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Insert Emacs org blocks with completion (via company mode).

When enabled, the character “<” triggers company completion of org blocks.

Use your preferred way to add company-org-block to company-backends.

company-org-block is available on MELPA.

1. Install via M-x package-install.
2. Require, set edit style, and add company backend:

(require 'company-org-block)
(setq company-org-block-edit-style 'auto) ;; 'auto, 'prompt, or 'inline
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook
          (lambda ()
            (add-to-list (make-local-variable 'company-backends)
                         'company-org-block)))

Alternatively, can also install via use-package with something like:

(use-package company-org-block
  :ensure t
  :custom
  (company-org-block-edit-style 'auto) ;; 'auto, 'prompt, or 'inline
  :hook ((org-mode . (lambda ()
                       (setq-local company-backends '(company-org-block))
                       (company-mode +1)))))

You can configure what happens immediately after inserting a block, you have the option to configure the style via company-org-block-edit-style.

Automatically edit, no prompt. May seem excessive at first, but I’ve become heavily reliant on this style. Give it some time.

Note: This is the default. No need to set company-org-block-edit-style to ‘auto.

Ask me (via yes-or-no-p) after insertion.

(setq company-org-block-edit-style 'prompt)

Prefer no editing after insertion? Set to ‘inline.

(setq company-org-block-edit-style 'inline)

company-org-block draws completion candidates from org-babel-load-languages. The more languages added, the more completions you’ll see.

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