feat: add window_picker command, closes #221

Author: cseickel

README.md

@@ -51,7 +51,29 @@ use {
     requires = { 
       "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
       "kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons", -- not strictly required, but recommended
-      "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim" 
+      "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
+      {
+        -- only needed if you want to use the "open_window_picker" command
+        's1n7ax/nvim-window-picker',
+        tag = "1.*",
+        config = function()
+          require'window-picker'.setup({
+            autoselect_one = true,
+            include_current = false,
+            filter_rules = {
+              -- filter using buffer options
+              bo = {
+                -- if the file type is one of following, the window will be ignored
+                filetype = { 'neo-tree', "neo-tree-popup", "notify", "quickfix" },
+
+                -- if the buffer type is one of following, the window will be ignored
+                buftype = { 'terminal' },
+              },
+            },
+            other_win_hl_color = '#e35e4f',
+          })
+        end,
+      }
     },
     config = function ()
       -- Unless you are still migrating, remove the deprecated commands from v1.x
@@ -129,6 +151,7 @@ use {
             ["S"] = "open_split",
             ["s"] = "open_vsplit",
             ["t"] = "open_tabnew",
+            ["w"] = "open_with_window_picker",
             ["C"] = "close_node",
             ["a"] = "add",
             ["A"] = "add_directory",

doc/neo-tree.txt

@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ s             = open_vsplit: Same as open, but opens in a vertical split.
 
 t             = open_tabnew: Same as open, but opens in a new tab.
 
+w = open_with_window_picker: Uses the `window-picker` plugin to select a window
+                             to open the selected node in. Requires that
+                             https://github.com/s1n7ax/nvim-window-picker
+                             be installed.
+
 <bs>          = navigate_up: Moves the root directory up one level.
 
 .             = set_root:    Changes the root directory to the currently 

lua/neo-tree/defaults.lua

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ local config = {
       ["S"] = "open_split",
       ["s"] = "open_vsplit",
       ["t"] = "open_tabnew",
+      ["w"] = "open_with_window_picker",
       ["C"] = "close_node",
       ["z"] = "close_all_nodes",
       ["R"] = "refresh",

lua/neo-tree/sources/common/commands.lua

@@ -281,4 +281,20 @@ M.toggle_directory = function(state, toggle_directory)
   M.toggle_node(state, toggle_directory)
 end
 
+---Marks potential windows with letters and will open the give node in the picked window.
+M.open_with_window_picker = function(state)
+  local node = state.tree:get_node()
+  local path = node:get_id()
+  local success, picker = pcall(require, "window-picker")
+  if not success then
+    print("You'll need to install window-picker to use this command: https://github.com/s1n7ax/nvim-window-picker")
+    return
+  end
+  local picked_window_id = picker.pick_window()
+  if picked_window_id then
+    vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(picked_window_id)
+    vim.cmd("edit " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(node.path))
+  end
+end
+
 return M

lua/neo-tree/ui/renderer.lua

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ create_window = function(state)
     position = state.current_position,
     relative = "editor",
     buf_options = {
-      buftype = "nowrite",
+      buftype = "nofile",
       modifiable = false,
       swapfile = false,
       filetype = "neo-tree",