[mini.ai] How to grab entire lines when using function text object

[tonymajestro]

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Before using mini.ai, I would copy or delete functions by going to visual line mode with shift-v and selecting the entire function, newlines included. I can then yank or delete the function. To paste, I go to the line I want the function to be moved to and then press P (or p if I want the function below the current line).

This doesn't work when I use mini.ai's yaf or daf. I think it's because it doesn't yank the newlines at the end of the function. Is there a way to configure mini.ai to support this?

[echasnovski]

Let's first settle on the use case: do you mean by "entire function" the "entire function call" (like my_fun(1, 2)) or "entire function definition" (like function my_fun(a, b) ... end)? The first one is the one provided in 'mini.ai' by default, while the use case with new lines sounds like the second one.

The built-in function call is indeed a charwise textobject which means it won't include new lines (so as to have as narrow scope as possible).

The function definition textobject can (and should) be implemented with the help of tree-sitter and it will include only the region that is provided by the respective tree-sitter query.

Regardless of all of that, though, the previous workflow of "Shift-v followed by entire function" should still work with 'mini.ai' as it respect visual selection type (will keep linewise selection even if textobject is charwise, for example). If you want to do similar with operators directly, you can force particular mode by yVaf and dVaf.

[tonymajestro]

Thanks for responding. I was referring to function definition and not function call. The examples you gave (yVaf and dVaf) should work for me.

Just for clarification, are you saying that the default behavior for mini.ai's 'f' keybinding is to select the function call? When I press daf or yaf, it operates on the whole function definition and not a function call.

[echasnovski]

Just for clarification, are you saying that the default behavior for mini.ai's 'f' keybinding is to select the function call? When I press daf or yaf, it operates on the whole function definition and not a function call.

Yes, it operates on function call, as it says in the linked help entry. You probably use it from distro which has it remapped to get function definition instead.

[tonymajestro]

Just for clarification, are you saying that the default behavior for mini.ai's 'f' keybinding is to select the function call? When I press daf or yaf, it operates on the whole function definition and not a function call.

Yes, it operates on function call, as it says in the linked help entry. You probably use it from distro which has it remapped to get function definition instead.

Ah you're right. It looks like LazyVim has changed a few of the default behaviors. Thanks!

[tonymajestro]

Also I just wanted to say that I love this plugin. I mainly use the quotes, blocks, and arguments text objects, it's a real game changer!

[echasnovski]

Also I just wanted to say that I love this plugin. I mainly use the quotes, blocks, and arguments text objects, it's a real game changer!

Thanks for kind words! Somewhat ironically, I very rarely use aq / iq and ab / ib in favor of explicit quotes (i', i", i`) and brackets (i], i), i} and their opening variants). Instead, "function call" is used quite a bit. Especially with a satisfying sdf finger roll.