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ExtractMatches : Yank matches from range into a register.

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created by
Ingo Karkat
 
script type
utility
 
description
DESCRIPTION
This plugin provides a toolbox of commands to copy all (or only unique first)
search matches / matches of a passed pattern / entire lines matching, to a
register, or directly :put them into the buffer. The commands are easier to
remember and quicker to type than the various idioms for that, and they are
robust, i.e. also support patterns spanning multiples lines.

SOURCE
Implementation inspired by
    http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Copy_the_search_results_into_clipboard
Use case inspired from a post by Luc Hermitte at
    http://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ef9zh/any_better_way_to_yank_all_lines_matching_pattern/

ALTERNATIVES
One can employ a sub-replace-expression to capture the matches, as described
in
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9079561/how-to-extract-regex-matches-using-vim
The idea is to use the side effect of add() in the expression, and force an
empty return value from it through the inverse range of [1:0]. To avoid text
modification, we make the pattern match nothing by appending /\zs; with
this, \0 will be empty, so we have to capture the match as \1:
    let t=[] | %s/\(fo*)\zs/\=add(t, submatch(1))[1:0]/g
Since this has the side effect of setting 'modified', anyway, we can
alternatively have add() return the last added element [-1]; this saves us
from the zero-width match and capture:
    let t=[] | %s/fo*/\=add(t, submatch(0))[-1]/g

SEE ALSO
- The PatternsOnText.vim plugin (vimscript #4602) provides commands that
  print, substitute, or delete certain duplicates or matches directly in the
  buffer.

RELATED WORKS
- The yankitute plugin (vimscript #4719) provides a similar
  :[range]Yankitute[register]/{pattern}/[string]/[flags]/[join] command.
- yankmatches
  (https://github.com/thoughtstream/Damian-Conway-s-Vim-Setup/blob/master/plugin/yankmatches.vim)
  can yank / delete entire lines with / without matches, similar to
  :GrepToReg.

USAGE
All commands default to the entire buffer if the [range] is omitted.

:[range]GrepToReg[!] /{pattern}/[x]
:[range]GrepToReg[!] [{pattern}]
                        Yank all lines in [range] that match {pattern} (or the
                        last search pattern if omitted), with !: do not match,
                        into register [x] (or the unnamed register).

:[range]GrepRangeToReg[!] /{pattern}/ {range} [x]
:[range]GrepRangeToReg[!] {range} [x]
                        Yank all lines in [range] that match {pattern} (or the
                        last search pattern if omitted), with !: do not match,
                        and all lines in {range} around it, into register [x]
                        (or the unnamed register).
                        With this, you can emulate grep's context line control
                        -A -B -C / --after-context --before-context --context
                        (but without the "--" group separator).

:[range]YankMatches[!] /{pattern}/[x] [{predicate}]
:[range]YankMatches[!] [{pattern}]
                        Yank text matching {pattern} (or the last search
                        pattern if omitted) in [range] into register [x] (or
                        the unnamed register). Each match is put on a new
                        line. This works like "grep -o". With [!]: Yank only
                        the first match in each line. If {predicate} is given,
                        it is evaluated at each match and only those matches
                        where a true value is returned are taken.

                        Inside {predicate}, you can reference a context object
                        via v:val. It provides the following information:
                            match:      current matched text
                            matchStart: [lnum, col] of the match start
                            matchEnd:   [lnum, col] of the match end (this is
                                        also the cursor position)
                            replacement:current replacement text (if passed,
                                        else equal to match)
                            matchCount: number of current (unique for
                                        :YankUniqueMatches) match of
                                        {pattern}
                            acceptedCount:
                                        number of matches already accepted by
                                        the predicate
                        It also contains pre-initialized variables for use by
                        {predicate}. These get cleared by each :YankMatches
                        invocation:
                            n: number / flag (0 / false)
                            m: number / flag (1 / true)
                            l: empty List []
                            d: empty Dictionary {}
                            s: empty String ""
:[range]YankMatches[!] /{pattern}/{replacement}/[x] [{predicate}]
                        Grab text matching {pattern} (or the last search
                        pattern if omitted) in [range], and put {replacement}
                        into register [x] (or the unnamed register). You can
                        refer to the match via s/\& and submatches (s/\1).
                        The matches are simply concatenated without a newline
                        character here. Append \n at {replacement} to have
                        one. When {replacement} is "&...", ... is assumed to
                        be a (literal) separator and is removed from the last
                        element; if you don't want that, use \0 instead of &.
                        With [!]: Yank only the first match in each line.

