Contribute to folke/snacks.nvim

25-07-12Permalink

Learning ProgressPermalink

• ✅ Submitted first PR to snacks.nvim project
• ✅ Fixed smartcase highlighting bug in nvim picker component
• ✅ Wrote and tested Lua utility function

Open Source Contribution - snacks.nvimPermalink

Today I submitted a PR to the snacks.nvim project.

Problem Solved: Issue #2043 - Inconsistent smartcase search pattern highlighting between picker’s preview and list components

Implemented Solution:

1. Created utility function: prepare_highlight_pattern() in picker/util/init.lua
   • Removes regex prefix flags ((?i), (?-i))
   • Supports flexible pattern trimming
   • Provides optional case-insensitive regex flag insertion
2. Updated core files:
   • preview.lua: Implemented consistent case-insensitive highlighting logic
   • list.lua: Integrated utility function for regex matcher initialization
3. Key improvements:
   • Unified pattern processing between list and preview components
   • Proper smartcase handling with mixed-case search patterns
   • Enhanced handling of grep flags

Impact: Ensures consistent highlighting behavior between search results list and file preview, significantly improving user experience

ReferencesPermalink

• snacks.nvim GitHub Repository
• PR #2044: fix(picker): properly handle smartcase, grep flag highlighting
• Issue #2043: Inconsistent highlighting behavior

ThoughtsPermalink

Even though I’m relatively new to nvim, it was really rewarding to contribute to such a meaningful project. It’s impressive how open source communities welcome contributions from developers at all skill levels, and I hope this feature helps other nvim users improve their workflow.