dntw.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Starts a new dntw session.
function dntw () {
  for requirement in tmux nvim; do
    if ! type "$requirement" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
      >&2 echo "dntw error: \"$requirement\" is required, but does not appear to be installed."
      return 1
    fi
  done
  if ! type nvr >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    >&2 echo "dntw error: \"neovim-remote\" is required, but does not appear to be installed.
Try running \`pip3 install neovim-remote\`, or see https://github.com/mhinz/neovim-remote#installation
for more detailed instructions."
    return 1
  fi
  local DNTW_ID=$(LC_ALL=C </dev/urandom tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c16)
  local TMUX_SESSION_ID="dntw_$DNTW_ID"
  tmux set-environment -g DNTW_ID "$DNTW_ID" \; new-session -s "$TMUX_SESSION_ID"
}

# Invokes Neovim inside a running dntw session with the following behavior:
#   * Starts a new Neovim process if one is not already running in the active tmux window
#   * Resuses an existing Neovim process if one is already running in the active tmux window
# Starts Neovim normally if not inside a running dntw session.
# If you wish to use a custom Neovim binary (defualt: `nvim`), set $DNTW_NVIM_CMD in your environment.
function dntw_edit () {
  local DNTW_NVIM_CMD="${DNTW_NVIM_CMD:-nvim}"
  # Ensure that we're running inside a dntw session
  if [[ ! -z "$TMUX" ]] && [[ ! -z "$DNTW_ID" ]]; then
    # This window ID is global for all tmux sessions and won't change if windows are rearranged
    local TMUX_WINDOW_ID=$(tmux display-message -p '#{window_id}')
    if [[ -z "$TMUX_WINDOW_ID" ]]; then
      >&2 echo "dntw error: Could not determine tmux window ID!"
      return 1
    fi
    local NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS="/${TMPDIR-/tmp/}dntw_${DNTW_ID}_${TMUX_WINDOW_ID}"
    if [ $(nvr --serverlist | grep -ic "$NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS") -eq 1 ]; then
      # A dedicated nvim is already running for this tmux window; reuse it
      NVR_CMD="$DNTW_NVIM_CMD" nvr --servername "$NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS" "$@"
    else
      # A dedicated nvim is not yet running for this tmux window, start one
      NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS="$NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS" "$DNTW_NVIM_CMD" "$@"
    fi
  else
    "$DNTW_NVIM_CMD" "$@"
  fi
}