Merge 9360563997 into f305c7299d

helix-core/src/auto_pairs.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 //! When typing the opening character of one of the possible pairs defined below,
 //! this module provides the functionality to insert the paired closing character.
 
-use crate::{graphemes, movement::Direction, Range, Rope, Selection, Tendril, Transaction};
+use crate::{graphemes, movement::Direction, Change, Deletion, Range, Rope, Tendril};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use smallvec::SmallVec;
-
 // Heavily based on https://github.com/codemirror/closebrackets/
 pub const DEFAULT_PAIRS: &[(char, char)] = &[
     ('(', ')'),
@@ -106,37 +104,128 @@ fn default() -> Self {
     }
 }
 
-// insert hook:
-// Fn(doc, selection, char) => Option<Transaction>
-// problem is, we want to do this per range, so we can call default handler for some ranges
-// so maybe ret Vec<Option<Change>>
-// but we also need to be able to return transactions...
-//
-// to simplify, maybe return Option<Transaction> and just reimplement the default
-
 // [TODO]
 // * delete implementation where it erases the whole bracket (|) -> |
 // * change to multi character pairs to handle cases like placing the cursor in the
 //   middle of triple quotes, and more exotic pairs like Jinja's {% %}
 
 #[must_use]
-pub fn hook(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, ch: char, pairs: &AutoPairs) -> Option<Transaction> {
-    log::trace!("autopairs hook selection: {:#?}", selection);
+pub fn hook_insert(
+    doc: &Rope,
+    range: &Range,
+    ch: char,
+    pairs: &AutoPairs,
+) -> Option<(Change, Range)> {
+    log::trace!("autopairs hook range: {:#?}", range);
 
     if let Some(pair) = pairs.get(ch) {
         if pair.same() {
-            return Some(handle_same(doc, selection, pair));
+            return handle_insert_same(doc, range, pair);
         } else if pair.open == ch {
-            return Some(handle_open(doc, selection, pair));
+            return handle_insert_open(doc, range, pair);
         } else if pair.close == ch {
             // && char_at pos == close
-            return Some(handle_close(doc, selection, pair));
+            return handle_insert_close(doc, range, pair);
         }
+    } else if ch.is_whitespace() {
+        return handle_insert_whitespace(doc, range, ch, pairs);
     }
 
     None
 }
 
+#[must_use]
+pub fn hook_delete(doc: &Rope, range: &Range, pairs: &AutoPairs) -> Option<(Deletion, Range)> {
+    log::trace!("autopairs delete hook range: {:#?}", range);
+
+    let text = doc.slice(..);
+    let cursor = range.cursor(text);
+
+    let cur = doc.get_char(cursor)?;
+    let prev = prev_char(doc, cursor)?;
+
+    // check for whitespace surrounding a pair
+    if doc.len_chars() >= 4 && prev.is_whitespace() && cur.is_whitespace() {
+        let second_prev = doc.get_char(graphemes::nth_prev_grapheme_boundary(text, cursor, 2))?;
+        let second_next = doc.get_char(graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(text, cursor))?;
+        log::debug!("second_prev: {}, second_next: {}", second_prev, second_next);
+
+        if let Some(pair) = pairs.get(second_prev) {
+            if pair.open == second_prev && pair.close == second_next {
+                return handle_delete(doc, range);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let pair = pairs.get(cur)?;
+
+    if pair.open != prev || pair.close != cur {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    handle_delete(doc, range)
+}
+
+pub fn handle_delete(doc: &Rope, range: &Range) -> Option<(Deletion, Range)> {
+    let text = doc.slice(..);
+    let cursor = range.cursor(text);
+
+    let end_next = graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(text, cursor);
+    let end_prev = graphemes::prev_grapheme_boundary(text, cursor);
+
+    let delete = (end_prev, end_next);
+    let size_delete = end_next - end_prev;
+    let next_head = graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(text, range.head) - size_delete;
+
+    // if the range is a single grapheme cursor, we do not want to shrink the
+    // range, just move it, so we only subtract the size of the closing pair char
+    let next_anchor = match (range.direction(), range.is_single_grapheme(text)) {
+        // single grapheme forward needs to move, but only the width of the
+        // character under the cursor, which is the closer
+        (Direction::Forward, true) => range.anchor - (end_next - cursor),
+        (Direction::Backward, true) => range.anchor - (cursor - end_prev),
+
+        (Direction::Forward, false) => range.anchor,
+        (Direction::Backward, false) => range.anchor - size_delete,
+    };
+
+    let next_range = Range::new(next_anchor, next_head);
+
+    log::trace!(
+        "auto pair delete: {:?}, range: {:?}, next_range: {:?}, text len: {}",
+        delete,
+        range,
+        next_range,
+        text.len_chars()
+    );
+
+    Some((delete, next_range))
+}
+
+fn handle_insert_whitespace(
+    doc: &Rope,
+    range: &Range,
+    ch: char,
+    pairs: &AutoPairs,
+) -> Option<(Change, Range)> {
+    let text = doc.slice(..);
+    let cursor = range.cursor(text);
+    let cur = doc.get_char(cursor)?;
+    let prev = prev_char(doc, cursor)?;
+    let pair = pairs.get(cur)?;
+
+    if pair.open != prev || pair.close != cur {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let whitespace_pair = Pair {
+        open: ch,
+        close: ch,
+    };
+
+    handle_insert_same(doc, range, &whitespace_pair)
+}
+
 fn prev_char(doc: &Rope, pos: usize) -> Option<char> {
     if pos == 0 {
         return None;
@@ -146,7 +235,7 @@ fn prev_char(doc: &Rope, pos: usize) -> Option<char> {
 }
 
