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authorarobase-che <girbenhed@gmail.com>2016-01-10 19:02:52 +0100
committerarobase-che <girbenhed@gmail.com>2016-01-10 19:02:52 +0100
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+# This is a sample commands.py. You can add your own commands here.
+#
+# Please refer to commands_full.py for all the default commands and a complete
+# documentation. Do NOT add them all here, or you may end up with defunct
+# commands when upgrading ranger.
+
+# You always need to import ranger.api.commands here to get the Command class:
+from ranger.api.commands import *
+
+# A simple command for demonstration purposes follows.
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# You can import any python module as needed.
+import os
+
+# Any class that is a subclass of "Command" will be integrated into ranger as a
+# command. Try typing ":my_edit<ENTER>" in ranger!
+class my_edit(Command):
+ # The so-called doc-string of the class will be visible in the built-in
+ # help that is accessible by typing "?c" inside ranger.
+ """:my_edit <filename>
+
+ A sample command for demonstration purposes that opens a file in an editor.
+ """
+
+ # The execute method is called when you run this command in ranger.
+ def execute(self):
+ # self.arg(1) is the first (space-separated) argument to the function.
+ # This way you can write ":my_edit somefilename<ENTER>".
+ if self.arg(1):
+ # self.rest(1) contains self.arg(1) and everything that follows
+ target_filename = self.rest(1)
+ else:
+ # self.fm is a ranger.core.filemanager.FileManager object and gives
+ # you access to internals of ranger.
+ # self.fm.thisfile is a ranger.container.file.File object and is a
+ # reference to the currently selected file.
+ target_filename = self.fm.thisfile.path
+
+ # This is a generic function to print text in ranger.
+ self.fm.notify("Let's edit the file " + target_filename + "!")
+
+ # Using bad=True in fm.notify allows you to print error messages:
+ if not os.path.exists(target_filename):
+ self.fm.notify("The given file does not exist!", bad=True)
+ return
+
+ # This executes a function from ranger.core.acitons, a module with a
+ # variety of subroutines that can help you construct commands.
+ # Check out the source, or run "pydoc ranger.core.actions" for a list.
+ self.fm.edit_file(target_filename)
+
+ # The tab method is called when you press tab, and should return a list of
+ # suggestions that the user will tab through.
+ def tab(self):
+ # This is a generic tab-completion function that iterates through the
+ # content of the current directory.
+ return self._tab_directory_content()