:[range]YankUniqueMatches[!] /{pattern}/[x] [{predicate}]
:[range]YankUniqueMatches[!] [{pattern}]
                        Yank text matching {pattern} (or the last search
                        pattern if omitted) in [range] into register [x] (or
                        the unnamed register), but only once. Each match is
                        put on a new line. With [!]: Yank only the first match
                        in each line. If {predicate} is given, it is evaluated
                        at each match and only those matches where a true
                        value is returned are taken.
:[range]YankUniqueMatches[!] /{pattern}/{replacement}/[x] [{predicate}]

:[range]PrintMatches[!] /{pattern}/ [{predicate}]
:[range]PrintMatches[!] [{pattern}]
                        Print text matching {pattern} (or the last search
                        pattern if omitted) in [range]. Each match is printed
                        on a new line. This works like "grep -o". With [!]:
                        Print only the first match in each line. If
                        {predicate} is given, it is evaluated at each match
                        and only those matches where a true value is returned
                        are taken. Cp. :YankMatches-v:val.
:[range]PrintMatches[!] /{pattern}/{replacement}/ [{predicate}]
                        Like :YankMatches, but print the replacement instead
                        of yanking.
:[range]PrintUniqueMatches[!] /{pattern}/ [{predicate}]
:[range]PrintUniqueMatches[!] [{pattern}]
:[range]PrintUniqueMatches[!] /{pattern}/{replacement}/ [{predicate}]
                        Like :YankUniqueMatches, but print instead of
                        yanking.

:[range]SubstituteAndYank /{pattern}/{replacement}/[flags]/{yank-replacement}/[x]
                        Replace all matches of {pattern} in the current line /
                        [range] with {replacement}, like with :substitute
                        (using [flags] as :s_flags), and put the
                        {yank-replacement} (simply concatenated without a
                        newline) into register [x] (or the unnamed register).
                        Supports the same replacements as :YankMatches;
                        additionally,  \# is replaced with a (1-based) count
                        of the current yank and in a sub-replace-expression,
                        v:key stands for the 0-based index.

:[range]SubstituteAndYankUnique /{pattern}/{replacement}/[flags]/{yank-replacement}/[x]
                        Like :SubstituteAndYank, but only add unique matches
                        to the register. For non-unique matches, \# and v:key
                        refer to the corresponding existing match in the
                        register.

:[line]PutMatches[!] /{pattern}/ [{predicate}]
:[line]PutMatches[!] [{pattern}]
:[line]PutMatches[!] /{pattern}/{replacement}/ [{predicate}]
                        Put text matching {pattern} (or the last search
                        pattern if omitted) after [line] (default current
                        line). Each match is put on a new line (except when
                        {replacement} is specified; see :YankMatches). This
                        works like "grep -o". With [!]: Put only the first
                        match in each line. If {predicate} is given, it is
                        evaluated at each match and only those matches where a
                        true value is returned are taken. Cp.
                        :YankMatches-v:val.

:[line]PutUniqueMatches[!] /{pattern}/ [{predicate}]
:[line]PutUniqueMatches[!] [{pattern}]
:[line]PutUniqueMatches[!] /{pattern}/{replacement}/ [{predicate}]
                        Put text matching {pattern} (or the last search
                        pattern if omitted) after [line] (default current
                        line). Each match is once put on a new line. With [!]:
                        Put only the first match in each line. If {predicate}
                        is given, it is evaluated at each match and only those
                        matches where a true value is returned are taken.
 
install details
INSTALLATION
The code is hosted in a Git repo at
    https://github.com/inkarkat/vim-ExtractMatches
You can use your favorite plugin manager, or "git clone" into a directory used
for Vim packages. Releases are on the "stable" branch, the latest unstable
development snapshot on "master".

This script is also packaged as a vimball. If you have the "gunzip"
decompressor in your PATH, simply edit the *.vmb.gz package in Vim; otherwise,
decompress the archive first, e.g. using WinZip. Inside Vim, install by
sourcing the vimball or via the :UseVimball command.
    vim ExtractMatches*.vmb.gz
    :so %
To uninstall, use the :RmVimball command.

