Create new files from template

skel.vim

" Vim global plugin for creating files from templates
" Last Change: 15/06/2011
" Maintainer: Edson César <[email protected]>
" License: This file is placed in the public domain.

function! s:Skel(template, filename)
  if !empty(fnamemodify(a:filename, ":e"))
    let l:fn = a:filename
  else
    let l:fn = a:filename . "." . fnamemodify(a:template, ":e")
  endif
  exec "new " . l:fn
  exec "0r ~/.vim/skel/" . a:template
  exec "%s/\$filename/" . fnamemodify(l:fn, ":t:r") . "/g"
endfunction

function! s:ListTemplates(ArgLead, CmdLine, CursorPos)
  if empty(a:ArgLead)
    let l:search = "**/*.*"
  else
    let l:search = "**/" . a:ArgLead . "*.*"
  endif
  let l:result = []
  for fn in split(globpath("~/.vim/skel", l:search), "\n")
    call insert(l:result, fnamemodify(fn, ":t"))
  endfor
  return l:result
endfunction

command! -complete=customlist,<SID>ListTemplates -nargs=+ New call <SID>Skel(<f-args>)