 /// calculate what the resulting range should be for an auto pair insertion
-fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted: usize) -> Range {
+fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, len_inserted: usize) -> Range {
     // When the character under the cursor changes due to complete pair
     // insertion, we must look backward a grapheme and then add the length
     // of the insertion to put the resulting cursor in the right place, e.g.
@@ -165,10 +254,7 @@ fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted:
 
     // inserting at the very end of the document after the last newline
     if start_range.head == doc.len_chars() && start_range.anchor == doc.len_chars() {
-        return Range::new(
-            start_range.anchor + offset + 1,
-            start_range.head + offset + 1,
-        );
+        return Range::new(start_range.anchor + 1, start_range.head + 1);
     }
 
     let doc_slice = doc.slice(..);
@@ -177,7 +263,7 @@ fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted:
     // just skip over graphemes
     if len_inserted == 0 {
         let end_anchor = if single_grapheme {
-            graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(doc_slice, start_range.anchor) + offset
+            graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(doc_slice, start_range.anchor)
 
         // even for backward inserts with multiple grapheme selections,
         // we want the anchor to stay where it is so that the relative
@@ -185,42 +271,38 @@ fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted:
         //
         // foo([) wor]d -> insert ) -> foo()[ wor]d
         } else {
-            start_range.anchor + offset
+            start_range.anchor
         };
 
         return Range::new(
             end_anchor,
-            graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(doc_slice, start_range.head) + offset,
+            graphemes::next_grapheme_boundary(doc_slice, start_range.head),
         );
     }
 
     // trivial case: only inserted a single-char opener, just move the selection
     if len_inserted == 1 {
         let end_anchor = if single_grapheme || start_range.direction() == Direction::Backward {
-            start_range.anchor + offset + 1
+            start_range.anchor + 1
         } else {
-            start_range.anchor + offset
+            start_range.anchor
         };
 
-        return Range::new(end_anchor, start_range.head + offset + 1);
+        return Range::new(end_anchor, start_range.head + 1);
     }
 
     // If the head = 0, then we must be in insert mode with a backward
     // cursor, which implies the head will just move
     let end_head = if start_range.head == 0 || start_range.direction() == Direction::Backward {
-        start_range.head + offset + 1
+        start_range.head + 1
     } else {
         // We must have a forward cursor, which means we must move to the
         // other end of the grapheme to get to where the new characters
         // are inserted, then move the head to where it should be
         let prev_bound = graphemes::prev_grapheme_boundary(doc_slice, start_range.head);
-        log::trace!(
-            "prev_bound: {}, offset: {}, len_inserted: {}",
-            prev_bound,
-            offset,
-            len_inserted
-        );
-        prev_bound + offset + len_inserted
+        log::trace!("prev_bound: {}, len_inserted: {}", prev_bound, len_inserted);
+
+        prev_bound + len_inserted
     };
 
     let end_anchor = match (start_range.len(), start_range.direction()) {
@@ -239,7 +321,7 @@ fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted:
             // if we are appending, the anchor stays where it is; only offset
             // for multiple range insertions
             } else {
-                start_range.anchor + offset
+                start_range.anchor
             }
         }
 
@@ -248,13 +330,11 @@ fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted:
                 // if we're backward, then the head is at the first char
                 // of the typed char, so we need to add the length of
                 // the closing char
-                graphemes::prev_grapheme_boundary(doc.slice(..), start_range.anchor)
-                    + len_inserted
-                    + offset
+                graphemes::prev_grapheme_boundary(doc.slice(..), start_range.anchor) + len_inserted
             } else {
                 // when we are inserting in front of a selection, we need to move
                 // the anchor over by however many characters were inserted overall
-                start_range.anchor + offset + len_inserted
+                start_range.anchor + len_inserted
             }
         }
     };
@@ -262,112 +342,76 @@ fn get_next_range(doc: &Rope, start_range: &Range, offset: usize, len_inserted:
     Range::new(end_anchor, end_head)
 }
 
-fn handle_open(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, pair: &Pair) -> Transaction {
-    let mut end_ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
-    let mut offs = 0;
+fn handle_insert_open(doc: &Rope, range: &Range, pair: &Pair) -> Option<(Change, Range)> {
+    let cursor = range.cursor(doc.slice(..));
+    let next_char = doc.get_char(cursor);
+    let len_inserted;
 
-    let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |start_range| {
-        let cursor = start_range.cursor(doc.slice(..));
-        let next_char = doc.get_char(cursor);
-        let len_inserted;
+    // Since auto pairs are currently limited to single chars, we're either
+    // inserting exactly one or two chars. When arbitrary length pairs are
+    // added, these will need to be changed.
+    let change = match next_char {
+        Some(_) if !pair.should_close(doc, range) => {
+            return None;
+        }
+        _ => {
+            // insert open & close
+            let pair_str = Tendril::from_iter([pair.open, pair.close]);
+            len_inserted = 2;
+            (cursor, cursor, Some(pair_str))
+        }
+    };
 
