MiniPick.set_picker_current_index?

[akarl]

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Question

Is there a way of setting the current index? I'm creating a picker which lists files in the same directory as the current file (%:h) and would like to automatically "select" that file when the picker starts. This is so that I can quickly navigate to files that are next to each other (foo.go and foo_test.go or foo.c and foo.h) while still being able to choose another file in the directory.

[echasnovski]

There currently isn't. The best alternative is emulating <C-g><C-n>...<C-n> necessary number of times. Which is suboptimal, yes.

As this is a second (pretty valid) use case for adding similar functionality in a span of a week, I'll think about it a bit more. It will probably be something like set_picker_matches(opts) with opts.current_ind and opts.marked_inds. Or a second argument to set_picker_match_inds() that would allow setting indexes for matches (as is currently), "current", and "marked". I'll take a closer look.

[abeldekat]

I would also like to have this.

Perhaps also relevant: discussion goto alternate.

You ask if there is a way to set the current index. I think there is, but it is not trivial.
I am doing something similar in my internal pick_hinted plugin, discussed here.

In the code, I am using the MiniPickStart event to setup the plugin, decorating the match and show functions for MiniPick.set_picker_opts. Now, each picker can opt in to also display hints. Internally, I move the chosen hinted item to the top of get_picker_matches.all_inds.

[echasnovski]

This is now possible on latest main with MiniPick.set_picker_match_inds({ ind }, 'current').

A more appropriate name now would have been set_picker_inds, but decided to not introduce another breaking change (there is already a lot in the current release).

Hope this will help making some interesting picker behavior a bit easier.

[abeldekat]

Hope this will help making some interesting picker behavior a bit easier.

Definitely! Thank you.