feat: prompt_prefix option (#154)

* enable prompt_prefix option

* add hl and default value

* default hl and prefix

* fixup: move the redraw til after prompt create

* fixup: nits

Co-authored-by: TJ DeVries <devries.timothyj@gmail.com>

lua/telescope/config.lua

@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ function config.set_defaults(defaults)
   set("results_height", 1)
   set("results_width", 0.8)
 
+  set("prompt_prefix", " > ")
+
   set("border", {})
   set("borderchars", { '─', '│', '─', '│', '╭', '╮', '╯', '╰'})
 

lua/telescope/pickers.lua

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ end
 local ns_telescope_selection = a.nvim_create_namespace('telescope_selection')
 local ns_telescope_matching = a.nvim_create_namespace('telescope_matching')
 local ns_telescope_prompt = a.nvim_create_namespace('telescope_prompt')
+local ns_telescope_prompt_prefix = a.nvim_create_namespace('telescope_prompt_prefix')
 
 local pickers = {}
 
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ function Picker:new(opts)
     results_title = get_default(opts.results_title, "Results"),
     preview_title = get_default(opts.preview_title, "Preview"),
 
+    prompt_prefix = get_default(opts.prompt_prefix, config.values.prompt_prefix),
+
     default_text = opts.default_text,
     get_status_text = get_default(opts.get_status_text, config.values.get_status_text),
 
@@ -326,18 +329,20 @@ function Picker:find()
   local prompt_border_win = prompt_opts.border and prompt_opts.border.win_id
   if prompt_border_win then vim.api.nvim_win_set_option(prompt_border_win, 'winhl', 'Normal:TelescopePromptBorder') end
 
-  -- Draw the screen ASAP. This makes things feel speedier.
+  -- Prompt prefix
-  vim.cmd [[redraw]]
+  local prompt_prefix = self.prompt_prefix
-
+  if prompt_prefix ~= '' then
-  local prompt_prefix
+    if not vim.endswith(prompt_prefix, ' ') then
-  if false then
+      prompt_prefix = prompt_prefix.." "
-    prompt_prefix = " > "
+    end
     a.nvim_buf_set_option(prompt_bufnr, 'buftype', 'prompt')
     vim.fn.prompt_setprompt(prompt_bufnr, prompt_prefix)
-  else
+    a.nvim_buf_add_highlight(prompt_bufnr, ns_telescope_prompt_prefix, 'TelescopePromptPrefix', 0, 0, #prompt_prefix)
-    prompt_prefix = ""
   end
 
+  -- Draw the screen ASAP. This makes things feel speedier.
+  vim.cmd [[redraw]]
+
   -- First thing we want to do is set all the lines to blank.
   self.max_results = popup_opts.results.height
 
@@ -425,11 +430,7 @@ function Picker:find()
     end
 
     local process_complete = function()
-      -- prompt_prefix = " hello > "
-      -- vim.fn.prompt_setprompt(prompt_bufnr, prompt_prefix)
-
       -- TODO: We should either: always leave one result or make sure we actually clean up the results when nothing matches
-
       if selection_strategy == 'row' then
         self:set_selection(self:get_selection_row())
       elseif selection_strategy == 'follow' then

plugin/telescope.vim

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ highlight default link TelescopePreviewBorder TelescopeBorder
 " Used for highlighting characters that you match.
 highlight default link TelescopeMatching NormalNC
 
+" Used for the prompt prefix
+highlight default link TelescopePromptPrefix Identifier
 
 " This is like "<C-R>" in your terminal.
 "   To use it, do `cmap <C-R> <Plug>(TelescopeFuzzyCommandSearch)