bump to 0.67 (#6336)

* auto label bug issue

* nu config is obligatory

* bug report defaults to question

* feature request defaults to question

* applied suggestions

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# increase the default windows stack size
 [target.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc]
-rustflags = ["-C", "link-args=-stack:10000000"]
+# increase the default windows stack size
+# statically link the CRT so users don't have to install it
+rustflags = ["-C", "link-args=-stack:10000000", "-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]
 
 # keeping this but commentting out in case we need them in the future
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ body:
     id: description
     attributes:
       label: Describe the bug
-      description: Thank you for your bug report. We are working diligently with our community to integrate our latest code base that we call [engine-q](https://github.com/nushell/engine-q). We would like your help with this by checking to see if this bug report is still needed in engine-q. Thank you for your patience while we ready the next version of nushell.
+      description: Thank you for your bug report.
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ body:
         | features           | clipboard-cli, ctrlc, dataframe, default, rustyline, term, trash, uuid, which, zip                                                                                      |
         | installed_plugins  | binaryview, chart bar, chart line, fetch, from bson, from sqlite, inc, match, post, ps, query json, s3, selector, start, sys, textview, to bson, to sqlite, tree, xpath |
     validations:
-      required: false
+      required: true
   - type: textarea
     id: context
     attributes:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 name: Feature Request
 description: "When you want a new feature for something that doesn't already exist"
+labels: "enhancement"
 body:
   - type: textarea
     id: problem
     attributes:
       label: Related problem
-      description: Thank you for your feature request. We are working diligently with our community to integrate our latest code base that we call [engine-q](https://github.com/nushell/engine-q). We would like your help with this by checking to see if this feature request is still needed in engine-q. Thank you for your patience while we ready the next version of nushell.
+      description: Thank you for your feature request.
       placeholder: |
         A clear and concise description of what the problem is.
         Example: I am trying to do [...] but [...]

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Question
+description: "When you have a question to ask"
+labels: "question"
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: problem
+    attributes:
+      label: Question
+      description: Leave your question here
+      placeholder: |
+        A clear and concise question
+        Example: Is there any equivalent of bash's $CDPATH in Nu?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional context and details
+      description: Add any other context, screenshots or other media that will help us understand your question here, if needed.
+    validations:
+      required: false

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 
 # Tests
 
+Make sure you've done the following:
+
+- [ ] Add tests that cover your changes, either in the command examples, the crate/tests folder, or in the /tests folder.
+- [ ] Try to think about corner cases and various ways how your changes could break. Cover them with tests.
+- [ ] If adding tests is not possible, please document in the PR body a minimal example with steps on how to reproduce so one can verify your change works.
+
 Make sure you've run and fixed any issues with these commands:
 
 - [ ] `cargo fmt --all -- --check` to check standard code formatting (`cargo fmt --all` applies these changes)
-- [ ] `cargo clippy --all --all-features -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect` to check that you're using the standard code style
-- [ ] `cargo build; cargo test --all --all-features` to check that all the tests pass
+- [ ] `cargo clippy --workspace --features=extra -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect` to check that you're using the standard code style
+- [ ] `cargo test --workspace --features=extra` to check that all the tests pass

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -1,45 +1,39 @@
-on: [pull_request]
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push: # Run CI on the main branch after every merge. This is important to fill the GitHub Actions cache in a way that pull requests can see it
+    branches:
+      - main
 
-name: Continuous integration
+name: continuous-integration
 
 jobs:
-  ci:
+  nu-fmt-clippy:
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         platform: [windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        style: [all, default, minimal]
         rust:
           - stable
-        include:
-          - style: all
-            flags: '--all-features'
-          - style: default
-            flags: ''
-          - style: minimal
-            flags: '--no-default-features'
-        exclude:
-          - platform: windows-latest
-            style: default
-          - platform: windows-latest
-            style: minimal
-          - platform: macos-latest
-            style: default
-          - platform: macos-latest
-            style: minimal
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    env:
+      NUSHELL_CARGO_TARGET: ci
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        # makes ci use rust-toolchain.toml
+        # with:
+        #   profile: minimal
+        #   toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+        #   override: true
+        #   components: rustfmt, clippy
+
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
         with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-          override: true
-          components: rustfmt, clippy
+          key: "v2" # increment this to bust the cache if needed
 
       - name: Rustfmt
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -51,24 +45,61 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: clippy
-          args: --all ${{ matrix.flags }} -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect
+          args: --features=extra --workspace --exclude nu_plugin_* -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect
 
-      - name: Build Nushell
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: ${{ matrix.flags }}
+  nu-tests:
+    env:
+      NUSHELL_CARGO_TARGET: ci
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        platform: [windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        style: [extra, default]
+        rust:
+          - stable
+        include:
+          - style: extra
+            flags: "--features=extra"
+          - style: default
+            flags: ""
+        exclude:
+          - platform: windows-latest
+            style: default
+          - platform: macos-latest
+            style: default
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        # makes ci use rust-toolchain.toml
+        # with:
+        #   profile: minimal
+        #   toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+        #   override: true
+
+      # Temporarily disabled; the cache was getting huge (2.6GB compressed) on Windows and causing issues.
+      # TODO: investigate why the cache was so big
+      # - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
+      #   with:
+      #     key: ${{ matrix.style }}v3 # increment this to bust the cache if needed
 
       - name: Tests
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
-          args: --all ${{ matrix.flags }}
-
+          args: --workspace --profile ci --exclude nu_plugin_* ${{ matrix.flags }}
 
   python-virtualenv:
+    env:
+      NUSHELL_CARGO_TARGET: ci
+
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         rust:
@@ -82,18 +113,22 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        # makes ci use rust-toolchain.toml
+        # with:
+        #   profile: minimal
+        #   toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+        #   override: true
+
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
         with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
-          override: true
-          components: rustfmt, clippy
+          key: "2" # increment this to bust the cache if needed
 
       - name: Install Nushell
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: install
-          args: --path=. --no-default-features
+          args: --path=. --profile ci --no-default-features
 
       - name: Setup Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -103,12 +138,47 @@ jobs:
       - run: python -m pip install tox
 
       - name: Install virtualenv
-        run: |
-          git clone https://github.com/kubouch/virtualenv.git && \
-          cd virtualenv && \
-          git checkout engine-q-update
+        run: git clone https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv.git
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Test Nushell in virtualenv
         run: cd virtualenv && tox -e ${{ matrix.py }} -- -k nushell
         shell: bash
+
+  # Build+test plugins on their own, without the rest of Nu. This helps with CI parallelization and
+  # also helps test that the plugins build without any feature unification shenanigans
+  plugins:
+    env:
+      NUSHELL_CARGO_TARGET: ci
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        platform: [windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-latest]
+        rust:
+          - stable
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        # makes ci use rust-toolchain.toml
+        # with:
+        #   profile: minimal
+        #   toolchain: ${{ matrix.rust }}
+        #   override: true
+
+      - name: Clippy
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: clippy
+          args: --package nu_plugin_* ${{ matrix.flags }} -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect
+
+      - name: Tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --profile ci --package nu_plugin_*

