Execute Inline Code Blocks In Neovim
TL;DR
I wrote a Neovim plugin to run code blocks in my notes and drop the output directly into the file. It looks like this:
I wrote a Neovim plugin to run code blocks in my notes and drop the output directly into the file. It looks like this:
I used to keep my grimoire (aka notes app) in emacs using org-mode. There's a lot to org-mode, but the only thing I really cared about was the ability to run inline code blocks and see the output in the file.
I enjoyed emacs, but it wasn't for me so I ended up back on neovim. It does everything I need with the exception of those inline code blocks. I found some org-mode like plugins but the were all eihter way out of date or seemd like personal projects. I figured if I was going to use a personal project it might as well be mine. So, I dug into tree-sitter and built one.
Here's a little video with some details
The example uses my own file format I designed to replace markdown for managing my content. I don't expect anyone to use it, but this might make a foundation for someone to make a code runner that works with markdown or any other format that uses tree-sitter
This is the file format I built for myself to replace markdown with something that does more without going all the way to mdx
This is the video that got me started figuring how how to do the tree-sitter stuff. It would have taken me ages longer without