Notepad++ PythonScript plugin to convert 'Marks' into cursors/multi-edits

SearchToMultiEdit.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from Npp import editor

# https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/12710/marked-text-manipulation/48?_=1756239096378
SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE = 31

def mark_to_multi():
    has_marked_items = False
    pos = 0
    while pos < editor.getTextLength():
        if editor.indicatorValueAt(SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE, pos) == 1:
            mark_start = editor.indicatorStart(SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE, pos)
            mark_end   = editor.indicatorEnd(SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE, pos)
            
            if editor.getSelectionEmpty() or not editor.getMultipleSelection():
                editor.setSelection(mark_end, mark_start)
            else:
                editor.addSelection(mark_end, mark_start)

            pos = mark_end
            has_marked_items = True
            editor.setIndicatorCurrent(SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE)
            editor.indicatorClearRange(mark_start, mark_end-mark_start)

        pos += 1
    if has_marked_items:
        editor.scrollCaret()

mark_to_multi()