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+; mark arbitary languages with a comment
+((((comment) @injection.language) .
+  (indented_string_expression (string_fragment) @injection.content))
+  (#set! injection.combined))
+
+((binding
+   attrpath: (attrpath (identifier) @_path)
+   expression: (indented_string_expression
+     (string_fragment) @injection.content))
+ (#match? @_path "(^\\w*Phase|(pre|post)\\w*|(.*\\.)?\\w*([sS]cript|[hH]ook)|(.*\\.)?startup)$")
+ (#set! injection.language "bash")
+ (#set! injection.combined))
+
+((apply_expression
+   function: (apply_expression function: (_) @_func)
+   argument: (indented_string_expression (string_fragment) @injection.content))
+ (#match? @_func "(^|\\.)writeShellScript(Bin)?$")
+ (#set! injection.language "bash")
+ (#set! injection.combined))
+
+(apply_expression
+  (apply_expression
+    function: (apply_expression
+      function: ((_) @_func)))
+    argument: (indented_string_expression (string_fragment) @injection.content)
+  (#match? @_func "(^|\\.)runCommand(((No)?(CC))?(Local)?)?$")
+  (#set! injection.language "bash")
+  (#set! injection.combined))
+
+(apply_expression
+  function: ((_) @_func)
+  argument: (_ (_)* (_ (_)* (binding
+    attrpath: (attrpath (identifier) @_path)
+     expression: (indented_string_expression
+       (string_fragment) @injection.content))))
+  (#match? @_func "(^|\\.)writeShellApplication$")
+  (#match? @_path "^text$")
+  (#set! injection.language "bash")
+  (#set! injection.combined))