Editor handles backspace-to-beginning-of-word

spec/atom/editor-spec.coffee

@@ -1472,6 +1472,29 @@ describe "Editor", ->
           editor.trigger keydownEvent('backspace')
           expect(editor.buffer.lineForRow(0)).toBe 'var qsort = function () {'
 
+    describe "backspace-to-beginning-of-word", ->
+      it "deletes all text between the cursor and the beginning of the word", ->
+        editor.setCursorBufferPosition([1, 24])
+        editor.addCursorAtBufferPosition([2, 5])
+        [cursor1, cursor2] = editor.getCursors()
+
+        editor.trigger 'backspace-to-beginning-of-word'
+        expect(buffer.lineForRow(1)).toBe '  var sort = function(ems) {'
+        expect(buffer.lineForRow(2)).toBe '    f (items.length <= 1) return items;'
+        expect(cursor1.getBufferPosition()).toEqual [1, 22]
+        expect(cursor2.getBufferPosition()).toEqual [2, 4]
+
+        editor.trigger 'backspace-to-beginning-of-word'
+        expect(buffer.lineForRow(1)).toBe '  var sort = functionems) f (items.length <= 1) return items;'
+        expect(cursor1.getBufferPosition()).toEqual [1, 21]
+        expect(cursor2.getBufferPosition()).toEqual [1, 26]
+
+      describe "when text is selected", ->
+        it "deletes only selected text", ->
+          editor.setSelectionBufferRange([[1, 24], [1, 27]])
+          editor.trigger 'backspace-to-beginning-of-word'
+          expect(buffer.lineForRow(1)).toBe '  var sort = function(it) {'
+
     describe "when delete is pressed", ->
       describe "when the cursor is on the middle of a line", ->
         it "deletes the character following the cursor", ->

src/atom/composite-selection.coffee

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class CompositeSeleciton
   backspace: ->
     @modifySelectedText (selection) -> selection.backspace()
 
+  backspaceToBeginningOfWord: ->
+    @modifySelectedText (selection) -> selection.backspaceToBeginningOfWord()
+
   delete: ->
     @modifySelectedText (selection) -> selection.delete()
 

src/atom/editor.coffee

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class Editor extends View
     @on 'select-down', => @selectDown()
     @on 'newline', => @insertText("\n")
     @on 'backspace', => @backspace()
+    @on 'backspace-to-beginning-of-word', => @backspaceToBeginningOfWord()
     @on 'delete', => @delete()
     @on 'cut', => @cutSelection()
     @on 'copy', => @copySelection()
@@ -403,6 +404,9 @@ class Editor extends View
   selectToEndOfWord: -> @compositeSelection.selectToEndOfWord()
   selectToScreenPosition: (position) -> @compositeSelection.selectToScreenPosition(position)
   clearSelections: -> @compositeSelection.clearSelections()
+  backspace: -> @compositeSelection.backspace()
+  backspaceToBeginningOfWord: -> @compositeSelection.backspaceToBeginningOfWord()
+  delete: -> @compositeSelection.delete()
 
   setText: (text) -> @buffer.setText(text)
   getText: -> @buffer.getText()
@@ -424,11 +428,6 @@ class Editor extends View
 
   foldSelection: -> @getSelection().fold()
 
-  backspace: ->
-    @compositeSelection.backspace()
-
-  delete: ->
-    @compositeSelection.delete()
 
   undo: ->
     @buffer.undo()

src/atom/selection.coffee

@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class Selection extends View
     @selectLeft() if @isEmpty()
     @deleteSelectedText()
 
+  backspaceToBeginningOfWord: ->
+    @selectToBeginningOfWord() if @isEmpty()
+    @deleteSelectedText()
+
   delete: ->
     @selectRight() if @isEmpty()
     @deleteSelectedText()