iwrap |unwrap |lam |builtin |delay |force |error)`, Keyword, nil},
+            {`(fun |all |ifix |lam |con )`, Keyword, nil},
+            {`(type|fun )`, Keyword, nil},
+            {`(program )(\S+)`, ByGroups(Keyword, LiteralString), nil},
+
+            // Built-in Types. Figure 12.
+            {`(unit|boolean|integer|bytestring|str)`, KeywordType, nil},
+
+            // Built-ins Functions. Figure 14.
+            {`(ifThenElse)`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+            {`(addInteger|subtractInteger|multiplyInteger|divideInteger|modInteger|quotientInteger|remainderInteger)`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+            {`(lessThanInteger|lessThanEqualsInteger|greaterThanInteger|greaterThanEqualsInteger|equalsInteger)`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+            {`(concatenate|equalsByteString|lessThanByteString|greaterThanByteString|takeByteString|dropByteString|sha2_256|sha3_256)`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+            {`(verifySignature)`, NameBuiltin, nil},
+
+            // Name. Figure 1.
+            {`([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_']*)`, Name, nil},
+        },
+    }
+}