-- http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2014-04/msg00590.html
local function utf8_sub(s, i, j)
   i = i or 1
   j = j or -1

   if i < 1 or j < 1 then
      local n = utf8.len(s)
      if not n then return nil end
      if i < 0 then i = n + 1 + i end
      if j < 0 then j = n + 1 + j end
      if i < 0 then i = 1 elseif i > n then i = n end
      if j < 0 then j = 1 elseif j > n then j = n end
   end

   if j < i then return "" end

   i = utf8.offset(s, i)
   j = utf8.offset(s, j + 1)

   if i and j then
      return s:sub(i, j - 1)
   elseif i then
      return s:sub(i)
   else
      return ""
   end
end

local function first_character(s)
   return utf8_sub(s, 1, 1)
end

local function last_character(s)
   return utf8_sub(s, -1, -1)
end

local function select_character(key, env)
   local engine = env.engine
   local context = engine.context
   local commit_text = context:get_commit_text()
   local config = engine.schema.config
   local first_key = config:get_string('key_binder/select_first_character') or 'bracketleft'
   local last_key = config:get_string('key_binder/select_last_character') or 'bracketright'

   if (key:repr() == first_key and commit_text ~= "") then
      engine:commit_text(first_character(commit_text))
      context:clear()

      return 1 -- kAccepted
   end

   if (key:repr() == last_key and commit_text ~= "") then
      engine:commit_text(last_character(commit_text))
      context:clear()

      return 1 -- kAccepted
   end

   return 2 -- kNoop
end

return select_character