Ctrl+A in normal mode in .feature files detects and aligns an ascii table

Author: jferris

vim/after/ftplugin/cucumber.vim

@@ -13,4 +13,26 @@ Snippet visit When I visit <{}>
 " Factory steps
 Snippet exist Given a <{factory}> exists with a <{attribute}> of "<{}>"
 
+function! AlignAsciiTable()
+  let startline = line(".")
+  while match(getline(startline), "|") != -1
+    let startline = startline - 1
+  endwhile
+  let startline = startline + 1
+
+  let endline = startline
+  while match(getline(endline), "|") != -1
+    let endline = endline + 1
+  endwhile
+  let endline = endline - 1
+
+  if startline >= endline
+    return
+  endif
+
+  exec startline . "," . endline . "!align_ascii_table"
+endfunction
+
+nmap <buffer> <C-A> :call AlignAsciiTable()<CR>
+
 vmap <buffer> <C-A> !align_ascii_table<CR>