DEPENDENCIES
- Requires Vim 7.0 or higher.
- Requires the ingo-library.vim plugin (vimscript #4433), version 1.041 or
  higher.
 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
ExtractMatches-1.50.vmb.gz 1.50 2024-11-10 7.0 Ingo Karkat - ENH: :{Extract,Print,Put}[Unique]Matches now take an optional [{predicate}] argument at the end with which matches can be restricted with very flexible rules (e.g. by checking the syntax group). *** You need to update to ingo-library (vimscript #4433) version 1.041! ***
ExtractMatches-1.42.vmb.gz 1.42 2020-02-21 7.0 Ingo Karkat - BUG: :Grep[Range]ToReg and :{Print,Yank}[Unique]Matches do not consider all lines when executed on a closed fold.
- Adapt: :Put[Unique]Matches need to check <count> == -1 instead of <line2> to support current line as well as a lnum of 0 (since Vim 8.1.1241).
ExtractMatches-1.41.vmb.gz 1.41 2018-11-04 7.0 Ingo Karkat - Move PatternsOnText#ReplaceSpecial(), and PatternsOnText#DefaultReplacer() to ingo-library.
- Does not require the |PatternsOnText.vim| plugin (vimscript #4602), version 2.00 or higher for the :SubstituteAndYank[Unique] commands any longer. *** You need to update to ingo-library (vimscript #4433) version 1.035! ***
ExtractMatches-1.40.vmb.gz 1.40 2017-01-24 7.0 Ingo Karkat - ENH: Add :GrepRangeToReg command.
- :YankMatches does not handle magicness modifier atoms (\v, \M, etc.) before / after \zs / \ze. They get cut away, and then the remaining pattern does not match any longer, and a custom {replacement} is not applied. Normalize the magicness in the pattern. Additionally, also keep a case-sensitivity atom (\c, \C). Reported by bjornmelgaard on Stack Overflow. *** You need to update to ingo-library (vimscript #4433) version 1.029! ***
ExtractMatches-1.32.vmb.gz 1.32 2016-12-07 7.0 Ingo Karkat - In PatternsOnText.vim version 2.0, PatternsOnText#Selected#ReplaceSpecial() has been moved to PatternsOnText#DefaultReplacer().
ExtractMatches-1.31.vmb.gz 1.31 2014-12-06 7.0 Ingo Karkat - BUG: :GrepToReg runs into endless loop when the last line of the buffer belongs to the range and is matching.
- Refactoring: Use ingo#cmdargs#pattern#ParseUnescaped(). *** You need to update to ingo-library (vimscript #4433) version 1.020! ***
ExtractMatches-1.30.vmb.gz 1.30 2014-03-13 7.0 Ingo Karkat - CHG: Rename :Yank[Unique]MatchesToReg to :Yank[Unique]Matches; the "register" part is implied by the yank.
- CHG: Change default range of :SubstituteAndYank[Unique] to current line instead of buffer, to be consistent with :substitute and the :Substitute... commands defined by PatternsOnText.vim.
- Add :Print[Unique]Matches variant of :Yank[Unique]Matches.
- FIX: Inline pasting (with replacements) doesn't use the specified line and doesn't create a new empty line.
- FIX: Typo in variable name prevented elimination of \ze.
- FIX: Remove escaping of a:replacement to apply the DWIM trailing separator removal also to \\, \n, \t etc.
- Handle \r, \n, \t, \b in replacement, too.
ExtractMatches-1.20.vmb.gz 1.20 2014-02-20 7.0 Ingo Karkat - Add :SubstituteAndYank and :SubstituteAndYankUnique commands.
- All commands now properly abort on errors.
ExtractMatches-1.10.vmb.gz 1.10 2014-02-18 7.0 Ingo Karkat - DWIM: When {replacement} is "&...", assume ... is a (literal) separator and remove it from the last element.
- Add heuristic that drops \zs, \ze, and all location-aware atoms (like \%v) for the separate substitution for {replacement}, to allow it to match. Beforehand, either nothing or the entire match have been wrongly returned as the result.
ExtractMatches-1.00.vmb.gz 1.00 2013-12-11 7.0 Ingo Karkat Initial upload
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