-        // Since auto pairs are currently limited to single chars, we're either
-        // inserting exactly one or two chars. When arbitrary length pairs are
-        // added, these will need to be changed.
-        let change = match next_char {
-            Some(_) if !pair.should_close(doc, start_range) => {
-                len_inserted = 1;
-                let mut tendril = Tendril::new();
-                tendril.push(pair.open);
-                (cursor, cursor, Some(tendril))
-            }
-            _ => {
-                // insert open & close
-                let pair_str = Tendril::from_iter([pair.open, pair.close]);
-                len_inserted = 2;
-                (cursor, cursor, Some(pair_str))
-            }
-        };
+    let next_range = get_next_range(doc, range, len_inserted);
+    let result = (change, next_range);
 
-        let next_range = get_next_range(doc, start_range, offs, len_inserted);
-        end_ranges.push(next_range);
-        offs += len_inserted;
+    log::debug!("auto pair change: {:#?}", &result);
 
-        change
-    });
-
-    let t = transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(end_ranges, selection.primary_index()));
-    log::debug!("auto pair transaction: {:#?}", t);
-    t
+    Some(result)
 }
 
-fn handle_close(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, pair: &Pair) -> Transaction {
-    let mut end_ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
-    let mut offs = 0;
+fn handle_insert_close(doc: &Rope, range: &Range, pair: &Pair) -> Option<(Change, Range)> {
+    let cursor = range.cursor(doc.slice(..));
+    let next_char = doc.get_char(cursor);
 
-    let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |start_range| {
-        let cursor = start_range.cursor(doc.slice(..));
-        let next_char = doc.get_char(cursor);
-        let mut len_inserted = 0;
+    let change = if next_char == Some(pair.close) {
+        // return transaction that moves past close
+        (cursor, cursor, None) // no-op
+    } else {
+        return None;
+    };
 
-        let change = if next_char == Some(pair.close) {
-            // return transaction that moves past close
-            (cursor, cursor, None) // no-op
-        } else {
-            len_inserted = 1;
-            let mut tendril = Tendril::new();
-            tendril.push(pair.close);
-            (cursor, cursor, Some(tendril))
-        };
+    let next_range = get_next_range(doc, range, 0);
+    let result = (change, next_range);
 
-        let next_range = get_next_range(doc, start_range, offs, len_inserted);
-        end_ranges.push(next_range);
-        offs += len_inserted;
+    log::debug!("auto pair change: {:#?}", &result);
 
-        change
-    });
-
-    let t = transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(end_ranges, selection.primary_index()));
-    log::debug!("auto pair transaction: {:#?}", t);
-    t
+    Some(result)
 }
 
 /// handle cases where open and close is the same, or in triples ("""docstring""")
-fn handle_same(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, pair: &Pair) -> Transaction {
-    let mut end_ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
+fn handle_insert_same(doc: &Rope, range: &Range, pair: &Pair) -> Option<(Change, Range)> {
+    let cursor = range.cursor(doc.slice(..));
+    let mut len_inserted = 0;
+    let next_char = doc.get_char(cursor);
 
-    let mut offs = 0;
+    let change = if next_char == Some(pair.open) {
+        // return transaction that moves past close
+        (cursor, cursor, None) // no-op
+    } else {
+        if !pair.should_close(doc, range) {
+            return None;
+        }
 
-    let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |start_range| {
-        let cursor = start_range.cursor(doc.slice(..));
-        let mut len_inserted = 0;
-        let next_char = doc.get_char(cursor);
+        let pair_str = Tendril::from_iter([pair.open, pair.close]);
+        len_inserted = 2;
+        (cursor, cursor, Some(pair_str))
+    };
 
-        let change = if next_char == Some(pair.open) {
-            //  return transaction that moves past close
-            (cursor, cursor, None) // no-op
-        } else {
-            let mut pair_str = Tendril::new();
-            pair_str.push(pair.open);
+    let next_range = get_next_range(doc, range, len_inserted);
+    let result = (change, next_range);
 
-            // for equal pairs, don't insert both open and close if either
-            // side has a non-pair char
-            if pair.should_close(doc, start_range) {
-                pair_str.push(pair.close);
-            }
+    log::debug!("auto pair change: {:#?}", &result);
 
