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+# Count characters, words, lines, and paragraphs in selection.
+# Author: Francois Tonneau
+
+# VARIABLES
+
+declare-option -hidden int wordcount_non_space_chars 0
+declare-option -hidden int wordcount_all_chars       0
+
+declare-option -hidden int wordcount_words           0
+
+declare-option -hidden int wordcount_non_empty_lines 0
+declare-option -hidden int wordcount_all_lines       0
+
+declare-option -hidden int wordcount_paragraphs      0
+
+# PUBLIC COMMANDS
+
+define-command \
+-docstring 'Count characters - words - lines - paragraphs' \
+wordcount-count %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        if expr "$kak_selections_length" : '.* .*' >/dev/null; then
+            printf %s\\n 'fail multiple selections not allowed'
+            exit
+        fi
+        printf %s\\n wordcount-proceed
+    }
+}
+
+alias global woc wordcount-count
+
+# IMPLEMENTATION
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-proceed %{
+    wordcount-grow-lines
+    wordcount-count-chars
+    wordcount-count-words
+    wordcount-count-lines
+    wordcount-count-pars
+    wordcount-summarize
+}
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-grow-lines %{
+    execute-keys <a-x>
+}
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-count-chars %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        bulk=$(printf %s "$kak_selection" \
+            | tr -d '\n' \
+            | wc -m \
+        )
+        nonspace=$(printf %s "$kak_selection" \
+            | tr -d '\n' \
+            | sed 's/[[:space:]]/ /g' \
+            | tr -d ' ' \
+            | wc -m \
+        )
+        printf %s\\n "set-option window wordcount_all_chars $bulk"
+        printf %s\\n "set-option window wordcount_non_space_chars $nonspace"
+    }
+}
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-count-words %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        words=$( printf %s "$kak_selection" \
+            | wc -w \
+        )
+        printf %s\\n "set-option window wordcount_words $words"
+    }
+}
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-count-lines %{
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        all=$( printf %s "$kak_selection" \
+            | wc -l \
+        )
+        nonempty=$( printf %s "$kak_selection" \
+            | sed -n /^$/!p \
+            | wc -l \
+        )
+        printf %s\\n "set-option window wordcount_all_lines $all"
+        printf %s\\n "set-option window wordcount_non_empty_lines $nonempty"
+    }
+}
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-count-pars %{
+    #
+    # Unless it is empty, consider the selection to be 1 paragraph by default.
+    # Then count paragraph separations (\n\n [^\n]).
+    try %{
+        execute-keys -draft <a-k> [^\n] <ret>
+        set-option window wordcount_paragraphs 1
+    } \
+    catch %{
+        set-option window wordcount_paragraphs 0
+    }
+    evaluate-commands -draft %{
+        try %{
+            execute-keys s \n\n [^\n] <ret>
+            evaluate-commands -itersel %{
+                set -add window wordcount_paragraphs 1
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+define-command \
+-hidden \
+wordcount-summarize %{
+    info -title 'Word Count' \
+"                          Words: %opt(wordcount_words)
+    Characters, including space: %opt(wordcount_all_chars)
+    Characters, excluding space: %opt(wordcount_non_space_chars)
+                    Total lines: %opt(wordcount_all_lines)
+                Non-empty lines: %opt(wordcount_non_empty_lines)
+                     Paragraphs: %opt(wordcount_paragraphs)"
+}
+