A Zinit-Zsh annex that allows to install plugins without specifying the GitHub user name. It works as follows:
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On the installation of a plugin without any slashes (/) in its name the annex will query the GitHub API searching for */{the-name}, sorting on stars.
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It first requires at least 10 forks on the candidates, then 2, then 0.
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After finding the best result it sets it as the full remote-id of the plugin, storing the ID on disk for later automatic use.
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For security, for such GH-API request to be made a newly added (by this annex) ice:
ghapiis required to be given. -
Otherwise only the static database of mappings of short-plugin nicknames to the full scoped IDs will be searched. It contains many mappings, like, e.g.: vi-reg → zsh-vi-more/evil-registers, and also the usual basic unscopings of some of the popular plugins out there, like, e.g.: zsh-syntax-highlighting → zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting and more.
- An example installation via 2 nicknames (env and vi-reg) and by one unscoped (i.e.: not using any GitHub username) ID that's being dynamically resolved by a request to GitHub API:
- An example call to the zinit scope … subcommand that is added by this annex. It allows to translate the unscoped IDs and the short-static nicknames into the full username/repository plugin ID.
Besides the GitHub-API querying, there's also a fixed, curated list of mappings of short names to the full GitHub IDs. The list currently consists of:
| Short (Nick-) Name | GitHub ID / scoped ID |
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| null | zdharma/null |
| z-a-as-monitor | zinit-zsh/z-a-as-monitor |
| as-monitor | zinit-zsh/z-a-as-monitor |
| monitor | zinit-zsh/z-a-as-monitor |
| z-a-patch-dl | zinit-zsh/z-a-patch-dl |
| patch-dl | zinit-zsh/z-a-patch-dl |
| z-a-submods | zinit-zsh/z-a-submods |
| submods | zinit-zsh/z-a-submods |
| z-a-rust | zinit-zsh/z-a-rust |
| rust | zinit-zsh/z-a-rust |
| z-a-bin-gem-node | zinit-zsh/z-a-bin-gem-node |
| bin-gem-node | zinit-zsh/z-a-bin-gem-node |
| bgn | zinit-zsh/z-a-bin-gem-node |
| zinit-console | zinit-zsh/zinit-console |
| console | zinit-zsh/zinit-console |
| consolette | zinit-zsh/zinit-console |
| archive | PZTM::archive |
| arch | PZTM::archive |
| directory | PZTM::directory |
| dir | PZTM::directory |
| environment | PZTM::environment |
| env | PZTM::environment |
| utility | PZTM::utility |
| util | PZTM::utility |
| fast-syntax-highlighting | zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting |
| f-sy-h | zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting |
| fsh | zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting |
| history-search-multi-word | zdharma/history-search-multi-word |
| hsmw | zdharma/history-search-multi-word |
| zui | zdharma/zui |
| ZUI | zdharma/zui |
| zconvey | zdharma/zconvey |
| zconv | zdharma/zconvey |
| zbrowse | zdharma/zbrowse |
| zzcomplete | zdharma/zzcomplete |
| zzcomp | zdharma/zzcomplete |
| zzcom | zdharma/zzcomplete |
| zsh-autosuggestions | zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions |
| autosuggestions | zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions |
| autosug | zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions |
| asug | zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions |
| z-asug | zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions |
| zsh-syntax-highlighting | zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting |
| z-sy-h | zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting |
| zsh-autocomplete | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| autocomplete | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| autocomp | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| aucom | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| acom | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| z-aucom | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| z-acom | marlonrichert/zsh-autocomplete |
| zsh-autopair | hlissner/zsh-autopair |
| autopair | hlissner/zsh-autopair |
| aupair | hlissner/zsh-autopair |
| aupa | hlissner/zsh-autopair |
| z-aupa | hlissner/zsh-autopair |
| evil-registers | zsh-vi-more/evil-registers |
| evil-reg | zsh-vi-more/evil-registers |
| vi-reg | zsh-vi-more/evil-registers |
| vireg | zsh-vi-more/evil-registers |
| vi-motions | zsh-vi-more/vi-motions |
| evil-mot | zsh-vi-more/vi-motions |
| vi-mot | zsh-vi-more/vi-motions |
| vimot | zsh-vi-more/vi-motions |
| vi-increment | zsh-vi-more/vi-increment |
| evil-inc | zsh-vi-more/vi-increment |
| vi-inc | zsh-vi-more/vi-increment |
| viinc | zsh-vi-more/vi-increment |
| vi-quote | zsh-vi-more/vi-quote |
| evil-qte | zsh-vi-more/vi-quote |
| vi-qte | zsh-vi-more/vi-quote |
| viqte | zsh-vi-more/vi-quote |
| directory-marks | zsh-vi-more/directory-marks |
| evil-dir-marks | zsh-vi-more/directory-marks |
| vi-dir-marks | zsh-vi-more/directory-marks |
| vi-dirma | zsh-vi-more/directory-marks |
| vidirma | zsh-vi-more/directory-marks |
| fd | sharkdp/fd |
| shark-fd | sharkdp/fd |
| bat | sharkdp/bat |
| shark-bat | sharkdp/bat |
| exa | ogham/exa |
| zsh-completions | zsh-users/zsh-completions |
| completions | zsh-users/zsh-completions |
| comps | zsh-users/zsh-completions |
You can let me know if you would like a name to be added to the list.
Simply load as a regular plugin, i.e.:
zinit light-mode for zinit-zsh/z-a-unscopeIt should be done possibly early in the zshrc, as otherwise the preceding
zinit calls will not have the unscoped IDs resolved.