From 3c0f206029de95c461e81d9dd54851977a0f897a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Iron_E <code.iron.e@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2020 14:04:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Initial implementation

---
 lua/highlite.lua | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lua/highlite.lua b/lua/highlite.lua
index 3d26898..975a50f 100644
--- a/lua/highlite.lua
+++ b/lua/highlite.lua
@@ -72,7 +72,16 @@ end --}}} ‡
 
 -- Generate a `:highlight` command from a group and some attributes.
 local function highlight(highlight_group, attributes) -- {{{ †
+	-- The base highlight command
 	local highlight_cmd = {'hi! ', highlight_group}
+
+	-- Take care of special instructions for certain background colors.
+	if attributes[vim.o.background] then
+		attributes.__index = attributes
+		attributes = setmetatable(attributes[vim.o.background], attributes)
+	end
+
+	-- Determine if there is a highlight link, and if so, assign it.
 	local link = (type(attributes) == 'string' and attributes)
 		or attributes.link