From bfdcfec8c954225f79b49ce3e4db4bb76715ae69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seth Bromberger <sbromberger@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 03:07:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add spacer element to statusline (#3165)

* add spacer element to statusline

* docs
---
 book/src/configuration.md       | 1 +
 helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs | 8 ++++++++
 helix-view/src/editor.rs        | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/book/src/configuration.md b/book/src/configuration.md
index 4eab4a48a..c9f435bf0 100644
--- a/book/src/configuration.md
+++ b/book/src/configuration.md
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ The following elements can be configured:
 | `diagnostics` | The number of warnings and/or errors |
 | `selections` | The number of active selections |
 | `position` | The cursor position |
+| `spacer` | Inserts a space between elements (multiple/contiguous spacers may be specified) |
 
 ### `[editor.lsp]` Section
 
diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
index 85992c602..e9e478bff 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/statusline.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ where
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Diagnostics => render_diagnostics,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Selections => render_selections,
         helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Position => render_position,
+        helix_view::editor::StatusLineElement::Spacer => render_spacer,
     }
 }
 
@@ -334,3 +335,10 @@ where
 
     write(context, title, None);
 }
+
+fn render_spacer<F>(context: &mut RenderContext, write: F)
+where
+    F: Fn(&mut RenderContext, String, Option<Style>) + Copy,
+{
+    write(context, String::from(" "), None);
+}
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 7bfeb8dba..53c664b1d 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ pub enum StatusLineElement {
 
     /// The cursor position
     Position,
+
+    /// A single space
+    Spacer,
 }
 
 // Cursor shape is read and used on every rendered frame and so needs