Mastodon Client for Neovim

mastodon.nvim is Mastodon Client for Neovim.

Demo

• Loading bookmarks

• Adding bookmark

• Reloading statuses

• Replying to status

• Switching account

Requirements

• Neovim >= 0.8
• Neovim plugin
  • nvim-lua/plenary.nvim
  • rcarriga/nvim-notify
  • kkharji/sqlite.lua

Installation

using packer.nvim

If you are using packer.nvim, you can install this plugin as below:

use {
  "kode-team/mastodon.nvim",
  requires = {
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
    "kkharji/sqlite.lua",
  },
  config = function()
    require("mastodon").setup()
  end
}

using lazy.nvim

If you are using lazy.nvim, you can install this plugin as below:

{
  "kode-team/mastodon.nvim",
  dependencies = {
    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
    "rcarriga/nvim-notify",
    "kkharji/sqlite.lua",
  },
  config = function()
    require("mastodon").setup()
  end
}

(thanks to @kimusan)

Usage

(Important) Adding mastodon account

Before using this plugin, you need to add your mastodon account using MastodonAddAccount command. With this command, you can switch to the account using MastodonSelectAccount

For the detail, follow the guide below:

(Click me)

1. Go to /settings/applications, and Click New Application button

2. Fill in the form freely and Check proper permissions as below

3. After creating new application, Copy the ACCESS TOKEN

4. Go back to the neovim, and Enter :MastodonAddAccount

5. Enter your mastodon instance's url

6. Enter your access token

7. After adding account, make sure that your mastodon account is available. Switch to your account using :MastodonSelectAccount command, and Watch your home timeline using :MastodonLoadHomeTimeline command. That's all!

Loading Timeline

With MastodonLoadHomeTimeline command, you can see your account's home timeline.

Switching to another account

If you want to switch to another account, you can use MastodonSelectAccount command.

Keymap

Buffer-wide / System-wide keymap

Buffer-wide or system-wide keymap starts with ,m

For buffer-wide keymap, you can call those keymap within only Mastodon Buffer:

• ,mr - Refreshes current Mastodon Buffer

For system-wide keymap, you can call those keymap in anywhere:

• ,mw - alias for MastodonTootMessage command
• ,ms - alias for MastodonSelectAccount command
• ,mh - alias for MastodonLoadHomeTimeline command
• ,mf - alias for MastodonLoadFavourites command
• ,mb - alias for MastodonLoadBookmarks command

Status-wide keymap

Status-wide keymap starts with ,t

Within Mastodon Buffer, each line has metadata which includes status's id and url. Through those status-wide keymap, the keymap takes status's id from current line's metadata, and fetches status, and enable you take action:

• ,tr - Enables you to reply current status
• ,tb - Enables you to add current status to bookmarks
• ,tf - Enables you to add current status to favourites
• ,tB - Enables you to boost current status
• ,tv - Enables you to see current status's raw data

Configuration

require("mastodon").setup({
  keymaps = {
    ["buffer-wide-keymaps"] = {
      ["reload-statuses"] = ",mr",
      ["scroll-to-top"] = ",mk",
      ["scroll-to-bottom"] = ",mj",

      ["reply"] = ",tr",
      ["bookmark"] = ",tb",
      ["favourite"] = ",tf",
      ["boost"] = ",tB",
      ["print"] = ",tv",
    },
    ["system-wide-keymaps"] = {
      ["home-timeline"] = ",mh",
      ["bookmarks"] = ",mb",
      ["favourites"] = ",mf",
      ["mentions"] = ",mR",

      ["post-message"] = ",mw",
      ["select-account"] = ",ms",
    },
  }
})

Explanation for developers

Project Structure

.
├── Makefile
├── README.md
├── lua
│   ├── mastodon
│   │   ├── actions.lua
│   │   ├── api_client.lua
│   │   ├── commands.lua
│   │   ├── db_client.lua
│   │   ├── parser.lua
│   │   ├── renderer.lua
│   │   └── utils.lua
│   └── mastodon.lua

Testing

Just run commands as below:

$ make