vim-code_block_markers

Go from

int my_new_function

to:

int my_new_function()
{

}

with a single key-mapping with this plugin. The key-mapping will also position the cursor inside the function body.

Inserting and moving past code block markers are (trivial) tasks done all the time by software developers: This plugin can reduce the tedium. This Vim editor plugin defines key mappings for C, C++, C#, CMakeLists.txt, Microsoft .bat, shell script and Vim script files.

<Ctrl>k	Insert block start and end markers. Cursor is moved to the middle of the new block.
jj	An insert mode mapping that continues insertion beyond the end of the current block.
<Ctrl>j	If the current line has an unmatched '(' then a ')' is inserted followed by block start and end markers. If there was no '(' then '()' (an empty function argument list) is inserted followed by block start and end markers.

A better alternative?

Programmers commonly use indentation to make code blocks easy to see. Indentation alone is sufficient to define code blocks; extra block begin/end keywords/characters are then redundant. Python does not use code block markers, just indentation. To write Vim script without end statements see: add_vim_script_end_statements.

Setup

Vundle can be used to install and update this plugin.