Add Perl language

src/monaco.contribution.ts

@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ import './yaml/yaml.contribution';
 import './scheme/scheme.contribution';
 import './clojure/clojure.contribution';
 import './shell/shell.contribution';
+import './perl/perl.contribution';

src/perl/perl.contribution.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+*  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+'use strict';
+
+import { registerLanguage } from '../_.contribution';
+
+// Allow for running under nodejs/requirejs in tests
+const _monaco: typeof monaco = typeof monaco === 'undefined' ? (<any>self).monaco : monaco;
+
+registerLanguage({
+	id: 'perl',
+	extensions: ['.pl'],
+	aliases: ['Perl', 'pl'],
+	loader: () => _monaco.Promise.wrap(import('./perl')),
+});

src/perl/perl.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+*  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+'use strict';
+
+import { testTokenization } from '../test/testRunner';
+
+testTokenization('perl', [
+	// Keywords
+	[
+		{
+			line: 'if $msg',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'keyword.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 2, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: 'variable.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Builtins
+	[
+		{
+			line: 'log $ARGV',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'type.identifier.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 4, type: 'variable.predefined.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Shebang
+	[
+		{
+			line: '#!/bin/env bash',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'metatag.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Comments - single line
+	[
+		{
+			line: '#',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'comment.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '    # a comment',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 4, type: 'comment.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '# a comment',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'comment.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// number
+	[
+		{
+			line: '0',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '0.0',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.float.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '0x123',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.hex.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '23.5',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.float.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '23.5e3',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.float.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '23.5E3',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.float.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '1.72e-3',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.float.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '0+0',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 1, type: 'operators.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 2, type: 'number.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '100+10',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: 'operators.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 4, type: 'number.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '0 + 0',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'number.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 1, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 2, type: 'operators.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 4, type: 'number.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Strings
+
+	// Double quoted string
+	[
+		{
