Implement auto-pairs behavior for open and close.

1 files changed, 117 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/helix-core/src/auto_pairs.rs b/helix-core/src/auto_pairs.rs
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+++ b/helix-core/src/auto_pairs.rs
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+use crate::{Range, Rope, Selection, Tendril, Transaction};
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
+
+const PAIRS: &[(char, char)] = &[
+    ('(', ')'),
+    ('{', '}'),
+    ('[', ']'),
+    ('\'', '\''),
+    ('"', '"'),
+    ('`', '`'),
+];
+
+const CLOSE_BEFORE: &str = ")]}'\":;> \n"; // includes space and newline
+
+// insert hook:
+// Fn(doc, selection, char) => Option<Transaction>
+// problem is, we want to do this per range, so we can call default handler for some ranges
+// so maybe ret Vec<Option<Change>>
+// but we also need to be able to return transactions...
+//
+// to simplify, maybe return Option<Transaction> and just reimplement the default
+
+// TODO: delete implementation where it erases the whole bracket (|) -> |
+
+pub fn hook(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, ch: char) -> Option<Transaction> {
+    for &(open, close) in PAIRS {
+        if open == ch {
+            let t = if open == close {
+                return None;
+                // handle_same()
+            } else {
+                handle_open(doc, selection, open, close, CLOSE_BEFORE)
+            };
+            return Some(t);
+        }
+
+        if close == ch {
+            // && char_at pos == close
+            return Some(handle_close(doc, selection, open, close));
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+// TODO: special handling for lifetimes in rust: if preceeded by & or < don't auto close '
+// for example "&'a mut", or "fn<'a>"
+
+fn next_char(doc: &Rope, pos: usize) -> Option<char> {
+    if pos >= doc.len_chars() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(doc.char(pos))
+}
+
+// TODO: if not cursor but selection, wrap on both sides of selection (surround)
+fn handle_open(
+    doc: &Rope,
+    selection: &Selection,
+    open: char,
+    close: char,
+    close_before: &str,
+) -> Transaction {
+    let mut ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
+
+    let mut transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |range| {
+        let pos = range.head;
+        let next = next_char(doc, pos);
+
+        ranges.push(Range::new(range.anchor, pos + 1)); // pos + open
+
+        match next {
+            Some(ch) if !close_before.contains(ch) => {
+                // TODO: else return (use default handler that inserts open)
+                (pos, pos, Some(Tendril::from_char(open)))
+            }
+            // None | Some(ch) if close_before.contains(ch) => {}
+            _ => {
+                // insert open & close
+                let mut pair = Tendril::with_capacity(2);
+                pair.push_char(open);
+                pair.push_char(close);
+
+                (pos, pos, Some(pair))
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()))
+}
+
+fn handle_close(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, _open: char, close: char) -> Transaction {
+    let mut ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
+
+    let mut transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |range| {
+        let pos = range.head;
+        let next = next_char(doc, pos);
+
+        ranges.push(Range::new(range.anchor, pos + 1)); // pos + close
+
+        if next == Some(close) {
+            //  return transaction that moves past close
+            (pos, pos, None) // no-op
+        } else {
+            // TODO: else return (use default handler that inserts close)
+            (pos, pos, Some(Tendril::from_char(close)))
+        }
+    });
+
+    transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()))
+}
+
+// handle cases where open and close is the same, or in triples ("""docstring""")
+fn handle_same() {
+    // if not cursor but selection, wrap
+    // let next = next char
+}