quicksnip.vim

Easy, on-the-fly, snippet creation for Vim.

I've had issues with a couple of snippet plugins and finally settled on miniSnip. It's lightweight and easy to use so I highly recommend checking it out :)

I wanted a quick way to create snippets from anywhere, for any filetype so I made this.

Notes

This is NOT a snippet engine. It is simply a convenient way to quickly add custom snippets to an existing setup.

So far I've only used it with miniSnip so it won't work for others unless they use .snip files and follow a similar structure.

Works in neovim too, alongside miniSnip.

The plugin will check the current filetype or ask for a filetype to determine the snippet's language (see usage below).

I threw this together quickly and it's worked so far but feel free to make a PR or open an issue and I'll happily try to extend/improve it.

Install

vim-plug:

Plug 'jamesukiyo/quicksnip.vim'

Options

let g:snippet_dir = '$HOME/.vim/snippets'       " my setup but change it if needed

Usage

• Files/directories will be created automatically if they do not exist.
• If the snippet already exists, you will be taken to edit it - it should not be overwritten.
• The snippet file is only created once it is written to disk (:w).

The following structure is assumed/used and currently only works for .snip files.

$HOME/.vim/snippets/<filetype>/<snippet_name>.snip
<your_snippet_dir>/<filetype>/<snippet_name>.snip

If the snippet already exists, you will be taken to edit it. It should not be overwritten.

:SnipCurrent - Creates a new snippet for the current filetype (if set). You will be prompted to input a snippet name and then be taken to the new file where you can edit and save the snippet.

:SnipPick - Prompts for a filetype and snippet name then opens it for editing. Use this and set all as the filetype to create a global snippet for miniSnip.

You can create a mapping for convenience e.g.

nnoremap <leader>ss :SnipCurrent<CR>

At any point during creation press ESC (or similar) to quit.

More stuff maybe

• make it possible to open existing snippets for editing
• support for other snippet tools (different extensions)
• templates

License MIT