.github/workflows/release-pkg.nu

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nu
+
+# Created: 2022/05/26 19:05:20
+# Description:
+#   A script to do the github release task, need nushell to be installed.
+# REF:
+#   1. https://github.com/volks73/cargo-wix
+
+# The main binary file to be released
+let bin = 'nu'
+let os = $env.OS
+let target = $env.TARGET
+# Repo source dir like `/home/runner/work/nushell/nushell`
+let src = $env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+let flags = $env.TARGET_RUSTFLAGS
+let dist = $'($env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE)/output'
+let version = (open Cargo.toml | get package.version)
+
+# $env
+
+$'(char nl)Packaging ($bin) v($version) for ($target) in ($src)...'; hr-line -b
+if not ('Cargo.lock' | path exists) { cargo generate-lockfile }
+
+$'Start building ($bin)...'; hr-line
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build for Ubuntu and macOS
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if $os in ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest'] {
+    if $os == 'ubuntu-latest' {
+        sudo apt-get install libxcb-composite0-dev -y
+    }
+    if $target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu' {
+        sudo apt-get install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu -y
+        let-env CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc'
+        cargo-build-nu $flags
+    } else if $target == 'armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf' {
+        sudo apt-get install pkg-config gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf -y
+        let-env CARGO_TARGET_ARMV7_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNUEABIHF_LINKER = 'arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc'
+        cargo-build-nu $flags
+    } else {
+        # musl-tools to fix 'Failed to find tool. Is `musl-gcc` installed?'
+        # Actually just for x86_64-unknown-linux-musl target
+        sudo apt install musl-tools -y
+        cargo-build-nu $flags
+    }
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build for Windows without static-link-openssl feature
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if $os in ['windows-latest'] {
+    if ($flags | str trim | empty?) {
+        cargo build --release --all --target $target --features=extra
+    } else {
+        cargo build --release --all --target $target --features=extra $flags
+    }
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Prepare for the release archive
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+let suffix = if $os == 'windows-latest' { '.exe' }
+# nu, nu_plugin_* were all included
+let executable = $'target/($target)/release/($bin)*($suffix)'
+$'Current executable file: ($executable)'
+
+cd $src; mkdir $dist;
+rm -rf $'target/($target)/release/*.d' $'target/($target)/release/nu_pretty_hex*'
+$'(char nl)All executable files:'; hr-line
+ls -f $executable
+
+$'(char nl)Copying release files...'; hr-line
+cp -v README.release.txt $'($dist)/README.txt'
+[LICENSE $executable] | each {|it| cp -rv $it $dist } | flatten
+
+$'(char nl)Check binary release version detail:'; hr-line
+let ver = if $os == 'windows-latest' {
+    (do -i { ./output/nu.exe -c 'version' }) | str collect
+} else {
+    (do -i { ./output/nu -c 'version' }) | str collect
+}
+if ($ver | str trim | empty?) {
+    $'(ansi r)Incompatible nu binary...(ansi reset)'
+} else { $ver }
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Create a release archive and send it to output for the following steps
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+cd $dist; $'(char nl)Creating release archive...'; hr-line
+if $os in ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest'] {
+
+    $'(char nl)(ansi g)Archive contents:(ansi reset)'; hr-line; ls
+
+    let archive = $'($dist)/($bin)-($version)-($target).tar.gz'
+    tar czf $archive *
+    print $'archive: ---> ($archive)'; ls $archive
+    echo $'::set-output name=archive::($archive)'
+
+} else if $os == 'windows-latest' {
+
+    let releaseStem = $'($bin)-($version)-($target)'
+
+    $'(char nl)Download less related stuffs...'; hr-line
+    aria2c https://github.com/jftuga/less-Windows/releases/download/less-v590/less.exe -o less.exe
+    aria2c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jftuga/less-Windows/master/LICENSE -o LICENSE-for-less.txt
+
+    # Create Windows msi release package
+    if (get-env _EXTRA_) == 'msi' {
+
+        let wixRelease = $'($src)/target/wix/($releaseStem).msi'
+        $'(char nl)Start creating Windows msi package...'
+        cd $src; hr-line
+        # Wix need the binaries be stored in target/release/
+        cp -r $'($dist)/*' target/release/
+        cargo install cargo-wix --version 0.3.2
+        cargo wix --no-build --nocapture --package nu --output $wixRelease
+        echo $'::set-output name=archive::($wixRelease)'
+
+    } else {
+
+        $'(char nl)(ansi g)Archive contents:(ansi reset)'; hr-line; ls
+        let archive = $'($dist)/($releaseStem).zip'
+        7z a $archive *
+        print $'archive: ---> ($archive)';
+        let pkg = (ls -f $archive | get name)
+        if not ($pkg | empty?) {
+            echo $'::set-output name=archive::($pkg | get 0)'
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+def 'cargo-build-nu' [ options: string ] {
+    if ($options | str trim | empty?) {
+        cargo build --release --all --target $target --features=extra,static-link-openssl
+    } else {
+        cargo build --release --all --target $target --features=extra,static-link-openssl $options
+    }
+}
+
+# Print a horizontal line marker
+def 'hr-line' [
+    --blank-line(-b): bool
+] {
+    print $'(ansi g)---------------------------------------------------------------------------->(ansi reset)'
+    if $blank-line { char nl }
+}
+
+# Get the specified env key's value or ''
+def 'get-env' [
+    key: string           # The key to get it's env value
+    default: string = ''  # The default value for an empty env
+] {
+    $env | get -i $key | default $default
+}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#
+# REF:
+#   1. https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstrategymatrixinclude
+#
 name: Create Release Draft
 