+			line: '"string"',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '"test $foo"',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 6, type: 'variable.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 10, type: 'string.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '"test',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+		{
+			line: '',
+			tokens: [],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'string $foo string2"',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 7, type: 'variable.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 11, type: 'string.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '"string\\t"',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 7,
+					type: 'string.escape.perl',
+				},
+				{ startIndex: 9, type: 'string.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Single quoted string
+	[
+		{
+			line: "'string'",
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: "'test $foo'",
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: "'test",
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+		{
+			line: '',
+			tokens: [],
+		},
+		{
+			line: "string $foo string2'",
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: "'string\\t'",
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: "'string\\'string2'",
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 7,
+					type: 'string.escape.perl',
+				},
+				{ startIndex: 9, type: 'string.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Variables
+	[
+		{
+			line: '$msg $_ $1',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'variable.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 4, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 5, type: 'variable.predefined.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 7, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 8, type: 'variable.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '@array1 @array2',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'variable.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 7, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 8,
+					type: 'variable.perl',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '%var1 %var2',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'variable.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 5,
+					type: 'white.perl',
+				},
+				{
+					startIndex: 6,
+					type: 'variable.perl',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// RegExp
+	[
+		{
+			line: '/abc/',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'regexp.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: 'm/abc/',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'regexp.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: 'm/[abc]+/e',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'regexp.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Operators
+	[
+		{
+			line: '$a + $b',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'variable.predefined.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 2,
+					type: 'white.perl',
+				},
+				{
+					startIndex: 3,
+					type: 'operators.perl',
+				},
+				{ startIndex: 4, type: 'white.perl' },
+				{ startIndex: 5, type: 'variable.predefined.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Embedded Doc
+	[
+		{
+			line: '=begin',
+			tokens: [
+				{
+					startIndex: 0,
+					type: 'comment.doc.perl',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'this is my doc',
+			tokens: [
+				{
+					startIndex: 0,
+					type: 'comment.doc.perl',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+		{
+			line: '=cut',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'type.identifier.perl' }],
+		},
+	],
+
+	// Here Doc
+	[
+		{
