I'm writing code like this:
if (!p){
return 0; <-- cursor is on this line
}
And I want to start appending immediately after the code block, like this:
if (!p){
return 0;
}
<-- cursor is on this line, in Insert mode
Is there a command for this? Usually I use jo to go down a line and then append a new line, or ]}o if there's more than one line of code inside the brackets, but both of these solutions feel kind of verbose.
I made a plugin called ninja-feet.vim that, among other things, defines operators z[ and z] for entering Insert mode before and after a text object, respectively. Like other operators, they take a {motion}.
For your use case, you could use the ip text object: z]ip.
This operator is not repeatable with .; it will simply repeat the insertion at the cursor position.
a} is a characterwise motion. The operators will work like i / a for characterwise, and o / O for linewise. You could use z]Va} to force a} to be linewise.
z]ip is one more character than the sequence the OP has already dismissed as being too verbose! Upvoted anyway because your plugin looks nifty.
z]ip is one action whereas ]}o is two.
}i, which is "go to the end of the paragraph" and "enter insert mode". But in general, I would do]}oas you mention, because in the midst of coding I often don't mind the (one) extra keystroke if I spend 0 seconds thinking about it.