Add data sections

Author: michaelblyons

PowerShell.sublime-syntax

@@ -105,15 +105,18 @@ contexts:
     - include: requires-directives
 
     # Normal code
+    - include: escape-sequences
+
     - include: commands
     - include: constants
     - include: types
     - include: hashtables
     - include: variables
     - include: strings
-    - include: script-blocks
-    - include: escape-sequences
     - include: numbers
+    - include: data-blocks
+
+    - include: script-blocks
     - include: groups
     - include: arrays
     - include: subexpressions
@@ -668,6 +671,33 @@ contexts:
     # - match: <+
     #   scope: invalid.illegal.powershell
 
+###[ DATA BLOCK ]##############################################################
+
+  data-blocks:
+    - match: \b(?i:data){{kebab_break}}
+      scope: keyword.control.context.powershell
+      push: [data-block-body, data-block-name]
+
+  data-block-name:
+    - match: '{{identifier_simple}}'
+      scope: entity.name.section.powershell
+      pop: 1
+    - include: else-pop
+
+  data-block-body:
+    - meta_scope: meta.block.data.powershell
+    - match: \{
+      scope: punctuation.section.block.begin.powershell
+      push: inside-data-block
+    - include: else-pop
+
+  inside-data-block:
+    - match: \}
+      scope: punctuation.section.block.end.powershell
+      pop: 1
+    # Data sections use a subset of Pwsh, but we don't distinguish yet.
+    - include: statements
+
 ###[ CONSTANTS ]###############################################################
 
   constants:

Tests/syntax_test_PowerShell.ps1

@@ -1002,6 +1002,31 @@ switch ('this') {
 }
 # <- meta.block punctuation.section.braces.end
 
+    data {
+        "Thank you for using my PowerShell Organize.pst script."
+#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block.data.powershell
+#       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.string.interpolated.powershell string.quoted.double.powershell
+#       ^ punctuation.definition.string.begin.powershell
+#                                                              ^ punctuation.definition.string.end.powershell
+        "It is provided free of charge to the community."
+        "I appreciate your comments and feedback."
+    }
+
+    data TextMsgs {
+#^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.block.data.powershell
+#   ^^^^ keyword.control.context.powershell
+#        ^^^^^^^^ entity.name.section.powershell
+#                 ^ punctuation.section.block.begin.powershell
+        ConvertFrom-StringData -StringData @'
+#       @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ reference
+            Text001 = Windows 7
+            Text002 = Windows Server 2008 R2
+'@
+    }
+
+$TextMsgs
+
+
 # Functions and filters
 functioN MyFunction{}
 #^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ meta.function.powershell