[Question] Use markers instead of line numbers about emgithub HOT 1 OPEN

The scene you describe is interesting. But sorry I can't find an elegant way to do it after googling either.

I believe there should be roughly two ways to implement the feature:

• on the script side: specifing the contents of the start line and end line, instead of the line numbers. Say using the regex: start=fun myFun\(\) \{\n, end= stuff here\n\}.
• on the code side: changing the original code by adding some special tokens in comments. For example,

// emgithub: start-next-line
fun myFun() { // or, emgithub: start-this-line
 stuff here
 stuff here
} // or, emgithub: end-this-line
// emgithub: end-last-line

Personally I prefer the second way. The first way may encounter some problems, say if there are multiple lines with the same contents. The second way is more precise in locating code, although we have to pollute the original code.

However both of them are somewhat dirty and may not be implemented in the main repo. You can try forking the repo and implement it to fit your specific needs.

Anyway I'll mark this as help-wanted. In case someone come up with an elegant way, we can do it in the main repo.

from emgithub.