Zsh Plumber: Prototype 1

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The first prototype is done.

This implementation:

• Overrides the default accept-line
• If a trailing | is found:
  • it is removed and replace with > TMPFILE &
  • a self-removing hook is added to line-init which initializes the buffer with < TMPFILE

That’s it. This prototype was meant to find a way to interact with the line editor. This method is very clear, since it puts the file the command will be reading from into the BUFFER. However, there needs to be file cleanup, and the ability to switch from a file to a pipe would prevent long-running pipelines from making enormous files.

I’ll probably tackle that next. Until I understand how to manipulate the history subsystem better, the $BUFFER will just have to be messy from all the replacements.