feat: execute helix command from pipe output

book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 | `:append-output` | Run shell command, appending output after each selection. |
 | `:pipe` | Pipe each selection to the shell command. |
 | `:pipe-to` | Pipe each selection to the shell command, ignoring output. |
+| `:pipe-execute` | Pipe each selection to the shell command, execute output as helix command. |
 | `:run-shell-command`, `:sh` | Run a shell command |
 | `:reset-diff-change`, `:diffget`, `:diffg` | Reset the diff change at the cursor position. |
 | `:clear-register` | Clear given register. If no argument is provided, clear all registers. |

book/src/keymap.md

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Normal mode is the default mode when you launch helix. You can return to it from
 | `!`     | Run shell command, inserting output before each selection                        | `shell_insert_output` |
 | `Alt-!` | Run shell command, appending output after each selection                         | `shell_append_output` |
 | `$`     | Pipe each selection into shell command, keep selections where command returned 0 | `shell_keep_pipe`     |
+| `Alt-$` | Pipe each selection into shell command, execute output as helix command          | `shell_keep_pipe`     |
 
 
 ### Selection manipulation

helix-term/src/commands.rs

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use crate::job::{self, Jobs};
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::{
     cmp::Ordering,
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
@@ -555,6 +556,7 @@ impl MappableCommand {
         dap_disable_exceptions, "Disable exception breakpoints",
         shell_pipe, "Pipe selections through shell command",
         shell_pipe_to, "Pipe selections into shell command ignoring output",
+        shell_pipe_execute, "Pipe selections into shell command, execute output as command",
         shell_insert_output, "Insert shell command output before selections",
         shell_append_output, "Append shell command output after selections",
         shell_keep_pipe, "Filter selections with shell predicate",
@@ -5693,6 +5695,7 @@ enum ShellBehavior {
     Ignore,
     Insert,
     Append,
+    Execute,
 }
 
 fn shell_pipe(cx: &mut Context) {
@@ -5703,6 +5706,10 @@ fn shell_pipe_to(cx: &mut Context) {
     shell_prompt(cx, "pipe-to:".into(), ShellBehavior::Ignore);
 }
 
+fn shell_pipe_execute(cx: &mut Context) {
+    shell_prompt(cx, "pipe-execute:".into(), ShellBehavior::Execute);
+}
+
 fn shell_insert_output(cx: &mut Context) {
     shell_prompt(cx, "insert-output:".into(), ShellBehavior::Insert);
 }
@@ -5829,7 +5836,7 @@ async fn shell_impl_async(
 
 fn shell(cx: &mut compositor::Context, cmd: &str, behavior: &ShellBehavior) {
     let pipe = match behavior {
-        ShellBehavior::Replace | ShellBehavior::Ignore => true,
+        ShellBehavior::Replace | ShellBehavior::Ignore | ShellBehavior::Execute => true,
         ShellBehavior::Insert | ShellBehavior::Append => false,
     };
 
@@ -5896,16 +5903,44 @@ fn shell(cx: &mut compositor::Context, cmd: &str, behavior: &ShellBehavior) {
         changes.push((from, to, Some(output)));
     }
 
-    if behavior != &ShellBehavior::Ignore {
-        let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter())
-            .with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()));
-        doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
-        doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
-    }
+    let mut commands = Vec::with_capacity(changes.len());
+    match behavior {
+        &ShellBehavior::Ignore => (),
+        &ShellBehavior::Execute => {
+            for (_, _, command_text) in changes {
+                if let Some(command_text) = command_text {
+                    match MappableCommand::from_str(&command_text[..]) {
+                        Ok(command) => commands.push(command),
+                        Err(_) => (),
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        _ => {
+            let transaction = Transaction::change(doc.text(), changes.into_iter())
+                .with_selection(Selection::new(ranges, selection.primary_index()));
+            doc.apply(&transaction, view.id);
+            doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
+        }
+    };
 
     // after replace cursor may be out of bounds, do this to
     // make sure cursor is in view and update scroll as well
     view.ensure_cursor_in_view(doc, config.scrolloff);
+
+    if behavior == &ShellBehavior::Execute {
+        for command in commands {
+            let mut ctx = Context {
+                register: None,
+                count: None,
+                editor: cx.editor,
+                callback: Vec::new(),
+                on_next_key_callback: None,
+                jobs: cx.jobs,
+            };
+            command.execute(&mut ctx);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn shell_prompt(cx: &mut Context, prompt: Cow<'static, str>, behavior: ShellBehavior) {

helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs

@@ -2263,6 +2263,14 @@ fn pipe_to(
     pipe_impl(cx, args, event, &ShellBehavior::Ignore)
 }
 
+fn pipe_execute(
+    cx: &mut compositor::Context,
+    args: &[Cow<str>],
+    event: PromptEvent,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pipe_impl(cx, args, event, &ShellBehavior::Execute)
+}
+
 fn pipe(cx: &mut compositor::Context, args: &[Cow<str>], event: PromptEvent) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     pipe_impl(cx, args, event, &ShellBehavior::Replace)
 }
@@ -3092,6 +3100,13 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
         fun: pipe_to,
         signature: CommandSignature::none(),
     },
+    TypableCommand {
+        name: "pipe-execute",
+        aliases: &[],
+        doc: "Pipe each selection to the shell command, execute output as command.",
+        fun: pipe_execute,
+        signature: CommandSignature::none(),
+    },
     TypableCommand {
         name: "run-shell-command",
         aliases: &["sh"],

helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs

@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, KeyTrie> {
         "!" => shell_insert_output,
         "A-!" => shell_append_output,
         "$" => shell_keep_pipe,
+        "A-$" => shell_pipe_execute,
         "C-z" => suspend,
 
         "C-a" => increment,