helix-plus/TODO.md

• Refactor tree-sitter-highlight to work like the atom one, recomputing partial tree updates.
• syntax errors highlight query

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• tree sitter:

  • lua
  • markdown
  • zig
  • regex
  • vue
  • kotlin
  • julia
  • clojure
  • erlang

• use signature_help_provider and completion_provider trigger characters in a hook to trigger signature help text / autocompletion

• document_on_type provider triggers

• completion isIncomplete support

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• respect view fullscreen flag

• Implement marks (superset of Selection/Range)

• nixos packaging

• CI binary builds

• regex search / select next

• = for auto indent line/selection

• :x for closing buffers

• jumplist (push selections on goto / select on the view)

• repeat insert/command -> transaction

• repeat selection

• [] jump to alt buffer

• load toml configs, themes, tabsize/identation

• draw separator line between views

• lsp: signature help

• lsp: hover

• lsp: document symbols (nested/vec)

• lsp: code actions

• lsp: formatting

• lsp: goto

• search: wrap around file

• search: smart case by default: insensitive unless upper detected

• decide if markdown should have vertical padding too

• the hooks system should be better for pre/post insert.

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• surround bindings (select + surround ( wraps selection in parens )
• macro recording
• tab completion for paths on the prompt
• extend selection (treesitter select parent node) (replaces viw, vi(, va( etc )
• bracket pairs
• comment block (gcc)
• completion signature popups/docs
• selection align
• store some state between restarts: file positions, prompt history
• highlight matched characters in completion

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• diagnostics popups
• diff mode with highlighting?
• snippet support (tab to jump between marks)
• gamelisp/wasm scripting

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• rendering via skulpin/skia or raw wgpu