Intelligent Code Insertion Macro

Phantom · Jun 29, 2005#12005-06-29T20:45+00:00

I'd like to write a macro to be bound to the enter key, to do something like:

* If the current line contains the token 'def' (at beginning of line or with leading whitespace)
** Insert two newlines and 'end' followed by a newline (with 'end' aligned with 'def')
** Put the insertion point on the inserted blank line, and insert spaces to align with 'def' and then insert 4 more spaces
* If the current line does not contain the token 'def'
** Insert a newline

I think you can see where I'm going with this. I'm trying to make UE support Ruby as well as jEdit can. In jEdit, with the Ruby plug-in, if I type:

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    def foo[enter]

I get

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    def foo[enter]
        _
    end

with the cursor positioned at the underscore. If the answer is RTFM, please point me at the right section of the FM, because I can't find the macro capabilities documented anywhere!

Phantom · Jun 30, 2005#22005-06-30T02:19+00:00

OK. I've got the macro (see below). Now how do I bind it to the ENTER key?

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Key HOME
IfCharIs "d"
  Key RIGHT ARROW
  IfCharIs "e"
    Key RIGHT ARROW
    IfCharIs "f"
      Key RIGHT ARROW
      IfCharIs 32
        Key END
        InsertLine
        "end"
        InsertLine
        Key UP ARROW
        Key UP ARROW
        Key END
"
	"
      Else
          InsertLine
      EndIf
    Else
      Key END
      InsertLine
    EndIf
  Else
    Key END
    InsertLine
  EndIf
Else
  Key END
  InsertLine
EndIf

palou · Jun 30, 2005#32005-06-30T06:27+00:00

Hi kleinfelter,

Menu Macro -> Edit Macro -> Modify Macro -> Shortcut.

I've done some "structures completion" for VHDL, and I suggest you do not replace the Enter key binding, but instead use something like Ctrl-Enter or Shift-Enter (the short delay implied by the macro execution will quickly be annoying

). If you want an example of how I've made, just let me know. But no miracle, the Ue's macro language unfortunately don't implement facilities for word testing.