Macro to convert selected lines of text into a comma separated list

README.md

A macro to quickly convert lines of text into single line of comma separated values.

Usage - select/highlight some text in sublime. Type this command

super+, super+,

e.g. on a Mac command+, (command + comma) two times in a row.

INPUT

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

INPUT

[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

INSTALL

1. Download the macro below and move it into your settings folder

mv add-commas.sublime-macro ~/Library/Application\ Support/Sublime\ Text\ 2/Packages/User/

2. Copy the keybinding to clipboard. Then in Sublime go to Preferences >> Key Bindings - User and paste it in there. Might need to reboot Sublime, but you should be good to go.

add-commas.sublime-macro

[
	{
		"args": null,
		"command": "select_all"
	},
	{
		"args": null,
		"command": "split_selection_into_lines"
	},
	{
		"args":
		{
			"by": "characters",
			"forward": true
		},
		"command": "move"
	},
	{
		"args":
		{
			"characters": ", "
		},
		"command": "insert"
	},
	{
		"args":
		{
			"by": "characters",
			"forward": false
		},
		"command": "move"
	},
	{
		"args":
		{
			"to": "line"
		},
		"command": "expand_selection"
	},
	{
		"args":
		{
			"by": "characters",
			"forward": true
		},
		"command": "move"
	},
	{
		"args": null,
		"command": "left_delete"
	},
	{
		"args": null,
		"command": "select_all"
	},
	{
		"args":
		{
			"by": "characters",
			"forward": true
		},
		"command": "move"
	},
	{
		"args": null,
		"command": "left_delete"
	},
	{
		"args": null,
		"command": "select_all"
	}
]

Default (OSX).sublime-keymap

[{
{
    "keys": ["super+,", "super+,"],
    "command": "run_macro_file",
    "args": {
        "file": "Packages/User/add-commas.sublime-macro"
    }
}]