 on:
@@ -5,439 +9,89 @@ on:
   push:
     tags: ["[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"]
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
 jobs:
-  linux:
-    name: Build Linux
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  all:
+    name: All
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        target:
+        - aarch64-apple-darwin
+        - x86_64-apple-darwin
+        - x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+        - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        - x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+        - aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        - armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+        extra: ['bin']
+        include:
+        - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+          os: macos-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+          os: macos-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+          extra: 'bin'
+          os: windows-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+          extra: msi
+          os: windows-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+        - target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+          os: ubuntu-latest
+          target_rustflags: ''
+
+    runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
+
     steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Install libxcb
-        run: sudo apt-get install libxcb-composite0-dev
-
-      - name: Set up cargo
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --release --all --features=extra
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_inc)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_inc
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_match)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_match
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_textview)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_textview
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_binaryview)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_binaryview
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_chart_bar)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_chart_bar
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_chart_line)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_chart_line
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_bson)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_bson
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_sqlite)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_sqlite
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_mp4)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_mp4
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_query_json)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_query_json
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_s3)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_s3
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_selector)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_selector
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_start)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_start
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_to_bson)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_to_bson
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_to_sqlite)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_to_sqlite
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_tree)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_tree
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_xpath)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_xpath
-
-      - name: Create output directory
-        run: mkdir output
-
-      - name: Copy files to output
-        run: |
-          cp target/release/nu target/release/nu_plugin_* output/
-          cp README.build.txt output/README.txt
-          cp LICENSE output/LICENSE
-          rm output/*.d
-
-      # Note: If OpenSSL changes, this path will need to be updated
-      - name: Copy OpenSSL to output
-        run: cp /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.1.1 output/
-
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: linux
-          path: output/*
-
-  macos:
-    name: Build macOS
-    runs-on: macos-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Set up cargo
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --release --all --features=extra
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_inc)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_inc
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_match)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_match
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_textview)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_textview
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_binaryview)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_binaryview
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_chart_bar)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_chart_bar
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_chart_line)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_chart_line
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_bson)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_bson
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_sqlite)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_sqlite
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_mp4)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_mp4
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_query_json)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_query_json
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_s3)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_s3
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_selector)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_selector
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_start)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_start
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_to_bson)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_to_bson
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_to_sqlite)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_to_sqlite
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_tree)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_tree
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_xpath)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_xpath
-
-      - name: Create output directory
-        run: mkdir output
-
-      - name: Copy files to output
-        run: |
-          cp target/release/nu target/release/nu_plugin_* output/
-          cp README.build.txt output/README.txt
-          cp LICENSE output/LICENSE
-          rm output/*.d
-
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: macos
-          path: output/*
-
-  windows:
-    name: Build Windows
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Set up cargo
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Add cargo-wix subcommand
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: install
-          args: cargo-wix --version 0.3.1
-
-      - name: Build
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: build
-          args: --release --all --features=extra
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_inc.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_inc.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_match.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_match.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_textview.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_textview.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_binaryview.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_binaryview.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_chart_bar.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_chart_bar.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_chart_line.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_chart_line.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_bson.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_bson.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_sqlite.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_sqlite.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_from_mp4.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_from_mp4.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_query_json.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_query_json.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_s3.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_s3.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_selector.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_selector.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_start.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_start.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_to_bson.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_to_bson.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_to_sqlite.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_to_sqlite.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_tree.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_tree.exe
-
-      # - name: Strip binaries (nu_plugin_xpath.exe)
-      #   run: strip target/release/nu_plugin_xpath.exe
-
-      - name: Create output directory
-        run: mkdir output
-
-      - name: Download Less Binary
-        run: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/jftuga/less-Windows/releases/download/less-v562.0/less.exe" -OutFile "target\release\less.exe"
-
-      - name: Download Less License
-        run: Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jftuga/less-Windows/master/LICENSE" -OutFile "target\release\LICENSE-for-less.txt"
-
-      - name: Copy files to output
-        run: |
-          cp target\release\nu.exe output\
-          cp LICENSE output\
-          cp target\release\LICENSE-for-less.txt output\
-          cp target\release\nu_plugin_*.exe output\
-          cp README.build.txt output\README.txt
-          cp target\release\less.exe output\
-      # Note: If the version of `less.exe` needs to be changed, update this URL
-      # Similarly, if `less.exe` is checked into the repo, copy from the local path here
-      # moved this stuff down to create wix after we download less
-
-      - name: Create msi with wix
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: wix
-          args: --no-build --nocapture --output target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
-
-      - name: Upload installer
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: windows-installer
-          path: target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
-
-      - name: Upload zip
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: windows-zip
-          path: output\*
-
-  release:
-    name: Publish Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs:
-      - linux
-      - macos
-      - windows
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Determine Release Info
-        id: info
-        env:
-          GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
-        run: |
-          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-          MAJOR=${VERSION%%.*}
-          MINOR=${VERSION%.*}
-          MINOR=${MINOR#*.}
-          PATCH=${VERSION##*.}
-          echo "::set-output name=version::${VERSION}"
-          echo "::set-output name=linuxdir::nu_${MAJOR}_${MINOR}_${PATCH}_linux"
-          echo "::set-output name=macosdir::nu_${MAJOR}_${MINOR}_${PATCH}_macOS"
-          echo "::set-output name=windowsdir::nu_${MAJOR}_${MINOR}_${PATCH}_windows"
-          echo "::set-output name=innerdir::nushell-${VERSION}"
-
-      - name: Create Release Draft
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.version }} Release
-          draft: true
-
-      - name: Create Linux Directory
-        run: mkdir -p ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Download Linux Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: linux
-          path: ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Restore Linux File Modes
-        run: |
-          chmod 755 ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}/nu*
-          chmod 755 ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}/libssl*
-
-      - name: Create Linux tarball
-        run: tar -zcvf ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}.tar.gz ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}
-
-      - name: Upload Linux Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}.tar.gz
-          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.linuxdir }}.tar.gz
-          asset_content_type: application/gzip
-
-      - name: Create macOS Directory
-        run: mkdir -p ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Download macOS Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: macos
-          path: ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Restore macOS File Modes
-        run: chmod 755 ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}/nu*
-
-      - name: Create macOS Archive
-        run: zip -r ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}.zip ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}
-
-      - name: Upload macOS Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}.zip
-          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.macosdir }}.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-      - name: Create Windows Directory
-        run: mkdir -p ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Download Windows zip
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: windows-zip
-          path: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Show Windows Artifacts
-        run: ls -la ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}/${{ steps.info.outputs.innerdir }}
-
-      - name: Create macOS Archive
-        run: zip -r ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}
-
-      - name: Upload Windows zip
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip
-          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-      - name: Download Windows installer
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: windows-installer
-          path: ./
-
-      - name: Upload Windows installer
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./nushell-windows.msi
-          asset_name: ${{ steps.info.outputs.windowsdir }}.msi
-          asset_content_type: application/x-msi
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.2
+
+    - name: Install Rust Toolchain Components
+      uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1.0.6
+      with:
+        override: true
+        profile: minimal
+        toolchain: stable
+        target: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+    - name: Setup Nushell
+      uses: hustcer/setup-nu@v1
+      with:
+        version: 0.63.0
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Release Nu Binary
+      id: nu
+      run: nu .github/workflows/release-pkg.nu
+      env:
+        OS: ${{ matrix.os }}
+        REF: ${{ github.ref }}
+        TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        _EXTRA_: ${{ matrix.extra }}
+        TARGET_RUSTFLAGS: ${{ matrix.target_rustflags }}
+
+    # REF: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/gh-release
+    - name: Publish Archive
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
+      with:
+        draft: true
+        files: ${{ steps.nu.outputs.archive }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/winget-submission.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-name: Submit Nushell package to Windows Package Manager Community Repository 
+name: Submit Nushell package to Windows Package Manager Community Repository
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
@@ -14,5 +15,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           iwr https://aka.ms/wingetcreate/latest -OutFile wingetcreate.exe
           $github = Get-Content '${{ github.event_path }}' | ConvertFrom-Json
-          $installerUrl = $github.release.assets | Where-Object -Property name -match 'windows.msi' | Select -ExpandProperty browser_download_url -First 1
+          $installerUrl = $github.release.assets | Where-Object -Property name -match 'windows-msvc.msi' | Select -ExpandProperty browser_download_url -First 1
           .\wingetcreate.exe update Nushell.Nushell -s -v $github.release.tag_name -u $installerUrl -t ${{ secrets.NUSHELL_PAT }}

