Align function emacs

align.el

;; Align command !!!

;; from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3633120/emacs-hotkey-to-align-equal-signs
;; another information: https://gist.github.com/700416
;; use rx function http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/rx


(defun align-to-colon (begin end)
  "Align region to colon (:) signs"
  (interactive "r")
  (align-regexp begin end
                (rx (group (zero-or-more (syntax whitespace))) ":") 1 1 ))

(defun align-to-comma (begin end)
  "Align region to comma signs"
  (interactive "r")
  (align-regexp begin end
                (rx "," (group (zero-or-more (syntax whitespace))) ) 1 1 ))


(defun align-to-equals (begin end)
  "Align region to equal signs"
  (interactive "r")
  (align-regexp begin end
                (rx (group (zero-or-more (syntax whitespace))) "=") 1 1 ))

(defun align-to-hash (begin end)
  "Align region to hash ( => ) signs"
  (interactive "r")
  (align-regexp begin end
                (rx (group (zero-or-more (syntax whitespace))) "=>") 1 1 ))

;; work with this
(defun align-to-comma-before (begin end)
  "Align region to equal signs"
  (interactive "r")
  (align-regexp begin end
                (rx (group (zero-or-more (syntax whitespace))) ",") 1 1 ))

gistfile1.rb

# Ruby example

# FROM:
class Demo
  property :id, Ciao
  property :demo, String
  property :foo, Bar
end

# align-to-comma:
class Demo
  property :id,   Ciao
  property :demo, String
  property :foo,  Bar
end