# pepper
Experimental code editor
# development thread
https://twitter.com/ahvamolessa/status/1276978064166182913
# todo
- ~~undo/redo~~
- ~~store/apply edit diffs~~
- ~~compress history when adding edits~~
- ~~fix cursor position on multiple cursors~~
- ~~modes~~
- ~~basic implementation~~
- ~~key chords actions~~
- ~~selection~~
- ~~swap position and anchor~~
- ~~selection merging~~
- ~~multiple cursors~~
- ~~merge cursors~~
- ~~long lines~~
- ~~search~~
- ~~highlight search matches~~
- ~~navigate between search matches~~
- ~~operations~~
- ~~delete~~
- ~~copy~~
- ~~paste~~
- ~~client/server model~~
- ~~dumb client sends events and receives display bytes~~
- ~~track client that last sent event (focused)~~
- ~~show status messages on focused client~~
- ~~custom bindings~~
- ~~custom bindings expand to builtin bindings~~
- ~~custom bindings take precedence~~
- ~~define custom bindings in config file~~
- ~~script (command) mode~~
- ~~execute script line and preserve context~~
- ~~builtin bindings~~
- ~~syntax highlighting~~
- ~~simple pattern matching~~
- ~~define language syntaxes~~
- ~~calculate highlight ranges when code changes~~
- ~~recalculate only changed portions of buffer~~
- ~~show whitespace with correct colors~~
- ~~utf8~~
- ~~file operations~~
- ~~edit (command to open/create file?)~~
- ~~save~~
- ~~reuse buffer if already open~~
- ~~remove all buffer views when closing a buffer~~
- ~~external commands~~
- ~~spawn commands (processes) that execute on the server~~
- ~~cli~~
- ~~custom session name~~
- ~~config path~~
- ~~send keys to server~~
- ~~open files~~
- ~~autocomplete~~
- ~~select/entries ui~~
- ~~selection movements~~
- ~~clear/change entries~~
- ~~completion suggestion as typing word~~
- ~~accept completion~~
- ~~word database~~
- ~~text objects~~
- ~~inner word~~
- ~~outer word~~
- ~~inner balanced braces~~
- ~~outer balanced braces~~
- status bar
- ~~buffer name~~
- ~~buffer position~~
- buffered keys
- scripting
- ~~integrate lua to use as command interface~~
- ~~config file is lua script~~
- ~~builtin bindings~~
- full api exposed
- code navigation
- ~~go to line (new mode)~~
- ~~word forward/backward~~
- ~~home/end/first-column~~
- ~~half-page down/up~~
- ~~find char~~
- ~~center main cursor, main cursor at top, main cursor at bottom (`zz`, `zk`, `zj`)~~
- ~~go to matching bracket (`gm`)~~
- ~~select all text in buffer~~
- ~~limit selections to search ranges (or cursor = search ranges if empty) (`?`)~~
- remember column when moving between lines
- cursor history navigation
- selections
- ~~select current word and search~~
- ~~add cursor on 'next search result' (`*`)~~
- ~~skip one and add cursor on 'next next search result'~~
- ~~remove selections (set anchor to position)~~
- ~~swap anchor and position~~
- ~~select cursor lines~~
- ~~keep only main cursor~~
- ~~add cursor to each selection line~~
- cursor movement kind AnchorThenPosition (??)
- editing
- ~~edit new line bellow/above (`o` and `O`)~~
- ~~keep current identation~~
- delete identation
- macros (??)
- repeat last insert (`.`)
- record/play custom macros
- language server protocol
- debug adapter protocol