.gitignore

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 history.txt
 tests/fixtures/nuplayground
 crates/*/target
+.mailmap
 
 # Debian/Ubuntu
 debian/.debhelper/
@@ -20,3 +21,17 @@ debian/nu/
 
 # VSCode's IDE items
 .vscode/*
+
+# Helix configuration folder
+.helix/*
+.helix
+
+# Coverage tools
+lcov.info
+tarpaulin-report.html
+
+# Visual Studio
+.vs/*
+*.rsproj
+*.rsproj.user
+*.sln

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 # Contributing
 
-Welcome to nushell!
-
-*Note: for a more complete guide see [The nu contributor book](https://www.nushell.sh/contributor-book/)*
-
-For speedy contributions open it in Gitpod, nu will be pre-installed with the latest build in a VSCode like editor all from your browser.
-
-[![Open in Gitpod](https://gitpod.io/button/open-in-gitpod.svg)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/nushell/nushell)
+Welcome to Nushell!
 
 To get live support from the community see our [Discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/NtAbbGn), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nu_shell) or file an issue or feature request here on [GitHub](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/new/choose)!
-<!--WIP-->
 
 ## Developing
 
-### Set up
+### Setup
 
-This is no different than other Rust projects.
+Nushell requires a recent Rust toolchain and some dependencies; [refer to the Nu Book for up-to-date requirements](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html#build-from-source). After installing dependencies, you should be able to clone+build Nu like any other Rust project:
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/nushell/nushell
@@ -28,24 +21,24 @@ cargo build
 - Build and run Nushell:
 
   ```shell
-  cargo build --release && cargo run --release
+  cargo run
   ```
 
-- Build and run with extra features:
+- Build and run with extra features. Currently extra features include dataframes and sqlite database support.
   ```shell
-  cargo build --release --features=extra && cargo run --release --features=extra
+  cargo run --features=extra
   ```
 
 - Run Clippy on Nushell:
 
   ```shell
-  cargo clippy --all --features=stable
+  cargo clippy --workspace --features=extra -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect
   ```
 
 - Run all tests:
 
   ```shell
-  cargo test --all --features=stable
+  cargo test --workspace --features=extra
   ```
 
 - Run all tests for a specific command
@@ -71,5 +64,11 @@ cargo build
 - To view verbose logs when developing, enable the `trace` log level.
 
   ```shell
-  cargo build --release --features=extra && cargo run --release --features=extra -- --loglevel trace
+  cargo run --release --features=extra -- --log-level trace
+  ```
+
+- To redirect trace logs to a file, enable the `--log-target file` switch.
+  ```shell
+  cargo run --release --features=extra -- --log-level trace --log-target file
+  [($nu.temp-path) nu-($nu.pid).log] | path join | open
   ```

Cargo.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ license = "MIT"
 name = "nu"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell"
-version = "0.60.0"
+rust-version = "1.60"
+version = "0.67.0"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
@@ -27,59 +28,66 @@ members = [
 	"crates/nu_plugin_gstat",
 	"crates/nu_plugin_example",
 	"crates/nu_plugin_query",
+	"crates/nu_plugin_custom_values",
 	"crates/nu-utils",
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
-chrono = "0.4.19"
-crossterm = "0.23.0"
-crossterm_winapi = "0.9.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.21", features = ["serde"] }
+crossterm = "0.24.0"
 ctrlc = "3.2.1"
 log = "0.4"
-miette = "4.1.0"
-nu-ansi-term = "0.45.0"
-nu-cli = { path="./crates/nu-cli", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-color-config = { path = "./crates/nu-color-config", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-command = { path="./crates/nu-command", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-engine = { path="./crates/nu-engine", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-json = { path="./crates/nu-json", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-parser = { path="./crates/nu-parser", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-path = { path="./crates/nu-path", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-plugin = { path = "./crates/nu-plugin", optional = true, version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-pretty-hex = { path = "./crates/nu-pretty-hex", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-protocol = { path = "./crates/nu-protocol", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-system = { path = "./crates/nu-system", version = "0.60.0" }
-nu-table = { path = "./crates/nu-table", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-term-grid = { path = "./crates/nu-term-grid", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-utils = { path = "./crates/nu-utils", version = "0.60.0" }
-pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
+miette = "5.1.0"
+nu-ansi-term = "0.46.0"
+nu-cli = { path="./crates/nu-cli", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-color-config = { path = "./crates/nu-color-config", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-command = { path="./crates/nu-command", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-engine = { path="./crates/nu-engine", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-json = { path="./crates/nu-json", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-parser = { path="./crates/nu-parser", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-path = { path="./crates/nu-path", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-plugin = { path = "./crates/nu-plugin", optional = true, version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-pretty-hex = { path = "./crates/nu-pretty-hex", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-protocol = { path = "./crates/nu-protocol", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-system = { path = "./crates/nu-system", version = "0.67.0" }
+nu-table = { path = "./crates/nu-table", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-term-grid = { path = "./crates/nu-term-grid", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-utils = { path = "./crates/nu-utils", version = "0.67.0"  }
+reedline = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["bashisms", "sqlite"]}
 rayon = "1.5.1"
-reedline = "0.3.0"
 is_executable = "1.0.1"
+simplelog = "0.12.0"
+time = "0.3.12"
+
+[target.'cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))'.dependencies]
+# Our dependencies don't use OpenSSL on Windows
+openssl = { version = "0.10.38", features = ["vendored"], optional = true }
+signal-hook = { version = "0.3.14", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-nu-test-support = { path="./crates/nu-test-support" }
+nu-test-support = { path="./crates/nu-test-support", version = "0.67.0"  }
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 assert_cmd = "2.0.2"
 pretty_assertions = "1.0.0"
-serial_test = "0.5.1"
+serial_test = "0.8.0"
 hamcrest2 = "0.3.0"
-rstest = "0.12.0"
+rstest = {version = "0.15.0", default-features = false}
 itertools = "0.10.3"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.build-dependencies]
-embed-resource = "1"
+winres = "0.1"
 
