Speeddating.vim is a Vim script that enables convenient increment of various date and time values via simple keystrokes such as CTRL-A/X.
Speeddating.vim is a Vim script that offers an incredible solution for those who want to increment dates, times, and more using CTRL-A/X. Without this feature, Vim treats the hyphen as a negative sign, and pressing CTRL-A on the 31 would normally increment to 1999-12-30. However, speeddating.vim offers a smarter way of handling this issue that allows you to seamlessly increment dates, times, and datetime formats.
The script provides numerous date, time, and datetime formats, but you can always define additional formats in a strftime-like syntax with the :SpeedDatingFormat command. You can also realize that Vim's default semantics are preserved for your convenience. The CTRL-A and CTRL-X keys respond to a count, and standard number incrementing is used if no date format is matched.
Additionally, in visual mode, you can use CTRL-A/X to increment several lines at once, where blank spaces are filled by incrementing the match from the previous line to create sequences such as 1, 2, 3, or 2000-10-30, 2000-10-31, 2000-11-01. You can also increment roman numerals and ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...), and in visual mode, letters of the alphabet are supported.
Furthermore, the script allows you to set the timestamp under the cursor to the current time by using the 'd' key. If you want to use UTC instead of local time, you can use the 'D' key. Finally, speeddating.vim requires Vim, and the latest release provides basic timezone support, ensures formats like "Fri Mar 14" are smartly incremented, and fixes an error when wrapping down that would result in things like 23:60:60.
The script provides numerous date, time, and datetime formats, but you can always define additional formats in a strftime-like syntax with the :SpeedDatingFormat command. You can also realize that Vim's default semantics are preserved for your convenience. The CTRL-A and CTRL-X keys respond to a count, and standard number incrementing is used if no date format is matched.
Additionally, in visual mode, you can use CTRL-A/X to increment several lines at once, where blank spaces are filled by incrementing the match from the previous line to create sequences such as 1, 2, 3, or 2000-10-30, 2000-10-31, 2000-11-01. You can also increment roman numerals and ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...), and in visual mode, letters of the alphabet are supported.
Furthermore, the script allows you to set the timestamp under the cursor to the current time by using the 'd' key. If you want to use UTC instead of local time, you can use the 'D' key. Finally, speeddating.vim requires Vim, and the latest release provides basic timezone support, ensures formats like "Fri Mar 14" are smartly incremented, and fixes an error when wrapping down that would result in things like 23:60:60.
What's New
Version 20080314: N/A