Closed tiagoprn closed 1 year ago
Hi! Thanks for your feedback, I am glad you like the plugin. Regarding the feature, I think it would be easy to add a function to write the buffer_manager list to a file. However, is this all you need? Once you save it, how do you read it to restore the session?
Hey! Oh, I see your point, you're right. For the feature to be completely useful out-of-the-box, I think 2 functions are needed:
1) Save the current buffer list to file (e.g. list.bm
)
2) Load buffers from the file created on 1 (it would be great if it ignored a buffer if it is already opened) - You must prompt for the list file to load from (e.g. list.bm
)
It would be great if we could map both functions to custom bindings.
I wouldn't try to integrate with nvim "sessions" feature - I think buffers makes things simpler and give the flexibility needed (I could save the buffers list to anywhere on the filesystem I wish, and even have different lists for a given directory).
What does that sound to you?
It sounds good to me, I just have to figure out how to do it.
Hi! Sorry for the delay. I had not had time this past month to implement this feature. I just added it now (see 20914f3). What I did is the following. I added two functions, one for saving and the other for loading the buffer list. Both functions have an optional argument: the filename. If the argument is nil, then the program prompts you to enter the file name manually.
Here is an example in Lua:
-- Prompt to manually introduce the file name
require'buffer_manager.ui'.save_menu_to_file()
require'buffer_manager.ui'.load_menu_from_file()
-- File name directly as an argument
require'buffer_manager.ui'.save_menu_to_file('bm')
require'buffer_manager.ui'.load_menu_from_file('bm')
I agree with you that this functionality is useful. I hope it meets your needs.
Thanks again for the feedback. I will close the issue once it is confirmed that everything is working properly.
No need to be sorry @j-morano , I understand we all have lifes after all. =D
I've tested it already mapped on my dot files, and all is working!
Thanks a bunch for your time, this plugin is now vital to my setup. Great work and keep rocking! :smile:
PS: if you need someone to test any other feature, just mention me and I 'll be happy to help.
Glad to hear you find it useful. And thanks for volunteering to test new features, I'll keep that in mind. Regards!
Just installed your plugin today, and thanks to you now I have a saner way to deal with buffers on nvim. Awesome work!
Can you implement a function to save the buffer_manager list to a file, so that we can map it? It would be awesome if it prompted for the file name to save (so I could save anywhere on my filesystem) - autocomplete filesystem paths would be fantastic, but if too hard to code I could live without that.
That would really help me ditch the session plugins on my configuration, and use your plugin solely for all my buffer needs. =D
Thank you!