6 files changed, 55 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/grammar.ron b/grammar.ron
index 995d71f81..c0564e9cf 100644
--- a/grammar.ron
+++ b/grammar.ron
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ Grammar(
         "FAT_ARROW",
         "NEQ",
         "NOT",
-        "CHAR",
         "LIFETIME",
+        "CHAR",
+        "BYTE",
+        "STRING",
+        "RAW_STRING",
+        "BYTE_STRING",
+        "RAW_BYTE_STRING",
     ]
 )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lexer/strings.rs b/src/lexer/strings.rs
index 40e5e4528..283ce8feb 100644
--- a/src/lexer/strings.rs
+++ b/src/lexer/strings.rs
@@ -33,30 +33,51 @@ pub(crate) fn scan_byte_char_or_string(ptr: &mut Ptr) -> SyntaxKind {
     match c {
         '\'' => {
             scan_byte(ptr);
-            CHAR
+            BYTE
         }
         '"' => {
             scan_byte_string(ptr);
-            CHAR
+            BYTE_STRING
         }
         'r' => {
             scan_raw_byte_string(ptr);
-            CHAR
+            RAW_BYTE_STRING
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }
 }
 
 fn scan_byte(ptr: &mut Ptr) {
-
+    if ptr.next_is('\'') {
+        ptr.bump();
+        return
+    }
+    ptr.bump();
+    if ptr.next_is('\'') {
+        ptr.bump();
+        return
+    }
 }
 
 fn scan_byte_string(ptr: &mut Ptr) {
-
+    while let Some(c) = ptr.bump() {
+        if c == '"' {
+            return
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn scan_raw_byte_string(ptr: &mut Ptr) {
+    if !ptr.next_is('"') {
+        return
+    }
+    ptr.bump();
 
+    while let Some(c) = ptr.bump() {
+        if c == '"' {
+            return
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn scan_char_or_byte(ptr: &mut Ptr) {
diff --git a/src/syntax_kinds.rs b/src/syntax_kinds.rs
index 4c023757b..4a68acb31 100644
--- a/src/syntax_kinds.rs
+++ b/src/syntax_kinds.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ pub const EQEQ: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(28);
 pub const FAT_ARROW: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(29);
 pub const NEQ: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(30);
 pub const NOT: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(31);
-pub const CHAR: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(32);
-pub const LIFETIME: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(33);
+pub const LIFETIME: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(32);
+pub const CHAR: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(33);
+pub const BYTE: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(34);
+pub const STRING: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(35);
+pub const RAW_STRING: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(36);
+pub const BYTE_STRING: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(37);
+pub const RAW_BYTE_STRING: SyntaxKind = SyntaxKind(38);
 
-static INFOS: [SyntaxInfo; 34] = [
+static INFOS: [SyntaxInfo; 39] = [
     SyntaxInfo { name: "ERROR" },
     SyntaxInfo { name: "IDENT" },
     SyntaxInfo { name: "UNDERSCORE" },
@@ -69,8 +74,13 @@ static INFOS: [SyntaxInfo; 34] = [
     SyntaxInfo { name: "FAT_ARROW" },
     SyntaxInfo { name: "NEQ" },
     SyntaxInfo { name: "NOT" },
-    SyntaxInfo { name: "CHAR" },
     SyntaxInfo { name: "LIFETIME" },
+    SyntaxInfo { name: "CHAR" },
+    SyntaxInfo { name: "BYTE" },
+    SyntaxInfo { name: "STRING" },
+    SyntaxInfo { name: "RAW_STRING" },
+    SyntaxInfo { name: "BYTE_STRING" },
+    SyntaxInfo { name: "RAW_BYTE_STRING" },
 ];
 
 pub(crate) fn syntax_info(kind: SyntaxKind) -> &'static SyntaxInfo {
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0008_strings.rs b/tests/data/lexer/0008_strings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ffc7bb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lexer/0008_strings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+b'' b'x' b"foo" br""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/lexer/0008_strings.txt b/tests/data/lexer/0008_strings.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4ff4b558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lexer/0008_strings.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+BYTE 3 "b\'\'"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+BYTE 4 "b\'x\'"
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+BYTE_STRING 6 "b\"foo\""
+WHITESPACE 1 " "
+RAW_BYTE_STRING 4 "br\"\""
diff --git a/validation.md b/validation.md
index a38b4a96e..39b5f85fa 100644
--- a/validation.md
+++ b/validation.md
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ Fixmes:
 * Validate that float and integer literals use digits only of the appropriate
   base, and are in range
 * Validation for unclosed char literal
-
+* Strings are completely wrong: more tests and comparison with libsyntax.