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+#!/usr/bin/env luajit
+-- vim: set noexpandtab tabstop=3 :miv --
+
+local ansicolors = require 'ansicolors'
+local lpeg = require 'lpeg'
+
+local colors = { 'red', 'green', 'yellow', 'blue', 'magenta', 'cyan' }
+
+local function uncase(str)
+	local p = lpeg.P(0)
+	for char in str:gmatch('.') do
+		p = p * (lpeg.P(char:upper()) + lpeg.P(char:lower()))
+	end
+	return p
+end
+
+local pattern = lpeg.P(false)
+for i=1, select('#', ...) do
+	pattern = pattern + uncase(select(i, ...)) / function(capture) return ansicolors('%{'..colors[(i-1)%#colors+1]..' underline}'..capture) end
+end
+
+pattern = lpeg.Cs((pattern + lpeg.P(1)) ^ 1)
+
+print(pattern:match('hello world testing stuff!'))
+
+for line in io.stdin:lines() do
+	print(pattern:match(line) or '')
+end