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Only set buffer type to stdout when no file args are passed #3910

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Only set buffer type to stdout when no file args are passed
AndydeCleyre Nov 13, 2025
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Simplify buffer assignment with logically equivalent control flow
AndydeCleyre Nov 17, 2025
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32 changes: 16 additions & 16 deletions cmd/micro/micro.go
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Expand Up @@ -163,11 +163,6 @@ func LoadInput(args []string) []*buffer.Buffer {
var err error
buffers := make([]*buffer.Buffer, 0, len(args))

btype := buffer.BTDefault
if !isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
btype = buffer.BTStdout
}

files := make([]string, 0, len(args))

flagStartPos := buffer.Loc{-1, -1}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -218,6 +213,8 @@ func LoadInput(args []string) []*buffer.Buffer {
SearchAfterStart: searchIndex > posIndex,
}

btype := buffer.BTDefault

if len(files) > 0 {
// Option 1
// We go through each file and load it
Expand All @@ -230,18 +227,21 @@ func LoadInput(args []string) []*buffer.Buffer {
// If the file didn't exist, input will be empty, and we'll open an empty buffer
buffers = append(buffers, buf)
}
} else if !isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd()) {
// Option 2
// The input is not a terminal, so something is being piped in
// and we should read from stdin
input, err = io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
if err != nil {
screen.TermMessage("Error reading from stdin: ", err)
input = []byte{}
}
buffers = append(buffers, buffer.NewBufferFromStringWithCommand(string(input), filename, btype, command))
} else {
// Option 3, just open an empty buffer
if !isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) {
btype = buffer.BTStdout
}
if !isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdin.Fd()) {
// Option 2
// The input is not a terminal, so something is being piped in
// and we should read from stdin
input, err = io.ReadAll(os.Stdin)
if err != nil {
screen.TermMessage("Error reading from stdin: ", err)
input = []byte{}
}
}
// Open either stdin (Option 2) or an empty buffer (Option 3)
buffers = append(buffers, buffer.NewBufferFromStringWithCommand(string(input), filename, btype, command))
}

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