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+# module and export all
+snippet mod
+	-module(${1:`Filename('', 'my')`}).
+	
+	-compile([export_all]).
+	
+	start() ->
+	    ${2}
+	
+	stop() ->
+	    ok.
+# define directive
+snippet def
+	-define(${1:macro}, ${2:body}).${3}
+# export directive
+snippet exp
+	-export([${1:function}/${2:arity}]).
+# include directive
+snippet inc
+	-include("${1:file}").${2}
+# behavior directive
+snippet beh
+	-behaviour(${1:behaviour}).${2}
+# if expression
+snippet if
+	if
+	    ${1:guard} ->
+	        ${2:body}
+	end
+# case expression
+snippet case
+	case ${1:expression} of
+	    ${2:pattern} ->
+	        ${3:body};
+	end
+# record directive
+snippet rec
+	-record(${1:record}, {
+	    ${2:field}=${3:value}}).${4}