Support let g:gen_tags#find_tool options

[d4em0n]

g:gen_tags#find_tool is a command that displays list filenames. When g:gen_tags#find_tool is set. gen_tags will use it for generating tags for list of filenames.

For example,

let g:gen_tags#find_tool = 'rg --files'

gen_tags will execute command rg --files | ctags -f /home/ramdhan/.cache/tags_dir/homeramdhanctftoolsgef/prj_tags -L- . rg --files command (ripgrep) can be used too for exclude filename/folder in .gitignore. #44

• Support ctags only, i'am not use gtags.

[jsfaint]

Thanks for the contribution, but I can't merge it right now. This PR is still too rough.

1. It breaks on neovim.
2. It only support ctags, I wish it can support gtags in the same time.
3. It introduce the external dependence.
4. It should works on different platform, like windows, linux and macOS.

Sorry, I don't have enough time to review and refine this PR, right now. Please keep it open and I'll look into it when I have some spare time.

Thanks again.

[jsfaint]

Oh, this PR is releated to #44, BTW

[d4em0n]

Why breaks neovim?, I'm using neovim, and it's works fine. We can using find with exclude options or git ls-files instead of ripgrep. ripgrep works on windows too. Thanks for your reply

[jsfaint]

You should use gen_tags#opt_converter() to convert the option (list and string are both supported)

[jsfaint]

The gtags can use the file list as below

rg --files | gtags -f -

[d4em0n]

Check/Test the latest commit, i don't know if let l:cmd = ['cmd', '/c', join(a:cmd)] worked or not

[jsfaint]

There is no need to add 'cmd' or 'sh' The command can work directly, for example

call jobstart(['rg', '--files', '|', 'gtags', '-f', '-'])

[d4em0n]

In vim that's doesn't work, i tried this. For example :call job_start('echo hello > /tmp/b') this command doesn't work. But this command work for me :call job_start(["/bin/sh", "-c", "echo hello > /tmp/b"]). That's why im using sh

[d4em0n]

:call job_start(["echo", "hello", ">", "/tmp/c"]) this command doesn't work too in vim.

[jsfaint]

you can't redirect the stdout in job_start, because the stdout of job_start only appear in callback function.

[d4em0n]

Don't know if job_start works using pipe |. This command doesn't work for me :call job_start(["echo", "hello", "|", "nc", "localhost" , "8080"]). It's work using :call job_start(["/bin/sh", "-c", "echo hello | nc localhost 8080"]). CMIIW

[jsfaint]

I tried this code snippet, it works on windows and linux with vim8.1/neovim

function! s:job_stdout(job_id, data, ...) abort
  if type(a:data) == 1 "string
    echomsg a:data
  elseif type(a:data) == 3 "list
    for l:item in a:data
      echomsg l:item
    endfor
  endif
endfunction

function! s:job_start(cmd, ...) abort
  if has('nvim')
    let l:job = {
          \ 'on_stdout': function('s:job_stdout'),
          \ }

    let l:job_id = jobstart(a:cmd, l:job)
  elseif has('job')
    let l:job = {
          \ 'out_cb': function('s:job_stdout'),
          \ }

    let l:job_id = job_start(a:cmd, l:job)
  endif

  return l:job_id
endfunction

let s:list = ['ag', '-g', '""', '|', 'gtags', '-f', '-', '-v']

echomsg system(join(s:list))

call s:job_start(s:list)

[jsfaint]

oh... I got this error..

[d4em0n]

yea, it's works in vim using system command. Above snippet doesn't work for me if i remove system line. It's should works in vim using job_start (without system command). Can you call job_start using s:list as argument directly in vim in your machine ?. sorry if im wrong

[d4em0n]

How do you got that error ?

[jsfaint]

I add a stderr callback to print the error message. I tried your code, it works with git ls-files, I don't have rg installed so I don't test with rg. I tested with ag, but it fail to work.

It's a little hard that the user set the find tool by themself correctly. Maybe we should remove g:gen_tags#find_tool option, and make it built-in?

gen_tags.vim detects the existing commands and use them directly. Support some commands like git ls-files, rg, ag, fd?

[d4em0n]

I don't want remove g:gen_tags#find_tool. But if user not setting gen_tags#find_tool then gen_tags will detect existing command (like ag, rg) and set g:gen_tags#find_tool automatically. What do you think?

[jsfaint]

The current code only works for rg and git ls-files

Some user may not use the rg like me. And both rg and git ls-files only works for the git repo.

If I merge this PR now, it will become my own dog food. I need to maintain it in future.

It's easy to introduce a new option, but it's hard to remove it or change the behavior later. Sorry, I can't merge it until I find a better way to handle it.

[d4em0n]

It's ok if you can't merge it. I don't want my code breaks this repo. Do you want to close this PR or keep it open until this PR better?. Feel free to ask me if you need help.

[jsfaint]

Please keep it open, thanks anyway