Pattern Selector for Neovim to easy copy/paste/replace patterns.

Overview

Pattern Selector is a Neovim plugin designed to highlight and select patterns (like URLs, UUIDs, IP addresses, and tokens) for easy and simple copy. (idea from thumbs-nvim), but will also replace the selected pattern with a new value.

Use the FindAndSelectPattern() function which will highlight and assign a unique character to each match for quick selection.

The ReplaceWithClipboard() function will replace what the selected item contains with the clipboard value.

Examples:

Example for copy

example for replace

Features:

• Highlight specific patterns (URLs, UUIDs, tokens, etc.) and assigns a unique character to each match for quick selection
• Copy the selected match to the clipboard
• Replace the selected match with a new value

Requirements

Neovim: Version 0.10 or higher, works on Linux. No external dependencies required.

Installation

lazy:

{
  "Xouzoura/pattern_selector",
  config = function(_, opts)
    require("pattern_selector").setup(opts)
    -- Set a keymap to call the pattern selector function
    vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(
      "n",
      "<leader>co",
      ":lua require('pattern_selector').FindAndSelectPattern()<CR>",
      { noremap = true, silent = true }
    )
    vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(
      "n",
      "<leader>cr",
      ":lua require('pattern_selector').ReplaceWithClipboard()<CR>",
      { noremap = true, silent = true }
    )
  end
}

Patterns

Patterns Supported

• URL (HTTP/HTTPS)
• UUID
• IP Address
• Tokens (starting with eyJ..)
• Hexadecimal Addresses (0x...)

The plugin uses the following functions:

• FindAndSelectPattern() - Highlights and assigns a unique character to each match for quick selection
• ReplaceWithClipboard() - Replaces the highlighted text with the value in the clipboard

Contributing

Feel free to fork and submit a pull request to add more patterns or suggest improvements. For bugs, create an issue in the GitHub repository. Not planning on expanding the plugin much, but will accept PRs.

License

This plugin is open-source and available under the MIT License.