Add --show-explorer cli arg

helix-term/src/application.rs

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ use tui::backend::Backend;
 use crate::{
     args::Args,
     commands::apply_workspace_edit,
-    compositor::{Compositor, Event},
+    compositor::{self, Compositor, Event},
     config::Config,
     job::Jobs,
     keymap::Keymaps,
-    ui::{self, overlay::overlayed},
+    ui::{self, overlay::overlayed, Explorer},
 };
 
 use log::{debug, error, warn};
@@ -155,7 +155,21 @@ impl Application {
         let keys = Box::new(Map::new(Arc::clone(&config), |config: &Config| {
             &config.keys
         }));
-        let editor_view = Box::new(ui::EditorView::new(Keymaps::new(keys)));
+        let mut editor_view = Box::new(ui::EditorView::new(Keymaps::new(keys)));
+
+        let mut jobs = Jobs::new();
+
+        if args.show_explorer {
+            let mut context = compositor::Context {
+                editor: &mut editor,
+                scroll: None,
+                jobs: &mut jobs,
+            };
+            let mut explorer = Explorer::new(&mut context)?;
+            explorer.unfocus();
+            editor_view.explorer = Some(explorer);
+        }
+
         compositor.push(editor_view);
 
         if args.load_tutor {
@@ -244,7 +258,7 @@ impl Application {
             syn_loader,
 
             signals,
-            jobs: Jobs::new(),
+            jobs,
             lsp_progress: LspProgressMap::new(),
             last_render: Instant::now(),
         };

helix-term/src/args.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub health: bool,
     pub health_arg: Option<String>,
     pub load_tutor: bool,
+    pub show_explorer: bool,
     pub fetch_grammars: bool,
     pub build_grammars: bool,
     pub split: Option<Layout>,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ impl Args {
                 "--version" => args.display_version = true,
                 "--help" => args.display_help = true,
                 "--tutor" => args.load_tutor = true,
+                "--show-explorer" => args.show_explorer = true,
                 "--vsplit" => match args.split {
                     Some(_) => anyhow::bail!("can only set a split once of a specific type"),
                     None => args.split = Some(Layout::Vertical),

helix-term/src/ui/explorer.rs

@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ impl Explorer {
         self.state.open = true;
     }
 
-    fn unfocus(&mut self) {
+    pub fn unfocus(&mut self) {
         self.state.focus = false;
     }