Better handling of nested quotes. Closes #134.

autoload/delimitMate.vim

@@ -111,6 +111,22 @@ function! delimitMate#IsEmptyPair(str) "{{{
 	return 0
 endfunction "}}}
 
+function! delimitMate#RightQ(char) "{{{
+	let i = 0
+	while delimitMate#GetCharFromCursor(i) ==# a:char
+		let i += 1
+	endwhile
+	return i
+endfunction "}}}
+
+function! delimitMate#LeftQ(char) "{{{
+	let i = 0
+	while delimitMate#GetCharFromCursor(i - 1) ==# a:char
+		let i -= 1
+	endwhile
+	return i * -1
+endfunction "}}}
+
 function! delimitMate#GetCharFromCursor(...) "{{{
 	let idx = col('.') - 1
 	if !a:0 || (a:0 && a:1 >= 0)
@@ -334,10 +350,17 @@ function! delimitMate#QuoteDelim(char) "{{{
 	endif
 	let char_at = delimitMate#GetCharFromCursor(0)
 	let char_before = delimitMate#GetCharFromCursor(-1)
-	if char_at == a:char &&
+	let nesting_on = index(s:g('nesting_quotes'), a:char) > -1
-				\ index(s:g('nesting_quotes'), a:char) < 0
+	let left_q = nesting_on ? delimitMate#LeftQ(a:char) : 0
-		" Get out of the string.
+	if nesting_on && left_q > 1
-		return "\<Right>"
+		" Nesting quotes.
+		let right_q =  delimitMate#RightQ(a:char)
+		let quotes = right_q > left_q + 1 ? 0 : left_q - right_q + 2
+		let lefts = quotes - 1
+		return repeat(a:char, quotes) . repeat("\<Left>", lefts)
+	elseif char_at == a:char
+		" Inside an empty pair, jump out
+		return a:char . "\<Del>"
 	elseif delimitMate#IsSmartQuote(a:char)
 		" Seems like a smart quote, insert a single char.
 		return a:char

doc/delimitMate.txt

@@ -182,8 +182,10 @@ e.g.: >
 Values: A list of quotes.                                                    ~
 Default: []                                                                  ~
 
-Quotes listed here will not be able to jump out of the empty pair, thus
+When adding a third quote listed in this option is inserted, three quotes will
-allowing the autoclosed quotes to be nested.
+be inserted to the right of the cursor and the cursor will stay in the middle.
+If more quotes are inserted the number of quotes on both sides of the cursor
+will stay balanced.
 e.g.: >
         let delimitMate_nesting_quotes = ['"','`']
         au FileType python let b:delimitMate_nesting_quotes = ['"']
@@ -714,6 +716,7 @@ This script was inspired by the auto-completion of delimiters on TextMate.
                          - Add delimitMate_eol_marker.
                          - Reduce the number of mappings.
                          - Stop using setline().
+                         - Better handling of nested quotes.
 |---------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
     2.6     2011-01-14 * - Add smart_matchpairs feature.
                          - Add mapping to jump over contiguous delimiters.

test/autoclose_quotes.txt

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ let g:delimitMate_autoclose = 1
 # Handle backspace gracefully.
 set backspace=
 "'\<Esc>a\<BS>x" "'x'"
+set backspace=2
 set cpo=ces$
 "'x" "'x'"
 # Make sure smart quote works beyond first column.
@@ -40,3 +41,10 @@ set cpo=ces$
 "}\<Home>'" "''}"
 "'\<Del>abc  '" "'abc  '"
 "''abc '" "''abc ''"
+# Nesting quotes:
+let g:delimitMate_nesting_quotes = split(g:delimitMate_quotes, '\s\+')
+"'''x" "'''x'''"
+"''''x" "''''x''''"
+"''x" "''x"
+"'x" "'x'"
+unlet g:delimitMate_nesting_quotes