Add settings to replace text as it's being sent

[BlankEclair]

The Problem

• I want to use a shruggie (¯\_(ツ)_/¯) at the end of my sentences, but I have to copy-paste it to do so.
• Whenever I want to send ">///<", it becomes a blockquote of "///<".

The Solution

For a generic solution, have something that replaces text that you send, so that I could use something like "<shrug>" in place of pasting it in, and nheko will replace it with a "¯\_(ツ)_/¯" when sending the message. Likewise, I could write a filter for "^(>/+<)" and have it be replaced by "<span>\1</span>" to workaround the automatic quoting.

Ideally this should have (optional) regex support, so that I can have more complex replacements (such as the >///< example).

Alternatives

• For ¯\_(ツ)_/¯:

  • Use /shrug (but it prepends the shruggie at the start of the message, not appending it to the end)

• For >///<:

  • Disable markdown by default (not a solution since I do want it ~80% of the time)
  • Use /plain (cumbersome)
  • Escape it manually (cumbersome, Deluxe Edition)

Additional context

The IRC client I use, Konversation, supports incoming and/or outcoming text replaces:

Though at the moment, I'm only interested in outbound text replacing.

Happens in the latest version

• Yes, this feature is still missing.