allow to just switch to chat with :AIC, fixes #147

Author: madox2

autoload/vim_ai.vim

@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ function! vim_ai#AIChatRun(uses_range, config, ...) range abort
   let l:instruction = a:0 > 0 ? a:1 : ""
   let l:is_selection = a:uses_range && a:firstline == line("'<") && a:lastline == line("'>")
   let l:selection = s:GetSelectionOrRange(l:is_selection, a:uses_range, a:firstline, a:lastline)
+  let l:started_from_chat = &filetype == 'aichat'
 
   let l:config_input = {
   \  "config_default": g:vim_ai_chat,
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ function! vim_ai#AIChatRun(uses_range, config, ...) range abort
   let l:context = py3eval("make_ai_context(unwrap('l:config_input'))")
   let l:config = l:context['config']
   let l:context['prompt'] = a:0 > 0 || a:uses_range ? l:context['prompt'] : ''
+  let l:context['started_from_chat'] = l:started_from_chat
 
   try
     call s:set_paste(l:config)

py/chat.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def run_ai_chat(context):
     config = make_config(context['config'])
     config_options = config['options']
     roles = context['roles']
+    started_from_chat = context['started_from_chat'] == '1'
 
     def initialize_chat_window():
         file_content = vim.eval('trim(join(getline(1, "$"), "\n"))')
@@ -87,7 +88,11 @@ def initialize_chat_window():
 
     try:
         last_content = messages[-1]["content"][-1]
-        if last_content['type'] != 'text' or last_content['text']:
+
+        # if empty :AIC has been called outside of the chat, just init/switch to the chat but don't trigger the request (#147)
+        should_imediately_answer = prompt or started_from_chat
+        awaiting_response = last_content['type'] != 'text' or last_content['text']
+        if awaiting_response and should_imediately_answer:
             vim.command("redraw")
 
             print('Answering...')