 [features]
 plugin = ["nu-plugin", "nu-cli/plugin", "nu-parser/plugin", "nu-command/plugin", "nu-protocol/plugin", "nu-engine/plugin"]
-default = ["plugin", "which", "zip-support", "trash-support"]
+default = ["plugin", "which-support", "trash-support"]
 stable = ["default"]
-extra = ["default", "dataframe"]
+extra = ["default", "dataframe", "database"]
 wasi = []
+# Enable to statically link OpenSSL; otherwise the system version will be used. Not enabled by default because it takes a while to build
+static-link-openssl = ["dep:openssl"]
 
 # Stable (Default)
-which = ["nu-command/which"]
-zip-support = ["nu-command/zip"]
+which-support = ["nu-command/which-support"]
 trash-support = ["nu-command/trash-support"]
 
 # Extra
@@ -87,6 +95,9 @@ trash-support = ["nu-command/trash-support"]
 # Dataframe feature for nushell
 dataframe = ["nu-command/dataframe"]
 
+# Database commands for nushell
+database = ["nu-command/database"]
+
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = "s" # Optimize for size
 strip = "debuginfo"
@@ -99,6 +110,13 @@ inherits = "release"
 strip = false
 debug = true
 
+# build with `cargo build --profile ci`
+# to analyze performance with tooling like linux perf
+[profile.ci]
+inherits = "dev"
+strip = false
+debug = false
+
 # Main nu binary
 [[bin]]
 name = "nu"

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019 - 2021 The Nushell Project Developers
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2022 The Nushell Project Developers
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

Makefile.toml

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-[tasks.lalrpop]
-install_crate = { crate_name = "lalrpop", binary = "lalrpop", test_arg = "--help" }
-command = "lalrpop"
-args = ["src/parser/parser.lalrpop"]
-
-[tasks.baseline]
-command = "cargo"
-args = ["build", "--bins"]
-
-[tasks.run]
-command = "cargo"
-args = ["run"]
-dependencies = ["baseline"]
-
-[tasks.test]
-command = "cargo"
-args = ["test"]
-dependencies = ["baseline"]
-
-[tasks.check]
-command = "cargo"
-args = ["check"]
-dependencies = ["baseline"]
-

README.build.txt

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Nu will look for the plugins in your PATH on startup. While nu will have some functionality without them, for full functionality you'll need to copy them into your path so they can be loaded.

README.md

@@ -1,135 +1,106 @@
-# README
-
+# Nushell <!-- omit in toc -->
 [![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/nu.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/nu)
-[![Build Status](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/actions)
+![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/nushell/nushell/continuous-integration)
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/601130461678272522.svg?logo=discord)](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn)
 [![The Changelog #363](https://img.shields.io/badge/The%20Changelog-%23363-61c192.svg)](https://changelog.com/podcast/363)
 [![@nu_shell](https://img.shields.io/badge/twitter-@nu_shell-1DA1F3?style=flat-square)](https://twitter.com/nu_shell)
 ![GitHub commit activity](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/m/nushell/nushell)
 ![GitHub contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/nushell/nushell)
 
-## Nushell
-
 A new type of shell.
 
 ![Example of nushell](images/nushell-autocomplete6.gif "Example of nushell")
 
+## Table of Contents <!-- omit in toc -->
+
+- [Status](#status)
+- [Learning About Nu](#learning-about-nu)
+- [Installation](#installation)
+- [Philosophy](#philosophy)
+  - [Pipelines](#pipelines)
+  - [Opening files](#opening-files)
+  - [Plugins](#plugins)
+- [Goals](#goals)
+- [Progress](#progress)
+- [Officially Supported By](#officially-supported-by)
+- [Contributing](#contributing)
+- [License](#license)
+
 ## Status
 
-This project has reached a minimum-viable product level of quality.
-While contributors dogfood it as their daily driver, it may be unstable for some commands.
-Future releases will work to fill out missing features and improve stability.
-Its design is also subject to change as it matures.
+This project has reached a minimum-viable-product level of quality. Many people use it as their daily driver, but it may be unstable for some commands. Nu's design is subject to change as it matures.
 
-Nu comes with a set of built-in commands (listed below).
-If a command is unknown, the command will shell-out and execute it (using cmd on Windows or bash on Linux and macOS), correctly passing through stdin, stdout, and stderr, so things like your daily git workflows and even `vim` will work just fine.
+## Learning About Nu
 
-## Learning more
+The [Nushell book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/) is the primary source of Nushell documentation. You can find [a full list of Nu commands in the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/command_reference.html), and we have many examples of using Nu in our [cookbook](https://www.nushell.sh/cookbook/).
 
-There are a few good resources to learn about Nu.
-There is a [book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/) about Nu that is currently in progress.
-The book focuses on using Nu and its core concepts.
-
-If you're a developer who would like to contribute to Nu, we're also working on a [book for developers](https://www.nushell.sh/contributor-book/) to help you get started.
-There are also [good first issues](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) to help you dive in.
-
-We also have an active [Discord](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nu_shell) if you'd like to come and chat with us.
-
-You can also find information on more specific topics in our [cookbook](https://www.nushell.sh/cookbook/).
+We're also active on [Discord](https://discord.gg/NtAbbGn) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nu_shell); come and chat with us!
 
 ## Installation
 
-### Local
+To quickly install Nu:
 
