add basename register

2 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/plugin/basename.lua b/plugin/basename.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81cc971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/basename.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Implementation of the basename register.
+--
+-- The basename register is like the filename register ("%), but instead of
+-- returning the whole filename, it will return just the basename.
+--
+-- This register is assigned to the character '$'
+
+local userreg = require("vim.userreg")
+local api = vim.api
+
+local handler = {}
+
+function handler.do_yank(self, content)
+  return
+end
+
+function handler.do_put()
+  return vim.fn.expand('%:t')
+end
+
+userreg.register_handler('$', handler)
diff --git a/plugin/fileregister.lua b/plugin/fileregister.lua
index a2b5621..856149a 100644
--- a/plugin/fileregister.lua
+++ b/plugin/fileregister.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 -- requires 'json-lua'
 
 local userreg = require("vim.userreg")
-local json = require('JSON')
 local api = vim.api
 
 local handler = {}
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ end
 
 -- Stores the yanked text into the fileregister as JSON.
 function handler.do_yank(self, content)
+  local json = require('JSON')
   local file = self.get_file_name();
   string = json:encode(content)
 
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ end
 -- Reads the text from the file register and returns it.
 function handler.do_put(self)
   local file = self.get_file_name();
+  local json = require('JSON')
 
   file = io.open(file, "r")