diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 .vscode
 
-tests/*
-!tests/.keep
+samples/t_*
 
 build
 bin
diff --git a/samples/bash.sh b/samples/bash.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# ---------------------------------------------
+#   Bash Syntax Highlighter Test Specification
+# ---------------------------------------------
+
+VERSION="1.0.0"
+declare -a ITEMS=("alpha" "beta" "gamma" "delta")
+declare -A MAP=([one]=1 [two]=2 [three]=3)
+
+log() {
+  local level="$1"
+  shift
+  echo "[$level] $*"
+}
+
+# Simulated colored output (no real colors, just placeholders)
+colorize() {
+  local color="$1"
+  shift
+  echo "<$color>$*</$color>"
+}
+
+# Example of error handling
+handle_error() {
+  log ERROR "An error occurred on line $1"
+}
+trap 'handle_error $LINENO' ERR
+
+# Multiline string test
+read -r -d '' MULTI <<'EOF'
+This is a multi-line
+string used to test
+syntax highlighting for
+here-documents.
+EOF
+
+log INFO "Multi-line string loaded"
+
+# Arithmetic test
+counter=0
+while ((counter < 5)); do
+  log DEBUG "Counter = $counter"
+  ((counter++))
+done
+
+# Subshelled loops and alternating quoting
+for item in "${ITEMS[@]}"; do
+  (
+    msg="Processing $item"
+    echo "$(colorize blue "$msg")"
+  )
+done
+
+# Case statement test
+name="beta"
+case "$name" in
+alpha)
+  log INFO "Name is alpha"
+  ;;
+beta)
+  log INFO "Name is beta"
+  ;;
+*)
+  log WARN "Unknown name"
+  ;;
+esac
+
+# Testing associative array
+for key in "${!MAP[@]}"; do
+  value="${MAP[$key]}"
+  log INFO "MAP[$key] = $value"
+done
+
+# Function recursion demo
+factorial() {
+  local n="$1"
+  if ((n <= 1)); then
+    echo 1
+  else
+    local prev
+    prev=$(factorial $((n - 1)))
+    echo $((n * prev))
+  fi
+}
+
+log INFO "factorial(5) = $(factorial 5)"
+
+# Test of parameter expansion variety
+FOO="hello world"
+BAR="${FOO/w/r}"
+BAZ=${FOO^^}
+QUX=${FOO,,}
+
+log DEBUG "BAR=$BAR"
+log DEBUG "BAZ=$BAZ"
+log DEBUG "QUX=$QUX"
+
+# Simulated config parsing
+CONFIG="
+key1=value1
+key2=value two
+key3=42
+"
+
+while IFS='=' read -r key val; do
+  [[ -z "$key" ]] && continue
+  log INFO "Config: $key = $val"
+done <<<"$CONFIG"
+
+# Nested loops + array ops
+numbers=(1 2 3 4 5)
+letters=(a b c)
+
+for n in "${numbers[@]}"; do
+  for l in "${letters[@]}"; do
+    echo "Pair: $n:$l"
+  done
+done
+
+# Here-string test
+grep "world" <<<"$FOO" >/dev/null && log INFO "FOO contains world"
+
+# Process substitution test
+diff <(echo foo) <(echo foo) >/dev/null && log INFO "diff matched"
+
+# Command substitution with pipeline
+timestamp=$(date | sed 's/ /_/g')
+log INFO "Timestamp: $timestamp"
+
+# Testing array slicing
+slice=("${numbers[@]:1:3}")
+log INFO "Slice: ${slice[*]}"
+
+# Simple I/O test (safe)
+echo "Enter something (test for reading):"
+read -r user_input
+log INFO "You typed: $user_input"
+
+# End marker
+log INFO "Script finished (version $VERSION)"
diff --git a/samples/ruby.rb b/samples/ruby.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+# Ruby syntax highlighting test
+
+=begin
+  This is a multi-line comment.
+  It spans multiple lines.
+  Good for testing highlighting.