-            len_inserted += pair_str.chars().count();
-            (cursor, cursor, Some(pair_str))
-        };
-
-        let next_range = get_next_range(doc, start_range, offs, len_inserted);
-        end_ranges.push(next_range);
-        offs += len_inserted;
-
-        change
-    });
-
-    let t = transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(end_ranges, selection.primary_index()));
-    log::debug!("auto pair transaction: {:#?}", t);
-    t
+    Some(result)
 }

helix-core/src/transaction.rs

@@ -513,6 +513,49 @@ pub fn map_pos(&self, mut pos: usize, assoc: Assoc) -> usize {
     pub fn changes_iter(&self) -> ChangeIterator {
         ChangeIterator::new(self)
     }
+
+    pub fn from_change(doc: &Rope, change: Change) -> Self {
+        Self::from_changes(doc, std::iter::once(change))
+    }
+
+    /// Generate a ChangeSet from a set of changes.
+    pub fn from_changes<I>(doc: &Rope, changes: I) -> Self
+    where
+        I: Iterator<Item = Change>,
+    {
+        let len = doc.len_chars();
+
+        let (lower, upper) = changes.size_hint();
+        let size = upper.unwrap_or(lower);
+        let mut changeset = ChangeSet::with_capacity(2 * size + 1); // rough estimate
+
+        let mut last = 0;
+        for (from, to, tendril) in changes {
+            // Verify ranges are ordered and not overlapping
+            debug_assert!(last <= from);
+            // Verify ranges are correct
+            debug_assert!(
+                from <= to,
+                "Edit end must end before it starts (should {from} <= {to})"
+            );
+
+            // Retain from last "to" to current "from"
+            changeset.retain(from - last);
+            let span = to - from;
+            match tendril {
+                Some(text) => {
+                    changeset.insert(text);
+                    changeset.delete(span);
+                }
+                None => changeset.delete(span),
+            }
+            last = to;
+        }
+
+        changeset.retain(len - last);
+
+        changeset
+    }
 }
 
 /// Transaction represents a single undoable unit of changes. Several changes can be grouped into
@@ -606,38 +649,7 @@ pub fn change<I>(doc: &Rope, changes: I) -> Self
     where
         I: Iterator<Item = Change>,
     {
-        let len = doc.len_chars();
-
-        let (lower, upper) = changes.size_hint();
-        let size = upper.unwrap_or(lower);
-        let mut changeset = ChangeSet::with_capacity(2 * size + 1); // rough estimate
-
-        let mut last = 0;
-        for (from, to, tendril) in changes {
-            // Verify ranges are ordered and not overlapping
-            debug_assert!(last <= from);
-            // Verify ranges are correct
-            debug_assert!(
-                from <= to,
-                "Edit end must end before it starts (should {from} <= {to})"
-            );
-
-            // Retain from last "to" to current "from"
-            changeset.retain(from - last);
-            let span = to - from;
-            match tendril {
-                Some(text) => {
-                    changeset.insert(text);
-                    changeset.delete(span);
-                }
-                None => changeset.delete(span),
-            }
-            last = to;
-        }
-
-        changeset.retain(len - last);
-
-        Self::from(changeset)
+        Self::from(ChangeSet::from_changes(doc, changes))
     }
 
     /// Generate a transaction from a set of potentially overlapping deletions
@@ -726,9 +738,60 @@ pub fn change_by_selection_ignore_overlapping(
         )
     }
 
+    /// Generate a transaction with a change per selection range, which
+    /// generates a new selection as well. Each range is operated upon by
+    /// the given function and can optionally produce a new range. If none
+    /// is returned by the function, that range is mapped through the change
+    /// as usual.
+    pub fn change_by_and_with_selection<F>(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, mut f: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: FnMut(&Range) -> (Change, Option<Range>),
+    {
+        let mut end_ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
+        let mut offset = 0;
+
+        let transaction = Transaction::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |start_range| {
+            let ((from, to, replacement), end_range) = f(start_range);
+            let mut change_size = to as isize - from as isize;
+
+            if let Some(ref text) = replacement {
+                change_size = text.chars().count() as isize - change_size;
+            } else {
+                change_size = -change_size;
+            }
+
+            let new_range = if let Some(end_range) = end_range {
+                end_range
+            } else {
+                let changeset = ChangeSet::from_change(doc, (from, to, replacement.clone()));
+                start_range.map(&changeset)
+            };
+
+            let offset_range = Range::new(
+                (new_range.anchor as isize + offset) as usize,
+                (new_range.head as isize + offset) as usize,
+            );
+
+            end_ranges.push(offset_range);
+            offset += change_size;
+
+            log::trace!(
+                "from: {}, to: {}, replacement: {:?}, offset: {}",
+                from,
+                to,
+                replacement,
+                offset
+            );
+
+            (from, to, replacement)
+        });
+
+        transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(end_ranges, selection.primary_index()))
+    }
+
     /// Generate a transaction with a deletion per selection range.
     /// Compared to using `change_by_selection` directly these ranges may overlap.
-    /// In that case they are merged
+    /// In that case they are merged.
     pub fn delete_by_selection<F>(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, f: F) -> Self
     where
         F: FnMut(&Range) -> Deletion,
@@ -736,6 +799,59 @@ pub fn delete_by_selection<F>(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, f: F) -> Self
         Self::delete(doc, selection.iter().map(f))
     }
 