-Up-to-date installation instructions can be found in the [installation chapter of the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html). **Windows users**: please note that Nu works on Windows 10 and does not currently have Windows 7/8.1 support.
-
-To build Nu, you will need to use the **latest stable (1.51 or later)** version of the compiler.
-
-Required dependencies:
-
--   pkg-config and libssl (only needed on Linux)
-    -   On Debian/Ubuntu: `apt install pkg-config libssl-dev`
-
-Optional dependencies:
-
--   To use Nu with all possible optional features enabled, you'll also need the following:
-    -   On Linux (on Debian/Ubuntu): `apt install libxcb-composite0-dev libx11-dev`
-
-To install Nu via cargo (make sure you have installed [rustup](https://rustup.rs/) and the latest stable compiler via `rustup install stable`):
-
-For Windows users, you may also need to install the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributables](https://docs.microsoft.com/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist).
-
-```shell
-cargo install nu
-```
-
-To install Nu via the [Windows Package Manager](https://aka.ms/winget-cli):
-
-```shell
+```bash
+# Linux and macOS
+brew install nushell
+# Windows
 winget install nushell
 ```
 
-To install Nu via the [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org) package manager:
+To use `Nu` in Github Action, check [setup-nu](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-nu) for more detail.
 
-```shell
-choco install nushell
-```
-
-You can also build Nu yourself with all the bells and whistles (be sure to have installed the [dependencies](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html#dependencies) for your platform), once you have checked out this repo with git:
-
-```shell
-cargo build --workspace --features=extra
-```
-### Packaging status
+Detailed installation instructions can be found in the [installation chapter of the book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/installation.html). Nu is available via many package managers:
 
 [![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/nushell.svg)](https://repology.org/project/nushell/versions)
 
-#### Fedora
 
-[COPR repo](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/atim/nushell/): `sudo dnf copr enable atim/nushell -y && sudo dnf install nushell -y`
 
 ## Philosophy
 
 Nu draws inspiration from projects like PowerShell, functional programming languages, and modern CLI tools.
-Rather than thinking of files and services as raw streams of text, Nu looks at each input as something with structure.
-For example, when you list the contents of a directory, what you get back is a table of rows, where each row represents an item in that directory.
+Rather than thinking of files and data as raw streams of text, Nu looks at each input as something with structure.
+For example, when you list the contents of a directory what you get back is a table of rows, where each row represents an item in that directory.
 These values can be piped through a series of steps, in a series of commands called a 'pipeline'.
 
 ### Pipelines
 
 In Unix, it's common to pipe between commands to split up a sophisticated command over multiple steps.
 Nu takes this a step further and builds heavily on the idea of _pipelines_.
-Just as the Unix philosophy, Nu allows commands to output to stdout and read from stdin.
+As in the Unix philosophy, Nu allows commands to output to stdout and read from stdin.
 Additionally, commands can output structured data (you can think of this as a third kind of stream).
 Commands that work in the pipeline fit into one of three categories:
 
 -   Commands that produce a stream (e.g., `ls`)
--   Commands that filter a stream (eg, `where type == "Dir"`)
--   Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (e.g., `autoview`)
+-   Commands that filter a stream (eg, `where type == "dir"`)
+-   Commands that consume the output of the pipeline (e.g., `table`)
 
 Commands are separated by the pipe symbol (`|`) to denote a pipeline flowing left to right.
 
 ```shell
-> ls | where type == "Dir" | autoview
-───┬────────┬──────┬───────┬──────────────
- # │ name   │ type │ size  │ modified
-───┼────────┼──────┼───────┼──────────────
- 0 │ assets │ Dir  │ 128 B │ 5 months ago
- 1 │ crates │ Dir  │ 704 B │ 50 mins ago
- 2 │ debian │ Dir  │ 352 B │ 5 months ago
- 3 │ docs   │ Dir  │ 192 B │ 50 mins ago
- 4 │ images │ Dir  │ 160 B │ 5 months ago
- 5 │ src    │ Dir  │ 128 B │ 1 day ago
- 6 │ target │ Dir  │ 160 B │ 5 days ago
- 7 │ tests  │ Dir  │ 192 B │ 3 months ago
-───┴────────┴──────┴───────┴──────────────
+> ls | where type == "dir" | table
+╭────┬──────────┬──────┬─────────┬───────────────╮
+│ #  │   name   │ type │  size   │   modified    │
+├────┼──────────┼──────┼─────────┼───────────────┤
+│  0 │ .cargo   │ dir  │     0 B │ 9 minutes ago │
+│  1 │ assets   │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  2 │ crates   │ dir  │ 4.0 KiB │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  3 │ docker   │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  4 │ docs     │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  5 │ images   │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  6 │ pkg_mgrs │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  7 │ samples  │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  8 │ src      │ dir  │ 4.0 KiB │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│  9 │ target   │ dir  │     0 B │ a day ago     │
+│ 10 │ tests    │ dir  │ 4.0 KiB │ 2 weeks ago   │
+│ 11 │ wix      │ dir  │     0 B │ 2 weeks ago   │
+╰────┴──────────┴──────┴─────────┴───────────────╯
 ```
 
-Because most of the time you'll want to see the output of a pipeline, `autoview` is assumed.
+Because most of the time you'll want to see the output of a pipeline, `table` is assumed.
 We could have also written the above:
 
 ```shell
-> ls | where type == Dir
+> ls | where type == "dir"
 ```
 
 Being able to use the same commands and compose them differently is an important philosophy in Nu.
@@ -137,15 +108,13 @@ For example, we could use the built-in `ps` command to get a list of the running
 
 ```shell
 > ps | where cpu > 0
-───┬────────┬───────────────────┬──────────┬─────────┬──────────┬──────────
- # │ pid    │ name              │ status   │ cpu     │ mem      │ virtual
-───┼────────┼───────────────────┼──────────┼─────────┼──────────┼──────────
- 0 │    435 │ irq/142-SYNA327   │ Sleeping │  7.5699 │      0 B │      0 B
- 1 │   1609 │ pulseaudio        │ Sleeping │  6.5605 │  10.6 MB │   2.3 GB
- 2 │   1625 │ gnome-shell       │ Sleeping │  6.5684 │ 639.6 MB │   7.3 GB
- 3 │   2202 │ Web Content       │ Sleeping │  6.8157 │ 320.8 MB │   3.0 GB
- 4 │ 328788 │ nu_plugin_core_ps │ Sleeping │ 92.5750 │   5.9 MB │ 633.2 MB
-───┴────────┴───────────────────┴──────────┴─────────┴──────────┴──────────
+╭───┬───────┬───────────┬───────┬───────────┬───────────╮
+│ # │  pid  │   name    │  cpu  │    mem    │  virtual  │
+├───┼───────┼───────────┼───────┼───────────┼───────────┤
+│ 0 │  2240 │ Slack.exe │ 16.40 │ 178.3 MiB │ 232.6 MiB │
+│ 1 │ 16948 │ Slack.exe │ 16.32 │ 205.0 MiB │ 197.9 MiB │
+│ 2 │ 17700 │ nu.exe    │  3.77 │  26.1 MiB │   8.8 MiB │
+╰───┴───────┴───────────┴───────┴───────────┴───────────╯
 ```
 
 ### Opening files
@@ -155,72 +124,49 @@ For example, you can load a .toml file as structured data and explore it:
 
 ```shell
 > open Cargo.toml
-────────────────────┬───────────────────────────
- bin                │ [table 18 rows]
- build-dependencies │ [row serde toml]
- dependencies       │ [row 29 columns]
- dev-dependencies   │ [row nu-test-support]
- features           │ [row 19 columns]
- package            │ [row 12 columns]
- workspace          │ [row members]
-────────────────────┴───────────────────────────
+╭──────────────────┬────────────────────╮
+│ bin              │ [table 1 row]      │
+│ dependencies     │ {record 24 fields} │
+│ dev-dependencies │ {record 8 fields}  │
+│ features         │ {record 10 fields} │
+│ package          │ {record 13 fields} │
+│ profile          │ {record 3 fields}  │
+│ target           │ {record 2 fields}  │
+│ workspace        │ {record 1 field}   │
+╰──────────────────┴────────────────────╯
 ```
 
-We can pipeline this into a command that gets the contents of one of the columns:
+We can pipe this into a command that gets the contents of one of the columns:
 
