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 );
	}

}