Simple Vim templates plugin

Author:	Adrian Perez <[email protected]>

This is a simple plugin for Vim that will allow you to have a set of templates for certain file types. It is useful to add boilerplate code like guards in C/C++ headers, or license disclaimers.

Installation

The easiest way to install the plugin is to install it as a bundle:

1. Get and install pathogen.vim. You can skip this step if you already have it installed.
2. cd ~/.vim/bundle
3. git clone git://github.com/aperezdc/vim-templates.git

Updating

In order to update the plugin, go to the its bundle directory and use Git to update it:

1. cd ~/.vim/bundle/vim-templates
2. git pull

Usage

There are a number of options to use a template:

• Create a new file giving it a name. The suffix will be used to determine which template to use. E.g:

  $ vim foo.c
  

• In a buffer, use :Template foo to load the template that would be loaded for file with suffix foo. E.g. from within Vim:

  :Template c
  

Template search order

The algorithm to search for templates works like this:

1. A file named =template.<suffix> in the current directory. If not found, goto (2).
2. Go up a directory and goto (1), if not possible, goto (3).
3. Try to use the template.<suffix> file supplied with the plugin.

Variables in templates

The following variables will be expanded in templates:

%DAY%, %YEAR%, %MONTH%

Numerical day of the month, year and month.

%DATE%

Date in YYYY-mm-dd format

%TIME%

Time in HH:MM format

%FDATE

Full date (date + time), in YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM format.

%FILE%

File name, without extension.

%FFILE%

File name, with extension.

%EXT%

File extension.

%MAIL%

Current user's e-mail address. May be overriden by defining g:email.

%USER%

Current logged-in user name. May be overriden by defining g:username.

%HOST%

Host name.

%GUARD%

A string with alphanumeric characters and underscores, suitable for use in proprocessor guards for C/C++/Objective-C header files.

%HERE%

Expands to nothing, but ensures that the cursor will be placed in its position after expanding the template.