sequence-creator

Create sequence of numbers or chars in the across multiple cursors.

A project is a fork of sequential-number. List of changes:

decaffeinated,
replaced event-kit with built-in event class,
added repeat selector,
cursors are indexed by creation order instead of position,
optional flag ! used to use cursor by position,
keyboard shortcut changed to Alt-0,
SIMULATE_CURSOR_LENGTH changed to config option and increased by default,
changed preview font to match editor font,
alphabet sequence can be customized,
changed algorithm of strings, it's easier to use now, but less powerful.

Installation

To install sequence-creator search for sequence-creator in the Install pane of the Pulsar settings or run ppm install sequence-creator. Alternatively, you can run ppm install bacadra/pulsar-sequence-creator to install a package directly from the Github repository.

Commands

In atom-text-editor:not([mini]) there are available commands:

sequence-creator:open: open creator window

Syntax Rules

<start><operator><step><#radix><:padding><^repeat><flags>

Key	Default	Definition
start	mandatory	item that you start typing, e.g. `1`, `-1`, `+1`, `21`, `a`, `ac`, `aC`
operator	`+`	operation to calculate next step value: `+` or `-`
step	`1`	integer to be added or subtracted, e.g. `2`, `-2`, `+2`
radix	10	The integer between 2 and 36 that represents radix
padding	empty	The padding command, e.g. `<2`, `<2`, `0<2`, `a<2`
repeat	1	An index repeat count as positive integer
flags	empty	A mix of letters: `!` reorder cursors by position `@` print plus sign if positive

Examples

The following sample the cursor length is 5.

Input
  => 1
  => 1+
  => 1+1

Output:
  => 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Input
  => 1^2
  => 1+^2
  => 1+1^2

Output:
  1, 1, 2, 2, 3

Input
  => 10+2

Output:
  10, 12, 14, 16, 18

Input
  => 0027+3
  => 27+3:>4
  => 27+3:0>4

Output:
  0027, 0030, 0033, 0036, 0039

Input
  => a+2

Output:
  a, c, e, g, i

Input
  => c+20

Output:
  c, w, aq, bk, ce

Input
  => c+20:a>3

Output:
  aac, aaw, aaq, abk, ace

Contributing

Got ideas to make this package better, found a bug, or want to help add new features? Just drop your thoughts on GitHub — any feedback’s welcome!