system clipboard support

[doodleEsc]

Telescope do not show the content copied from system to nvim
#57
when telescope shows, read content in register * and + and storage
when delete, remove them and cleanup register * and *

[AckslD]

wont this only show what's currently in eg "+ but not the history as for other registers?

[AckslD]

we would need some kind of event/trigger whenever these registers are changed from system but not sure that's possible, any ideas?

[doodleEsc]

no, history in other registers still can be seen

it just add "* and "+ into storage.yank additionally

[doodleEsc]

indeed, but i dont find any event related to "register changed".
maybe, we can simply set a command right now.

[AckslD]

you mean a command/function that a user can call to add entries to the history? If so, would calling

require('neoclip.storage').insert({
    regtype = regtype,
    contents = regcontents,
    filetype = vim.bo.filetype,
}, 'yanks')

work?

[doodleEsc]

take a look at this issue

[AckslD]

What would require("neoclip.handlers").handle_system_yank() do differently than:

require('neoclip.storage').insert({
    regtype = regtype,
    contents = regcontents,
    filetype = vim.bo.filetype,
}, 'yanks')

? Or would that be it?

Just to make sure I understand you suggestion correctly :)

Also are you suggesting that RegStarChange be part of neoclip? I think this can be done by the user?

[doodleEsc]

What would require("neoclip.handlers").handle_system_yank() do differently than:

require('neoclip.storage').insert({
    regtype = regtype,
    contents = regcontents,
    filetype = vim.bo.filetype,
}, 'yanks')

nothing special but make sure that it's a unified code style, just like this

Also are you suggesting that RegStarChange be part of neoclip? I think this can be done by the user?
not necessary, user can do it in their own vimrc

I've noticed that TextPutPre and TextPutPost still working in progress, right now there's no event to trigger require("neoclip.handlers").handle_system_yank(), sad

[AckslD]

I'm happy to add handle_system_yank if that's useful for you.

Although I don't think we should modify the registers on delete since we don't do that with other registers, rather it deletes from the history but the content of the registers remains.

Also I don't think handle_system_yank should be called in the picker. It should be the task of the user to call it prior by whatever event/action is available.

I'm not sure eg TextPutPre would help here though? Isn't that events triggered when pasting. But you want some trigger/event when a register is changed or when you copy something in your system clipboard?

[doodleEsc]

I'm not sure eg TextPutPre would help here though? Isn't that events triggered when pasting. But you want some trigger/event when a register is changed or when you copy something in your system clipboard?

yes, if there is a trigger, we can just simply add a autocmd

autocmd REGCHANGED * :lua require("neoclip.handlers").handle_system_yank()

But I was noticed that the team of neovim has no plans about TextPutPre and TextPutPost or other event when register is changed.

I will change problem you mentioned, thank you

[AckslD]

I don't think this setting is needed anymore since a user just wouldn't trigger this function

[AckslD]

What do you think about extracting a function from the current handle_text_yank which takes and event table and does the check for should_add and neoclip.stopped and we don't need to check it in more than one place?

[tuxflo]

Any news on this? I'm highly interested in getting support for + and/or * as well.

[AckslD]

@tuxflo or anyone else, feel free to continue this MR

[RiteshChepuri]

Any update on this PR?

[AckslD]

Not that I know, anyone can feel free to pick this up.

[breneser]

Any update on this? I would be happy to pick this up, I wouldn't know where to begin, and I am not sure if I am knowledgable enough with Vim to work on this :(

[AckslD]

Same comment as above :)