+    /// Generate a transaction with a delete per selection range, which
+    /// generates a new selection as well. Each range is operated upon by
+    /// the given function and can optionally produce a new range. If none
+    /// is returned by the function, that range is mapped through the change
+    /// as usual.
+    ///
+    /// Compared to using `change_by_and_with_selection` directly these ranges
+    /// may overlap. In that case they are merged.
+    pub fn delete_by_and_with_selection<F>(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, mut f: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: FnMut(&Range) -> (Deletion, Option<Range>),
+    {
+        let mut end_ranges = SmallVec::with_capacity(selection.len());
+        let mut offset = 0;
+        let mut last = 0;
+
+        let transaction = Transaction::delete_by_selection(doc, selection, |start_range| {
+            let ((from, to), end_range) = f(start_range);
+
+            // must account for possibly overlapping deletes
+            let change_size = if last > from { to - last } else { to - from };
+
+            let new_range = if let Some(end_range) = end_range {
+                end_range
+            } else {
+                let changeset = ChangeSet::from_change(doc, (from, to, None));
+                start_range.map(&changeset)
+            };
+
+            let offset_range = Range::new(
+                new_range.anchor.saturating_sub(offset),
+                new_range.head.saturating_sub(offset),
+            );
+
+            log::trace!(
+                "delete from: {}, to: {}, offset: {}, new_range: {:?}, offset_range: {:?}",
+                from,
+                to,
+                offset,
+                new_range,
+                offset_range
+            );
+
+            end_ranges.push(offset_range);
+            offset += change_size;
+            last = to;
+
+            (from, to)
+        });
+
+        transaction.with_selection(Selection::new(end_ranges, selection.primary_index()))
+    }
+
     /// Insert text at each selection head.
     pub fn insert(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, text: Tendril) -> Self {
         Self::change_by_selection(doc, selection, |range| {

helix-term/src/commands.rs

@@ -3851,16 +3851,6 @@ fn exclude_cursor(text: RopeSlice, range: Range, cursor: Range) -> Range {
         }
     }
 
-    // The default insert hook: simply insert the character
-    #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_wraps)] // need to use Option<> because of the Hook signature
-    fn insert(doc: &Rope, selection: &Selection, ch: char) -> Option<Transaction> {
-        let cursors = selection.clone().cursors(doc.slice(..));
-        let mut t = Tendril::new();
-        t.push(ch);
-        let transaction = Transaction::insert(doc, &cursors, t);
-        Some(transaction)
-    }
-
     use helix_core::auto_pairs;
     use helix_view::editor::SmartTabConfig;
 
@@ -3870,15 +3860,25 @@ pub fn insert_char(cx: &mut Context, c: char) {
         let selection = doc.selection(view.id);
         let auto_pairs = doc.auto_pairs(cx.editor);
 
-        let transaction = auto_pairs
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|ap| auto_pairs::hook(text, selection, c, ap))
-            .or_else(|| insert(text, selection, c));
+        let insert_char = |range: Range, ch: char| {
+            let cursor = range.cursor(text.slice(..));
+            let t = Tendril::from_iter([ch]);
+            ((cursor, cursor, Some(t)), None)
+        };
 
-        let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
-        if let Some(t) = transaction {
-            doc.apply(&t, view.id);
-        }
+        let transaction = Transaction::change_by_and_with_selection(text, selection, |range| {
+            auto_pairs
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|ap| {
+                    auto_pairs::hook_insert(text, range, c, ap)
+                        .map(|(change, range)| (change, Some(range)))
+                        .or_else(|| Some(insert_char(*range, c)))
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| insert_char(*range, c))
+        });
+
+        let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor, &doc.id());
+        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
 
         helix_event::dispatch(PostInsertChar { c, cx });
     }
@@ -4049,82 +4049,96 @@ pub fn insert_newline(cx: &mut Context) {
         doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
     }
 
+    fn dedent(doc: &Document, range: &Range) -> Option<Deletion> {
+        let text = doc.text().slice(..);
+        let pos = range.cursor(text);
+        let line_start_pos = text.line_to_char(range.cursor_line(text));
+
+        // consider to delete by indent level if all characters before `pos` are indent units.
+        let fragment = Cow::from(text.slice(line_start_pos..pos));
+
+        if fragment.is_empty() || !fragment.chars().all(|ch| ch == ' ' || ch == '\t') {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        if text.get_char(pos.saturating_sub(1)) == Some('\t') {
+            // fast path, delete one char
+            return Some((graphemes::nth_prev_grapheme_boundary(text, pos, 1), pos));
+        }
+
+        let tab_width = doc.tab_width();
+        let indent_width = doc.indent_width();
+
+        let width: usize = fragment
+            .chars()
+            .map(|ch| {
+                if ch == '\t' {
+                    tab_width
+                } else {
+                    // it can be none if it still meet control characters other than '\t'
+                    // here just set the width to 1 (or some value better?).
+                    ch.width().unwrap_or(1)
+                }
+            })
+            .sum();
+
+        // round down to nearest unit
+        let mut drop = width % indent_width;
+
+        // if it's already at a unit, consume a whole unit
+        if drop == 0 {
+            drop = indent_width
+        };
+
+        let mut chars = fragment.chars().rev();
+        let mut start = pos;
+
+        for _ in 0..drop {
+            // delete up to `drop` spaces
+            match chars.next() {
+                Some(' ') => start -= 1,
+                _ => break,
+            }
+        }
+
+        Some((start, pos)) // delete!
+    }
+
     pub fn delete_char_backward(cx: &mut Context) {
         let count = cx.count();
         let (view, doc) = current_ref!(cx.editor);
         let text = doc.text().slice(..);
-        let tab_width = doc.tab_width();
-        let indent_width = doc.indent_width();
-        let auto_pairs = doc.auto_pairs(cx.editor);
 
