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Script to easily cd into Github repos, if you keep them all tidy under a single folder like I do
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| # add this to your .zshrc | |
| switch-repo() { | |
| local github_dir="$HOME/Github" | |
| local query="$1" | |
| local -a repos matches | |
| local repo name selected | |
| if [[ ! -d "$github_dir" ]]; then | |
| print -u2 "switch-repo: $github_dir does not exist" | |
| return 1 | |
| fi | |
| repos=("$github_dir"/*(/N)) | |
| if (( ${#repos} == 0 )); then | |
| print -u2 "switch-repo: no repositories found in $github_dir" | |
| return 1 | |
| fi | |
| _switch_repo_choose() { | |
| local -a options | |
| options=("$@") | |
| local selected_index=1 | |
| local number_buffer="" | |
| local key sequence | |
| local i marker display_name | |
| if [[ ! -r /dev/tty ]]; then | |
| print -u2 "switch-repo: interactive selection requires a terminal" | |
| return 1 | |
| fi | |
| while true; do | |
| print -n "\033[H\033[J" | |
| print "Select a repository:" | |
| print "Use up/down + Enter, or type a number + Enter." | |
| for i in {1..${#options}}; do | |
| display_name="${options[$i]:t}" | |
| if (( i == selected_index )); then | |
| marker=">" | |
| else | |
| marker=" " | |
| fi | |
| printf "%s %2d) %s\n" "$marker" "$i" "$display_name" | |
| done | |
| if [[ -n "$number_buffer" ]]; then | |
| print -n "Choice: $number_buffer" | |
| fi | |
| IFS= read -rs -k 1 key < /dev/tty | |
| case "$key" in | |
| $'\e') | |
| IFS= read -rs -k 2 sequence < /dev/tty | |
| case "$sequence" in | |
| '[A') | |
| (( selected_index-- )) | |
| if (( selected_index < 1 )); then | |
| selected_index=${#options} | |
| fi | |
| number_buffer="" | |
| ;; | |
| '[B') | |
| (( selected_index++ )) | |
| if (( selected_index > ${#options} )); then | |
| selected_index=1 | |
| fi | |
| number_buffer="" | |
| ;; | |
| esac | |
| ;; | |
| $'\n'|$'\r') | |
| if [[ -n "$number_buffer" ]]; then | |
| if (( number_buffer >= 1 && number_buffer <= ${#options} )); then | |
| print -n "\033[H\033[J" | |
| REPLY="${options[$number_buffer]}" | |
| return 0 | |
| fi | |
| number_buffer="" | |
| else | |
| print -n "\033[H\033[J" | |
| REPLY="${options[$selected_index]}" | |
| return 0 | |
| fi | |
| ;; | |
| [0-9]) | |
| number_buffer+="$key" | |
| ;; | |
| $'\177'|$'\b') | |
| number_buffer="${number_buffer[1,-2]}" | |
| ;; | |
| q|Q) | |
| print -n "\033[H\033[J" | |
| return 1 | |
| ;; | |
| esac | |
| done | |
| } | |
| if [[ -z "$query" ]]; then | |
| _switch_repo_choose "${repos[@]}" || return 1 | |
| cd -- "$REPLY" | |
| return | |
| fi | |
| for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do | |
| name="${repo:t}" | |
| if [[ "${name:l}" == *"${query:l}"* ]]; then | |
| matches+=("$repo") | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| case ${#matches} in | |
| 0) | |
| print -u2 "switch-repo: no repositories match '$query'" | |
| return 1 | |
| ;; | |
| 1) | |
| cd -- "$matches[1]" | |
| ;; | |
| *) | |
| _switch_repo_choose "${matches[@]}" || return 1 | |
| cd -- "$REPLY" | |
| ;; | |
| esac | |
| } | |
| alias sr=switch-repo |
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