+			line: '<< HTML',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.heredoc.delimiter.perl' }],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'test here doc',
+			tokens: [
+				{
+					startIndex: 0,
+					type: 'string.heredoc.perl',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'HTML',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.heredoc.delimiter.perl' }],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'my $msg',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'type.identifier.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 2,
+					type: 'white.perl',
+				},
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: 'variable.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+
+	[
+		{
+			line: '<<"HTML"',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.heredoc.delimiter.perl' }],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'test here doc',
+			tokens: [
+				{
+					startIndex: 0,
+					type: 'string.heredoc.perl',
+				},
+			],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'HTML',
+			tokens: [{ startIndex: 0, type: 'string.heredoc.delimiter.perl' }],
+		},
+		{
+			line: 'my $msg',
+			tokens: [
+				{ startIndex: 0, type: 'type.identifier.perl' },
+				{
+					startIndex: 2,
+					type: 'white.perl',
+				},
+				{ startIndex: 3, type: 'variable.perl' },
+			],
+		},
+	],
+]);

src/perl/perl.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,591 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+*  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+import IRichLanguageConfiguration = monaco.languages.LanguageConfiguration;
+import ILanguage = monaco.languages.IMonarchLanguage;
+
+export const conf: IRichLanguageConfiguration = {
+	comments: {
+		lineComment: '#',
+	},
+	brackets: [['{', '}'], ['[', ']'], ['(', ')']],
+	autoClosingPairs: [
+		{ open: '{', close: '}' },
+		{ open: '[', close: ']' },
+		{ open: '(', close: ')' },
+		{ open: '"', close: '"' },
+		{ open: "'", close: "'" },
+		{ open: '`', close: '`' },
+	],
+	surroundingPairs: [
+		{ open: '{', close: '}' },
+		{ open: '[', close: ']' },
+		{ open: '(', close: ')' },
+		{ open: '"', close: '"' },
+		{ open: "'", close: "'" },
+		{ open: '`', close: '`' },
+	],
+};
+
+export const language = <ILanguage>{
+	defaultToken: '',
+	tokenPostfix: '.perl',
+
+	brackets: [
+		{ token: 'delimiter.bracket', open: '{', close: '}' },
+		{ token: 'delimiter.parenthesis', open: '(', close: ')' },
+		{ token: 'delimiter.square', open: '[', close: ']' },
+	],
+
+	// https://learn.perl.org/docs/keywords.html
+
+	// Perl syntax
+	keywords: [
+		'__DATA__',
+		'else',
+		'lock',
+		'qw',
+		'__END__',
+		'elsif',
+		'lt',
+		'qx',
+		'__FILE__',
+		'eq',
+		'm',
+		's',
+		'__LINE__',
+		'exp',
+		'ne',
+		'sub',
+		'__PACKAGE__',
+		'for',
+		'no',
+		'tr',
+		'and',
+		'foreach',
+		'or',
+		'unless',
+		'cmp',
+		'ge',
+		'package',
+		'until',
+		'continue',
+		'gt',
+		'q',
+		'while',
+		'CORE',
+		'if',
+		'qq',
+		'xor',
+		'do',
+		'le',
+		'qr',
+		'y',
+
+		'__DIE__',
+		'__WARN__',
+	],
+
+	// Perl functions
+	builtinFunctions: [
+		'-A',
+		'END',
+		'length',
+		'setpgrp',
+		'-B',
+		'endgrent',
+		'link',
+		'setpriority',
+		'-b',
+		'endhostent',
+		'listen',
+		'setprotoent',
+		'-C',
+		'endnetent',
+		'local',
+		'setpwent',
+		'-c',
+		'endprotoent',
+		'localtime',
+		'setservent',
+		'-d',
+		'endpwent',
+		'log',
+		'setsockopt',
+		'-e',
+		'endservent',
+		'lstat',
+		'shift',
+		'-f',
+		'eof',
+		'map',
+		'shmctl',
+		'-g',
+		'eval',
+		'mkdir',
+		'shmget',
+		'-k',
+		'exec',
+		'msgctl',
+		'shmread',
+		'-l',
+		'exists',
+		'msgget',
+		'shmwrite',
+		'-M',
+		'exit',
+		'msgrcv',
+		'shutdown',
+		'-O',
+		'fcntl',
+		'msgsnd',
+		'sin',
+		'-o',
+		'fileno',
+		'my',
+		'sleep',
+		'-p',
+		'flock',
+		'next',
+		'socket',
