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: {
      |
  }
  

• Skip closed bracket.

  input: []
  output: []
  

• Ignore auto pair when previous character is \

  input: "\'
  output: "\'"
  

• Fast Wrap

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

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
    <M-e> : Fast Wrap

Optional Shortcuts:
could be turn off by let g:AutoPairsShortcuts = 0
    <M-n> jump to next closed bracket.
    <M-a> jump to end of line.
    <M-o> jump to newline with indented.

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:AutoPairsShortcuts

  Default: 1 
  
  imap 3 shortcuts
  <M-n> jump to next closed bracket.
  <M-a> jump to end of line.
  <M-o> jump to newline with indented.
  

• 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.
  

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.