mptre/vim-printf

Turn lines into printf statements

vim-printf

Turn a line consisting of tokens separated by commas into a printf statement. A token is recognized as a sequence of any characters except for whitespace and comma but with respect to balanced brackets and parentheses.

Installation

Use the package feature introduced in Vim 8.0 or do what you did for the other plugins you have installed.

FAQ

How do I change the pattern for a filetype?

The pattern used, specified by b:printf_pattern, can be altered for a given filetype. Below is a list of sensible patterns for different filetypes. If your favorite filetype is missing, feel free to submit a pull request.

au FileType awk		let b:printf_pattern = 'printf "%s\n", %s'
au FileType c		let b:printf_pattern = 'printf("%%s: %d\n", __func__, %s);'
au FileType go		let b:printf_pattern = 'fmt.Printf("%+v\n", %s)'
au FileType java	let b:printf_pattern = 'System.out.format("%d%%n", %s);'
au FileType python	let b:printf_pattern = 'print("%s" %% (%s))'
au FileType ruby	let b:printf_pattern = 'printf("%p\n", %s)'
au FileType sh		let b:printf_pattern = 'printf ''%s\n'' %s'
au FileType vim		let b:printf_pattern = 'echom printf("%s", %s)'

See the documentation for further reference on how the pattern is interpreted.

How do I map the :Printf command to a key?

Add this to your vimrc and replace <Leader>p with your desired key:

nnoremap <Leader>p :Printf<CR>

License

Copyright (c) 2018 Anton Lindqvist. Distributed under the MIT license.