-        let transaction =
-            Transaction::delete_by_selection(doc.text(), doc.selection(view.id), |range| {
+        let transaction = Transaction::delete_by_and_with_selection(
+            doc.text(),
+            doc.selection(view.id),
+            |range| {
                 let pos = range.cursor(text);
+
+                log::debug!("cursor: {}, len: {}", pos, text.len_chars());
+
                 if pos == 0 {
-                    return (pos, pos);
+                    return ((pos, pos), None);
                 }
-                let line_start_pos = text.line_to_char(range.cursor_line(text));
-                // consider to delete by indent level if all characters before `pos` are indent units.
-                let fragment = Cow::from(text.slice(line_start_pos..pos));
-                if !fragment.is_empty() && fragment.chars().all(|ch| ch == ' ' || ch == '\t') {
-                    if text.get_char(pos.saturating_sub(1)) == Some('\t') {
-                        // fast path, delete one char
-                        (graphemes::nth_prev_grapheme_boundary(text, pos, 1), pos)
-                    } else {
-                        let width: usize = fragment
-                            .chars()
-                            .map(|ch| {
-                                if ch == '\t' {
-                                    tab_width
-                                } else {
-                                    // it can be none if it still meet control characters other than '\t'
-                                    // here just set the width to 1 (or some value better?).
-                                    ch.width().unwrap_or(1)
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .sum();
-                        let mut drop = width % indent_width; // round down to nearest unit
-                        if drop == 0 {
-                            drop = indent_width
-                        }; // if it's already at a unit, consume a whole unit
-                        let mut chars = fragment.chars().rev();
-                        let mut start = pos;
-                        for _ in 0..drop {
-                            // delete up to `drop` spaces
-                            match chars.next() {
-                                Some(' ') => start -= 1,
-                                _ => break,
-                            }
-                        }
-                        (start, pos) // delete!
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    match (
-                        text.get_char(pos.saturating_sub(1)),
-                        text.get_char(pos),
-                        auto_pairs,
-                    ) {
-                        (Some(_x), Some(_y), Some(ap))
-                            if range.is_single_grapheme(text)
-                                && ap.get(_x).is_some()
-                                && ap.get(_x).unwrap().open == _x
-                                && ap.get(_x).unwrap().close == _y =>
-                        // delete both autopaired characters
-                        {
-                            (
-                                graphemes::nth_prev_grapheme_boundary(text, pos, count),
-                                graphemes::nth_next_grapheme_boundary(text, pos, count),
-                            )
-                        }
-                        _ =>
-                        // delete 1 char
-                        {
-                            (graphemes::nth_prev_grapheme_boundary(text, pos, count), pos)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-        let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
+
+                dedent(doc, range)
+                    .map(|dedent| (dedent, None))
+                    .or_else(|| {
+                        auto_pairs::hook_delete(doc.text(), range, doc.auto_pairs(cx.editor)?)
+                            .map(|(delete, new_range)| (delete, Some(new_range)))
+                    })
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                        (
+                            (graphemes::nth_prev_grapheme_boundary(text, pos, count), pos),
+                            None,
+                        )
+                    })
+            },
+        );
+
+        log::debug!("delete_char_backward transaction: {:?}", transaction);
+
+        let doc = doc_mut!(cx.editor, &doc.id());
         doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
     }
 

