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The interactive scratchpad for hackers.

Codi demo.

Using Codi as a Python scratchpad through the shell wrapper

Codi expand demo.

Using :CodiExpand on a javascript object

Codi is an interactive scratchpad for hackers, with a similar interface to Numi. It opens a pane synchronized to your main buffer which displays the results of evaluating each line as you type (with NeoVim or Vim with +job and +channel, asynchronously). It's extensible to nearly any language that provides a REPL (interactive interpreter)!

Languages with built-in support: Python, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Haskell, PureScript, Ruby, OCaml, R, Clojure/ClojureScript, PHP, Lua, C++, Julia, Elm, Elixir, TypeScript, Mathjs, Haxe

Pull requests for new language support welcome!

Note: without async support, evaluation will trigger on cursor hold rather than text change.

For more information, check out the documentation.

Installation

Use your favorite package manager (vim-plug, Vundle, pathogen.vim), or add this directory to your Vim runtime path.

For example, if you're using vim-plug, add the following line to ~/.vimrc:

Plug 'metakirby5/codi.vim'

Dependencies

  • OS X, Linux and limited Windows support
  • Vim 7.4 (with +job and +channel for asynchronous evaluation) or NeoVim (still in its infancy - please report bugs!)
  • uname
  • If not using NeoVim, script (BSD or Linux, man page should say at least 2013)

Each interpreter also depends on its REPL. These are loaded on-demand. For example, if you only want to use the Python Codi interpreter, you will not need ghci.

Default interpreter dependencies:

  • Python: python (Note: Python 3 requires config - see :h codi-configuration)
  • JavaScript: node
  • CoffeeScript: coffee
  • Haskell: ghci (be really careful with lazy evaluation!)
  • PureScript pulp psci
  • Ruby: irb
  • OCaml: ocaml
  • R: R
  • Clojure: planck
  • PHP: psysh
  • Lua: lua
  • C++: cling
  • Julia: julia
  • Elm: elm
  • Elixir: iex
  • TypeScript: tsun
  • Mathjs: mathjs
  • Haxe: ihx (installed with haxelib install ihx)

Usage

  • Codi [filetype] activates Codi for the current buffer, using the provided filetype or the buffer's filetype.
  • Codi! deactivates Codi for the current buffer.
  • Codi!! [filetype] toggles Codi for the current buffer, using the provided filetype or the buffer's filetype.
  • CodiNew [filetype] creates a new scratch buffer with Codi in it.
  • CodiSelect opens a select menu and creates a new scratch buffer with the selected filetype and Codi in it. Only available on neovim.
  • CodiExpand expands the output of the current line in a popup menu to display multi-line content. Only available on neovim.

Shell wrapper

A nice way to use Codi is through a shell wrapper that you can stick in your ~/.bashrc:

# Codi
# Usage: codi [filetype] [filename]
codi() {
  local syntax="${1:-python}"
  shift
  vim -c \
    "let g:startify_disable_at_vimenter = 1 |\
    set bt=nofile ls=0 noru nonu nornu |\
    hi ColorColumn ctermbg=NONE |\
    hi VertSplit ctermbg=NONE |\
    hi NonText ctermfg=0 |\
    Codi $syntax" "$@"
}

Options

  • g:codi#interpreters is a list of user-defined interpreters. See the documentation for more information.
  • g:codi#aliases is a list of user-defined interpreter filetype aliases. See the documentation for more information.

The below options can also be set on a per-interpreter basis via g:codi#interpreters:

  • g:codi#autocmd determines what autocommands trigger updates. See the documentation for more information.
  • g:codi#width is the width of the Codi split.
  • g:codi#rightsplit is whether or not Codi spawns on the right side.
  • g:codi#rightalign is whether or not to right-align the Codi buffer.
  • g:codi#autoclose is whether or not to close Codi when the associated buffer is closed.
  • g:codi#raw is whether or not to display interpreter results without alignment formatting (useful for debugging).
  • g:codi#sync is whether or not to force synchronous execution. No reason to touch this unless you want to compare async to sync.

Autocommands

  • CodiEnterPre, CodiEnterPost: When a Codi pane enters.
  • CodiUpdatePre, CodiUpdatePost: When a Codi pane updates.
  • CodiLeavePre, CodiLeavePost: When a Codi pane leaves.

FAQ

  • Why doesn't X work in Codi, when it works in a normal source file?
    • Codi is not meant to be a replacement for actually running your program; it supports nothing more than what the underlying REPL supports. This is why Haskell language pragmas don't work and OCaml statements must end with ;;.
  • Codi leaves a bunch of old processes running, what's going on?
    • The cause of this issue is still unknown, but it happens infrequently. See :h codi-introduction-warnings for more information.
  • Codi doesn't seem to work on my setup.
    • Check :h codi-introduction-gotchas.

Thanks to

  • @DanielFGray and @purag for testing, feedback, and suggestions
  • @Joaquin-V for helping me discover critical bugs with vanilla settings
  • Everyone who has reported an issue or sent in a pull request :)