function addSnippet (editor, snippet) {

    editor.focus();
    var cursor = editor.selection.getCursor();

    var pattern = '(\\$\\{[0-9]+\\:(.*)\\})';
    var regex = new RegExp(pattern, "ig");

    var lines = snippet.split("\n");

    var placeholderStarts = 0;
    var placeholderEnds = 0;

    var Range = ace.require("ace/range").Range;
    var firstSelection;

    for(var i in lines) {
        var line = lines[i];

        var match = regex.exec(line);

        if(match) {
            plaseholderStarts = match.index;
            placeholderEnds = match.index + match[2].length;

            line = line.replace(regex, match[2]);
        }

        editor.insert("\n");
        var thisCursor = editor.selection.getCursor();
        var lineInfo = editor.insert(line);

        if(match) {
            // add marker

            var thisRange = new Range(thisCursor.row, thisCursor.column + plaseholderStarts, thisCursor.row, thisCursor.column + placeholderEnds);

            if(!firstSelection) {
                firstSelection = thisRange;
            }
        }

    }

    if(firstSelection) {
        var sel = editor.getSelection();
        sel.setSelectionRange( firstSelection );
    }

}