ST Plugin OpenSelectedTextInNewBufferCommand

OpenSelectedTextInNewBufferCommand.py

# Command: open_selected_text_in_new_buffer

import sublime
import sublime_plugin

class OpenSelectedTextInNewBufferCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
    """
    A Sublime Text plugin to create a new buffer, possibly in a new window,
    which contains the selected text from the current buffer (if any). The
    arg 'open_in_new_window': bool, controls whether to create a new window.
    """

    def run(self, edit, open_in_new_window=False):

        text_inserter = "open_selected_text_in_new_buffer_text_inserter"

        if open_in_new_window:
            sublime.run_command("new_window")

        active_window = sublime.active_window()
        new_file = active_window.new_file()

        is_any_text_to_insert = False
        for sel in self.view.sel():
            if sel.size() > 0:
                is_any_text_to_insert = True
                break

        # Insert a blank line if text is going to be inserted, this
        # serves to prevent the buffer name from being a long line.
        if is_any_text_to_insert:
            active_window.run_command(text_inserter, {"text": "\n"})

        for sel in self.view.sel():
            if sel.size() > 0:
                text = self.view.substr(sel)
                active_window.run_command(text_inserter, {"text": text})
                last_char_is_newline = text[-1:] == "\n"

        # Insert a final blank line if text was inserted and one is needed.
        if is_any_text_to_insert and not last_char_is_newline:
            active_window.run_command(text_inserter, {"text": "\n"})


class OpenSelectedTextInNewBufferTextInserterCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
    """
    A Sublime Text helper plugin to act as a text inserter.
    """

    def run(self, edit, text):

        eof = self.view.size()
        line = self.view.line(eof)

        # Insert a new line to act as a separator unless
        # 'text' already consists of just a blank line.
        if line.size() > 0 and text != "\n":
            self.view.insert(edit, eof, "\n")
            eof = self.view.size()

        self.view.insert(edit, eof, text)