stackovimflow

stackovimflow

Search StackOverflow and view answers (minus comments) in Vim. Using Google CustomSearch apis. So I don't have to leave the terminal and keyboard to copy & paste from StackOverflow. 🙊

Installation

go install github.com/JackKCWong/stackovimflow@latest
stackovimflow install-vim

Configuration

You need a Google CustomSearch API key to use this plugin. You can get one from Google CustomSearch.

Set the following environment variables to configure the plugin.

export GCS_API_KEY=your-api-key
export GCS_CX=your-cse-id

# optional proxy setup
export GCS_HTTP_PROXY=your-proxy
export GCS_HTTPS_PROXY=your-proxy

Usage

# put this in your .bash_profile or equivalent

function sos() {
    stackovimflow search $@ | vim -
}

sos your question as if you are searching on StackOverflow

If you want to see some code block syntax highlight, add the following to your .vimrc

let g:markdown_fenced_languages = ['html', 'js=javascript', 'golang=go', 'go', 'rust', 'java', 'bash']

It first load the top 5 results in a vim buffer with filetype soi. When you press <CR>, it will open the selected answer in a new buffer with filetype somd.

In a somd, you can press <CR> to copy the code block to system clipboard when you are inside a ```code block``` or `code block`.

Use <C-j> to enlarge the somd window.

Use <C-k> to shrink the somd window.

Use <C-n> to jump to next answer.

Use d to navigate down by half-page.

Use u to navigate up by half-page.

Use q to close the buffer..