Commit message with shortcut to insert bracket or insert bracket around text

[billy1624]

Hi, it would be nice if in commit message of Sublime Merge, it will insert the closing bracket automatically right after user enter the open bracket. For example, when user enter ( it will insert a ) right after the cursor.

Also, it would be very helpful to highlight a text then press on the open bracket, e.g. (, then the highlighted text will be enclosed in the bracket.

The "bracket" I refer to above is not only () but also {}, [], <>.

Thanks for reading :D

[srbs]

@billy1624, a workaround is to add these key bindings:

Default.sublime-keymap

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[
    // Auto-pair quotes
    { "keys": ["\""], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "\"$0\""}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^(?:\t| |\\)|]|\\}|>|$)", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "not_regex_contains", "operand": "[\"a-zA-Z0-9_]$", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "eol_selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "string.quoted.double - punctuation.definition.string.end", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["\""], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "\"${0:$SELECTION}\""}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": false, "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["\""], "command": "move", "args": {"by": "characters", "forward": true}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\"", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "punctuation.definition.string.begin", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "eol_selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "string.quoted.double - punctuation.definition.string.end", "match_all": true },
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["backspace"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Left Right.sublime-macro"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "\"$", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\"", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "punctuation.definition.string.begin", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "eol_selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "string.quoted.double - punctuation.definition.string.end", "match_all": true },
        ]
    },

    // Auto-pair single quotes
    { "keys": ["'"], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "'$0'"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^(?:\t| |\\)|]|\\}|>|$)", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "not_regex_contains", "operand": "['a-zA-Z0-9_]$", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "eol_selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "string.quoted.single - punctuation.definition.string.end", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["'"], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "'${0:$SELECTION}'"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": false, "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["'"], "command": "move", "args": {"by": "characters", "forward": true}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^'", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "punctuation.definition.string.begin", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "eol_selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "string.quoted.single - punctuation.definition.string.end", "match_all": true },
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["backspace"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Left Right.sublime-macro"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "'$", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^'", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "punctuation.definition.string.begin", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "eol_selector", "operator": "not_equal", "operand": "string.quoted.single - punctuation.definition.string.end", "match_all": true },
        ]
    },

    // Auto-pair brackets
    { "keys": ["("], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "($0)"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^(?:\t| |\\)|]|;|\\}|$)", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["("], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "(${0:$SELECTION})"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": false, "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": [")"], "command": "move", "args": {"by": "characters", "forward": true}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\\)", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["backspace"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Left Right.sublime-macro"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "\\($", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\\)", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },

    // Auto-pair square brackets
    { "keys": ["["], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "[$0]"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^(?:\t| |\\)|]|;|\\}|$)", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["["], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "[${0:$SELECTION}]"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": false, "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["]"], "command": "move", "args": {"by": "characters", "forward": true}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\\]", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["backspace"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Left Right.sublime-macro"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "\\[$", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\\]", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },

    // Auto-pair curly brackets
    { "keys": ["{"], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "{$0}"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^(?:\t| |\\)|]|\\}|$)", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["{"], "command": "wrap_block", "args": {"begin": "{", "end": "}"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            { "key": "indented_block", "match_all": true },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_match", "operand": "^$", "match_all": true },
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["{"], "command": "insert_snippet", "args": {"contents": "{${0:$SELECTION}}"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": false, "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["}"], "command": "move", "args": {"by": "characters", "forward": true}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\\}", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
    { "keys": ["backspace"], "command": "run_macro_file", "args": {"file": "res://Packages/Default/Delete Left Right.sublime-macro"}, "context":
        [
            { "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },
            // { "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", "operator": "equal", "operand": true }, // <- seems unsupported in SM
            { "key": "selection_empty", "operator": "equal", "operand": true, "match_all": true },
            { "key": "preceding_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "\\{$", "match_all": true },
            { "key": "following_text", "operator": "regex_contains", "operand": "^\\}", "match_all": true }
        ]
    },
]

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As to how I generated these: I copied the auto-pair keybindings from Sublime Text's Default (Linux).sublime-keymap file, added the Sublime Merge compatibility line ({ "key": "control", "operand": "text_control" },) and removed the settings check that doesn't seem to work in SM ({ "key": "setting.auto_match_enabled", [..])

[billy1624]

Very cool! I just tried, it works perfectly :) Thanks!! @srbs

I genuinely hope this is a built-in feature.