diff --git a/resources/japl.vim/ftdetect/japl.vim b/resources/japl.vim/ftdetect/japl.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2456525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/japl.vim/ftdetect/japl.vim
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead *.jpl setfiletype japl
diff --git a/resources/japl.vim/ftplugin/japl.vim b/resources/japl.vim/ftplugin/japl.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..979bff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/japl.vim/ftplugin/japl.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+augroup japl
+	setlocal commentstring=//\ %s
+	setlocal tabstop=4
+	setlocal softtabstop=4
+	setlocal shiftwidth=4
+augroup END
+
diff --git a/resources/japl.vim/indent/japl.vim b/resources/japl.vim/indent/japl.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4d6e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/japl.vim/indent/japl.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+setlocal indentexpr=JaplIndent()
+
+function! JaplIndent()
+	let line = getline(v:lnum)
+	let previousNum = prevnonblank(v:lnum-1)
+	let previous = getline(previousNum)
+	
+	if previous =~ "{" && previous !~ "}" && line !~ "}"
+		return indent(previousNum) + &tabstop
+	endif
+
+
+	if line =~ "}"
+		return indent(previousNum) - &tabstop
+	endif
+
+	return indent(previousNum)
+
+
+endfunction
diff --git a/resources/japl.vim/syntax/japl.vim b/resources/japl.vim/syntax/japl.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfb60b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/japl.vim/syntax/japl.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+syntax keyword japlTodos TODO XXX FIXME NOTE
+
+syntax keyword japlKeywords
+	\ if
+	\ var
+	\ fun
+
+syntax keyword japlBooleans 
+	\ true 
+	\ false
+
+syntax match japlNumber "\v<\d+>"
+syntax match japlNumber "\v<\d+.\d+>"
+syntax match japlComment "//.*$"
+syntax match japlBlock "{"
+syntax match japlBlock "}"
+
+syntax region japlString start=/"/ end=/"/
+
+highlight default link japlTodos Todo
+highlight default link japlComment Comment
+highlight default link japlString String
+highlight default link japlNumber Number
+highlight default link japlBoolean Keyword
+highlight default link japlKeywords Keyword
+highlight default link japlBlock Keyword
+
+" the following exist too:
+" Operator
+" PreProc (c macros e.g.)
+" Delimeter
+" Structure
+" Type (user defined types)
+" Include