# kana/vim-textobj-user

Vim plugin: Create your own text objects

Repository: https://github.com/kana/vim-textobj-user
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vim-textobj-user
Homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2100
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Topics: vim, vim-plugins, vim-textobj-user
Last push: 2020-02-21T09:29:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6007, "days_push": 2385, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1471, forks 48 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.286486+00:00)

## What it is
A Vim plugin that provides a declarative framework for creating custom text objects. It hides the pitfalls of text object implementation, letting users define objects via regex patterns or functions.

## Use cases
- define custom vim text objects
- create text object for dates or times in vim
- make a text object for LaTeX \left( \right) pairs
- define filetype-specific text objects in vim
- select custom delimited regions in vim

## When to choose
- you want to write your own Vim text objects without handling low-level details
- you need regex-based or function-based custom motions
- you're building a Vim text object plugin

## When to avoid
- you just want pre-made text objects (this plugin provides none itself)
- you use Neovim and prefer Lua-native approaches
- you need an actively developed project with a license file

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, plugin-system
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vim, text-objects, viml, declarative-mappings

## Member repositories
- kana/vim-textobj-user (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.286486+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:46.515105+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kana/vim-textobj-user (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.286486+00:00, sha 2df7c45e978f)
  - homepage: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2100 (fetched 2026-08-29T11:42:36.311299+00:00, sha 83786aaf72bd)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/docs.php (fetched 2026-08-29T11:42:36.322292+00:00, sha 438015e9e2e2)
  - site_page: http://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T11:42:36.324000+00:00, sha fbe78bde9535)
  - site_page: https://www.vim.org/about.php (fetched 2026-08-29T11:42:36.320368+00:00, sha 1bd2c1907ce5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.