+		'-r',
+		'fork',
+		'not',
+		'socketpair',
+		'-R',
+		'format',
+		'oct',
+		'sort',
+		'-S',
+		'formline',
+		'open',
+		'splice',
+		'-s',
+		'getc',
+		'opendir',
+		'split',
+		'-T',
+		'getgrent',
+		'ord',
+		'sprintf',
+		'-t',
+		'getgrgid',
+		'our',
+		'sqrt',
+		'-u',
+		'getgrnam',
+		'pack',
+		'srand',
+		'-w',
+		'gethostbyaddr',
+		'pipe',
+		'stat',
+		'-W',
+		'gethostbyname',
+		'pop',
+		'state',
+		'-X',
+		'gethostent',
+		'pos',
+		'study',
+		'-x',
+		'getlogin',
+		'print',
+		'substr',
+		'-z',
+		'getnetbyaddr',
+		'printf',
+		'symlink',
+		'abs',
+		'getnetbyname',
+		'prototype',
+		'syscall',
+		'accept',
+		'getnetent',
+		'push',
+		'sysopen',
+		'alarm',
+		'getpeername',
+		'quotemeta',
+		'sysread',
+		'atan2',
+		'getpgrp',
+		'rand',
+		'sysseek',
+		'AUTOLOAD',
+		'getppid',
+		'read',
+		'system',
+		'BEGIN',
+		'getpriority',
+		'readdir',
+		'syswrite',
+		'bind',
+		'getprotobyname',
+		'readline',
+		'tell',
+		'binmode',
+		'getprotobynumber',
+		'readlink',
+		'telldir',
+		'bless',
+		'getprotoent',
+		'readpipe',
+		'tie',
+		'break',
+		'getpwent',
+		'recv',
+		'tied',
+		'caller',
+		'getpwnam',
+		'redo',
+		'time',
+		'chdir',
+		'getpwuid',
+		'ref',
+		'times',
+		'CHECK',
+		'getservbyname',
+		'rename',
+		'truncate',
+		'chmod',
+		'getservbyport',
+		'require',
+		'uc',
+		'chomp',
+		'getservent',
+		'reset',
+		'ucfirst',
+		'chop',
+		'getsockname',
+		'return',
+		'umask',
+		'chown',
+		'getsockopt',
+		'reverse',
+		'undef',
+		'chr',
+		'glob',
+		'rewinddir',
+		'UNITCHECK',
+		'chroot',
+		'gmtime',
+		'rindex',
+		'unlink',
+		'close',
+		'goto',
+		'rmdir',
+		'unpack',
+		'closedir',
+		'grep',
+		'say',
+		'unshift',
+		'connect',
+		'hex',
+		'scalar',
+		'untie',
+		'cos',
+		'index',
+		'seek',
+		'use',
+		'crypt',
+		'INIT',
+		'seekdir',
+		'utime',
+		'dbmclose',
+		'int',
+		'select',
+		'values',
+		'dbmopen',
+		'ioctl',
+		'semctl',
+		'vec',
+		'defined',
+		'join',
+		'semget',
+		'wait',
+		'delete',
+		'keys',
+		'semop',
+		'waitpid',
+		'DESTROY',
+		'kill',
+		'send',
+		'wantarray',
+		'die',
+		'last',
+		'setgrent',
+		'warn',
+		'dump',
+		'lc',
+		'sethostent',
+		'write',
+		'each',
+		'lcfirst',
+		'setnetent',
+	],
+
+	// File handlers
+	builtinFileHandlers: ['ARGV', 'STDERR', 'STDOUT', 'ARGVOUT', 'STDIN', 'ENV'],
+
+	// Perl variables
+	builtinVariables: [
+		'$!',
+		'$^RE_TRIE_MAXBUF',
+		'$LAST_REGEXP_CODE_RESULT',
+		'$"',
+		'$^S',
+		'$LIST_SEPARATOR',
+		'$#',
+		'$^T',
+		'$MATCH',
+		'$$',
+		'$^TAINT',
+		'$MULTILINE_MATCHING',
+		'$%',
+		'$^UNICODE',
+		'$NR',
+		'$&',
+		'$^UTF8LOCALE',
+		'$OFMT',
+		"$'",
+		'$^V',
+		'$OFS',
+		'$(',
+		'$^W',
+		'$ORS',
+		'$)',
+		'$^WARNING_BITS',
+		'$OS_ERROR',
+		'$*',
+		'$^WIDE_SYSTEM_CALLS',
+		'$OSNAME',
+		'$+',
+		'$^X',
+		'$OUTPUT_AUTO_FLUSH',
+		'$,',
+		'$_',
+		'$OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR',
+		'$-',
+		'$`',
+		'$OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR',
+		'$.',
+		'$a',
+		'$PERL_VERSION',
+		'$/',
+		'$ACCUMULATOR',
+		'$PERLDB',
+		'$0',
+		'$ARG',
+		'$PID',
+		'$:',
+		'$ARGV',
+		'$POSTMATCH',
+		'$;',
+		'$b',
+		'$PREMATCH',
+		'$<',
+		'$BASETIME',
+		'$PROCESS_ID',
+		'$=',
+		'$CHILD_ERROR',
+		'$PROGRAM_NAME',
+		'$>',
+		'$COMPILING',
+		'$REAL_GROUP_ID',
+		'$?',
+		'$DEBUGGING',
+		'$REAL_USER_ID',
+		'$@',
+		'$EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID',
+		'$RS',
+		'$[',
+		'$EFFECTIVE_USER_ID',
+		'$SUBSCRIPT_SEPARATOR',
+		'$\\',
+		'$EGID',
+		'$SUBSEP',
+		'$]',
+		'$ERRNO',
+		'$SYSTEM_FD_MAX',
+		'$^',
+		'$EUID',
+		'$UID',
+		'$^A',
+		'$EVAL_ERROR',
+		'$WARNING',
+		'$^C',
+		'$EXCEPTIONS_BEING_CAUGHT',
+		'$|',
+		'$^CHILD_ERROR_NATIVE',
