ide style completions

.typos.toml

@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@ extend-exclude = ["src/core_editor/line_buffer.rs"]
 iterm = "iterm"
 # For testing completion of the word build
 bui = "bui"
+# For testing string truncation
+descriptio = "descriptio"
+ot = "ot"
 # for sqlite backed history
 wheres = "wheres"

examples/ide_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Create a reedline object with tab completions support
+// cargo run --example completions
+//
+// "t" [Tab] will allow you to select the completions "test" and "this is the reedline crate"
+// [Enter] to select the chosen alternative
+
+use reedline::{
+    default_emacs_keybindings, DefaultCompleter, DefaultPrompt, Emacs, IdeMenu, KeyCode,
+    KeyModifiers, Keybindings, Reedline, ReedlineEvent, ReedlineMenu, Signal,
+};
+use std::io;
+
+fn add_menu_keybindings(keybindings: &mut Keybindings) {
+    keybindings.add_binding(
+        KeyModifiers::NONE,
+        KeyCode::Tab,
+        ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(vec![
+            ReedlineEvent::Menu("completion_menu".to_string()),
+            ReedlineEvent::MenuNext,
+        ]),
+    );
+}
+fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let commands = vec![
+        "test".into(),
+        "hello world".into(),
+        "hello world reedline".into(),
+        "this is the reedline crate".into(),
+    ];
+    let completer = Box::new(DefaultCompleter::new_with_wordlen(commands, 2));
+    // Use the interactive menu to select options from the completer
+    let completion_menu = Box::new(IdeMenu::default().with_name("completion_menu"));
+
+    let mut keybindings = default_emacs_keybindings();
+    add_menu_keybindings(&mut keybindings);
+
+    let edit_mode = Box::new(Emacs::new(keybindings));
+
+    let mut line_editor = Reedline::create()
+        .with_completer(completer)
+        .with_menu(ReedlineMenu::EngineCompleter(completion_menu))
+        .with_edit_mode(edit_mode);
+
+    let prompt = DefaultPrompt::default();
+
+    loop {
+        let sig = line_editor.read_line(&prompt)?;
+        match sig {
+            Signal::Success(buffer) => {
+                println!("We processed: {buffer}");
+            }
+            Signal::CtrlD | Signal::CtrlC => {
+                println!("\nAborted!");
+                break Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/engine.rs

@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@
         // Needs to add return carriage to newlines because when not in raw mode
         // some OS don't fully return the carriage
 
-        let lines = PromptLines::new(
+        let mut lines = PromptLines::new(
             prompt,
             self.prompt_edit_mode(),
             None,
@@ -1700,6 +1700,11 @@
         // Updating the working details of the active menu
         for menu in self.menus.iter_mut() {
             if menu.is_active() {
+                lines.prompt_indicator = menu.indicator().to_owned().into();
+                // If the menu requires the cursor position, update it (ide menu)
+                let cursor_pos = lines.cursor_pos(self.painter.screen_width());
+                menu.set_cursor_pos(cursor_pos);
+
                 menu.update_working_details(
                     &mut self.editor,
                     self.completer.as_mut(),

src/lib.rs

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ pub use validator::{DefaultValidator, ValidationResult, Validator};
 
 mod menu;
 pub use menu::{
-    menu_functions, ColumnarMenu, ListMenu, Menu, MenuEvent, MenuTextStyle, ReedlineMenu,
+    menu_functions, ColumnarMenu, IdeMenu, ListMenu, Menu, MenuEvent, MenuTextStyle, ReedlineMenu,
 };
 
 mod terminal_extensions;

src/menu/columnar_menu.rs

@@ -728,6 +728,10 @@
                 .collect()
         }
     }
+
+    fn set_cursor_pos(&mut self, _pos: (u16, u16)) {
+        // The columnar menu does not need the cursor position
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]