This is a mirror of http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4005

DESCRIPTION
This plugin allows you to build your own text transformations. You only supply
the transformation algorithm in the form of a Vim function that takes a string
and returns the transformed text (think substitute()), and TextTransform
will create all appropriate mappings and / or commands with a single call!

Do you often perform the same :substitute commands over and over again? You
may be able to save yourself a lot of typing by creating custom commands and
mappings for it. Because the mappings (like built-in Vim commands such as gU
or g?)  are applicable to text moved over by {motion}, entire lines, and the
visual selection, you'll also have way more flexibility and places where you
can apply them (compared to the line-based range of :substitute).

RELATED WORKS
- Idea, design and implementation are based on Tim Pope's unimpaired.vim
  plugin (vimscript #1590). It implements XML, URL and C String encoding
  mappings, but isn't extensible with other algorithms.
  The TextTransform plugin enhances unimpaired's transformation function with
  handling of text objects and a list of selection fallbacks, and allows to
  not only create mappings, but also transformation commands.


USAGE
TextTransform#MakeMappings( {mapArgs}, {key}, {algorithm} [, {selectionModes}] )

                        Create normal and visual mode mappings that apply
                        {algorithm} to the text covered by {motion}, [count]
                        line(s), and the visual selection.

TextTransform#MakeCommand( {commandOptions}, {commandName}, {algorithm} [, {options}] )

                        Create a custom command {commandName} that takes a
                        range (defaulting to the current line), and applies
                        {algorithm} to the line(s).

TextTransform#MakeSelectionCommand( {commandOptions}, {commandName}, {algorithm}, {selectionModes} )

                        Create a custom command {commandName} that applies
                        {algorithm} on the TextTransform-selectionModes
                        specified by {selectionModes}, or the current visual
                        selection (when invoked from visual mode).

EXAMPLE
Here's a stupid transformation function that replaces all alphabetic
characters with "X":
    function! BlankOut( text )
        return substitute(a:text, '\a', 'X', 'g')
    endfunction
With this, this single call:
    call TextTransform#MakeMappings('', '<Leader>x', 'BlankOut')
creates this set of mappings:

    <Leader>x{motion}   transforms the text covered by {motion}
    <Leader>xx          transforms [count] line(s)
    {Visual}<Leader>x   transforms the visual selection

You can set up a command for this transformation just as easily:
    call TextTransform#MakeCommand('', 'TextBlankOut', 'BlankOut')
so you can blank out the next three lines via
    :.,.+2TextBlankOut