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tarruda/nvim-terminal-edit.py

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Edit file in host Neovim instance from a :terminal buffer
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nvim-terminal-edit.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Edit a file in the host nvim instance."""
import os
import sys
from neovim import attach
args = sys.argv[1:]
if not args:
print "Usage: {} <filename> ...".format(sys.argv[0])
sys.exit(1)
addr = os.environ.get("NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS", None)
if not addr:
os.execvp('nvim', args)
nvim = attach("socket", path=addr)
def _setup():
nvim.input('<c-\\><c-n>') # exit terminal mode
chid = nvim.channel_id
nvim.command('augroup EDIT')
nvim.command('au BufEnter <buffer> call rpcnotify({0}, "n")'.format(chid))
nvim.command('au BufEnter <buffer> startinsert'.format(chid))
nvim.command('augroup END')
nvim.vars['files_to_edit'] = args
for x in args:
nvim.command('exe "drop ".remove(g:files_to_edit, 0)')
def _exit(*args):
nvim.vars['files_to_edit'] = None
nvim.command('augroup EDIT')
nvim.command('au!')
nvim.command('augroup END')
nvim.session.stop()
nvim.session.run(_exit, _exit, _setup)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/edit", line 40, in <module>
    nvim.session.run(_exit, _exit, _setup)
AttributeError: 'CompatibilitySession' object has no attribute 'run'

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