Merge pull request preservim#121 from mathstuf/dev/support-yank-into-register

Add support for yanking into a register

Author: alerque

plugin/NERD_commenter.vim

@@ -1065,6 +1065,50 @@ function s:InvertComment(firstLine, lastLine)
     endwhile
 endfunction
 
+" Function: NERDCommentYank(mode, type) function {{{2
+" This function handles yanking
+"
+" Args:
+"   -mode: a flag indicating whether the comment is requested in visual
+"    mode or not
+"   -register: the register to yank into
+function NERDCommentYank(mode, register) range
+    let isVisual = a:mode =~ '[vsx]'
+    if isVisual
+        let firstLine = line("'<")
+        let lastLine = line("'>")
+        let firstCol = col("'<")
+        let lastCol = col("'>") - (&selection == 'exclusive' ? 1 : 0)
+    else
+        let firstLine = a:firstline
+        let lastLine = a:lastline
+    endif
+
+    let reg = ''
+    let range = ''
+    let rangeCount = ''
+
+    if a:register != ""
+        let reg = '"'.a:register
+    endif
+
+    if firstLine != lastLine
+        let range = firstLine .','. lastLine
+        let rangeCount = lastLine - firstLine + 1
+    endif
+
+    if isVisual
+        normal! gvy
+    else
+        execute range .'yank '. a:register
+    endif
+    execute range .'call NERDComment('. a:mode .', "Comment")'
+
+    if !isVisual
+        silent! call repeat#set(rangeCount.reg.'\<plug>NERDCommenterYank',-1)
+    endif
+endfunction
+
 " Function: NERDComment(mode, type) function {{{2
 " This function is a Wrapper for the main commenting functions
 "
@@ -1073,7 +1117,7 @@ endfunction
 "   'n' for Normal mode, 'x' for Visual mode
 "   -type: the type of commenting requested. Can be 'Sexy', 'Invert',
 "    'Minimal', 'Toggle', 'AlignLeft', 'AlignBoth', 'Comment',
-"    'Nested', 'ToEOL', 'Append', 'Insert', 'Uncomment', 'Yank'
+"    'Nested', 'ToEOL', 'Append', 'Insert', 'Uncomment'
 function! NERDComment(mode, type) range
     let isVisual = a:mode =~ '[vsx]'
     " we want case sensitivity when commenting
@@ -1094,8 +1138,6 @@ function! NERDComment(mode, type) range
         let lastLine = a:lastline
     endif
 
-    let countWasGiven = (!isVisual && firstLine != lastLine)
-
     let forceNested = (a:type ==? 'Nested' || g:NERDDefaultNesting)
 
     if a:type ==? 'Comment' || a:type ==? 'Nested'
@@ -1160,15 +1202,6 @@ function! NERDComment(mode, type) range
     elseif a:type ==? 'Uncomment'
         call s:UncommentLines(firstLine, lastLine)
 
-    elseif a:type ==? 'Yank'
-        if isVisual
-            normal! gvy
-        elseif countWasGiven
-            execute firstLine .','. lastLine .'yank'
-        else
-            normal! yy
-        endif
-        execute firstLine .','. lastLine .'call NERDComment("'. a:mode .'", "Comment")'
     endif
 
     let &ignorecase = oldIgnoreCase
@@ -2750,8 +2783,15 @@ function! s:CreateMaps(modes, target, desc, combo)
     " Build up a map command like
     " 'noremap <silent> <plug>NERDCommenterComment :call NERDComment("n", "Comment")'
     let plug = '<plug>NERDCommenter' . a:target
-    let plug_start = 'noremap <silent> ' . plug . ' :call NERDComment("'
-    let plug_end = '", "' . a:target . '")<cr>'
+    if a:target ==? 'Yank'
+        let func_name = 'NERDCommentYank'
+        let target = 'v:register'
+    else
+        let func_name = 'NERDComment'
+        let target = "'" . a:target . "'"
+    endif
+    let plug_start = 'noremap <silent> ' . plug . ' :call ' . func_name . '("'
+    let plug_end = '", "' . target . '")<cr>'
     " Build up a menu command like
     " 'menu <silent> comment.Comment<Tab>\\cc <plug>NERDCommenterComment'
     let menuRoot = get(['', 'comment', '&comment', '&Plugin.&comment'],