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"""A Sublime Text package that creates a new file from the current selection."""

import sublime, sublime_plugin
import os.path
from os.path import basename

def cap(s, l):
    return s if len(s)<=l else s[0:l]

class NewFromSelection(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):

    def run(self, edit):
        view = self.view

        # Generate the output file name from the file name currently in clipboard
        fileName, fileExtension = os.path.splitext(view.file_name())
        # output_filename.insert(1, " snippet")
        output_filename = sublime.get_clipboard()
        output_filename = cap(output_filename,250)
        output_filename = output_filename + fileExtension

        # Concatenate the current selections into a single string.
        selected_text = ""
        for region in view.sel():
          selected_text = selected_text + view.substr(region)

        # Create the new file.
        output_view = view.window().new_file()
        output_view.set_name("".join(output_filename))
        output_view.insert(edit, 0, selected_text)

    def is_enabled(self):
        return not self.view.sel()[0].empty()

    def description(self):
        return "Creates a new file from the current selection."