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Lookup API documentation from devdocs.io without leaving Vim.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/girishji/devdocs.vim
- Owner: girishji
- License: mit
- Created: 2024-02-12T12:37:17.000Z (9 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-06T12:40:39.000Z (5 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-27T14:13:47.001Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: devdocs, documentation, vim, vim-plugin, vim9, vim9-plugin
- Language: Vim Script
- Homepage:
- Size: 5.83 MB
- Stars: 32
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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Devdocs
Browse API documentation from devdocs.io inside Vim.
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Configuration
# Usage
## Install New Documentation
The `:DevdocsInstall` command opens a popup window for downloading new documentation trees. Please allow a few seconds for the gathering of all slugs (document tree metadata) from [devdocs.io](https://devdocs.io).
Navigate through the choices using `` and ``, or simply type in the window for fuzzy searching. Depending on the documentation size, the downloading process may take up to a minute.
Installation directory can be changed, as explained below.
## Uninstall Documentation
To remove documentation trees, use the `:DevdocsUninstall` command.
## Fuzzy Search Documentation Trees
Use the `:DevdocsFind` command, or map it to your preferred shortcut, for a
fuzzy search of API keywords. Use `` and `` for navigation.
The documentation file opens in a new split window, similar to Vim's help
files. You can configure the height of this window. Type `q` to quit the window.
## Navigate Links
Links are underlined. Place the cursor on a link and type `` (Control-]) or `K` to follow the
link. `` to go back. These mappings mirror Vim tags. Link targets are
echoed on the command line when the cursor is on the link.
## Interact
Search and copy using familiar Vim commands. There are no markup artifacts that require cleanup.
## TUI
Use the provided shell script `devdocs` to view documents in full window. Vim
is used as a sort of pager.
The `devdocs2` script is similar except it does not source `~/.vimrc`. Instead,
customization is done through `~/.devdocs.vim` file. You can treat this as a
standalone app and configure it independent of normal Vim configuration.
To use custom installation of Vim, set the `$VIMCMD` environment variable to
the path of Vim executable.
# Requirements
- Vim version 9.1 or higher
- [pandoc](https://pandoc.org/) version 3.1 or higher
# Installation
Install [pandoc](https://pandoc.org/installing.html).
Install this plugin via [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug).
Show instructions
Using vim9 script:
```vim
vim9script
plug#begin()
Plug 'girishji/devdocs.vim'
plug#end()
```
Using legacy script:
```vim
call plug#begin()
Plug 'girishji/devdocs.vim'
call plug#end()
```
Install using Vim's built-in package manager.
Show instructions
```bash
$ mkdir -p $HOME/.vim/pack/downloads/opt
$ cd $HOME/.vim/pack/downloads/opt
$ git clone https://github.com/girishji/devdocs.vim.git
```
Add the following line to your $HOME/.vimrc file.
```vim
packadd devdocs.vim
```
Note: If you are going to use `devdocs2` script only, you can clone this
repository anywhere. The script does not use Vim's plugin system.
# Configuration
Map keys as shown for quick navigation.
```vim
if exists('g:loaded_devdocs')
nnoremap :DevdocsFind
nnoremap :DevdocsInstall
nnoremap :DevdocsUninstall
endif
```
## Options
There are a couple of options you can set. Here are the defaults:
```vim
let g:DevdocsOptions = {
data_dir: '~/.local/share/devdocs', # installation directory for document trees
pandoc: 'pandoc', # pandoc executable path
height: 20, # height of split window in number of lines
open_mode: 'split', # 'split' (horizontal), 'vert' (vertical), and 'tab' for tab edit
slugs: [], # list of slugs to search (when empty search 'all', see below)
format: {
extended_ascii: true, # create tables using box characters instead of plain ascii
divide_section: true, # sections are marked by a horizontal line if `true`
use_terminal_width: true, # make the document as wide as the terminal, otherwise 80 chars wide
indent_section: false, # sections are progressively indented if `true`, otherwise fixed indentation
fence_codeblock: false # turn off Vim's syntax highlighting of code block (use `DevdocCodeblock` group instead)
}
}
```
Options are set using `g:DevdocsOptionsSet()`.
For example, use the following configuration to generate documents with a fixed
80-character width (instead of full terminal width) and to set split window height to
30 lines.
```vim
vim9script
call g:DevdocsOptionsSet({format: {use_terminal_width: false}, height: 30})
```
If you installed documentation for multiple languages, you can set the `slugs`
list to limit the fuzzy search to specific documentation trees. Furthermore,
you can use the `filetype` event to set a list of slugs based on the filetype
you are working on.
```vim
vim9script
autocmd FileType python call g:DevdocsOptionsSet({slugs: ['python~3.12', 'python~3.11']})
```
## Syntax Highlighting
The following syntax groups control the look and feel of the document. They are
linked by default to Vim groups as follows:
Group|Default
------|----
`DevdocCodeblock`|`Special`
`DevdocBlockquote`|`None`
`DevdocLink`|`Underlined`
`DevdocCode`|`String`
`DevdocUnderline`|`Underlined`
`DevdocSection`|`Comment`
`DevdocDefn`|`PreProc`
`DevdocH1`|`PreProc`
`DevdocH2`|`PreProc`
`DevdocH3`|`PreProc`
`DevdocH4`|`PreProc`
`DevdocH5`|`PreProc`
`DevdocH6`|`PreProc`
## Popup Window
The appearance of the popup window can be configured using `borderchars`,
`borderhighlight`, `highlight`, `scrollbarhighlight`, `thumbhighlight`, and
other `:h popup_create-arguments`. To configure these settings, use
`popup.OptionsSet()`.
For instance, to set the border of the popup window to the `Comment` highlight
group:
```vim
import autoload 'devdocs/popup.vim' dp
dp.OptionsSet({borderhighlight: ['Comment']})
```
or,
```
devdocs#popup#OptionsSet(#{borderhighlight: ['Comment']})
```
The `DevdocMenuMatch` highlight group modifies the appearance of characters
searched so far. By default, it is linked to the `Special` group.
# Other Plugins to Enhance Your Workflow
1. [**Vimcomplete**](https://github.com/girishji/vimcomplete) - enhances autocompletion in Vim.
2. [**Scope.vim**](https://github.com/girishji/scope.vim) - fuzzy find anything.
3. [**VimBits**](https://github.com/girishji/vimbits) - curated suite of lightweight Vim plugins.
4. [**Autosuggest.vim**](https://github.com/girishji/autosuggest.vim) - autocompletion for Vim's command mode.