42 lines
1022 B
Go
42 lines
1022 B
Go
package cli
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import (
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"os"
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"os/exec"
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)
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// InputFromEditor retrieves user input by opening an editor on a temporary
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// file. Once the editor closes, the contents of the temporary file are
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// returned. If the contents exactly match the placeholder (no edits to the
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// file were made), then an empty string is returned.
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// Example patten: message.*.md
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func InputFromEditor(placeholder string, pattern string) (string, error) {
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msgFile, _ := os.CreateTemp("/tmp", pattern)
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defer os.Remove(msgFile.Name())
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os.WriteFile(msgFile.Name(), []byte(placeholder), os.ModeAppend)
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editor := os.Getenv("EDITOR")
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if editor == "" {
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editor = "vim" // default to vim if no EDITOR env variable
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}
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execCmd := exec.Command(editor, msgFile.Name())
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execCmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
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execCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
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execCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
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if err := execCmd.Run(); err != nil {
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return "", err
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}
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bytes, _ := os.ReadFile(msgFile.Name())
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content := string(bytes)
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if content == placeholder {
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return "", nil
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}
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return content, nil
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}
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