pointer.nvim

Share file references instantly

Why

Pointer allows rapid communication within the team around a codebase by allowing team members to share points on the codepath (file + linenumber) information.

How it works

Pointer looks up your project directory structure and tries its best to build an url so you can get the current line as a shareable url:

...
10 def myfn(arg): # running here
11     pass
...

Will yield https://github.com/owner/project/master/blob/path/to/file.py#L10

Pointer tries to match data from its configuration, the file and its path: /home/user/code/owner/project/path/to/file

It will use cwd to determine project root, so: tcd /home/user/code/owner/project By convention, pointer.nvim assumes that projects follow the owener/project directory structure. You can override that behavior with custom functions.

How to set up

Create a pointer.lua file for configuring your pointer in your config dir

local pointer = require("pointer")

-- This configures github for all projects
pointer.config{
  url = pointer.url.github,
}

-- I'll explain mapping later. leave this to bind to default keybindings
pointer.map{}

and in your init.vim:

luafile $HOME/.config/nvim/pointer.lua

A slightly more complex configuration

local pointer = require("pointer")

-- This configures github for all projects
pointer.config{
  url = pointer.url.github,
  myteam = {
    url = pointer.url.opengrok("https://opengrok.myteam.com/xref/")
  },
  mycustomproj = {
    url = pointer.urls.gitlab
  }
}

-- I'll explain mapping later. leave this to bind to default keybindings
pointer.map{}

it will try to match first based on the project, than on the owner, then it'll use the general rule: /home/user/code/myteam/mycustomproj/... -> gitlab /home/user/code/myteam/second/... -> opengrok /home/user/code/vigemus/pointer.nvim/... -> github

Mappings

If you use default mappings, it'll map:

yu -> As url
ypp -> As a relative path from project owner (project/path/to/file.py)
yrp -> As a relative path from your project (path/to/file.py)
yRp -> As an absolute path (/home/user/code/owner/path/to/project.py)

TODO

• [ ] Write tests
• [ ] Collect git branch data
• [ ] Allow custom collectors
• [ ] Better user customization
• [ ] Allow references to Pull-Request/Merge-Request