@codemirror/commands

What is @codemirror/commands?

@codemirror/commands is a package that provides a collection of commands for the CodeMirror code editor. These commands are used to manipulate the editor's content, navigate through the text, and perform various editing operations. The package is designed to be used with the CodeMirror 6 framework.

What are @codemirror/commands's main functionalities?

Basic Editing Commands

This feature includes basic editing commands such as inserting a newline and deleting a character forward. The code sample demonstrates how to bind these commands to specific keys in a CodeMirror editor instance.

import { insertNewline, deleteCharForward } from '@codemirror/commands';

// Example usage in a CodeMirror setup
const editor = new EditorView({
  state: EditorState.create({
    doc: 'Hello, world!',
    extensions: [
      keymap.of([{
        key: 'Enter', run: insertNewline
      }, {
        key: 'Delete', run: deleteCharForward
      }])
    ]
  }),
  parent: document.body
});

Selection Commands

This feature includes commands for selecting text, such as selecting all text or selecting the current line. The code sample shows how to bind these commands to specific key combinations in a CodeMirror editor instance.

import { selectAll, selectLine } from '@codemirror/commands';

// Example usage in a CodeMirror setup
const editor = new EditorView({
  state: EditorState.create({
    doc: 'Hello, world!',
    extensions: [
      keymap.of([{
        key: 'Ctrl-a', run: selectAll
      }, {
        key: 'Ctrl-l', run: selectLine
      }])
    ]
  }),
  parent: document.body
});

Navigation Commands

This feature includes navigation commands such as moving the cursor left or right by one character. The code sample demonstrates how to bind these commands to the arrow keys in a CodeMirror editor instance.

import { cursorCharLeft, cursorCharRight } from '@codemirror/commands';

// Example usage in a CodeMirror setup
const editor = new EditorView({
  state: EditorState.create({
    doc: 'Hello, world!',
    extensions: [
      keymap.of([{
        key: 'ArrowLeft', run: cursorCharLeft
      }, {
        key: 'ArrowRight', run: cursorCharRight
      }])
    ]
  }),
  parent: document.body
});

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README

@codemirror/commands

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This package implements a collection of editing commands for the CodeMirror code editor.

The project page has more information, a number of examples and the documentation.

This code is released under an MIT license.

We aim to be an inclusive, welcoming community. To make that explicit, we have a code of conduct that applies to communication around the project.

Usage

import {EditorView, keymap} from "@codemirror/view"
import {standardKeymap, selectLine} from "@codemirror/commands"

const view = new EditorView({
  parent: document.body,
  extensions: [
    keymap.of([
      ...standardKeymap,
      {key: "Alt-l", mac: "Ctrl-l", run: selectLine}
    ])
  ]
})

Changelog

6.8.0 (2025-01-08)

New features

The new cursorGroupForwardWin and selectGroupForwardWin commands implement Windows-style forward motion by group.