fastfile.plugin.zsh

  1###########################
  2# Settings
  3
  4# These can be overwritten any time.
  5# If they are not set yet, they will be
  6# overwritten with their default values
  7
  8fastfile_dir="${fastfile_dir:-${HOME}/.fastfile}"
  9fastfile_var_prefix="${fastfile_var_prefix:-§}"
 10
 11###########################
 12# Impl
 13
 14#
 15# Generate a shortcut
 16#
 17# Arguments:
 18#    1. name - The name of the shortcut (default: name of the file)
 19#    2. file - The file or directory to make the shortcut for
 20# STDOUT:
 21#    => fastfile_print
 22#
 23function fastfile() {
 24    test "$2" || 2="."
 25    file=$(readlink -f "$2")
 26
 27    test "$1" || 1="$(basename "$file")"
 28    name=$(echo "$1" | tr " " "_")
 29
 30
 31    mkdir -p "${fastfile_dir}"
 32    echo "$file" > "$(fastfile_resolv "$name")"
 33
 34    fastfile_sync
 35    fastfile_print "$name"
 36}
 37
 38#
 39# Resolve the location of a shortcut file (the database file, where the value is written!)
 40#
 41# Arguments:
 42#    1. name - The name of the shortcut
 43# STDOUT:
 44#   The path to the shortcut file
 45#
 46function fastfile_resolv() {
 47    echo "${fastfile_dir}/${1}"
 48}
 49
 50#
 51# Get the real path of a shortcut
 52#
 53# Arguments:
 54#    1. name - The name of the shortcut
 55# STDOUT:
 56#    The path
 57#
 58function fastfile_get() {
 59    cat "$(fastfile_resolv "$1")"
 60}
 61
 62#
 63# Print a shortcut
 64#
 65# Arguments:
 66#    1. name - The name of the shortcut
 67# STDOUT:
 68#    Name and value of the shortcut
 69#
 70function fastfile_print() {
 71    echo "${fastfile_var_prefix}${1} -> $(fastfile_get "$1")"
 72}
 73
 74#
 75# List all shortcuts
 76#
 77# STDOUT:
 78#    (=> fastfile_print) for each shortcut
 79#
 80function fastfile_ls() {
 81    for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*(N); do
 82        file=$(basename "$f") # To enable simpler handling of spaces in file names
 83        varkey=$(echo "$file" | tr " " "_")
 84
 85        # Special format for columns
 86        echo "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}|->|$(fastfile_get "$file")"
 87    done | column -t -s "|"
 88}
 89
 90#
 91# Remove a shortcut
 92#
 93# Arguments:
 94#    1. name - The name of the shortcut (default: name of the file)
 95# STDOUT:
 96#    => fastfile_print
 97#
 98function fastfile_rm() {
 99    fastfile_print "$1"
100    rm "$(fastfile_resolv "$1")"
101    unalias "${fastfile_var_prefix}${1}"
102}
103
104#
105# Generate the aliases for the shortcuts
106#
107function fastfile_sync() {
108    for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*(N); do
109        file=$(basename "$f") # To enable simpler handling of spaces in file names
110        varkey=$(echo "$file" | tr " " "_")
111
112        alias -g "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}"="'$(fastfile_get "$file")'"
113    done
114}
115
116##################################
117# Shortcuts
118
119alias ff=fastfile
120alias ffp=fastfile_print
121alias ffrm=fastfile_rm
122alias ffls=fastfile_ls
123alias ffsync=fastfile_sync
124
125##################################
126# Init
127
128fastfile_sync