Add Range:length and Range:sub

lua/u/range.lua

@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ function Range:contains(x)
   return false
 end
 
---- TODO: test
 --- @param other u.Range
 --- @return u.Range|nil, u.Range|nil
 function Range:difference(other)
@@ -337,6 +336,64 @@ function Range:difference(other)
   return left, right
 end
 
+function Range:length()
+  if self:is_empty() then return 0 end
+
+  local line_positions =
+    vim.fn.getregionpos(self.start:as_real():as_vim(), self.stop:as_real():as_vim(), { type = 'v' })
+
+  local len = 0
+  for linenr, line in ipairs(line_positions) do
+    if linenr > 1 then len = len + 1 end -- each newline is counted as a char
+    local line_start_col = line[1][3]
+    local line_stop_col = line[2][3]
+    local line_len = line_stop_col - line_start_col + 1
+    len = len + line_len
+  end
+  return len
+end
+
+--- @param i number 1-based
+--- @param j? number 1-based
+function Range:sub(i, j)
+  local line_positions =
+    vim.fn.getregionpos(self.start:as_real():as_vim(), self.stop:as_real():as_vim(), { type = 'v' })
+
+  --- @param idx number 1-based
+  --- @return u.Pos|nil
+  local function get_pos(idx)
+    if idx < 0 then return get_pos(self:length() + idx + 1) end
+
+    -- find the position of the first line that contains the i-th character:
+    local curr_len = 0
+    for linenr, line in ipairs(line_positions) do
+      if linenr > 1 then curr_len = curr_len + 1 end -- each newline is counted as a char
+      local line_start_col = line[1][3]
+      local line_stop_col = line[2][3]
+      local line_len = line_stop_col - line_start_col + 1
+
+      if curr_len + line_len >= idx then
+        return Pos.new(self.start.bufnr, line[1][2], line_start_col + (idx - curr_len) - 1)
+      end
+      curr_len = curr_len + line_len
+    end
+  end
+
+  local start = get_pos(i)
+  if not start then
+    -- start is inalid, so return an empty range:
+    return Range.new(self.start, nil, self.mode)
+  end
+
+  local stop
+  if j then stop = get_pos(j) end
+  if not stop then
+    -- stop is inalid, so return an empty range:
+    return Range.new(start, nil, self.mode)
+  end
+  return Range.new(start, stop, 'v')
+end
+
 --- @return string[]
 function Range:lines()
   if self:is_empty() then return {} end
@@ -346,10 +403,6 @@ end
 --- @return string
 function Range:text() return vim.fn.join(self:lines(), '\n') end
 
---- @param i number 1-based
---- @param j? number 1-based
-function Range:sub(i, j) return self:text():sub(i, j) end
-
 --- @param l number
 --- @return { line: string; idx0: { start: number; stop: number; }; lnum: number; range: fun():u.Range; text: fun():string }|nil
 function Range:line(l)