helix-term/tests/test/auto_pairs.rs

@@ -16,10 +16,119 @@ fn matching_pairs() -> impl Iterator<Item = &'static (char, char)> {
 async fn insert_basic() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
         test((
-            format!("#[{}|]#", LINE_END),
+            "#[\n|]#",
             format!("i{}", pair.0),
-            format!("{}#[|{}]#{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
-            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_whitespace() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+            "i ",
+            format!("{} #[| ]#{}", pair.0, pair.1),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_whitespace_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    {open}#[|{close}]#
+                    {open}#(|{open})#{close}{close}
+                    {open}{open}#(|{close}{close})#
+                    foo#(|\n)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+            "i ",
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    {open} #[| ]#{close}
+                    {open} #(|{open})#{close}{close}
+                    {open}{open} #(| {close}{close})#
+                    foo #(|\n)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn append_whitespace_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    #[|{open}]#{close}
+                    #(|{open})#{open}{close}{close}
+                    #(|{open}{open})#{close}{close}
+                    #(|foo)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+            "a ",
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    #[{open}  |]#{close}
+                    #({open} {open}|)#{close}{close}
+                    #({open}{open}  |)#{close}{close}
+                    #(foo \n|)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_whitespace_no_pair() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        // sanity check - do not insert extra whitespace unless immediately
+        // surrounded by a pair
+        test((
+            format!("{} #[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+            "i ",
+            format!("{}  #[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_whitespace_no_matching_pair() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        // sanity check - verify whitespace does not insert unless both pairs
+        // are matches, i.e. no two different openers
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.0),
+            "i ",
+            format!("{} #[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.0),
         ))
         .await?;
     }
@@ -567,3 +676,760 @@ async fn append_inside_nested_pair_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_basic() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("#[|{}]#", LINE_END),
+            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    {open}#[|{close}]#
+                    {open}#(|{close})#
+                    {open}#(|{close})#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            indoc! {"\
+                #[|\n]#
+                #(|\n)#
+                #(|\n)#
+            "},
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_whitespace() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("{} #[| ]#{}", pair.0, pair.1),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_whitespace_after_word() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("foo{} #[| ]#{}", pair.0, pair.1),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("foo{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_whitespace_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    {open} #[| ]#{close}
+                    {open} #(|{open})#{close}{close}
+                    {open}{open} #(| {close}{close})#
+                    foo #(|\n)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    {open}#[|{close}]#
+                    {open}#(|{open})#{close}{close}
+                    {open}{open}#(|{close}{close})#
+                    foo#(|\n)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_whitespace_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    #[{open} |]# {close}
+                    #({open} |)#{open}{close}{close}
+                    #({open}{open} |)# {close}{close}
+                    #(foo |)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    #[{open}{close}|]#
+                    #({open}{open}|)#{close}{close}
+                    #({open}{open}{close}|)#{close}
+                    #(foo\n|)#
+                "},
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_whitespace_no_pair() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("{}  #[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("{} #[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_whitespace_no_matching_pair() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            format!("{} #[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.0),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.0),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_configured_multi_byte_chars() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    // NOTE: these are multi-byte Unicode characters
+    let pairs = hashmap!('„' => '“', '‚' => '‘', '「' => '」');
+
+    let config = Config {
+        editor: helix_view::editor::Config {
+            auto_pairs: AutoPairConfig::Pairs(pairs.clone()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    for (open, close) in pairs.iter() {
+        test_with_config(
+            AppBuilder::new().with_config(config.clone()),
+            (
+                format!("{}#[|{}]#{}", open, close, LINE_END),
+                "i<backspace>",
+                format!("#[|{}]#", LINE_END),
+                LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+            ),
+        )
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_after_word() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            &format!("foo{}#[|{}]#", pair.0, pair.1),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            "foo#[|\n]#",
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_then_delete() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            "#[\n|]#\n",
+            format!("ofoo{}<backspace>", pair.0),
+            "\nfoo#[\n|]#\n",
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_then_delete_whitespace() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            "foo#[\n|]#",
+            format!("i{}<space><backspace><backspace>", pair.0),
+            "foo#[|\n]#",
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn insert_then_delete_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            indoc! {"\
+                through a day#[\n|]#
+                in and out of weeks#(\n|)#
+                over a year#(\n|)#
+            "},
+            format!("i{}<space><backspace><backspace>", pair.0),
+            indoc! {"\
+                through a day#[|\n]#
+                in and out of weeks#(|\n)#
+                over a year#(|\n)#
+            "},
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn append_then_delete() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            "fo#[o|]#",
+            format!("a{}<space><backspace><backspace>", pair.0),
+            "fo#[o\n|]#",
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn append_then_delete_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            indoc! {"\
+                #[through a day|]#
+                #(in and out of weeks|)#
+                #(over a year|)#
+            "},
+            format!("a{}<space><backspace><backspace>", pair.0),
+            indoc! {"\
+                #[through a day\n|]#
+                #(in and out of weeks\n|)#
+                #(over a year\n|)#
+            "},
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_before_word() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        // sanity check unclosed pair delete
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|f]#oo{}", pair.0, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("#[|f]#oo{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        // deleting the closing pair should NOT delete the whole pair
+        test((
+            format!("{}{}#[|f]#oo{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("{}#[|f]#oo{}", pair.0, LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        // deleting whole pair before word
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|{}]#foo{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("#[|f]#oo{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_before_word_selection() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        // sanity check unclosed pair delete
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|foo]#{}", pair.0, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("#[|foo]#{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        // deleting the closing pair should NOT delete the whole pair
+        test((
+            format!("{}{}#[|foo]#{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("{}#[|foo]#{}", pair.0, LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        // deleting whole pair before word
+        test((
