Is there any way to break the formatter's context/translator state?

[user202729]

For example, if R is mapped to {#right} (or {#right}{}{^}, *UPD is mapped to {*<} (or {:retro_case:upper_first_word}) and WORD is mapped to word. Then when I stroke

WORD/R/WORD/*UPD

I expect Plover to output

<word> + {#right} + <word> + {#backspace} *4 + <WORD>

Currently the last stroke deletes all the 8 characters (possibly more) and turn all those to uppercase.

What can I do so it doesn't happen?

I just developed a simple plugin that calls clear_translator_state, (edit: clear_translator_state has some bad side effects) but is there an existing way? ({^ ^}{#backspace} doesn't count)

[antistic]

clear_translator_state has some bad side effects

What kind of side effects?

{^ ^}{#backspace} doesn't count

I'll second this. It's not ideal because of the common issue of some programs skipping keys, or because it actually produces output (not ideal for programs that do something on space key).

[user202729]

It has been too long, I think "it doesn't work if used in the middle of a translation." or something like that.

See also openstenoproject/plover_plugins_registry#19 (someone else used that approach and pushed a package)