[TxMt] Better ways to add large number of really small snippets?

[Kenneth McDonald]

Ah, my heart is pounding...I hadn't stumbled across TextMate::UI yet 
(actually, haven't really looked
at programming textmate yet), so it's time to start!

Many thanks,
Ken

Alex Ross wrote:
>> One thing I use snippets for is as a simple, convenient memory aid; 
>> for example, I currently have (most) of the Ruby standard exception 
>> types as snippets with the tab trigger "exception". So I type in 
>> "exception", tab, and get to choose which of the exceptions I really 
>> want to use.
>>
>> However, defining and maintaining (in case changes are wanted) such a 
>> large number of small snippets is sorta annoying when going through 
>> the Bundle Editor. Is there a way to have multiple snippets in one 
>> file, including the various settings such as tab trigger, keyboard 
>> shortcut, etc.?
>
> A better way to do this sort of thing is to write a command.  
> Something like this:
>
>
> #!/usr/bin/env ruby -wKU
> require "#{ENV['TM_SUPPORT_PATH']}/lib/ui"
> exceptions = [
>   'Exception',
>   'AnotherException'
> ]
> index = TextMate::UI.menu(exceptions)
> STDOUT.write("${0:#{exceptions[index]}}")
>
>
> Try creating a textmate command with these contents, set 'Input: 
> None', 'Output: Insert as Snippet' and of course set Activation to 
> 'Tab Trigger: exception'.
>
> The command is attached as well.
>
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