Adding automagic snippet from text.

Author: th3coop

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This is a collection of useful Komodo macros.
     - [PHPDoc and JSDoc](#phpdoc-and-jsdoc)
     - [Incremental Numbering](#incremental-numbering)
     - [Copy Find Results](#copy-find-results)
+    - [Automagic Snippets From Text](#automagic-snippets-from-text)
 - [How to Install](#installing)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
 
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ There can be two find results pane opened - this only works on the first one.
 
 See the [code](find_results_copy.js).
 
+### Automagic Snippets From Text
+
+Create a snippet from selected text, add a name and automatically open properties
+to add keybinding.
+
+See the [code](automagic_snippets_from_text.js).
+
 ## Installing
 
 Create a new macro in your Komodo toolbox and copy/paste the contents into the

automagic_snippets_from_text.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Create a base snippet with the selected text
+scimoz = ko.views.manager.currentView.scimoz;
+var snip =
+   ko.projects.addSnippetFromText(scimoz.selText);
+//create a date to be used as a unique name on the snippet
+var d = new  Date();
+// Create a unique default name string
+var defaultName = "New Snippet - " + d.toLocaleTimeString().substr(0,8).trim()
+// Ask for a name or provide the unique default
+var name = ko.interpolate.interpolateStrings("%(ask:Snippet Name: " +
+                                             defaultName + ")")
+// Assign the name to the snippet name attribute
+snip.name = name;
+// Open the snippet options to set a keybinding
+ko.projects.snippetProperties(snip);