Add basic extensions for vim-rest-console

symlinks/config/nvim/lua/vim_rest_console_extensions.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--     - Vim REST Console extensions library -
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local function get_vim_rest_home_dir()
+  vim.fn.mkdir(vim.env.NVIMHOME .. '/vim-rest-console', 'p')
+	return vim.env.NVIMHOME .. '/vim-rest-console'
+end
+
+-- Opens up a new tab if current buffer is not empty
+local function new_tab_if_needed()
+	if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name('%') ~= '' then
+		-- Current buffer is not empty, open up a new tab
+		vim.cmd('tabnew')
+	end
+end
+
+local function open_rest_console(file)
+	new_tab_if_needed()
+	local ending = '.rest'
+	if file:sub(-#ending) ~= ending then
+		file = file .. '.rest'
+	end
+	vim.cmd('e ' .. file)
+end
+
+local function open_cached_rest_console(name)
+	local dir = get_vim_rest_home_dir()
+	open_rest_console(dir .. '/' .. name)
+end
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+--    - Public API -
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local M = {}
+
+-- Opens us a scratch rest console (not saved)
+function M.open_scratch_rest_console()
+	new_tab_if_needed()
+	vim.cmd('set ft=rest')
+end
+
+-- Opens up a rest console which can be saved -- cached by name
+function M.open_cached_rest_console(name)
+	open_cached_rest_console(name)
+end
+
+-- Opens up a rest console based on local file path
+function M.open_rest_console(file)
+	open_rest_console(file)
+end
+
+return M

symlinks/config/nvim/plugin/rest.lua

@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 --    - Vim REST Console setup and extra commands -
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-vim.cmd[[command! -nargs=0 RestConsole :tabnew <bar> :set ft=rest]]
+vim.cmd[[command! -nargs=0 ScratchRestConsole :lua require('vim_rest_console_extensions').open_scratch_rest_console()]]
+vim.cmd[[command! -nargs=1 RestConsole :lua require('vim_rest_console_extensions').open_cached_rest_console(<f-args>)]]
+vim.cmd[[command! -nargs=1 RestConsoleLocal :lua require('vim_rest_console_extensions').open_local_rest_console(<f-args>)]]
+vim.cmd[[command! -nargs=1 RestConsoleCached :lua require('vim_rest_console_extensions').open_cached_rest_console(<f-args>)]]