go-client
Neovim/go-client is a Neovim client and plugin host for Go.
This example plugin adds the Hello command to Nvim.
package main
import (
"strings"
"github.com/neovim/go-client/nvim/plugin"
)
func hello(args []string) (string, error) {
return "Hello " + strings.Join(args, " "), nil
}
func main() {
plugin.Main(func(p *plugin.Plugin) error {
p.HandleFunction(&plugin.FunctionOptions{Name: "Hello"}, hello)
return nil
})
}Build the program with the go tool to an
executable named hello. Ensure that the executable is on your path.
// Use the go build to generate an executable
// Enusre this hello executable on your path
// you can move hello to your $GOPATH/bin
// or set the current dir into env variable `path`
go build -o helloAdd the following plugin to Nvim:
if exists('g:loaded_hello')
finish
endif
let g:loaded_hello = 1
function! s:Requirehello(host) abort
" 'hello' is the binary created by compiling the program above.
return jobstart(['hello'], {'rpc': v:true})
endfunction
call remote#host#Register('hello', 'x', function('s:Requirehello'))
" The following lines are generated by running the program
" command line flag --manifest hello
call remote#host#RegisterPlugin('hello', '0', [
\ {'type': 'function', 'name': 'Hello', 'sync': 1, 'opts': {}},
\ ])
" vim:ts=4:sw=4:etStart Nvim and run the following command:
:echo Hello('world')