teoj.nvim

teoj.nvim is a simple plugin written in Lua that allows you to define flexible and custom text objects in Neovim. With teoj, you can define what is inside and around two patterns.

Installation

You can install this plugin using packer:

use "juselara1/teoj.nvim"

Usage

To define custom text objects using teoj, you need to use Lua. Here's an example:

local teoj = require("teoj")
local options = {noremap = true, silent=true}
binds = {
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="ix", command=function () teoj.object("<<", ">>", false, false) end},
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="ax", command=function () teoj.object("<<", ">>", true, true) end},
}

for _, bind in ipairs(binds) do
    vim.keymap.set(bind.mode, bind.bind, bind.command, options)
end

In this example, we create a new text object x that defines the pattern <<text>> and can be used in visual and operator-pending mode. Therefore, you can use the following commands:

vix: select inside.
vax: select around.
dix: delete inside.
dax: delete around.
yix: yank inside.
yax: yank around.
cix: change inside.
cax: change around.

Here's an example of vix and vax in action:

You can also define text objects that do not necessarily include left or right patterns. For instance:

local teoj = require("teoj")
local options = {noremap = true, silent=true}
binds = {
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="ic", command=function () teoj.object("^# %%%%", "# %%%%", false, false) end},
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="ac", command=function () teoj.object("^# %%%%", "# %%%%", true, false) end},
}

for _, bind in ipairs(binds) do
    vim.keymap.set(bind.mode, bind.bind, bind.command, options)
end

Here, we create a new text object c that selects texts between # %% and # %% (patterns are defined according to Lua's specification). However, inside excludes both patterns (the 3rd and 4th parameters are false) and around includes only the left pattern (the 3rd argument is true and the 4th is false). Here's an example:

Examples

There are some examples of text objects:

binds = {
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="ice", command=function () teoj.object("^# %%%%.*$", "^# %%%%.*$", false, false) end}, -- jupytext cell
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="ace", command=function () teoj.object("^# %%%%.*$", "^# %%%%.*$", true, false) end}, -- jupytext cell
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="imh1", command=function () teoj.object("^# .+$", "^# .+$", false, false) end}, -- markdown h1
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="amh1", command=function () teoj.object("^# .+$", "^# .+$", true, false) end}, -- markdown h1
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="imh2", command=function () teoj.object("^## .+$", "^##? .+$", false, false) end}, -- markdown h2
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="amh2", command=function () teoj.object("^## .+$", "^##? .+$", true, false) end}, -- markdown h2
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="imh3", command=function () teoj.object("^### .+$", "^##?#? .+$", false, false) end}, -- markdown h3
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="amh3", command=function () teoj.object("^### .+$", "^##?#? .+$", true, false) end}, -- markdown h3
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="i,", command=function () teoj.object("%,", "%,", false, false) end}, -- comma
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="a,", command=function () teoj.object("%,", "%,", true, true) end}, -- comma
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="i.", command=function () teoj.object("%.", "%.", false, false) end}, -- dot
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="a.", command=function () teoj.object("%.", "%.", true, true) end}, -- dot
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="i;", command=function () teoj.object("%;", "%;", false, false) end}, -- dot
    {mode = {'v', 'o'}, bind="a;", command=function () teoj.object("%;", "%;", true, true) end}, -- dot
}