functionList/vhdl.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
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|   To learn how to make your own language parser, please check the following
|   link:
|       https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/function-list/
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\=========================================================================== -->
<NotepadPlus>
	<functionList>
		<!-- ======================================================== [ VHDL ] -->
		<!--
		|   Derived from :
		|       https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/11554/function-list-for-vhdl
		\-->
		<parser
			displayName="VHDL"
			id         ="vhdl_syntax"
		>
			<function
				mainExpr="(?x)                                          # free-spacing (see `RegEx - Pattern Modifiers`)
					  ^                                             # match at beginning of line
					  \h*                                           # optional leading whitespace
					  (\w+\h*:)?                                    # ID of process
					  (?:\h(?!END)\w+\h)*                           # make sure this is not the end of a module
					  \h*
					  (?(1)(?:ENTITY|BLOCK|PROCESS)|                # keywords if ':' was detected before
					  (?:ENTITY|COMPONENT|ARCHITECTURE))            # keywords else
					  [\h\(]+                                       # expect at least one blank or parentheses
					  [A-Za-z0-9_\(\)., ]+                          # ID or sensitivity list
					  (?!\;)"
			>
				<functionName>
					<nameExpr expr=".*" />
				</functionName>
			</function>
		</parser>
	</functionList>
</NotepadPlus>