 ```shell
 > open Cargo.toml | get package
-───────────────┬────────────────────────────────────
- authors       │ [table 1 rows]
- default-run   │ nu
- description   │ A new type of shell
- documentation │ https://www.nushell.sh/book/
- edition       │ 2018
- exclude       │ [table 1 rows]
- homepage      │ https://www.nushell.sh
- license       │ MIT
- name          │ nu
- readme        │ README.md
- repository    │ https://github.com/nushell/nushell
- version       │ 0.32.0
-───────────────┴────────────────────────────────────
+╭───────────────┬────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ authors       │ [list 1 item]                      │
+│ default-run   │ nu                                 │
+│ description   │ A new type of shell                │
+│ documentation │ https://www.nushell.sh/book/       │
+│ edition       │ 2018                               │
+│ exclude       │ [list 1 item]                      │
+│ homepage      │ https://www.nushell.sh             │
+│ license       │ MIT                                │
+│ name          │ nu                                 │
+│ readme        │ README.md                          │
+│ repository    │ https://github.com/nushell/nushell │
+│ rust-version  │ 1.60                               │
+│ version       │ 0.63.1                             │
+╰───────────────┴────────────────────────────────────╯
 ```
 
-Finally, we can use commands outside of Nu once we have the data we want:
+And if needed we can drill down further:
 
