" Compatible with ranger 1.4.2 through 1.7.*
"
" Add ranger as a file chooser in vim
"
" If you add this code to the .vimrc, ranger can be started using the command
" ":RangerChooser" or the keybinding "<leader>r". Once you select one or more
" files, press enter and ranger will quit again and vim will open the selected
" files.
function! RangeChooser()
let temp = tempname()
" The option "--choosefiles" was added in ranger 1.5.1. Use the next line
" with ranger 1.4.2 through 1.5.0 instead.
"exec 'silent !ranger --choosefile=' . shellescape(temp)
if has("gui_running")
exec 'silent !xterm -e ranger --choosefiles=' . shellescape(temp)
else
exec 'silent !ranger --choosefiles=' . shellescape(temp)
endif
if !filereadable(temp)
redraw!
" Nothing to read.
return
endif
let names = readfile(temp)
if empty(names)
redraw!
" Nothing to open.
return
endif
" Edit the first item.
exec 'edit ' . fnameescape(names[0])
" Add any remaning items to the arg list/buffer list.
for name in names[1:]
exec 'argadd ' . fnameescape(name)
endfor
redraw!
endfunction
command! -bar RangerChooser call RangeChooser()
nnoremap <leader>r :<C-U>RangerChooser<CR>