Neowords.nvim

It's a Neovim plugin that provides flexible and reliable hops by any type of words. It reimplements basic w, e, b, ge movements but allows a user to have a fine tune over them.

It:

• treats corner cases well (cw and others);
• works with non-ascii text;
• works in insert mode;
• uses foldopen:hor option to deal with folds.

If you can't configure your case or think there is a useful preset that isn't presented in the show cases, make an issue!

---

Show cases

Sub words only

-- Ignore anything except sub words!
local CamelCase = "snake_UPPER_MIXEDCase" .. "1234"
--    ^    ^       ^     ^     ^    ^         ^

Configuration

local neowords = require("neowords")
local p = neowords.pattern_presets

local subword_hops = neowords.get_word_hops(
  p.snake_case,
  p.camel_case,
  p.upper_case,
  p.number,
  p.hex_color
)

vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "w", subword_hops.forward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "e", subword_hops.forward_end)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "b", subword_hops.backward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "ge", subword_hops.backward_end)

Big words only

-- Ignore anything except big words!
local CamelCase = "snake_UPPER_MIXEDCase" .. "1234" .. "dashed-case"
--    ^            ^                          ^         ^

Configuration

local neowords = require("neowords")
local p = neowords.pattern_presets

local bigword_hops = neowords.get_word_hops(
  p.any_word,
  p.hex_color
)

vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "w", bigword_hops.forward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "e", bigword_hops.forward_end)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "b", bigword_hops.backward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "ge", bigword_hops.backward_end)

Sub words with dots and commas

-- Jump over subwords, dots and commas!
error("Unable to " .. description .. ": " .. error_message, 2)
--     ^      ^    ^  ^           ^       ^  ^     ^      ^ ^

Configuration

local neowords = require("neowords")
local p = neowords.pattern_presets

local hops = neowords.get_word_hops(
  p.snake_case,
  p.camel_case,
  p.upper_case,
  p.number,
  p.hex_color,
  "\\v\\.+",
  "\\v,+"
)

vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "w", hops.forward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "e", hops.forward_end)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "b", hops.backward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "ge", hops.backward_end)

Numbers and hex color words

-- Ignore anything except number and color words!
local CamelCase = "99 snake_UPPER_MIXEDCase" .. "1234" .. "dashed-case"
--                 ^                             ^
local my_cool_color = "#E3B8EF"
--                     ^

Configuration

local neowords = require("neowords")
local p = neowords.pattern_presets

local hops = neowords.get_word_hops(
  p.number,
  p.hex_color
)

vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "w", hops.forward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "e", hops.forward_end)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "b", hops.backward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "ge", hops.backward_end)

---

Presets

Presets are prepared patterns to use by convenient names. Check real patterns that stand for the names here.

Showcase

Data to match:
-- showcase_string-FOR_MATCHING_ByDIFFERENTPresets554
-- KNumber number99inside -help -999 +413 12
-- #C3A9FA #a3a9fa #2a3a4c #IF #define #def #Stop
-- word-32 word+33 word_34

Preset name	Matches
snake_case	showcase, string, number, inside, help, define, word, word, word
camel_case	By, Presets, Number, Stop
upper_case	FOR, MATCHING, DIFFERENT, K, IF
number	554, 99, 999, 413, 12, 32, 33, 34
math_number	554, 99, -999, +413, 12, -32, +33, 34
hex_color	#C3A9FA, #a3a9fa, #2a3a4c, #def
any_word	showcase_string-FOR_MATCHING_ByDIFFERENTPresets554, KNumber, number99inside, help, 999, 413, 12, C3A9FA, a3a9fa, 2a3a4c, IF, define, def, Stop, word-32, word, 33, word_34

---

Configure as you wish

local neowords = require("neowords")
local presets = neowords.pattern_presets

local hops = neowords.get_word_hops(
  -- Vim-patterns or pattern presets separated by commas.
  -- Check `:magic` and onwards for patterns overview.
  "\\v[[:lower:]]+",
  presets.number
)

vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "w", hops.forward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "e", hops.forward_end)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "b", hops.backward_start)
vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x", "o" }, "ge", hops.backward_end)