serpl 0.1.24

A simple terminal UI for search and replace, ala VS Code
serpl-0.1.24 is not a library.

Serpl

serpl is a terminal user interface (TUI) application that allows users to search and replace keywords in an entire folder, similar to the functionality available in VS Code.

https://github.com/yassinebridi/serpl/assets/18403595/c63627da-7984-4e5f-b1e2-ff14a5d44453

Table of Contents

  1. Features
  2. Installation
  3. Usage
  4. Screens
  5. Neovim Integration using toggleterm
  6. License
  7. Contributing

Features

  • Search for keywords across an entire project folder.
  • Replace keywords with options for preserving case.
  • Interactive preview of search results.
  • Keyboard navigation for efficient workflow.
  • Configurable key bindings and search modes.

Installation and Update

Prerequisites

  • Cargo installed on your system.
  • ripgrep installed on your system.

Steps

  1. Install the application using Cargo:
cargo install serpl
  1. Update the application using Cargo:
cargo install serpl
  1. Run the application:
serpl

Binaries

Check the releases page for the latest binaries.

OS Specific Installation

(WIP)

Usage

Basic Commands

  • Start the application in the current directory:
    serpl
    
  • Start the application and provide the project root path:
    serpl --project-root /path/to/project
    

Key Bindings

Default key bindings can be customized through the config.json file.

Default Key Bindings

Key Combination Action
Ctrl + c Quit
Tab Switch between input fields
Backtab Switch to previous input field
Ctrl + o Process replace
Ctrl + n Toggle search mode
Ctrl + p Toggle replace mode
Enter Execute search
g Go to top of the list
G Go to bottom of the list
j / Down Move to the next item
k / Up Move to the previous item
d Delete selected file or line
Esc Exit the current screen or dialog
Enter (in dialogs) Confirm action
h, l, Tab (in dialogs) Navigate dialog options

Configuration

serpl uses a config.json file to manage key bindings and other settings. By default, this file is located in the project's config directory.

Example config.json:

{
  "keybindings": {
    "<Ctrl-d>": "Quit",
    "<Ctrl-c>": "Quit",
    "<Ctrl-z>": "Suspend",
    "<Ctrl-r>": "Refresh",
    "<Tab>": "Tab",
    "<Backtab>": "BackTab",
    "<Ctrl-o>": "ProcessReplace"
  }
}

You can customize the key bindings by modifying the config.json file.

Screens

Search Screen

  • Input field for entering search keywords.
  • Toggle search modes (Simple, Match Case, Whole Word, Regex).

Replace Screen

  • Input field for entering replacement text.
  • Toggle replace modes (Simple, Preserve Case).

Search Results Screen

  • List of files with search results.
  • Navigation to select and view files.
  • Option to delete files from the search results.

Preview Screen

  • Display of the selected file with highlighted search results.
  • Navigation to view different matches within the file.
  • Option to delete individual lines containing matches.

Neovim Integration using toggleterm

Check out the toggleterm.nvim plugin for Neovim, which provides a terminal that can be toggled with a key binding. Or you can use the following configuration, if you are using AstroNvim:

return {
  "akinsho/toggleterm.nvim",
  cmd = { "ToggleTerm", "TermExec" },
  dependencies = {
    {
      "AstroNvim/astrocore",
      opts = function(_, opts)
        local maps = opts.mappings
        local astro = require "astrocore"
        maps.n["<Leader>t"] = vim.tbl_get(opts, "_map_sections", "t")

        local serpl = {
          callback = function()
            astro.toggle_term_cmd "serpl"
          end,
          desc = "ToggleTerm serpl",
        }
        maps.n["<Leader>sr"] = { serpl.callback, desc = serpl.desc }

        maps.n["<Leader>tf"] = { "<Cmd>ToggleTerm direction=float<CR>", desc = "ToggleTerm float" }
        maps.n["<Leader>th"] = { "<Cmd>ToggleTerm size=10 direction=horizontal<CR>", desc = "ToggleTerm horizontal split" }
        maps.n["<Leader>tv"] = { "<Cmd>ToggleTerm size=80 direction=vertical<CR>", desc = "ToggleTerm vertical split" }
        maps.n["<F7>"] = { '<Cmd>execute v:count . "ToggleTerm"<CR>', desc = "Toggle terminal" }
        maps.t["<F7>"] = { "<Cmd>ToggleTerm<CR>", desc = "Toggle terminal" }
        maps.i["<F7>"] = { "<Esc><Cmd>ToggleTerm<CR>", desc = "Toggle terminal" }
        maps.n["<C-'>"] = { '<Cmd>execute v:count . "ToggleTerm"<CR>', desc = "Toggle terminal" }
        maps.t["<C-'>"] = { "<Cmd>ToggleTerm<CR>", desc = "Toggle terminal" }
        maps.i["<C-'>"] = { "<Esc><Cmd>ToggleTerm<CR>", desc = "Toggle terminal" }
      end,
    },
  },
  opts = {
    highlights = {
      Normal = { link = "Normal" },
      NormalNC = { link = "NormalNC" },
      NormalFloat = { link = "NormalFloat" },
      FloatBorder = { link = "FloatBorder" },
      StatusLine = { link = "StatusLine" },
      StatusLineNC = { link = "StatusLineNC" },
      WinBar = { link = "WinBar" },
      WinBarNC = { link = "WinBarNC" },
    },
    size = 10,
    ---@param t Terminal
    on_create = function(t)
      vim.opt_local.foldcolumn = "0"
      vim.opt_local.signcolumn = "no"
      if t.hidden then
        local toggle = function() t:toggle() end
        vim.keymap.set({ "n", "t", "i" }, "<C-'>", toggle, { desc = "Toggle terminal", buffer = t.bufnr })
        vim.keymap.set({ "n", "t", "i" }, "<F7>", toggle, { desc = "Toggle terminal", buffer = t.bufnr })
      end
    end,
    shading_factor = 2,
    direction = "float",
    float_opts = { border = "rounded" },
  },
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

(WIP)