how to gracefully return from clifm?

[Rydwxz]

I should like to use clifm from within xplr to do batch commands sometimes. If one looks at the zoxide and dua plugins one would think this is very easy to arrange. I have:

local function setup(args)
    local x = xplr

    args = args or {}
    args.mode = args.mode or "default"
    args.key = args.key or ";"

    x.config.modes.builtin[args.mode].key_bindings.on_key[args.key] = {
        help = "batch command",
        messages = {
            {
                BashExec = [===[
                    clifm
                    clear
                    "$XPLR" -m 'LogSuccess: %q' "clifm returned"
                ]===],
            },
            "PopMode",
            "ClearScreen",
        },
    }
end

return { setup = setup }

clifm behaves like normal, but when I quit clifm and xplr reappears, xplr does not respond to any input and must be killed by the multiplexer.

[sayanarijit]

It seems it's an issue with how clifm quits. The same can be reproduced with other tools like lf, yazi, ranger etc.

[Rydwxz]

I see. That's too bad. The big "killer feature" I like to use in clifm is the ability to quickly select multiple entries from the listing using their entry line number, rather than having to move my cursor around to each one in turn. I wonder if there is any way to bring this feature directly to xplr?

Also, I have created a plugin that can let's me use broot inside xplr. Would you like me to post that somewhere for you to review? I got cd-on-quit working for that one, but struggling to get any more responsive behavior working.

[sayanarijit]

To select using line number, you can just type the number, enter, and space. More complex features like range selection etc. are possible by customising the key bindings. But the range parsing logic needs to be implemented by hand.

Also, I have created a plugin that can let's me use broot inside xplr. Would you like me to post that somewhere for you to review?

Sure. Feel free to add your plugin to the doc. I’ll review when possible.