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VimAck: A port of TextMate's Find-in-Project feature for MacVim.app

51 points by jtaby 15y ago

jarin 15y ago
That is pretty nice, although I found myself using 'git grep' even with Textmate (before I switched to vim) because it was much faster than TM's Find in Project.
beaumartinez 15y ago
From the screencast[1] it looks like this doesn't support keyboard navigation―why is the search an OS-native window and not a Vim window? [1] https://github.com/jtaby/VimAck/raw/master/resources/vimack_demo.mov https://github.com/jtaby/VimAck/raw/master/resources/vimack_...
- dchest 15y ago
  I use ack.vim, which outputs to vim's quickfix window: https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim
- jtaby 15y ago
  As I noted in the roadmap, keyboard support is coming, feel free to fork and contribute if you're up to it in the meantime :)
spicycode 15y ago
Just use ack.vim [1]. It works from any vim instance and is a standard vim plugin. [1] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2572 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2572
- jtaby 15y ago
  The problem with a native vim window is that it doesn't give you much affordance in terms of UI, you can't collapse files that have a lot of matches, hard to remember options and syntax for regex/case sensitivity, etc.
  - smosher 15y ago
    The collapsing sounds like a valid complaint. The rest falls on deaf ears for this vim user. I would expect most vim users to feel the same since those complaints are either considered features or the common barrier to entry that vim has anyway. Am I wrong?
    - jtaby 15y ago
      You can consider it a matter of preference, I suppose. I prefer having a GUI file browser over NERDTree for similar reasons as I outlined before. VimAck has the same line of thinking behind it.
      - smosher 15y ago
        Yeah, I totally get that. I'm just assuming that the average vim user is going to prefer things to work vim-native over anything else.
  - spicycode 15y ago
    It puts the results in a quickfix window, which has a well-defined set of keybindings for navigation and refinement.
beatlevic 15y ago
I would love to see this feature implemented in a similar way for Emacs.
- alnayyir 15y ago
  Already exists in the form of ack mode, which is better integrated with the editor. https://github.com/defunkt/emacs/blob/master/vendor/ack.el https://github.com/defunkt/emacs/blob/master/vendor/ack.el http://nschum.de/src/emacs/full-ack/ http://nschum.de/src/emacs/full-ack/ There are others, but this should suit anybody's needs. Edited to provide examples.
  - jroes 15y ago
    Defunkt has actually ported a lot of cool textmate features including find-in-project over here in textmate.el: https://github.com/defunkt/textmate.el/ https://github.com/defunkt/textmate.el/
- jtaby 15y ago
  Adding support for other editors was something I am definitely mulling over, maybe version 2
  - alnayyir 15y ago
    We (emacs) already have like 5-6 ack modes, I beg of you, don't add to the list. Just find which one you like best and offer improvements.
    - beatlevic 15y ago
      That is true, but we don't have something like this peep open style, with a nice mac feel to it. Or am I missing one? I like this polished style instead of a fully integrated version in emacs.
      - alnayyir 15y ago
zefhous 15y ago
This is a great start! I have ack.vim installed, but I frequently open the project in TextMate to search with TM's AckMate bundle. Project search one of the last things with Vim that I haven't had a good solution to. ack.vim works, but it blocks vim so you can't do anything while it's working, and also the quickfix window is not ideal for a lot of uses.
shennyg 15y ago
Nice work. A few notes: "Button" label should say search or go. There is no "results not found" It is hard to tell if it is doing anything, maybe add a animated icon showing it is working.
- jtaby 15y ago
  Thanks for the feedback, I'm going to prioritize those features for the next release :)
fictorial 15y ago
Nice work. I am using lusty juggler's buffer grep right now for something similar.
- askedrelic 15y ago
  Yea, I just found LustyBufferGrep and BufferJuggler this weekend and am definitely digging it. http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1890 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1890
mrinterweb 15y ago
This looks nice, but I prefer the functionality provided in vim. In your .vimrc, you can set grepprg to ack, grep, or (my favorite super fast search) git grep. Then if you want to display the results just type ":copen". Example: "set grepprg=git\ grep\ -n"
burgerbrain 15y ago
I've used the following in Vim for years now: :nmap <C-f> :!ack <cword><CR> No sense in being any more complex than that, as far as I can tell.
- jtaby 15y ago
  Well, the reason I built this is that it's much nicer to browse the results IMO. You can collapse files, you get bolded fonts, you get different colors, and much better use of whitespace. It's also easier to define options like regex and case-sensitivity vs. having to remember the flags in the command. The benefit is one of UI/UX, it doesn't actually perform an action you couldn't perform text-only.
gte910h 15y ago
Thank you for this. This has definitely been a "missed feature" for awhile now.

