docs: cleanup

This commit is contained in:
Stevan Freeborn
2026-07-06 20:07:44 -05:00
parent 8bbc045485
commit 0434637a12
2 changed files with 68 additions and 57 deletions
+10
View File
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
{
"cSpell.words": [
"guibg",
"Keymap",
"Keymaps",
"nvim",
"stevanfreeborn",
"watchexec"
]
}
+22 -21
View File
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ split window.
## Features
- **Floating or split** output window, configurable per-user.
- **Status indicator** — a small non-focusable float that shows success or
failure when the main window is hidden.
- **Status indicator** — a small non-focusable float that shows success or failure when the main window is hidden.
- **ANSI escape sequence stripping** so output is clean.
- **Keyword highlighting** via `DiagnosticError`, `DiagnosticWarn`, and
`DiagnosticOk` for error/warning/success keywords in output.
- **Keyword highlighting** via `DiagnosticError`, `DiagnosticWarn`, and `DiagnosticOk` for error/warning/success keywords in output.
- **Auto-scroll** to the latest output, with configurable buffer size limits.
- **Auto-resize** on `VimResized`, and automatic cleanup on `VimLeavePre`.
- **Binary auto-discovery** — searches PATH, `~/.cargo/bin`, Homebrew, and
WSL locations.
- **Binary auto-discovery** — searches PATH, `~/.cargo/bin`, Homebrew, and WSL locations.
## Requirements
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ split window.
Install the CLI:
```
```pwsh
cargo install watchexec
```
@@ -32,7 +29,8 @@ Or download a prebuilt binary from the [releases page](https://github.com/watche
## Installation
**lazy.nvim**
### lazy.nvim
```lua
{
"stevanfreeborn/watchexec.nvim",
@@ -40,7 +38,8 @@ Or download a prebuilt binary from the [releases page](https://github.com/watche
}
```
**packer.nvim**
### packer.nvim
```lua
use {
"stevanfreeborn/watchexec.nvim",
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@ use {
}
```
**vim-plug**
### vim-plug
```vim
Plug 'stevanfreeborn/watchexec.nvim'
lua require("watchexec").setup({})
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ lua require("watchexec").setup({})
After installing, restart Neovim and run:
```
```txt
:WatchexecRun echo hello
```
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ to close it. Press `<Leader>wxt` to toggle it back.
### `watchexec` — binary options
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---------|----------|------------------|-------------|
|--------|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `bin` | `string` | `"watchexec"` | Path to the watchexec executable. Auto-detected from PATH and common locations. |
| `args` | `table` | `{}` | Extra arguments passed to watchexec before the user command. |
### `window` — output window options
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|----------|----------------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| `type` | `"float"` / `"split"` | `"float"` | Window type. |
| `split` | `"below"` / `"above"` / `"left"` / `"right"` | `"below"` | Split direction (only used when `type` is `"split"`). |
| `size` | `integer` | `12` | Split window size in rows/columns. |
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ to close it. Press `<Leader>wxt` to toggle it back.
#### `window.float` — float geometry
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|------------|----------|--------------|-------------|
|------------|----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| `relative` | `string` | `"editor"` | Positioning anchor. |
| `width` | `number` | `0.8` | Width in columns (values <= 1 are fractions of editor width). |
| `height` | `number` | `0.6` | Height in rows (values <= 1 are fractions of editor height). |
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ to close it. Press `<Leader>wxt` to toggle it back.
### `indicator` — status indicator options
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
| `enabled` | `boolean` | `true` | Enable/disable the indicator. |
| `position` | `"bottom-left"` / `"bottom-right"` / `"top-left"` / `"top-right"` | `"bottom-right"` | Screen corner. |
| `success_hl` | `string` | `"WatchexecSuccess"` | Highlight for success state. |
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ to close it. Press `<Leader>wxt` to toggle it back.
#### `indicator.patterns`
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|----------|-----------------------------|-------------|
|-----------|----------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| `success` | `string` | `"%[Command was successful%]"` | Pattern matching successful command output. |
| `running` | `string` | `"%[Running"` | Pattern matching command start. |
### General options
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---------------|-----------|---------|-------------|
|---------------|-----------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
| `auto_scroll` | `boolean` | `true` | Scroll to bottom on new output. |
| `max_lines` | `integer` | `5000` | Maximum lines in the output buffer (oldest trimmed). |
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ require("watchexec").setup({
## Commands
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `:WatchexecRun {command}` | Start watchexec with the given shell command. Stops any previous run and opens the output window. |
| `:WatchexecStop` | Stop the currently running watchexec process and clear the output. |
| `:WatchexecToggle` | Toggle the output window. |
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ require("watchexec").setup({
## Keymaps
| Keymap | Action | Description |
|----------------|--------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| `<Leader>wxt` | `:WatchexecToggle` | Toggle the output window. |
| `<Leader>wxs` | `:WatchexecStop` | Stop the running process. |
| `<Leader>wxr` | `:WatchexecRun` | Prompt for a command and run it. |
@@ -167,11 +167,12 @@ require("watchexec").setup({
## Highlight Groups
| Group | Default | Description |
|-------|---------|-------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| `WatchexecSuccess` | `guibg=#00ff00` | Indicator background when the last command succeeded. |
| `WatchexecFailure` | `guibg=#ff0000` | Indicator background when the last command failed. |
Output lines are also highlighted using built-in diagnostic groups:
- `DiagnosticError` — for error, fail, fatal keywords
- `DiagnosticWarn` — for warning keywords
- `DiagnosticOk` — for success, passed, ok keywords
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ require("watchexec").toggle()
Full help is available in Neovim:
```
```txt
:help watchexec
```