Console

A console plugin for the Lite XL text editor

This version of the plugin is adapted from the console plugin for the lite editor.

Install

Navigate to the data/plugins folder and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/lite-xl/console

Alternatively the init.lua file can be renamed console.lua and dropped in the data/plugins folder.

Basic Usage

A basic command can be ran in the console by using the console:run command (ctrl+shift+.). The default console view at the bottom of the screen can be toggled with ctrl+.; additional console views can be opened with the console:open-console command.

Build Systems

Following is an example of how you can set up a build system for a project. This code should be put in the project module (accessed by running the core:open-project-module command):

local core = require "core"
local command = require "core.command"
local keymap = require "core.keymap"
local console = require "plugins.console"

command.add(nil, {
  ["project:build-project"] = function()
    core.log "Building..."
    console.run {
      command = "./build.sh",
      file_pattern = "(.*):(%d+):(%d+): (.*)$",
      cwd = ".",
      on_complete = function(retcode) core.log("Build complete with return code "..retcode) end,
    }
  end
})

keymap.add { ["ctrl+b"] = "project:build-project" }

The console.run function can be also invoked with an additional option named file_prefix. If specified the prefix will be added to the file names reported in the console to help resolve them within the project. It can be useful when the build happens in a subdirectory of the project.

License

This project is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.