Start work on option to control sourcing strategies

kitty/child.py

@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class Child:
         env = {k: v for k, v in env.items() if v is not DELETE_ENV_VAR}
         if self.is_clone_launch:
             env['KITTY_IS_CLONE_LAUNCH'] = self.is_clone_launch
+            env['KITTY_CLONE_SOURCE_STRATEGIES'] = ',' + ','.join(opts.clone_source_strategies) + ','
             self.is_clone_launch = '1'  # free memory
         else:
             env.pop('KITTY_IS_CLONE_LAUNCH', None)

kitty/launch.py

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from .cli import parse_args
 from .cli_stub import LaunchCLIOptions
 from .constants import kitty_exe, shell_path
 from .fast_data_types import (
-    get_boss, get_os_window_title, patch_color_profiles, set_clipboard_string
+    get_boss, get_options, get_os_window_title, patch_color_profiles,
+    set_clipboard_string
 )
 from .options.utils import env as parse_env
 from .tabs import Tab, TabManager
@@ -594,13 +595,18 @@ def clone_and_launch(msg: str, window: Window) -> None:
     is_clone_launch = serialize_env(c.shell, c.env or {})
     ssh_kitten_cmdline = window.ssh_kitten_cmdline()
     if ssh_kitten_cmdline:
-        from kittens.ssh.main import set_cwd_in_cmdline, set_env_in_cmdline, patch_cmdline
+        from kittens.ssh.main import (
+            patch_cmdline, set_cwd_in_cmdline, set_env_in_cmdline
+        )
         cmdline = ssh_kitten_cmdline
         if c.opts.cwd:
             set_cwd_in_cmdline(c.opts.cwd, cmdline)
             c.opts.cwd = None
         if c.env:
-            set_env_in_cmdline({'KITTY_IS_CLONE_LAUNCH': is_clone_launch}, cmdline)
+            set_env_in_cmdline({
+                'KITTY_IS_CLONE_LAUNCH': is_clone_launch,
+                'KITTY_CLONE_SOURCE_STRATEGIES': ',' + ','.join(get_options().clone_source_strategies) + ','
+            }, cmdline)
             c.env = None
         if c.opts.env:
             for entry in reversed(c.opts.env):

kitty/options/definition.py

@@ -2783,6 +2783,23 @@ Allowing cloning unconditionally gives programs running in the terminal
 the terminal is running as on the computer the terminal is running on.
 ''')
 
+opt('clone_source_strategies', 'venv,conda,env_var,path', option_type='clone_source_strategies', long_text='''
+Control what shell code is sourced when running :code:`clone-in-kitty`
+in the newly cloned window. The supported strategies are:
+
+:code:`venv`
+   Source the file :file:`$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/activate` (this is used
+   by the Python stdlin venv module and allows cloning venvs automatically)
+:code:`conda`
+  Run :code:`conda activate $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV` this supports the virtual envs created by conda
+:code:`env_var`
+  Source the contents of the environment variable :code:`KITTY_CLONE_SOURCE_CODE`
+:code:`path`
+  Source the file pointed to by the environment variable :code:`KITTY_CLONE_SOURCE_PATH`
+
+This setting must be a comma separated list of the above values.
+''')
+
 opt('term', 'xterm-kitty',
     long_text='''
 The value of the TERM environment variable to set. Changing this can break many

