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+ardour { ["type"] = "Snippet", name = "Editor Selection" }
+
+function factory () return function ()
+	-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ArdourUI:Selection
+	-- the Ardour Selection can include multiple items
+	-- (regions, tracks, ranges, markers, automation, midi-notes etc)
+	local sel = Editor:get_selection ()
+
+	--
+	-- At the point of writing the following data items are available
+	--
+	
+	-- Range selection, total span of all ranges (0, 0 if no time range is selected)
+	if sel.time:start () < sel.time:end_frame () then
+		print ("Total Range:", sel.time:start (), sel.time:end_frame ())
+	end
+
+	-- Range selection, individual ranges.
+	for ar in sel.time:iter () do
+		-- each of the items is a
+		-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ARDOUR:AudioRange
+		print ("Range:", ar.id, ar.start, ar._end)
+	end
+
+	-- Track/Bus Selection
+	-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ArdourUI:TrackSelection
+	for r in sel.tracks:routelist ():iter () do
+		-- each of the items is a
+		-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ARDOUR:Route
+		print ("Route:", r:name ())
+	end
+
+	-- Region selection
+	-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ArdourUI:RegionSelection
+	for r in sel.regions:regionlist ():iter () do
+		-- each of the items is a
+		-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ARDOUR:Region
+		print ("Region:", r:name ())
+	end
+
+	-- Markers
+	-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ArdourUI:MarkerSelection
+	-- Note: Marker selection is not cleared and currently (Ardour-4.7) points
+	--       to the most recently selected marker.
+	for m in sel.markers:iter () do
+		-- each of the items is a
+		-- http://manual.ardour.org/lua-scripting/class_reference/#ARDOURUI::ArdourMarker
+		print ("Marker:", m:name (), m:position(), m:_type())
+	end
+
+	----------------------------------------------------------
+	-- The total time extents of all selected regions and ranges
+	local ok, ext = Editor:get_selection_extents (0, 0)
+	if ok then
+		print ("Selection Extents:", ext[1], ext[2])
+	else
+		print ("No region or range is selected")
+	end
+
+end end