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+import color, mode2
+from lex3 import Grammar, PatternRule, RegionRule
+
+class TagGrammar(Grammar):
+    rules = [
+        RegionRule(r'string', r'(?P<tag>["\'])', Grammar, r'%(tag)s'),
+        PatternRule(r'namespace', pattern=r'[a-zA-Z_]+:'),
+        PatternRule(r'attrname', pattern=r'[^ =>\n]+(?==)'),
+        PatternRule(r'name', pattern=r'[^ =>\n]+'),
+    ]
+
+class TemplateGrammar(Grammar):
+    rules = [
+        RegionRule(r'comment', r'<!--', Grammar, r'-->'),
+        RegionRule(r'template', r'\[\%', Grammar, r'%%\]'),
+        RegionRule(r'opentag', r'<', TagGrammar, r'/?>'),
+        PatternRule(r'closetag', pattern=r'< */ *[ =>\n]+ *>'),
+    ]
+
+class Template(mode2.Fundamental):
+    grammar = TemplateGrammar
+    def __init__(self, w):
+        mode2.Fundamental.__init__(self, w)
+        self.add_bindings('close-paren', (')',))
+        self.add_bindings('close-brace', ('}',))
+        self.add_bindings('close-bracket', (']',))
+        self.colors = {
+            'comment':              color.build('red', 'default'),
+            'template.start':       color.build('magenta', 'default'),
+            'template.null':        color.build('magenta', 'default'),
+            'template.end':         color.build('magenta', 'default'),
+            'opentag.start':        color.build('default', 'default'),
+            'opentag.namespace':    color.build('magenta', 'default'),
+            'opentag.name':         color.build('blue', 'default'),
+            'opentag.attrname':     color.build('cyan', 'default'),
+            'opentag.string.start': color.build('green', 'default'),
+            'opentag.string.null':  color.build('green', 'default'),
+            'opentag.string.end':   color.build('green', 'default'),
+            'opentag.end':          color.build('default', 'default'),
+        }
+    def name(self):
+        return "Template"