+		'$EXECUTABLE_NAME',
+		'$~',
+		'$^D',
+		'$EXTENDED_OS_ERROR',
+		'%!',
+		'$^E',
+		'$FORMAT_FORMFEED',
+		'%^H',
+		'$^ENCODING',
+		'$FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS',
+		'%ENV',
+		'$^F',
+		'$FORMAT_LINES_LEFT',
+		'%INC',
+		'$^H',
+		'$FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE',
+		'%OVERLOAD',
+		'$^I',
+		'$FORMAT_NAME',
+		'%SIG',
+		'$^L',
+		'$FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER',
+		'@+',
+		'$^M',
+		'$FORMAT_TOP_NAME',
+		'@-',
+		'$^N',
+		'$GID',
+		'@_',
+		'$^O',
+		'$INPLACE_EDIT',
+		'@ARGV',
+		'$^OPEN',
+		'$INPUT_LINE_NUMBER',
+		'@INC',
+		'$^P',
+		'$INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR',
+		'@LAST_MATCH_START',
+		'$^R',
+		'$LAST_MATCH_END',
+		'$^RE_DEBUG_FLAGS',
+		'$LAST_PAREN_MATCH',
+	],
+
+	// operators
+	symbols: /[:+\-\^*$&%@=<>!?|\/~\.]/,
+
+	escapes: /\\(?:[abfnrtv\\"']|x[0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}|u[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}|U[0-9A-Fa-f]{8})/,
+
+	// The main tokenizer for our languages
+	tokenizer: {
+		root: [
+			{ include: '@whitespace' },
+
+			[
+				/[a-zA-Z\-_][\w\-_]+/,
+				{
+					cases: {
+						'@keywords': 'keyword',
+						'@builtinFunctions': 'type.identifier',
+						'@builtinFileHandlers': 'variable.predefined',
+						'@default': '',
+					},
+				},
+			],
+
+			// Perl variables
+			[
+				/[\$@%][*@#?\+\-\$!\w\\\^><~:;\.]+/,
+				{
+					cases: {
+						'@builtinVariables': 'variable.predefined',
+						'@default': 'variable',
+					},
+				},
+			],
+
+			{ include: '@strings' },
+			{ include: '@dblStrings' },
+
+			// Perl Doc
+			{ include: '@perldoc' },
+
+			// Here Doc
+			{ include: '@heredoc' },
+
+			[/[{}\[\]()]/, '@brackets'],
+
+			// RegExp
+			[
+				/[goseximacplud]*[\/](?:(?:\[(?:\\]|[^\]])+\])|(?:\\\/|[^\]\/]))*[\/]\w*\s*(?=[).,;]|$)/,
+				'regexp',
+			],
+
+			[/@symbols/, 'operators'],
+
+			{ include: '@numbers' },
+
+			[/[,;]/, 'delimiter'],
+		],
+
+		whitespace: [
+			[/\s+/, 'white'],
+			[/(^#!.*$)/, 'metatag'],
+			[/(^#.*$)/, 'comment'],
+		],
+
+		numbers: [
+			[/\d*\.\d+([eE][\-+]?\d+)?/, 'number.float'],
+			[/0[xX][0-9a-fA-F_]*[0-9a-fA-F]/, 'number.hex'],
+			[/\d+/, 'number'],
+		],
+
+		// Single quote string
+		strings: [[/'/, 'string', '@stringBody']],
+
+		stringBody: [
+			[/'/, 'string', '@popall'],
+			[/\\'/, 'string.escape'],
+			[/./, 'string'],
+		],
+
+		// Double quote string
+		dblStrings: [[/"/, 'string', '@dblStringBody']],
+
+		dblStringBody: [
+			[/"/, 'string', '@popall'],
+			[/@escapes/, 'string.escape'],
+			[/\\./, 'string.escape.invalid'],
+			{ include: '@variables' },
+			[/./, 'string'],
+		],
+
+		heredoc: [
+			[
+				/<<\s*['"`]?([\w\-]+)['"`]?/,
+				{ token: 'string.heredoc.delimiter', next: '@heredocBody.$1' },
+			],
+		],
+
+		heredocBody: [
+			[
+				/^([\w\-]+)$/,
+				{
+					cases: {
+						'$1==$S2': [{ token: 'string.heredoc.delimiter', next: '@popall' }],
+						'@default': 'string.heredoc',
+					},
+				},
+			],
+			[/./, 'string.heredoc'],
+		],
+
+		perldoc: [[/^=\w/, 'comment.doc', '@perldocBody']],
+
+		perldocBody: [
+			[/^=cut\b/, 'type.identifier', '@popall'],
+			[/./, 'comment.doc'],
+		],
+
+		variables: [
+			[/\$\w+/, 'variable'], // scalar
+			[/@\w+/, 'variable'], // array
+			[/%\w+/, 'variable'], // key/value
+		],
+	},
+};

test/setup.js

@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ define(['require'], function (require) {
 			'release/dev/st/st.test',
 			'release/dev/scheme/scheme.test',
 			'release/dev/clojure/clojure.test',
-			'release/dev/shell/shell.test'
+			'release/dev/shell/shell.test',
+			'release/dev/perl/perl.test'
 		], function () {
 			run(); // We can launch the tests!
 		}, function (err) {