pepper

Experimental code editor

development thread

https://twitter.com/ahvamolessa/status/1276978064166182913

todo

• ~~undo/redo~~
  • ~~store/apply edit diffs~~
  • ~~compress history when adding edits~~
  • ~~fix cursor position on multiple cursors~~
• ~~modes~~
  • ~~basic implementation~~
  • ~~key chords actions~~
• ~~selection~~
  • ~~swap position and anchor~~
  • ~~selection merging~~
• ~~multiple cursors~~
  • ~~merge cursors~~
• ~~long lines~~
• ~~search~~
  • ~~highlight search matches~~
  • ~~navigate between search matches~~
• ~~operations~~
  • ~~delete~~
  • ~~copy~~
  • ~~paste~~
• ~~client/server model~~
  • ~~dumb client sends events and receives display bytes~~
  • ~~track client that last sent event (focused)~~
  • ~~show status messages on focused client~~
• ~~custom bindings~~
  • ~~custom bindings expand to builtin bindings~~
  • ~~custom bindings take precedence~~
  • ~~define custom bindings in config file~~
• ~~script (command) mode~~
  • ~~execute script line and preserve context~~
  • ~~builtin bindings~~
• ~~syntax highlighting~~
  • ~~simple pattern matching~~
  • ~~define language syntaxes~~
  • ~~calculate highlight ranges when code changes~~
  • ~~recalculate only changed portions of buffer~~
  • ~~show whitespace with correct colors~~
• ~~utf8~~
• ~~file operations~~
  • ~~edit (command to open/create file?)~~
  • ~~save~~
  • ~~reuse buffer if already open~~
  • ~~remove all buffer views when closing a buffer~~
• ~~external commands~~
  • ~~spawn commands (processes) that execute on the server~~
• ~~cli~~
  • ~~custom session name~~
  • ~~config path~~
  • ~~send keys to server~~
  • ~~open files~~
• ~~autocomplete~~
  • ~~select/entries ui~~
  • ~~selection movements~~
  • ~~clear/change entries~~
  • ~~completion suggestion as typing word~~
  • ~~accept completion~~
  • ~~word database~~
• ~~text objects~~
  • ~~inner word~~
  • ~~outer word~~
  • ~~inner balanced braces~~
  • ~~outer balanced braces~~
• status bar
  • ~~buffer name~~
  • ~~buffer position~~
  • buffered keys
• scripting
  • ~~integrate lua to use as command interface~~
  • ~~config file is lua script~~
  • ~~builtin bindings~~
  • full api exposed
• code navigation
  • ~~go to line (new mode)~~
  • ~~word forward/backward~~
  • ~~home/end/first-column~~
  • ~~half-page down/up~~
  • ~~find char~~
  • ~~center main cursor, main cursor at top, main cursor at bottom (zz, zk, zj)~~
  • ~~go to matching bracket (gm)~~
  • ~~select all text in buffer~~
  • ~~limit selections to search ranges (or cursor = search ranges if empty) (?)~~
  • remember column when moving between lines
  • cursor history navigation
• selections
  • ~~select current word and search~~
  • ~~add cursor on 'next search result' (*)~~
  • ~~skip one and add cursor on 'next next search result'~~
  • ~~remove selections (set anchor to position)~~
  • ~~swap anchor and position~~
  • ~~select cursor lines~~
  • ~~keep only main cursor~~
  • ~~add cursor to each selection line~~
  • cursor movement kind AnchorThenPosition (??)
• editing
  • ~~edit new line bellow/above (o and O)~~
  • ~~keep current identation~~
  • delete identation
• macros (??)
  • repeat last insert (.)
  • record/play custom macros
• language server protocol
• debug adapter protocol