auto-pairs/README.md

Auto Pairs

Insert or delete brackets, parens, quotes in pair.

Installation

copy plugin/auto-pairs.vim to ~/.vim/plugin

Features

• Insert in pair

  input: [
  output: [|]
  

• Delete in pair

  input: foo[<BS>
  output: foo
  

• Insert new indented line after Return

  input: {|} (press <CR> at |)
  output: {
      |
  }
  

• Insert spaces before closing characters, only for [], (), {}

  input: {|} (press <SPACE> at |)
  output: { | }
  
  input: {|} (press <SPACE>foo} at |)
  output: { foo }|
  
  input: '|' (press <SPACE> at |)
  output: ' |'
  

• Skip ' when inside a word

  input: foo| (press ' at |)
  output: foo'
  

• Skip closed bracket.

  input: []
  output: []
  

• Ignore auto pair when previous character is \

  input: "\'
  output: "\'"
  

• Fast Wrap

  input: |'hello' (press (<M-e> at|)
  output: ('hello')
  

• Quick jump to closed pair.

  input: 
  {
      something;|
  }
  
  (press } at |)
  
  output:
  {
  
  }|
  

• Support ``` ''' and """

  input:
      '''
  
  output:
      '''
  

Shortcuts

System Shortcuts:
    <CR>  : Insert new indented line after return if cursor in blank brackets or quotes.
    <BS>  : Delete brackets in pair
    <M-p> : Toggle Autopairs (g:AutoPairsShortcutToggle)
    <M-e> : Fast Wrap (g:AutoPairsShortcutFastWrap)
    <M-n> : Jump to next closed pair (g:AutoPairsShortcutJump)

If <M-p> <M-e> or <M-n> conflict with another keys or want to bind to another keys, add

    let g:AutoPairscutToggle = '<another key>'

to .vimrc, it the key is empty string '', then the shortcut will be disabled.

Options

• g:AutoPairs

  Default: {'(':')', '[':']', '{':'}',"'":"'",'"':'"', '`':'`'}
  

• g:AutoPairsShortcutToggle

  Default: '<M-p>'
  
  The shortcut to toggle autopairs.
  

• g:AutoPairsShortcutFastWrap

  Default: '<M-e>'
  
  Fast wrap the word. all pairs will be consider as a block (include <>).
  (|)'hello' after fast wrap at |, the word will be ('hello')
  (|)<hello> after fast wrap at |, the word will be (<hello>)
  

• g:AutoPairsShortcutJump

  Default: '<M-n>'
  
  Jump to the next closed pair
  

• g:AutoPairsMapBS

  Default : 1
  
  Map <BS> to delete brackets, quotes in pair
  execute 'inoremap <buffer> <silent> <BS> <C-R>=AutoPairsDelete()<CR>'
  

• g:AutoPairsMapCR

  Default : 1
  
  Map <CR> to insert a new indented line if cursor in (|), {|} [|], '|', "|"
  execute 'inoremap <buffer> <silent> <CR> <C-R>=AutoPairsReturn()<CR>'
  

• g:AutoPairsCenterLine

  Default : 1
  
  When g:AutoPairsMapCR is on, center current line after return if the line is at the bottom 1/3 of the window.
  

• g:AutoPairsMapSpace

  Default : 1
  
  Map <space> to insert a space after the opening character and before the closing one.
  execute 'inoremap <buffer> <silent> <CR> <C-R>=AutoPairsSpace()<CR>'
  

TroubleShooting

The script will remap keys ([{'"}]) <BS>, 
If auto pairs cannot work, use :imap ( to check if the map is corrected.
The correct map should be <C-R>=AutoPairsInsert("\(")<CR>
Or the plugin conflict with some other plugins.
use command :call AutoPairsInit() to remap the keys.

• How to insert parens purely

  There are 3 ways

  1. use Ctrl-V ) to insert paren without trigger the plugin.

  2. use Alt-P to turn off the plugin.

  3. use DEL or x to delete the character insert by plugin.

Contributors

• camthompson