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+# http://leiningen.org/grench.html
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+def grench -docstring 'eval selection with Grench/Leiningen' %{ %sh{
+
+  if ! grench eval ''; then
+    echo "echo 'auto launching headless Leiningen REPL'"
+    ( lein repl :headless ) > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null &
+    while ! grench eval '' > /dev/null 2>&1; do continue; done
+  fi
+  }
+  info -anchor "%val(cursor_line).%val(cursor_column)" %sh{ grench eval "$kak_selection" }
+}
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=clojure %{
+  map buffer normal <ret> :grench<ret>
+}