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u.nvim bracket matcher
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| local Range = require 'u.Range' | |
| local M = {} | |
| local highlights = {} | |
| local last_bracket_range = nil | |
| local function clear_highlights() | |
| for _, hl in ipairs(highlights) do | |
| if hl and hl.clear then | |
| hl:clear() | |
| end | |
| end | |
| highlights = {} | |
| end | |
| local function update() | |
| local mode = vim.fn.mode() | |
| if mode ~= 'n' and mode ~= 'i' and mode ~= 'v' and mode ~= 'V' and mode ~= '\22' then | |
| return | |
| end | |
| local bufnr = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf() | |
| local buftype = vim.bo[bufnr].buftype | |
| if buftype ~= '' then | |
| return | |
| end | |
| local bracket_range = Range.find_nearest_brackets() | |
| if bracket_range and last_bracket_range | |
| and bracket_range.start == last_bracket_range.start | |
| and bracket_range.stop == last_bracket_range.stop then | |
| return | |
| end | |
| clear_highlights() | |
| last_bracket_range = bracket_range | |
| if bracket_range == nil then return end | |
| local opening = Range.new(bracket_range.start, bracket_range.start, 'v') | |
| local closing = Range.new(bracket_range.stop, bracket_range.stop, 'v') | |
| table.insert(highlights, opening:highlight('MatchParen', { priority = 999 })) | |
| table.insert(highlights, closing:highlight('MatchParen', { priority = 999 })) | |
| end | |
| function M.setup() | |
| local group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('Matcher', { clear = true }) | |
| vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ 'CursorMoved' }, { | |
| group = group, | |
| callback = update, | |
| }) | |
| end | |
| return M |
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