Add a new "file" mode to the ask kitten

kittens/ask/get_line.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/kittens/choose_files"
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/tools/tui/loop"
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/tools/tui/readline"
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/tools/utils"
@@ -16,13 +17,16 @@ import (
 
 var _ = fmt.Print
 
-func get_line(o *Options) (result string, err error) {
+func get_line(o *Options, complete_file_names bool) (result string, err error) {
 	lp, err := loop.New(loop.NoAlternateScreen, loop.NoRestoreColors)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	ropts := readline.RlInit{Prompt: o.Prompt}
+	if complete_file_names {
+		ropts.Completer = choose_files.FilePromptCompleter(nil)
+	}
 	if o.Name != "" {
 		base := filepath.Join(utils.CacheDir(), "ask")
 		ropts.HistoryPath = filepath.Join(base, o.Name+".history.json")

kittens/ask/main.go

@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ func main(_ *cli.Command, o *Options, args []string) (rc int, err error) {
 		result.Response = pw
 	case "line":
 		show_message(o.Message)
-		result.Response, err = get_line(o)
+		result.Response, err = get_line(o, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 1, err
+		}
+	case "file":
+		show_message(o.Message)
+		result.Response, err = get_line(o, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1, err
 		}

kittens/ask/main.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from ..tui.handler import result_handler
 def option_text() -> str:
     return '''\
 --type -t
-choices=line,yesno,choices,password
+choices=line,yesno,choices,password,file
 default=line
 Type of input. Defaults to asking for a line of text.