+            format!("{}#[|{}foo]#{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("#[|foo]#{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_before_word_selection_trailing_word() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("foo{}#[|{} wor]#{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("foo#[| wor]#{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_before_eol() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "{eol}{open}#[|{close}]#{eol}",
+                eol = LINE_END,
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("{0}#[|{0}]#", LINE_END),
+            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_auto_pairs_disabled() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test_with_config(
+            AppBuilder::new().with_config(Config {
+                editor: helix_view::editor::Config {
+                    auto_pairs: AutoPairConfig::Enable(false),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                ..Default::default()
+            }),
+            (
+                format!("{}#[|{}]#{}", pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END),
+                "i<backspace>",
+                format!("#[|{}]#{}", pair.1, LINE_END),
+            ),
+        )
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_before_multi_code_point_graphemes() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!("hello {}#[|👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}", pair.1, LINE_END),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("hello #[|👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "hello {}{}#[|👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}",
+                pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("hello {}#[|👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}", pair.0, LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "hello {}#[|{}]#👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 goodbye{}",
+                pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("hello #[|👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "hello {}#[|{}👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}",
+                pair.0, pair.1, LINE_END
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!("hello #[|👨‍👩‍👧‍👦]# goodbye{}", LINE_END),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_at_end_of_document() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test(TestCase {
+            in_text: format!("{}{}{}", LINE_END, pair.0, pair.1),
+            in_selection: Selection::single(LINE_END.len() + 1, LINE_END.len() + 2),
+            in_keys: String::from("i<backspace>"),
+            out_text: String::from(LINE_END),
+            out_selection: Selection::single(LINE_END.len(), LINE_END.len()),
+            line_feed_handling: LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+        test(TestCase {
+            in_text: format!("foo{}{}{}", LINE_END, pair.0, pair.1),
+            in_selection: Selection::single(LINE_END.len() + 4, LINE_END.len() + 5),
+            in_keys: String::from("i<backspace>"),
+            out_text: format!("foo{}", LINE_END),
+            out_selection: Selection::single(3 + LINE_END.len(), 3 + LINE_END.len()),
+            line_feed_handling: LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        })
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_nested_open_inside_pair() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in differing_pairs() {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "{open}{open}#[|{close}]#{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            format!(
+                "{open}#[|{close}]#{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_nested_open_inside_pair_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for outer_pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        for inner_pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+            if inner_pair.0 == outer_pair.0 {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            test((
+                format!(
+                    "{outer_open}{inner_open}#[|{inner_close}]#{outer_close}{eol}{outer_open}{inner_open}#(|{inner_close})#{outer_close}{eol}{outer_open}{inner_open}#(|{inner_close})#{outer_close}{eol}",
+                    outer_open = outer_pair.0,
+                    outer_close = outer_pair.1,
+                    inner_open = inner_pair.0,
+                    inner_close = inner_pair.1,
+                    eol = LINE_END
+                ),
+                "i<backspace>",
+                format!(
+                    "{outer_open}#[|{outer_close}]#{eol}{outer_open}#(|{outer_close})#{eol}{outer_open}#(|{outer_close})#{eol}",
+                    outer_open = outer_pair.0,
+                    outer_close = outer_pair.1,
+                    eol = LINE_END
+                ),
+            ))
+            .await?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_basic() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "#[{eol}{open}|]#{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!("#[{eol}{eol}|]#", eol = LINE_END),
+            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_multi_range() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "#[ {open}|]#{close}{eol}#( {open}|)#{close}{eol}#( {open}|)#{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!("#[ {eol}|]##( {eol}|)##( {eol}|)#", eol = LINE_END),
+            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_end_of_word() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "fo#[o{open}|]#{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!("fo#[o{}|]#", LINE_END),
+            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_mixed_dedent() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    bar = {}#[|{}]#
+                        #(|\n)#
+                    foo#(|\n)#
+                "},
+                pair.0, pair.1,
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            indoc! {"\
+                bar = #[|\n]#
+                #(|\n)#
+                fo#(|\n)#
+            "},
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    bar = {}#[|{}woop]#
+                        #(|word)#
+                    fo#(|o)#
+                "},
+                pair.0, pair.1,
+            ),
+            "i<backspace>",
+            indoc! {"\
+                bar = #[|woop]#
+                #(|word)#
+                f#(|o)#
+            "},
+        ))
+        .await?;
+
+        // delete from the right with append
+        test((
+            format!(
+                indoc! {"\
+                    bar = #[|woop{}]#{}
+                    #(|    )#word
+                    #(|fo)#o
+                "},
+                pair.0, pair.1,
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            indoc! {"\
+                bar = #[woop\n|]#
+                #(w|)#ord
+                #(fo|)#
+            "},
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_end_of_word_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "fo#[o{open}|]#{close}{eol}fo#(o{open}|)#{close}{eol}fo#(o{open}|)#{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!("fo#[o{eol}|]#fo#(o{eol}|)#fo#(o{eol}|)#", eol = LINE_END),
+            LineFeedHandling::AsIs,
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_inside_nested_pair() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "f#[oo{open}{open}|]#{close}{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!(
+                "f#[oo{open}{close}|]#{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_middle_of_word() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        test((
+            format!(
+                "f#[oo{open}{open}|]#{close}{close}{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+            "a<backspace>",
+            format!(
+                "f#[oo{open}{close}|]#{eol}",
+                open = pair.0,
+                close = pair.1,
+                eol = LINE_END
+            ),
+        ))
+        .await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn delete_append_inside_nested_pair_multi() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    for outer_pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+        for inner_pair in DEFAULT_PAIRS {
+            if inner_pair.0 == outer_pair.0 {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            test((
+                format!(
+                    "f#[oo{outer_open}{inner_open}|]#{inner_close}{outer_close}{eol}f#(oo{outer_open}{inner_open}|)#{inner_close}{outer_close}{eol}f#(oo{outer_open}{inner_open}|)#{inner_close}{outer_close}{eol}",
+                    outer_open = outer_pair.0,
+                    outer_close = outer_pair.1,
+                    inner_open = inner_pair.0,
+                    inner_close = inner_pair.1,
+                    eol = LINE_END
+                ),
+                "a<backspace>",
+                format!(
+                    "f#[oo{outer_open}{outer_close}|]#{eol}f#(oo{outer_open}{outer_close}|)#{eol}f#(oo{outer_open}{outer_close}|)#{eol}",
+                    outer_open = outer_pair.0,
+                    outer_close = outer_pair.1,
+                    eol = LINE_END
+                ),
+            ))
+            .await?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}