Macros

book/src/keymap.md

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 | `Alt-c`     | Change selection (delete and enter insert mode, without yanking) | `change_selection_noyank` |
 | `Ctrl-a`    | Increment object (number) under cursor                           | `increment`               |
 | `Ctrl-x`    | Decrement object (number) under cursor                           | `decrement`               |
+| `q`         | Start/stop macro recording to the selected register              | `record_macro`            |
+| `Q`         | Play back a recorded macro from the selected register            | `play_macro`              |
 
 #### Shell
 

helix-term/src/commands.rs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub struct Context<'a> {
 impl<'a> Context<'a> {
     /// Push a new component onto the compositor.
     pub fn push_layer(&mut self, component: Box<dyn Component>) {
-        self.callback = Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor| {
+        self.callback = Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor, _| {
             compositor.push(component)
         }));
     }
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ impl MappableCommand {
         rename_symbol, "Rename symbol",
         increment, "Increment",
         decrement, "Decrement",
+        record_macro, "Record macro",
+        play_macro, "Play macro",
     );
 }
 
@@ -3437,7 +3439,7 @@ fn apply_workspace_edit(
 
 fn last_picker(cx: &mut Context) {
     // TODO: last picker does not seem to work well with buffer_picker
-    cx.callback = Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor| {
+    cx.callback = Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor, _| {
         if let Some(picker) = compositor.last_picker.take() {
             compositor.push(picker);
         }
@@ -5860,3 +5862,56 @@ fn increment_impl(cx: &mut Context, amount: i64) {
         doc.append_changes_to_history(view.id);
     }
 }
+
+fn record_macro(cx: &mut Context) {
+    if let Some((reg, mut keys)) = cx.editor.macro_recording.take() {
+        // Remove the keypress which ends the recording
+        keys.pop();
+        let s = keys
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|key| format!("{}", key))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(" ");
+        cx.editor.registers.get_mut(reg).write(vec![s]);
+        cx.editor
+            .set_status(format!("Recorded to register {}", reg));
+    } else {
+        let reg = cx.register.take().unwrap_or('@');
+        cx.editor.macro_recording = Some((reg, Vec::new()));
+        cx.editor
+            .set_status(format!("Recording to register {}", reg));
+    }
+}
+
+fn play_macro(cx: &mut Context) {
+    let reg = cx.register.unwrap_or('@');
+    let keys = match cx
+        .editor
+        .registers
+        .get(reg)
+        .and_then(|reg| reg.read().get(0))
+        .context("Register empty")
+        .and_then(|s| {
+            s.split_whitespace()
+                .map(str::parse::<KeyEvent>)
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
+                .context("Failed to parse macro")
+        }) {
+        Ok(keys) => keys,
+        Err(e) => {
+            cx.editor.set_error(format!("{}", e));
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    let count = cx.count();
+
+    cx.callback = Some(Box::new(
+        move |compositor: &mut Compositor, cx: &mut compositor::Context| {
+            for _ in 0..count {
+                for &key in keys.iter() {
+                    compositor.handle_event(crossterm::event::Event::Key(key.into()), cx);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    ));
+}

helix-term/src/compositor.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use helix_view::graphics::{CursorKind, Rect};
 use crossterm::event::Event;
 use tui::buffer::Buffer as Surface;
 
-pub type Callback = Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut Compositor)>;
+pub type Callback = Box<dyn FnOnce(&mut Compositor, &mut Context)>;
 
 // --> EventResult should have a callback that takes a context with methods like .popup(),
 // .prompt() etc. That way we can abstract it from the renderer.
@@ -130,12 +130,17 @@ impl Compositor {
     }
 
     pub fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Event, cx: &mut Context) -> bool {
+        // If it is a key event and a macro is being recorded, push the key event to the recording.
+        if let (Event::Key(key), Some((_, keys))) = (event, &mut cx.editor.macro_recording) {
+            keys.push(key.into());
+        }
+
         // propagate events through the layers until we either find a layer that consumes it or we
         // run out of layers (event bubbling)
         for layer in self.layers.iter_mut().rev() {
             match layer.handle_event(event, cx) {
                 EventResult::Consumed(Some(callback)) => {
-                    callback(self);
+                    callback(self, cx);
                     return true;
                 }
                 EventResult::Consumed(None) => return true,

helix-term/src/keymap.rs

@@ -593,6 +593,9 @@ impl Default for Keymaps {
             // paste_all
             "P" => paste_before,
 
