WIP neovim plugin that will allow easier buffer management.
Master neovim buffers by quickly switch into any active file or terminal buffer.
- Switch into any buffer you opened (by index).
- Launch a terminal buffer that won't get deleted so you can reopen it and resume work.
- Why? When using
:terminal, if the buffer is not displayed, it will get deleted.
- Why? When using
- Go to next and previous buffer in the buffer list.
- Without considering terminal buffers.
- Close (delete) any buffer or the current one.
- It will try to preserve your current layout, so it won't close your splits.
- Switch between first and third opened buffers
- Check the complete demo
Add some mappings according to your needs.
The following mappings are recommended.
" Jump to the N buffer (by index) according to :ls buffer list
" where N is NOT the buffer number but the INDEX in such list
" NOTE: it does not include terminal buffers
nnoremap <Leader>1 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(1)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>2 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(2)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>3 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(3)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>4 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(4)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>5 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(5)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>6 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(6)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>7 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(7)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>8 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(8)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>9 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_buffer(9)<CR>
" Improved :bnext :bprev behavior (without considering terminal buffers)
nnoremap <Right> :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_next_buffer()<CR>
nnoremap <Left> :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_prev_buffer()<CR>
" Open terminal buffer and set it as hidden so it won't get deleted
nnoremap <Leader>c1 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_terminal(1)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>c2 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_terminal(2)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>c3 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_terminal(3)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>c4 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").goto_terminal(4)<CR>
" Delete current buffer and goes back to the previous one
nnoremap <Leader>qq :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_current_buffer()<CR>
" Delete the N buffer according to :ls buffer list
nnoremap <Leader>q1 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(1)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q2 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(2)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q3 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(3)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q4 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(4)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q5 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(5)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q6 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(6)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q7 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(7)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q8 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(8)<CR>
nnoremap <Leader>q9 :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_buffer(9)<CR>This was tested with Neovim Nightly (0.5) but it should probably work with the stable version as well.
This is meant for neovim users that use buffers and not tabs
- You might want to have all buffers listed somewhere (optional)
- I use
nvim-hardlineto list the open buffers at the top. - Also it is possible with
vim-airline.
- I use
Using vim-plug
Plug 'johann2357/nvim-smartbufs'- Possible new mappings:
" Delete buffer it is a file buffer or close terminal buffer
nnoremap <Leader>qq :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_this()<CR>
" Close all buffers but current one
nnoremap <Leader>qa :lua require("nvim-smartbufs").close_all()<CR>- I might add a simple interface to list and switch to any buffer.
- Currently, only remaps are the only way to go.