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+"============================================================================
+"File:        handlebars.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim
+"Maintainer:  Martin Grenfell <martin.grenfell at gmail dot com>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"============================================================================
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_handlebars_handlebars_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_handlebars_handlebars_checker=1
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_handlebars_handlebars_IsAvailable()
+    return executable('handlebars')
+endfunction
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_handlebars_handlebars_GetLocList()
+    let makeprg = syntastic#makeprg#build({
+        \ 'exe': 'handlebars',
+        \ 'filetype': 'handlebars',
+        \ 'subchecker': 'handlebars' })
+
+    let errorformat =
+        \ 'Error: %m on line %l:,'.
+        \ '%-Z%p^,' .
+        \ "Error: %m,".
+        \ '%-Z%p^,' .
+        \ '%-G'
+
+    return SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \ 'filetype': 'handlebars',
+    \ 'name': 'handlebars'})