[complete newbie] struggling to read user input and execute command

[Houdiee]

I'm trying to have an "open-with" functionality where I can specify an application to open a node. So far I have the following:

xplr.config.modes.custom.open_with = {
  name = "open with",
  key_bindings = {
    on_key = {
      ["tab"] = {
        help = "try complete",
        messages = {
          { CallLuaSilently = "builtin.try_complete_path" }
        }
      },

      ["enter"] = {
        help = "submit",
        messages = {
          BashExec0 = [===[
            ${XPLR_INPUT_BUFFER:?} ${XPLR_FOCUS_PATH:?}
          ]===],
          "PopMode"
        }
      }
    },

    default = {
      messages = {
        "UpdateInputBufferFromKey"
      }
    }
  }
}

but when i press enter nothing happens. this isnt even an issue I just need help :cry:

[sayanarijit]

You need to spawn the command as a background process, by appending & or using nohup.

Alternatively check out https://github.com/Junker/nuke.xplr

[Houdiee]

You need to spawn the command as a background process, by appending & or using nohup.

Alternatively check out https://github.com/Junker/nuke.xplr

unfortunately I can't get any command to work in my BashExec after pressing enter in my input buffer. I've even tried directly copying stupid simple BashExec's from the official example source configuration such as:

xplr.config.modes.builtin.default.key_bindings.on_key["X"] = {
  help = "open",
  messages = {
    {
      BashExecSilently0 = [===[
        xdg-open "${XPLR_FOCUS_PATH:?}"
      ]===],
    },
  },
}

But even though this works in modes.bulitin.default (by pressing X) I cant seem to get the exact same bash exec to work in my custom mode with the following:

xplr.config.modes.custom.open_with = {
  name = "open with",
  key_bindings = {
    on_key = {
      ["tab"] = {
        help = "try complete",
        messages = {
          { CallLuaSilently = "builtin.try_complete_path" }
        }
      },

      ["enter"] = {
        help = "submit",
        messages = {
          BashExec0 = [===[
            xdg-open "${XPLR_FOCUS_PATH}"
          ]===],
          "PopMode"
        }
      }
    },

    default = {
      messages = {
        "UpdateInputBufferFromKey",
      }
    }
  }
}

when I press enter still nothing happens? and I'm just all around very lost with this. And help would be greatly appreciated! :smiling_face_with_tear:

[sayanarijit]

      ["enter"] = {
        help = "submit",
        messages = {
          BashExec0 = [===[
            xdg-open "${XPLR_FOCUS_PATH}"
          ]===],
          "PopMode"
        }

->

      ["enter"] = {
        help = "submit",
        messages = {
          { BashExec0 = [===[ xdg-open "${XPLR_FOCUS_PATH}" ]===] },
          "PopMode",
        }

[Houdiee]

oh my :sob: was all i was missing those brackets. You truly are a wizard, than you