CppLit example SublimeText plugin.

cpplit_sublimetextplugin.py

import sublime, sublime_plugin

#print (str(sublime.__dict__))
#http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-sublime-text-2-plugin--net-22685

# Usage: in console: view.run_command('cpplit')
# Or, place this source as zip-packed cpplit.py in cpplit.sublime-plugin in C:/Users/lsem/AppData/Roming/Sublime Text 3/Installed Packages/
# and define key binding for command('cpplit')

class CpplitCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
    def run(self, edit):
        view = self.view
        for region in view.sel():
            print ('next region')
            if not region.empty():
                cpp_escaped_selection = self._escape_cpp(view.substr(region))
                var_name = 'your_literal_name'
                header = 'const char ' + var_name + '[] =\n'
                footer = '; // ' + var_name
                # print('\nCOPY:\n\n' + header + cpp_escaped_selection + footer)
                sublime.set_clipboard(header + cpp_escaped_selection + footer)
                print ('copied to clipboard. Use CTRL + V')
                return

    def _escape_cpp(self, text_to_escape):
        escaped_text = ""
        line_begin = True
        for line in text_to_escape.splitlines():
            escaped_text += '"'
            for c in line:
                if c == '"':
                    escaped_text += '\\"'
                elif c == '\\':
                    escaped_text += '\\\\'
                else:
                    escaped_text += c
            escaped_text += '"'
            escaped_text += ' "\\n"'
            escaped_text += '\n'
        return escaped_text