Problem

I am really enjoying @jr0cket's contribution of Clojure support in #154. It is almost like being in Spacemacs!

Two things that I really miss are:

1. The concept of entering a lisp state. If you are not familiar with lisp state in Spacemacs, what happens is, after SPC k (which translates to , k under Clojure mode for VSpaceCode), the cursor becomes a pink block. While in lisp state, you issue structural editing commands without entering the SPC k prefix.
2. Supporting repeat counts for structural editing commands. This is exactly like entering a number before a vim command, for example 10 d d to delete 10 lines. For structural editing, this would be , k 3 s to slurp three times. Or if already in lisp state, 3 s to slurp three times.

And a third thing that I kinda miss is:

3. some structural editing key bindings (maybe yank and some portions of delete).

Solution

I'd like to explore implementing items 1 and 2 above, but am unsure where to start.
Item 3 is, I think, technically simpler and can be explored after 1 and 2.

I am happy to explore implementing this feature and, if technically viable, submitting a PR, but would need some hints as to how to approach items 1 and 2.

Alternatives

None considered at this time.

Additional context

• @jr0cket's Clojure major mode #153 Clojure keybindings for the Calva extension #154.
• Spacemacs docs on lisp state.