Support for BufExplorer windows (issue #12)

Author: xolox

README.md

@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ This variable isn't really an option but if you want to avoid loading the `sessi
 
 ## Compatibility with other plug-ins
 
-Vim's [:mksession][mksession] command isn't fully compatible with plug-ins that create buffers with generated content and because of this `session.vim` includes specific workarounds for such plug-ins:
+Vim's [:mksession][mksession] command isn't really compatible with plug-ins that create buffers with generated content and because of this `session.vim` includes specific workarounds for such plug-ins:
 
- * [NERD tree](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1658) and [Project](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=69) windows are supported;
+ * [BufExplorer](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=42), [Project](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=69) and [NERD tree](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1658) windows are supported;
  * When [shell.vim](http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/) is installed Vim's full-screen state is persisted;
  * The [netrw](http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pi_netrw.html#netrw-start) and [taglist.vim](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273) plug-ins support sessions out of the box.
 

autoload/xolox/session.vim

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 " Vim script
 " Author: Peter Odding
-" Last Change: December 11, 2011
+" Last Change: January 15, 2012
 " URL: http://peterodding.com/code/vim/session/
 
-let g:xolox#session#version = '1.4.25'
+let g:xolox#session#version = '1.5'
 
 " Public API for session persistence. {{{1
 
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ function! s:state_filter(line)
     " Silence "E95: Buffer with this name already exists" when restoring
     " mirrored NERDTree windows.
     return '" ' . a:line
+  elseif a:line =~ '^file .\{-}\[BufExplorer\]$'
+    return '" ' . a:line
   else
     return a:line
   endif
@@ -168,6 +170,9 @@ function! s:check_special_window(session)
       let command = 'NERDTreeMirror'
       let argument = ''
     endif
+  elseif expand('%:t') == '[BufExplorer]'
+    let command = 'BufExplorer'
+    let argument = ''
   elseif exists('g:proj_running') && g:proj_running == bufnr('%')
     let command = 'Project'
     let argument = expand('%:p')
@@ -325,7 +330,9 @@ function! s:serialize_buffer_state(bufnr)
   return a:bufnr . ':' . bufname
 endfunction
 
-function! s:prompt(msg, var) " {{{2
+" Commands that enable users to manage multiple sessions. {{{1
+
+function! s:prompt(msg, var)
   let value = eval(a:var)
   if value == 'yes' || (type(value) != type('') && value)
     return 1
@@ -337,8 +344,6 @@ function! s:prompt(msg, var) " {{{2
   endif
 endfunction
 
-" Commands that enable users to manage multiple sessions. {{{1
-
 function! xolox#session#open_cmd(name, bang) abort " {{{2
   let name = s:select_name(s:unescape(a:name), 'restore')
   if name != ''

doc/session.txt

@@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ script:
                                      *session-compatibility-with-other-plug-ins*
 Compatibility with other plug-ins ~
 
-Vim's |:mksession| command isn't fully compatible with plug-ins that create
+Vim's |:mksession| command isn't really compatible with plug-ins that create
 buffers with generated content and because of this 'session.vim' includes
 specific workarounds for such plug-ins:
 
- - NERD tree [6] and Project [7] windows are supported;
+ - BufExplorer [6], Project [7] and NERD tree [8] windows are supported;
 
- - When shell.vim [8] is installed Vim's full-screen state is persisted;
+ - When shell.vim [9] is installed Vim's full-screen state is persisted;
 
- - The netrw (see |netrw-start|) and taglist.vim [9] plug-ins support sessions
+ - The netrw (see |netrw-start|) and taglist.vim [10] plug-ins support sessions
    out of the box.
 
 If your favorite plug-in doesn't work with 'session.vim' drop me a mail and
@@ -316,13 +316,13 @@ Contact ~
 If you have questions, bug reports, suggestions, etc. the author can be
 contacted at peter@peterodding.com. The latest version is available at
 http://peterodding.com/code/vim/session/ and http://github.com/xolox/vim-session.
-If you like the script please vote for it on Vim Online [10].
+If you like the script please vote for it on Vim Online [11].
 
 ===============================================================================
                                                                *session-license*
 License ~
 
-This software is licensed under the MIT license [11]. Copyright 2011 Peter
+This software is licensed under the MIT license [12]. Copyright 2011 Peter
 Odding <peter@peterodding.com>.
 
 ===============================================================================
@@ -434,11 +434,12 @@ References ~
 [3] http://peterodding.com/code/vim/session/#sample_session_script
 [4] http://peterodding.com/code/vim/downloads/session.zip
 [5] http://peterodding.com/code/vim/reload/
-[6] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1658
+[6] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=42
 [7] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=69
-[8] http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/
-[9] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273
-[10] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3150
-[11] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
+[8] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1658
+[9] http://peterodding.com/code/vim/shell/
+[10] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273
+[11] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3150
+[12] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
 
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