Add option for automatic insertion of closing-parens/brackets/etc (#779)

* Add auto-pair editor option

* Document auto-pair editor option

* Make cargo fmt happy

* Actually make cargo fmt happy

* Rename auto-pair option to auto-pairs

* Inline a few constants

Co-authored-by: miaomai <cunso@tutanota.com>

3 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index 90cdd8a7..60b12bfd 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ To override global configuration parameters, create a `config.toml` file located
 | `shell` | Shell to use when running external commands. | Unix: `["sh", "-c"]`<br/>Windows: `["cmd", "/C"]` |
 | `line-number` | Line number display (`absolute`, `relative`) | `absolute` |
 | `smart-case` | Enable smart case regex searching (case insensitive unless pattern contains upper case characters) | `true` |
+| `auto-pairs` | Enable automatic insertion of pairs to parenthese, brackets, etc. | `true` |
 
 ## LSP
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index ac93b5d0..117ba046 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -3371,17 +3371,20 @@ pub mod insert {
     }
 
     use helix_core::auto_pairs;
-    const HOOKS: &[Hook] = &[auto_pairs::hook, insert];
-    const POST_HOOKS: &[PostHook] = &[completion, signature_help];
 
     pub fn insert_char(cx: &mut Context, c: char) {
         let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
 
+        let hooks: &[Hook] = match cx.editor.config.auto_pairs {
+            true => &[auto_pairs::hook, insert],
+            false => &[insert],
+        };
+
         let text = doc.text();
         let selection = doc.selection(view.id).clone().cursors(text.slice(..));
 
         // run through insert hooks, stopping on the first one that returns Some(t)
-        for hook in HOOKS {
+        for hook in hooks {
             if let Some(transaction) = hook(text, &selection, c) {
                 doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
                 break;
@@ -3391,7 +3394,7 @@ pub mod insert {
         // TODO: need a post insert hook too for certain triggers (autocomplete, signature help, etc)
         // this could also generically look at Transaction, but it's a bit annoying to look at
         // Operation instead of Change.
-        for hook in POST_HOOKS {
+        for hook in &[completion, signature_help] {
             hook(cx, c);
         }
     }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index b7df4a9b..b08a2df2 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub middle_click_paste: bool,
     /// Smart case: Case insensitive searching unless pattern contains upper case characters. Defaults to true.
     pub smart_case: bool,
+    /// Automatic insertion of pairs to parentheses, brackets, etc. Defaults to true.
+    pub auto_pairs: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             line_number: LineNumber::Absolute,
             middle_click_paste: true,
             smart_case: true,
+            auto_pairs: true,
         }
     }
 }