51 points by jtaby 15y ago

jarin 15y ago

That is pretty nice, although I found myself using 'git grep' even with Textmate (before I switched to vim) because it was much faster than TM's Find in Project.

beaumartinez 15y ago

From the screencast[1] it looks like this doesn't support keyboard navigation―why is the search an OS-native window and not a Vim window? [1] https://github.com/jtaby/VimAck/raw/master/resources/vimack_demo.mov https://github.com/jtaby/VimAck/raw/master/resources/vimack_...

dchest 15y ago
I use ack.vim, which outputs to vim's quickfix window: https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim https://github.com/mileszs/ack.vim
jtaby 15y ago
As I noted in the roadmap, keyboard support is coming, feel free to fork and contribute if you're up to it in the meantime :)

spicycode 15y ago

Just use ack.vim [1]. It works from any vim instance and is a standard vim plugin. [1] http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2572 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2572

jtaby 15y ago
The problem with a native vim window is that it doesn't give you much affordance in terms of UI, you can't collapse files that have a lot of matches, hard to remember options and syntax for regex/case sensitivity, etc.
- smosher 15y ago
  The collapsing sounds like a valid complaint. The rest falls on deaf ears for this vim user. I would expect most vim users to feel the same since those complaints are either considered features or the common barrier to entry that vim has anyway. Am I wrong?
  - jtaby 15y ago
    You can consider it a matter of preference, I suppose. I prefer having a GUI file browser over NERDTree for similar reasons as I outlined before. VimAck has the same line of thinking behind it.
    - smosher 15y ago
      Yeah, I totally get that. I'm just assuming that the average vim user is going to prefer things to work vim-native over anything else.
- spicycode 15y ago
  It puts the results in a quickfix window, which has a well-defined set of keybindings for navigation and refinement.

beatlevic 15y ago

I would love to see this feature implemented in a similar way for Emacs.

alnayyir 15y ago
Already exists in the form of ack mode, which is better integrated with the editor. https://github.com/defunkt/emacs/blob/master/vendor/ack.el https://github.com/defunkt/emacs/blob/master/vendor/ack.el http://nschum.de/src/emacs/full-ack/ http://nschum.de/src/emacs/full-ack/ There are others, but this should suit anybody's needs. Edited to provide examples.
- jroes 15y ago
  Defunkt has actually ported a lot of cool textmate features including find-in-project over here in textmate.el: https://github.com/defunkt/textmate.el/ https://github.com/defunkt/textmate.el/
jtaby 15y ago
Adding support for other editors was something I am definitely mulling over, maybe version 2
- alnayyir 15y ago
  We (emacs) already have like 5-6 ack modes, I beg of you, don't add to the list. Just find which one you like best and offer improvements.
  - beatlevic 15y ago
    That is true, but we don't have something like this peep open style, with a nice mac feel to it. Or am I missing one? I like this polished style instead of a fully integrated version in emacs.
    - alnayyir 15y ago

zefhous 15y ago

This is a great start! I have ack.vim installed, but I frequently open the project in TextMate to search with TM's AckMate bundle. Project search one of the last things with Vim that I haven't had a good solution to. ack.vim works, but it blocks vim so you can't do anything while it's working, and also the quickfix window is not ideal for a lot of uses.

shennyg 15y ago

Nice work. A few notes: "Button" label should say search or go. There is no "results not found" It is hard to tell if it is doing anything, maybe add a animated icon showing it is working.

jtaby 15y ago
Thanks for the feedback, I'm going to prioritize those features for the next release :)

fictorial 15y ago

Nice work. I am using lusty juggler's buffer grep right now for something similar.

askedrelic 15y ago
Yea, I just found LustyBufferGrep and BufferJuggler this weekend and am definitely digging it. http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1890 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1890

mrinterweb 15y ago

This looks nice, but I prefer the functionality provided in vim. In your .vimrc, you can set grepprg to ack, grep, or (my favorite super fast search) git grep. Then if you want to display the results just type ":copen". Example: "set grepprg=git\ grep\ -n"

burgerbrain 15y ago

I've used the following in Vim for years now: :nmap <C-f> :!ack <cword><CR> No sense in being any more complex than that, as far as I can tell.

jtaby 15y ago
Well, the reason I built this is that it's much nicer to browse the results IMO. You can collapse files, you get bolded fonts, you get different colors, and much better use of whitespace. It's also easier to define options like regex and case-sensitivity vs. having to remember the flags in the command. The benefit is one of UI/UX, it doesn't actually perform an action you couldn't perform text-only.

gte910h 15y ago

Thank you for this. This has definitely been a "missed feature" for awhile now.