+
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+
+=end
+
+# Constants
+PI = 3.14159
+MAX_ITER = 5
+
+# Module
+module Utilities
+  def self.random_greeting
+    ["Hello", "Hi", "Hey", "Hola", "Bonjour", "Merhaba"].sample
+  end
+
+  def self.factorial(n)
+    return 1 if n <= 1
+    n * factorial(n - 1)
+  end
+end
+
+# Class
+class TestObject
+  attr_accessor :name, :value
+
+  def initialize(name, value)
+    @name = name
+    @value = value
+  end
+
+  def display
+    puts "#{@name}: #{@value}"
+  end
+
+  def double_value
+    @value * 2
+  end
+end
+
+# Inheritance
+class SpecialObject < TestObject
+  def triple_value
+    @value * 3
+  end
+end
+
+# Lambda
+adder = ->(x, y) { x + y }
+
+# Array and hash
+numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
+hash = { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
+
+# Iteration
+numbers.each do |n|
+  puts "Number: #{n}"
+end
+
+# Hash iteration
+hash.each do |key, value|
+  puts "#{key} => #{value}"
+end
+
+# Conditional
+numbers.each do |n|
+  if n.even?
+    puts "#{n} is even"
+  else
+    puts "#{n} is odd"
+  end
+end
+
+# Method definition
+def greet_person(name)
+  puts "#{Utilities.random_greeting}, #{name}!"
+end
+
+# Calling methods
+greet_person("Alice")
+greet_person("Bob")
+
+# Loops
+i = 0
+while i < 5
+  puts "Loop iteration #{i}"
+  i += 1
+end
+
+for j in 1..3
+  puts "For loop #{j}"
+end
+
+# Begin-rescue-ensure
+begin
+  risky = 10 / 2
+  puts "Risky operation succeeded: #{risky}"
+rescue ZeroDivisionError => e
+  puts "Caught an error: #{e}"
+ensure
+  puts "This runs no matter what"
+end
+
+# Arrays of objects
+objs = []
+5.times do |k|
+  objs << TestObject.new("Obj#{k}", k)
+end
+
+objs.each(&:display)
+
+# Nested arrays
+nested = [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]]
+nested.each do |arr|
+  arr.each { |x| print "#{x} " }
+  puts
+end
+
+# Case statement
+numbers.each do |n|
+  case n
+  when 1..3
+    puts "#{n} is small"
+  when 4..7
+    puts "#{n} is medium"
+  else
+    puts "#{n} is large"
+  end
+end
+
+# Using factorial
+(0..5).each do |n|
+  puts "Factorial of #{n} is #{Utilities.factorial(n)}"
+end
+
+# Special objects
+so = SpecialObject.new("Special", 10)
+puts "Double: #{so.double_value}, Triple: #{so.triple_value}"
+
+# String interpolation and formatting
+puts "PI is approximately #{PI.round(2)}"
+
+# Multi-line strings
+multi_line = <<~TEXT
+  This is a multi-line string.
+  It spans multiple lines.
+  Good for testing highlighting.
+TEXT
+
+puts multi_line
+
+# Symbols and strings
+sym = :my_symbol
+str = "my string"
+puts "Symbol: #{sym}, String: #{str}"
+
+# Random numbers
+rand_nums = Array.new(5) { rand(100) }
+puts "Random numbers: #{rand_nums.join(', ')}"
+
+# More loops
+rand_nums.each_with_index do |num, idx|
+  puts "Index #{idx} has number #{num}"
+end
+
+# Ternary operator
+rand_nums.each do |num|
+  puts num.even? ? "#{num} is even" : "#{num} is odd"
+end
+
+# Block with yield
+def wrapper
+  puts "Before block"
+  yield if block_given?
+  puts "After block"
+end
+
+wrapper { puts "Inside block" }
+
+# Sorting
+sorted = rand_nums.sort
+puts "Sorted: #{sorted.join(', ')}"
+
+# Regex
+sample_text = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
+puts "Match 'fox'?" if sample_text =~ /fox/
+
+# End of test script
+puts "Ruby syntax highlighting test complete."
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