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Sublime Text 2 plugin: Ruby Extract Variable

A lightweight plugin that creates a variable from the highlighted text and inserts it on the line above, and replaces your expression with the variable name

Shortcut Keys

Windows / OSX / Linux:

• ALT+V - Extract Variable

How to perform the Extract Variable refactoring in a Ruby file.

1. Select the expression you wish to put into a method and hit the Shortcut Key (Alt+V)
2. Type the name of the new variable

Installation

You have two options, the easier of which is to install this package through Package Control.

####Package Control

1. Ensure Package Control is installed and Sublime Text 2 has been restarted.
2. Open the Command Palette (Command+Shift+P on OS X, Control+Shift+P on Linux/Windows).
3. Select "Package Control: Install Package"
4. Select Ruby Extract Variable when the list appears.

Congratulations! The package is now installed on your system.

Git

$ git clone git://github.com/shadowradiance/ruby-extract-variable.git RubyExtractVariable

Further instructions below.

Windows XP, 7 and 8

Execute the commands below one by one in your Command prompt.

$ cd "%APPDATA%\Sublime Text 2\Packages"
$ git clone git://github.com/shadowradiance/ruby-extract-variable.git "RubyExtractVariable"

Linux

Execute the commands below one by one in your terminal.

$ cd ~/.config/sublime-text-2/Packages/
$ git clone git://github.com/shadowradiance/ruby-extract-variable.git RubyExtractVariable

Limitations

The plugin does not support multiple selections. If you select more than one block, only the first one will be used.

Special Thanks

This plugin is heavily inspired by:

• https://github.com/patcorwin/ExtractAsVariable
• https://github.com/pashamur/ruby-extract-method
• https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-sublime-text-2-plugin--net-22685