A search panel for neovim.
Spectre find the enemy and replace them with dark power.
- Use regex in search
- It can filter search by path glob (filetype)
- It only search when you leave Insert Mode. You don't need a typeahead function . It always search when you type and it is very useless on search with regex
- Use 1 buffer and you can edit or move
- A tool to replace text on project
Plug 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'
Plug 'windwp/nvim-spectre'
You need install rg and sed
- BurntSushi/ripgrep (finder)
- devicons (icons)
- sed (replace tool)
you need run brew install gnu-sed
nnoremap <leader>S <cmd>lua require('spectre').open()<CR>
"search current word
nnoremap <leader>sw <cmd>lua require('spectre').open_visual({select_word=true})<CR>
vnoremap <leader>s <esc>:lua require('spectre').open_visual()<CR>
" search in current file
nnoremap <leader>sp viw:lua require('spectre').open_file_search()<cr>
Or use command: Spectre
:
%
will expand to current file.- arguments that can't match
key=value
meanpath=something
. - many arguments that can't match
key=value
will pick the last one. - example:
:Spectre % is_insert_mode=true cwd=~/.config/nvim
.
WARNING
- Commit your file before you replace text. It does not support undo
- Don't use your crazy vim skill to edit result text or UI.
- You can use
dd
to toggle result item - You need to use
<esc>
not<c-c>
to leave insert mode.
- default regex use vim regex magic mode
\v
and no-ignore-case . - It has different regex of search command
rg
and replace commandsed
so careful if you want to replace text. - It has a different of highlight result because I use vim regex to highlight text so careful but you can try to replace.
you can replace with group by \0-9
like vim and sed
if you run command replace and don't see the change. you need to reload
file with :e
because sed
is replace outside vim.
require('spectre').setup()
Change any setting if you don't like it. Don't copy all . It can be change when plugin update so better use a default setting.
require('spectre').setup({
color_devicons = true,
open_cmd = 'vnew',
live_update = false, -- auto excute search again when you write any file in vim
line_sep_start = '┌-----------------------------------------',
result_padding = '¦ ',
line_sep = '└-----------------------------------------',
highlight = {
ui = "String",
search = "DiffChange",
replace = "DiffDelete"
},
mapping={
['toggle_line'] = {
map = "dd",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').toggle_line()<CR>",
desc = "toggle current item"
},
['enter_file'] = {
map = "<cr>",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre.actions').select_entry()<CR>",
desc = "goto current file"
},
['send_to_qf'] = {
map = "<leader>q",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre.actions').send_to_qf()<CR>",
desc = "send all item to quickfix"
},
['replace_cmd'] = {
map = "<leader>c",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre.actions').replace_cmd()<CR>",
desc = "input replace vim command"
},
['show_option_menu'] = {
map = "<leader>o",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').show_options()<CR>",
desc = "show option"
},
['run_current_replace'] = {
map = "<leader>rc",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre.actions').run_current_replace()<CR>",
desc = "replace current line"
},
['run_replace'] = {
map = "<leader>R",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre.actions').run_replace()<CR>",
desc = "replace all"
},
['change_view_mode'] = {
map = "<leader>v",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').change_view()<CR>",
desc = "change result view mode"
},
['change_replace_sed'] = {
map = "trs",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').change_engine_replace('sed')<CR>",
desc = "use sed to replace"
},
['change_replace_oxi'] = {
map = "tro",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').change_engine_replace('oxi')<CR>",
desc = "use oxi to replace"
},
['toggle_live_update']={
map = "tu",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').toggle_live_update()<CR>",
desc = "update change when vim write file."
},
['toggle_ignore_case'] = {
map = "ti",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').change_options('ignore-case')<CR>",
desc = "toggle ignore case"
},
['toggle_ignore_hidden'] = {
map = "th",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').change_options('hidden')<CR>",
desc = "toggle search hidden"
},
['resume_last_search'] = {
map = "<leader>l",
cmd = "<cmd>lua require('spectre').resume_last_search()<CR>",
desc = "resume last search before close"
},
-- you can put your mapping here it only use normal mode
},
find_engine = {
-- rg is map with finder_cmd
['rg'] = {
cmd = "rg",
-- default args
args = {
'--color=never',
'--no-heading',
'--with-filename',
'--line-number',
'--column',
} ,
options = {
['ignore-case'] = {
value= "--ignore-case",
icon="[I]",
desc="ignore case"
},
['hidden'] = {
value="--hidden",
desc="hidden file",
icon="[H]"
},
-- you can put any rg search option you want here it can toggle with
-- show_option function
}
},
['ag'] = {
cmd = "ag",
args = {
'--vimgrep',
'-s'
} ,
options = {
['ignore-case'] = {
value= "-i",
icon="[I]",
desc="ignore case"
},
['hidden'] = {
value="--hidden",
desc="hidden file",
icon="[H]"
},
},
},
},
replace_engine={
['sed']={
cmd = "sed",
args = nil,
options = {
['ignore-case'] = {
value= "--ignore-case",
icon="[I]",
desc="ignore case"
},
}
},
-- call rust code by nvim-oxi to replace
['oxi'] = {
cmd = 'oxi',
args = {},
options = {
['ignore-case'] = {
value = "i",
icon = "[I]",
desc = "ignore case"
},
}
}
},
default = {
find = {
--pick one of item in find_engine
cmd = "rg",
options = {"ignore-case"}
},
replace={
--pick one of item in replace_engine
cmd = "sed"
}
},
replace_vim_cmd = "cdo",
is_open_target_win = true, --open file on opener window
is_insert_mode = false -- start open panel on is_insert_mode
})
-- if you want to get item from spectre panel.
-- you can use some following function to get data from spectre.
require('spectre.actions').get_current_entry()
require('spectre.actions').get_all_entries()
require('spectre.actions').get_state()
-- write your custom open function
require('spectre').open({
is_insert_mode = true,
cwd = "~/.config/nvim",
search_text="test",
replace_text="test",
path="lua/**/*.lua",
is_close = false, -- close an exists instance of spectre and open new
})
There are 2 replace method sed and oxi.
Sed | oxi |
---|---|
group number by '\0' | group number by '$0' |
use vim to highlight on UI | use rust to highlight on UI |
use sed to replace | use rust to replace |
run sed command | call rust code directly by nvim-oxi |
Install oxi:
-
set default replace command to "oxi" on setup()
require('spectre').setup({
default = {
replace = {
cmd = "oxi"
}
}
)
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- add custom statusline windline
require('windline').add_status(
require('spectre.state_utils').status_line()
)
- what is Spectre?
I want create a
Search Panel
but this name is not cool. I get the name of a hero on a game. Spectre has a skill to find enemy on global map so I use it:)