A way to insert text with (insert mode) keymapping

[tmke8]

For markdown files, I like to have a keybinding where when I type `p it's expanded to ```python (similarly, `r to ```rust and so on).

Currently, I do this with

[keys.insert]
"`" = { p = ["normal_mode", ":pipe echo '```python'", "collapse_selection", "insert_mode"] }

This does work, but it seems a bit convoluted.

As far as I know there is currently no other way. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)

I would imagine a solution like this:

[keys.insert]
"`" = { p = ":insert_text ```python" }

EDIT:
The current work-around is

[keys.insert]
"`" = { p = [":insert-output echo -n '```python'"] }

[the-mikedavis]

You could simplify that keymap with :insert-output/:append-output #2589

It's probably best to solve this with #1383 in the long run.

[tmke8]

Ah, I was using release 22.05 so I didn't have those commands. Sorry!

[tmke8]

On closer inspection, those commands are also based on calling shell commands. So, it's basically the same issue with them.

[sudormrfbin]

I would say snippet support (#1178) is the best way to solve this since you want some text to expand to an arbitrary longer text.