Completion for kitty @ load-config --override xxx

gen/go_code.py

@@ -238,13 +238,10 @@ def completion_for_launch_wrappers(*names: str) -> None:
 
 
 def generate_completions_for_kitty() -> None:
-    from kitty.config import option_names_for_completion
     print('package completion\n')
     print('import "kitty/tools/cli"')
     print('import "kitty/tools/cmd/tool"')
     print('import "kitty/tools/cmd/at"')
-    conf_names = ', '.join((f'"{serialize_as_go_string(x)}"' for x in option_names_for_completion()))
-    print('var kitty_option_names_for_completion = []string{' + conf_names + '}')
 
     print('func kitty(root *cli.Command) {')
 
@@ -573,6 +570,7 @@ def load_ref_map() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, str]]:
 
 def generate_constants() -> str:
     from kittens.hints.main import DEFAULT_REGEX
+    from kitty.config import option_names_for_completion
     from kitty.fast_data_types import FILE_TRANSFER_CODE
     from kitty.options.utils import allowed_shell_integration_values
     del sys.modules['kittens.hints.main']
@@ -583,6 +581,7 @@ def generate_constants() -> str:
         placeholder_char = int(m.group(1), 16)
     dp = ", ".join(map(lambda x: f'"{serialize_as_go_string(x)}"', kc.default_pager_for_help))
     url_prefixes = ','.join(f'"{x}"' for x in Options.url_prefixes)
+    option_names = '`' + '\n'.join(option_names_for_completion()) + '`'
     return f'''\
 package kitty
 
@@ -618,6 +617,7 @@ Term: "{Options.term}", Shell_integration: "{' '.join(Options.shell_integration)
 Select_by_word_characters: `{Options.select_by_word_characters}`, Wheel_scroll_multiplier: {Options.wheel_scroll_multiplier},
 Shell: "{Options.shell}", Url_excluded_characters: "{Options.url_excluded_characters}",
 }}
+const OptionNames = {option_names}
 '''  # }}}
 
 

kitty/rc/load_config.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ or a previous load-config-file command are respected. Use this option to have th
 
 --override -o
 type=list
+completion=type:special group:complete_kitty_override
 Override individual configuration options, can be specified multiple times.
 Syntax: :italic:`name=value`. For example: :option:`{appname} -o` font_size=20
 

tools/cmd/at/complete_actions.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"kitty"
 	"kitty/tools/cli"
 	"kitty/tools/utils"
 )
@@ -24,3 +25,15 @@ func complete_actions(completions *cli.Completions, word string, arg_num int) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func complete_kitty_override(completions *cli.Completions, word string, arg_num int) {
+	mg := completions.AddMatchGroup("Config directives")
+	mg.NoTrailingSpace = true
+	scanner := utils.NewLineScanner(kitty.OptionNames)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, word) {
+			mg.AddMatch(line + "=")
+		}
+	}
+}

tools/cmd/completion/kitty.go

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	kitty_constants "kitty"
 	"kitty/tools/cli"
 	"kitty/tools/themes"
+	"kitty/tools/utils"
 )
 
 var _ = fmt.Print
@@ -15,9 +17,11 @@ var _ = fmt.Print
 func complete_kitty_override(completions *cli.Completions, word string, arg_num int) {
 	mg := completions.AddMatchGroup("Config directives")
 	mg.NoTrailingSpace = true
-	for _, q := range kitty_option_names_for_completion {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(q, word) {
-			mg.AddMatch(q + "=")
+	scanner := utils.NewLineScanner(kitty_constants.OptionNames)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, word) {
+			mg.AddMatch(line + "=")
 		}
 	}
 }