Evaluate Tabular Editing Plugins

[taylor-peterson]

Done when:

1. You've looked for other options
2. You've tried out:
   • https://github.com/chrisbra/csv.vim
   • https://github.com/godlygeek/tabular
   • https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align
3. You've made a choice and added one to init.vim
4. You've read the documentation
5. You have a good sense of how to integrate it into your workflow

[taylor-peterson]

For my first pass, I was just looking for alignment (e.g. align everything on an equals sign). For that, the following didn't make the cut:

• https://gist.github.com/tpope/287147 - for ruby testing framework
• https://github.com/godlygeek/tabular - lacks first-class support for text objects, not maintained
• https://github.com/vim-scripts/Align - not particularly user-friendly, not maintained

I also found a few plugins that are better suited for editing actual tables than aligning code:

• https://github.com/dhruvasagar/vim-table-mode
• https://github.com/chrisbra/csv.vim

So for now, I'll be giving the below a go:

• https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align - good docs, first-class support for text objects, maintained, very easy to use

This issue will remain open until I investigate the table-editing plugins or decide I don't need them.

[taylor-peterson]

vim-table-mode and csv.vim target different use cases - creating tables and manipulating csv files respectively. Both seem well-suited for their intended purpose. Since I currently don't have any need for table creation/editing, I won't be looking into vim-table-mode further. csv.vim looks to be a good addition though.