Karabiner-elements: [Question] - Is there a easier and more readable way to write complex modifications?

[AlexVKO]

hey Guys, thanks for the awesome contribution.

Is there a easier and more readable way to write complex modifiers?

This json file is becoming huuuuge, and it's very easy to have a file with 2000+ lines...

[thomasjachmann]

Since I use a lot of custom modifier keys for the whole keyboard, mine's quite long as well. In #832, I asked about wildcards. Maybe you could upvote that ticket somehow if this would solve your problem as well. If enough users care about it, this might become a feature request worth handling.

[AlexVKO]

hey @thomasjachmann I managed it by doing a transpiler with ruby DSL... I will make it more friendly on my weekends and open the source soon.

it follows some examples

@description = "Application Mode"

@manipulators = []

@manipulators << when_press('left_control').activate_mode!('application_mode')

{
  h: 'Google Chrome',
  j: 'Sublime Text',
  k: 'Slack',
  l: 'iTerm'
}.each do |key, application_name|
  @manipulators << when_press(key).open_application!(application_name)
                                   .if_mode('application_mode', is: true)
end

@description = "Home Arrows Mode"

@manipulators = []

@manipulators << when_press('d').activate_mode!('home_arrows_mode')

{
   h: 'left_arrow' ,
   j: 'down_arrow' ,
   k: 'up_arrow'   ,
   l: 'right_arrow'
}.each do |key, to|
  @manipulators << when_press(key).trigger!(to)
                                   .if_mode('home_arrows_mode', is: true)

  @manipulators << when_press(key, 'left_command').trigger!(to, 'left_command')
                                                   .if_mode('home_arrows_mode', is: true)
end

[
{'0': ['a', 'left_control']},
{'4': ['e', 'left_control']}
].each do |from, to|
  @manipulators << when_press(from, 'fn').trigger!(to)
                                         .trigger!('vk_none')
                                         .if_mode('vi_mode', is: true)
                                         .if_mode('vi_visual_mode', is: false)

end

[thomasjachmann]

@AlexVKO Great, let me know when it is published.

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