kitty/options/parse.py

@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ from kitty.conf.utils import (
 from kitty.options.utils import (
     action_alias, active_tab_title_template, adjust_baseline, adjust_line_height, allow_hyperlinks,
     allow_remote_control, bell_on_tab, box_drawing_scale, clear_all_mouse_actions, clear_all_shortcuts,
-    clipboard_control, config_or_absolute_path, copy_on_select, cursor_text_color,
-    deprecated_hide_window_decorations_aliases, deprecated_macos_show_window_title_in_menubar_alias,
-    deprecated_send_text, disable_ligatures, edge_width, env, font_features, hide_window_decorations,
-    macos_option_as_alt, macos_titlebar_color, narrow_symbols, optional_edge_width, parse_map,
-    parse_mouse_map, paste_actions, resize_draw_strategy, scrollback_lines,
-    scrollback_pager_history_size, shell_integration, store_multiple, symbol_map, tab_activity_symbol,
-    tab_bar_edge, tab_bar_margin_height, tab_bar_min_tabs, tab_fade, tab_font_style, tab_separator,
-    tab_title_template, titlebar_color, to_cursor_shape, to_font_size, to_layout_names, to_modifiers,
-    url_prefixes, url_style, visual_window_select_characters, window_border_width, window_size
+    clipboard_control, clone_source_strategies, config_or_absolute_path, copy_on_select,
+    cursor_text_color, deprecated_hide_window_decorations_aliases,
+    deprecated_macos_show_window_title_in_menubar_alias, deprecated_send_text, disable_ligatures,
+    edge_width, env, font_features, hide_window_decorations, macos_option_as_alt, macos_titlebar_color,
+    narrow_symbols, optional_edge_width, parse_map, parse_mouse_map, paste_actions,
+    resize_draw_strategy, scrollback_lines, scrollback_pager_history_size, shell_integration,
+    store_multiple, symbol_map, tab_activity_symbol, tab_bar_edge, tab_bar_margin_height,
+    tab_bar_min_tabs, tab_fade, tab_font_style, tab_separator, tab_title_template, titlebar_color,
+    to_cursor_shape, to_font_size, to_layout_names, to_modifiers, url_prefixes, url_style,
+    visual_window_select_characters, window_border_width, window_size
 )
 
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class Parser:
             raise ValueError(f"The value {val} is not a valid choice for allow_cloning")
         ans["allow_cloning"] = val
 
-    choices_for_allow_cloning = frozenset(('yes', 'no', 'ask'))
+    choices_for_allow_cloning = frozenset(('yes', 'y', 'true', 'no', 'n', 'false', 'ask'))
 
     def allow_hyperlinks(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         ans['allow_hyperlinks'] = allow_hyperlinks(val)
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ class Parser:
     def clipboard_max_size(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         ans['clipboard_max_size'] = positive_float(val)
 
+    def clone_source_strategies(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
+        ans['clone_source_strategies'] = clone_source_strategies(val)
+
     def close_on_child_death(self, val: str, ans: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         ans['close_on_child_death'] = to_bool(val)
 

kitty/options/types.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from kitty.types import FloatEdges, SingleKey
 import kitty.types
 
 if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    choices_for_allow_cloning = typing.Literal['yes', 'no', 'ask']
+    choices_for_allow_cloning = typing.Literal['yes', 'y', 'true', 'no', 'n', 'false', 'ask']
     choices_for_background_image_layout = typing.Literal['mirror-tiled', 'scaled', 'tiled', 'clamped']
     choices_for_default_pointer_shape = typing.Literal['arrow', 'beam', 'hand']
     choices_for_linux_display_server = typing.Literal['auto', 'wayland', 'x11']
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ option_names = (  # {{{
  'click_interval',
  'clipboard_control',
  'clipboard_max_size',
+ 'clone_source_strategies',
  'close_on_child_death',
  'color0',
  'color1',
@@ -484,6 +485,7 @@ class Options:
     click_interval: float = -1.0
     clipboard_control: typing.Tuple[str, ...] = ('write-clipboard', 'write-primary', 'read-clipboard-ask', 'read-primary-ask')
     clipboard_max_size: float = 64.0
+    clone_source_strategies: typing.FrozenSet[str] = frozenset({'venv', 'env_var', 'conda', 'path'})
     close_on_child_death: bool = False
     command_on_bell: typing.List[str] = ['none']
     confirm_os_window_close: int = -1

kitty/options/utils.py

@@ -746,6 +746,10 @@ def tab_bar_margin_height(x: str) -> TabBarMarginHeight:
     return TabBarMarginHeight(next(ans), next(ans))
 
 
+def clone_source_strategies(x: str) -> FrozenSet[str]:
+    return frozenset({'venv', 'conda', 'path', 'env_var'} & set(x.lower().split(',')))
+
+
 def clear_all_mouse_actions(val: str, dict_with_parse_results: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> bool:
     ans = to_bool(val)
     if ans and dict_with_parse_results is not None: