add mapping to move single or multiple lines

autoload/utils.vim

@@ -85,3 +85,48 @@ function! utils#ToggleCursorCol() abort
     echo 'cursorcolumn: ON'
   endif
 endfunction
+
+function! utils#SwitchLine(src_line_idx, direction) abort
+  if a:direction ==# 'up'
+    if a:src_line_idx == 1
+        return
+    endif
+    move-2
+  elseif a:direction ==# 'down'
+    if a:src_line_idx == line('$')
+        return
+    endif
+    move+1
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function! utils#MoveSelection(direction) abort
+  " only do this if previous mode is visual line mode. Once we press some keys in
+  " visual line mode, we will leave this mode. So the output of `mode()` will be
+  " `n` instead of `V`. We can use `visualmode()` instead to check the previous
+  " mode, see also https://stackoverflow.com/a/61486601/6064933
+  if visualmode() !=# 'V'
+    return
+  endif
+
+  let l:start_line = line("'<")
+  let l:end_line = line("'>")
+  let l:num_line = l:end_line - l:start_line + 1
+
+  if a:direction ==# 'up'
+    if l:start_line == 1
+      " we can also directly use `normal gv`, see https://stackoverflow.com/q/9724123/6064933
+      normal gv
+      return
+    endif
+    silent execute printf('%s,%smove-2', l:start_line, l:end_line)
+    normal gv
+  elseif a:direction ==# 'down'
+    if l:end_line == line('$')
+      normal gv
+      return
+    endif
+    silent execute printf('%s,%smove+%s', l:start_line, l:end_line, l:num_line)
+    normal gv
+  endif
+endfunction

mappings.vim

@@ -167,4 +167,12 @@ nnoremap <silent> <leader>y :%y<CR>
 
 " Toggle cursor column
 nnoremap <silent> <leader>cl :call utils#ToggleCursorCol()<CR>
+
+" Move current line up and down
+nnoremap <silent> <A-k> <Cmd>call utils#SwitchLine(line('.'), 'up')<CR>
+nnoremap <silent> <A-j> <Cmd>call utils#SwitchLine(line('.'), 'down')<CR>
+
+" Move current visual-line selection up and down
+xnoremap <silent> <A-k> :<C-U>call utils#MoveSelection('up')<CR>
+xnoremap <silent> <A-j> :<C-U>call utils#MoveSelection('down')<CR>
 "}