vim-modeless-window

Modeless window by other vim.

Only gvim supported.

Demo

Installing

For vim-plug, or

Plug 'wordijp/vim-modeless-window'

How to use

• 1: run python server from command prompt.

> python tools/modeless_server.py

• 2: call ModelessWindow command

• 3: call modeless_window#send(txt) " txt: array(string)

For example, if you want to use thinca/vim-quickrun in Rust, use this hook.

setup .vimrc

" .vimrc

let g:quickrun_config = {
\  'rust-run-modeless': {
\    'command' : 'cargo',
\    'cmdopt': 'run',
\    'args': '--quiet',
\    'exec' : '%c %o %a',
\    'outputter': 'buffer',
\    'outputter/buffer/close_on_empty': 1,
\  },
\ }

let s:hook = {
\ 'name': 'modeless',
\ 'kind': 'hook',
\ 'output_data': '',
\ }

function! s:hook.on_output(data, session)
  let self.output_data .= a:session.data
  let a:session.data = '' " empty output
endfunction

function! s:hook.on_exit(session, context)
  let l:txt = split(self.output_data, '\r\n\|\n')
  call modeless_window#send(l:txt)

  echohl MoreMsg
  echomsg 'output: to modeless'
  echohl NONE
endfunction

call quickrun#module#register(s:hook, 1)
unlet s:hook

and run

:QuickRun rust-run-modeless

Dependencies

• Shougo/vimproc

License

MIT