created by

Ingo Karkat

script type

utility

description

DESCRIPTION This plugin automatically persists (parts of) buffers used for the editing of commit (or other) messages, where Vim is invoked as the editor from an external tool. In these buffers, it sets up mappings and commands to iterate through stored past messages, and recall the contents for use in the currently edited message. This way, you automatically collect a history of (committed or aborted) past messages, and can quickly base your current message on contents recalled from that history. SEE ALSO This plugin is used by: VcsMessageRecall (vimscript #4117): Browse and re-insert previous VCS commit                                     messages. USAGE The plugin is completely inactive until you set it up for a particular buffer through the following function; you'll find the details directly in the .vim/autoload/MessageRecall.vim implementation file. MessageRecall#Setup( messageStoreDirspec, ... ) INSIDE THE CURRENT MESSAGE BUFFER After setup, the following mappings and commands are available in the current message buffer: CTRL-P, CTRL-N          When the buffer has no unsaved changes: Replace the                         edited message with a [count]'th previous / next                         stored message.                         When the buffer is modified: Open the [count]'th                         previous / first stored message in the preview window. :[count]MessageView                         View the [count]'th previous stored message in the                         preview-window. :MessageView {message}|{filespec}                         View {message} (auto-completed from the message store                         directory) or any arbitrary {filespec} contents                         in the preview-window. :[count]MessageRecall[!]                         Insert the [count]'th previous stored message below                         the current line. :MessageRecall[!] {message}|{filespec}                         Insert {message} (auto-completed from the message                         store directory) or any arbitrary {filespec} contents                         below the current line.                         When the existing message consists of just empty                         lines (originating from the message template that the                         tool invoking Vim has put there), the inserted message                         replaces those empty lines. With [!]: Replace an                         existing message with the inserted one. INSIDE A MESSAGE PREVIEW WINDOW CTRL-P, CTRL-N          Go to the previous / next stored message. :MessageRecall          Insert the previewed stored message below the current                         line in the buffer from which the message preview was                         opened.

install details

INSTALLATION This script is packaged as a vimball. If you have the "gunzip" decompressor in your PATH, simply edit the *.vba.gz package in Vim; otherwise, decompress the archive first, e.g. using WinZip. Inside Vim, install by sourcing the vimball or via the :UseVimball command.     vim MessageRecall.vba.gz     :so % To uninstall, use the :RmVimball command. DEPENDENCIES - Requires Vim 7.0 or higher. - Requires the EditSimilar plugin (vimscript #2544), version 2.00 or higher. - Requires the BufferPersist plugin (vimscript #4115).

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
MessageRecall.vba.gz	1.01	2012-07-12	7.0	Ingo Karkat	BUG: Script error E486 when replacing a non-matching commit message buffer.
MessageRecall.vba.gz	1.00	2012-06-25	7.0	Ingo Karkat	Initial upload

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