brr.nvim

This is a scratch file project based off of Folke's in the wonderful snacks.nvim plugin. That one was more directory / git based. I just wanted a simple global scratch folder for daily notes, persistent todos, temporary link storage, etc. This was also a great excuse to write my first ( very simple ) nvim plugin.

I plan to make a companion plugin that will allow you to run code in markdown codeblocks like TJ Devries has done in his present.nvim plugin.

At the moment this is pretty bare bones and may stay that way. It does what I need it to but I will add functionality if I think of a helpful addition.

The name is brr.nvim just because I can't remember anything and "brrrr" is the sound I hear while trying to remember what I was doing 3 seconds ago. I also suck at names.

Dependencies

• Telescope -- For the list command

Setup - Lazy

return { "leobeosab/brr.nvim", 
    opts = {
        root = "~/.scratch_notes", -- Root where all scratch files are stored, I throw mine in an Obsidian vault
        style = {
            width = 0.8, -- 0-1, 1 being full width, 0 being, well, 0
            height = 0.8, -- 0-1
            title_padding = 2 -- number of spaces as padding in the top border title 
        }
    },
    keys = { -- You'll probably want to change my weird keybinds, these are just examples
        { "<leader>.", "<cmd>Scratch scratch.md<cr>", desc = "Open persistent scratch" },
        { "<leader>sd", "<cmd>Scratch<cr>", desc = "Open daily scratch" },
        { "<leader>sf", "<cmd>ScratchList<cr>", desc = "Find scratch" }
    }
}

Usage

I've added the Scratch and ScratchList commands.

Scratch

Usage

:Scratch filename.md -- Opens an existing or new file in a scratch window
:Scratch -- Opens a 'daily' scratch with the current date

Scratch List

:ScratchList -- Opens a telescope finder in the root scratch directory

Screenshot(s)

Things you should use instead

• snacks.nvim

Special thanks

• Folke makes a ton of awesome plugins
• TJDevries makes great plugins and videos about neovim