+            "q" => record_macro,
+            "Q" => play_macro,
+
             ">" => indent,
             "<" => unindent,
             "=" => format_selections,

helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs

@@ -1100,13 +1100,31 @@ impl Component for EditorView {
                     disp.push_str(&s);
                 }
             }
+            let style = cx.editor.theme.get("ui.text");
+            let macro_width = if cx.editor.macro_recording.is_some() {
+                3
+            } else {
+                0
+            };
             surface.set_string(
-                area.x + area.width.saturating_sub(key_width),
+                area.x + area.width.saturating_sub(key_width + macro_width),
                 area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(1),
                 disp.get(disp.len().saturating_sub(key_width as usize)..)
                     .unwrap_or(&disp),
-                cx.editor.theme.get("ui.text"),
+                style,
             );
+            if let Some((reg, _)) = cx.editor.macro_recording {
+                let disp = format!("[{}]", reg);
+                let style = style
+                    .fg(helix_view::graphics::Color::Yellow)
+                    .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
+                surface.set_string(
+                    area.x + area.width.saturating_sub(3),
+                    area.y + area.height.saturating_sub(1),
+                    &disp,
+                    style,
+                );
+            }
         }
 
         if let Some(completion) = self.completion.as_mut() {

helix-term/src/ui/menu.rs

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl<T: Item + 'static> Component for Menu<T> {
             _ => return EventResult::Ignored,
         };
 
-        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor| {
+        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor, _| {
             // remove the layer
             compositor.pop();
         })));

helix-term/src/ui/picker.rs

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> Component for Picker<T> {
             _ => return EventResult::Ignored,
         };
 
-        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor| {
+        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor, _| {
             // remove the layer
             compositor.last_picker = compositor.pop();
         })));

helix-term/src/ui/popup.rs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl<T: Component> Component for Popup<T> {
             _ => return EventResult::Ignored,
         };
 
-        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor| {
+        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor, _| {
             // remove the layer
             compositor.pop();
         })));

helix-term/src/ui/prompt.rs

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ impl Component for Prompt {
             _ => return EventResult::Ignored,
         };
 
-        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor| {
+        let close_fn = EventResult::Consumed(Some(Box::new(|compositor: &mut Compositor, _| {
             // remove the layer
             compositor.pop();
         })));

helix-view/src/editor.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     clipboard::{get_clipboard_provider, ClipboardProvider},
     document::SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME,
     graphics::{CursorKind, Rect},
+    input::KeyEvent,
     theme::{self, Theme},
     tree::{self, Tree},
     Document, DocumentId, View, ViewId,
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     pub count: Option<std::num::NonZeroUsize>,
     pub selected_register: Option<char>,
     pub registers: Registers,
+    pub macro_recording: Option<(char, Vec<KeyEvent>)>,
     pub theme: Theme,
     pub language_servers: helix_lsp::Registry,
     pub clipboard_provider: Box<dyn ClipboardProvider>,
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ impl Editor {
             documents: BTreeMap::new(),
             count: None,
             selected_register: None,
+            macro_recording: None,
             theme: theme_loader.default(),
             language_servers,
             syn_loader,

helix-view/src/input.rs

@@ -234,6 +234,26 @@ impl From<crossterm::event::KeyEvent> for KeyEvent {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "term")]
+impl From<KeyEvent> for crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
+    fn from(KeyEvent { code, modifiers }: KeyEvent) -> Self {
+        if code == KeyCode::Tab && modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::SHIFT) {
+            // special case for Shift-Tab -> BackTab
+            let mut modifiers = modifiers;
+            modifiers.remove(KeyModifiers::SHIFT);
+            crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
+                code: crossterm::event::KeyCode::BackTab,
+                modifiers: modifiers.into(),
+            }
+        } else {
+            crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
+                code: code.into(),
+                modifiers: modifiers.into(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;