example.py

@mod.capture(rule="<user.letter> | <user.number_key> | <user.symbol_key> | ship <user.letter>")
def char(m) -> str:
    """A single character."""
    if m[0] == "ship": return m.letter.upper()
    return str(m)

@mod.capture(rule="<user.char_chunk>+")
def chars(m) -> str:
    """A sequence of characters, spelled out."""
    return "".join(m.char_chunk_list)

@mod.capture(
    rule="<user.letter> | <user.number_key> | <user.symbol_key> | ship <user.letters> [over|sunk]")
def char_chunk(m) -> str:
    "One chunk of a character sequence."
    try: return m.letters.upper()
    except AttributeError: return str(m)

example.talon

## ~.37s to compile!: ~1.43s without, ~1.8s with
leap: key(ctrl-:)
leap anywhere: key(alt-g 0)
leap$: key(alt-g 0)
leap <user.chars>$:
  key(ctrl-:)
  insert(chars)
  key(enter)
leap word <user.word>$:
 key(ctrl-:)
 insert(word)
 key(enter)
leap (say|phrase) <user.text>$:
  key(ctrl-:)
  insert(text)
  key(enter)
# TODO: handle chained formatters
leap <user.format_text>$:
  key(ctrl-:)
  insert(format_text)
  key(enter)