simple-pairs.nvim

A minimal, fast, and extensible Neovim plugin for automatic insertion and management of paired characters (brackets, quotes, etc.) in insert mode. Written in Lua.

Features

• Automatically inserts closing pairs when typing opening characters.
• Skips insertion inside Treesitter nodes (by default commend and string)
• Smart handling of quotes and backticks.
• Jump over closing pairs if already present.
• Deletes both sides of an empty pair with backspace.
• Inserts new lines inside empty pairs with proper indentation.
• Easily configurable and extensible.

Installation

Use your favorite plugin manager. Example with lazy.nvim:

{
  "Marfien/simple-pairs.nvim",
  event = "InsertEnter",
  config = function()
    require("simple-pairs-nvim").setup()
  end
}

Configuration

You can override the default configuration in your setup:

require("simple-pairs-nvim").setup({
  ignored = {
    ts_nodes = { "string", "comment" }, -- Treesitter nodes to ignore
    filetypes = { },
  },
  pairs = {
    ["("] = ")",
    ["["] = "]",
    ["{"] = "}",
    ['"'] = '"',
    ["'"] = "'",
    ["`"] = "`",
  },
})

How it works

• Uses Treesitter to avoid inserting pairs inside strings and comments.
• Handles opening and closing pairs, quotes, backspace, and enter.
• Keymaps are set in insert mode for all configured pairs.

License

MIT