 ```shell
 > open Cargo.toml | get package.version
-0.32.0
+0.63.1
 ```
 
-### Configuration
-
-Nu has early support for configuring the shell. You can refer to the book for a list of [all supported variables](https://www.nushell.sh/book/configuration.html).
-
-To set one of these variables, you can use `config set`. For example:
-
-```shell
-> config set line_editor.edit_mode "vi"
-> config set path $nu.path
-```
-
-### Shells
-
-Nu will work inside of a single directory and allow you to navigate around your filesystem by default.
-Nu also offers a way of adding additional working directories that you can jump between, allowing you to work in multiple directories simultaneously.
-
-To do so, use the `enter` command, which will allow you to create a new "shell" and enter it at the specified path.
-You can toggle between this new shell and the original shell with the `p` (for previous) and `n` (for next), allowing you to navigate around a ring buffer of shells.
-Once you're done with a shell, you can `exit` it and remove it from the ring buffer.
-
-Finally, to get a list of all the current shells, you can use the `shells` command.
-
 ### Plugins
 
-Nu supports plugins that offer additional functionality to the shell and follow the same structured data model that built-in commands use.
-This allows you to extend nu for your needs.
-
-There are a few examples in the `plugins` directory.
+Nu supports plugins that offer additional functionality to the shell and follow the same structured data model that built-in commands use. There are a few examples in the `crates/nu_plugins_*` directories.
 
 Plugins are binaries that are available in your path and follow a `nu_plugin_*` naming convention.
 These binaries interact with nu via a simple JSON-RPC protocol where the command identifies itself and passes along its configuration, making it available for use.
@@ -231,23 +177,19 @@ If the plugin is a sink, it is given the full vector of final data and is given
 
 Nu adheres closely to a set of goals that make up its design philosophy. As features are added, they are checked against these goals.
 
--   First and foremost, Nu is cross-platform. Commands and techniques should carry between platforms and offer consistent first-class support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
+-   First and foremost, Nu is cross-platform. Commands and techniques should work across platforms and Nu has first-class support for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
 
--   Nu ensures direct compatibility with existing platform-specific executables that make up people's workflows.
+-   Nu ensures compatibility with existing platform-specific executables.
 
--   Nu's workflow and tools should have the usability in day-to-day experience of using a shell in 2019 (and beyond).
+-   Nu's workflow and tools should have the usability expected of modern software in 2022 (and beyond).
 
--   Nu views data as both structured and unstructured. It is a structured shell like PowerShell.
+-   Nu views data as either structured or unstructured. It is a structured shell like PowerShell.
 
 -   Finally, Nu views data functionally. Rather than using mutation, pipelines act as a means to load, change, and save data without mutable state.
 
-## Commands
-
-You can find a list of Nu commands, complete with documentation, in [quick command references](https://www.nushell.sh/book/command_reference.html).
-
 ## Progress
 
-Nu is in heavy development and will naturally change as it matures and people use it. The chart below isn't meant to be exhaustive, but rather helps give an idea for some of the areas of development and their relative completion:
+Nu is under heavy development and will naturally change as it matures. The chart below isn't meant to be exhaustive, but it helps give an idea for some of the areas of development and their relative maturity:
 
 | Features      | Not started | Prototype | MVP | Preview | Mature | Notes                                                                |
 | ------------- | :---------: | :-------: | :-: | :-----: | :----: | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -270,20 +212,18 @@ Nu is in heavy development and will naturally change as it matures and people us
 
 Please submit an issue or PR to be added to this list.
 
-###   Integrations
 -   [zoxide](https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide)
 -   [starship](https://github.com/starship/starship)
-###   Mentions
--   [The Python Launcher for Unix](https://github.com/brettcannon/python-launcher#how-do-i-get-a-table-of-python-executables-in-nushell)
+-   [oh-my-posh](https://ohmyposh.dev)
+-   [Couchbase Shell](https://couchbase.sh)
+-   [virtualenv](https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv)
 
 ## Contributing
 
-See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
-
-Thanks to all the people who already contributed!
+See [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Thanks to all the people who already contributed!
 
 <a href="https://github.com/nushell/nushell/graphs/contributors">
-  <img src="https://contributors-img.web.app/image?repo=nushell/nushell" />
+  <img src="https://contributors-img.web.app/image?repo=nushell/nushell&max=500" />
 </a>
 
 ## License

README.release.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+To use Nu plugins, use the register command to tell Nu where to find the plugin. For example:
+
+> register -e json ./nu_plugin_query

assets/nushell.rc

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#include <winver.h>
-
-#define VER_FILEVERSION 0,59,1,0
-#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "0.59.1"
-
-#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION 0,59,1,0
-#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR "0.59.1"
-
-#ifdef RC_INVOKED
-
-#ifdef DEBUG // TODO: Actually define DEBUG
-#define VER_DEBUG VS_FF_DEBUG
-#else
-#define VER_DEBUG 0
-#endif
-
-VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
-FILEVERSION VER_FILEVERSION
-PRODUCTVERSION VER_PRODUCTVERSION
-FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK
-FILEFLAGS VER_DEBUG
-FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
-FILETYPE VFT_APP
-FILESUBTYPE VFT2_UNKNOWN
-BEGIN
-    BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
-    BEGIN
-        BLOCK "040904b0"
-        BEGIN
-            VALUE "CompanyName", "nushell"
-            VALUE "FileDescription", "Nushell"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", VER_FILEVERSION_STR
-            VALUE "InternalName", "nu.exe"
-            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2022"
-            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "nu.exe"
-            VALUE "ProductName", "Nushell"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR
-        END
-    END
-
-    BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
-    BEGIN
-        VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
-    END
-END
-
-#define IDI_ICON 0x101
-IDI_ICON ICON "assets/nu_logo.ico"
-#endif

build-all-maclin.sh

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ NU_PLUGINS=(
     'nu_plugin_gstat'
     'nu_plugin_inc'
     'nu_plugin_query'
+    'nu_plugin_custom_values'
 )
 
 echo "Building nushell"

build-all-windows.cmd

@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ cargo build
 @echo.
 
 @cd ..\..\crates\nu_plugin_query
-
 echo Building nu_plugin_query.exe
 cargo build
 @echo.
 
+@cd ..\..\crates\nu_plugin_custom_values
+echo Building nu_plugin_custom_values.exe
+cargo build
+@echo.
+
 @cd ..\..

build-all.nu

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ let plugins = [
     nu_plugin_gstat,
     nu_plugin_query,
     nu_plugin_example,
+    nu_plugin_custom_values,
 ]
 
 for plugin in $plugins {

build.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #[cfg(windows)]
 fn main() {
-    embed_resource::compile_for("assets/nushell.rc", &["nu"])
+    let mut res = winres::WindowsResource::new();
+    res.set("ProductName", "Nushell");
+    res.set("FileDescription", "Nushell");
+    res.set("LegalCopyright", "Copyright (C) 2022");
+    res.set_icon("assets/nu_logo.ico");
+    res.compile()
+        .expect("Failed to run the Windows resource compiler (rc.exe)");
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(windows))]

crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
 [package]
-name = "nu-cli"
-version = "0.60.0"
+authors = ["The Nushell Project Developers"]
+description = "CLI-related functionality for Nushell"
+repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell/tree/main/crates/nu-cli"
 edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT"
+name = "nu-cli"
+version = "0.67.0"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+nu-test-support = { path="../nu-test-support", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-command = { path = "../nu-command", version = "0.67.0" }
+rstest = {version = "0.15.0", default-features = false}
 
 [dependencies]
-nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-ansi-term = "0.45.0"
+nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-ansi-term = "0.46.0"
+nu-color-config = { path = "../nu-color-config", version = "0.67.0"  }
+reedline = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["bashisms", "sqlite"]}
 
-nu-color-config = { path = "../nu-color-config" }
-
-crossterm = "0.23.0"
-crossterm_winapi = "0.9.0"
-miette = { version = "4.1.0", features = ["fancy"] }
-thiserror = "1.0.29"
-reedline = "0.3.0"
-
-log = "0.4"
+chrono = "0.4.21"
+crossterm = "0.24.0"
+fancy-regex = "0.10.0"
+fuzzy-matcher = "0.3.7"
 is_executable = "1.0.1"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+log = "0.4"
+miette = { version = "5.1.0", features = ["fancy"] }
+strip-ansi-escapes = "0.1.1"
+sysinfo = "0.25.2"
+thiserror = "1.0.31"
 
 [features]
 plugin = []

crates/nu-cli/LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2022 The Nushell Project Developers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

crates/nu-cli/src/commands.rs

@@ -2,36 +2,40 @@ use crate::util::report_error;
 use log::info;
 use miette::Result;
 use nu_engine::{convert_env_values, eval_block};
-use nu_parser::{parse, trim_quotes};
+use nu_parser::parse;
 use nu_protocol::engine::Stack;
 use nu_protocol::{
-    engine::{EngineState, StateDelta, StateWorkingSet},
-    Config, PipelineData, Spanned,
+    engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
+    PipelineData, Spanned, Value,
 };
-use std::path::Path;
 
+/// Run a command (or commands) given to us by the user
 pub fn evaluate_commands(
     commands: &Spanned<String>,
-    init_cwd: &Path,
     engine_state: &mut EngineState,
     stack: &mut Stack,
     input: PipelineData,
     is_perf_true: bool,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    // Run a command (or commands) given to us by the user
+    table_mode: Option<Value>,
+) -> Result<Option<i64>> {
+    // Translate environment variables from Strings to Values
+    if let Some(e) = convert_env_values(engine_state, stack) {
+        let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+        report_error(&working_set, &e);
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Parse the source code
     let (block, delta) = {
+        if let Some(ref t_mode) = table_mode {
+            let mut config = engine_state.get_config().clone();
+            config.table_mode = t_mode.as_string()?;
+            engine_state.set_config(&config);
+        }
+
         let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
 
-        let (input, _) = if commands.item.starts_with('\'') || commands.item.starts_with('"') {
-            (
-                trim_quotes(commands.item.as_bytes()),
-                commands.span.start + 1,
-            )
-        } else {
-            (commands.item.as_bytes(), commands.span.start)
-        };
-
-        let (output, err) = parse(&mut working_set, None, input, false, &[]);
+        let (output, err) = parse(&mut working_set, None, commands.item.as_bytes(), false, &[]);
         if let Some(err) = err {
             report_error(&working_set, &err);
 
@@ -41,51 +45,20 @@ pub fn evaluate_commands(
         (output, working_set.render())
     };
 
-    if let Err(err) = engine_state.merge_delta(delta, None, init_cwd) {
+    // Update permanent state
+    if let Err(err) = engine_state.merge_delta(delta) {
         let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
         report_error(&working_set, &err);
     }
 
-    let config = match stack.get_config() {
-        Ok(config) => config,
-        Err(e) => {
-            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-
-            report_error(&working_set, &e);
-            Config::default()
-        }
-    };
-
-    // Make a note of the exceptions we see for externals that look like math expressions
-    let exceptions = crate::util::external_exceptions(engine_state, stack);
-    engine_state.external_exceptions = exceptions;
-
-    // Merge the delta in case env vars changed in the config
-    match nu_engine::env::current_dir(engine_state, stack) {
-        Ok(cwd) => {
-            if let Err(e) = engine_state.merge_delta(StateDelta::new(), Some(stack), cwd) {
-                let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-                report_error(&working_set, &e);
-                std::process::exit(1);
-            }
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-            report_error(&working_set, &e);
-            std::process::exit(1);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Translate environment variables from Strings to Values
-    if let Some(e) = convert_env_values(engine_state, stack) {
-        let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-        report_error(&working_set, &e);
-        std::process::exit(1);
-    }
-
-    match eval_block(engine_state, stack, &block, input, false, false) {
+    // Run the block
+    let exit_code = match eval_block(engine_state, stack, &block, input, false, false) {
         Ok(pipeline_data) => {
-            crate::eval_file::print_table_or_error(engine_state, stack, pipeline_data, &config)
+            let mut config = engine_state.get_config().clone();
+            if let Some(t_mode) = table_mode {
+                config.table_mode = t_mode.as_string()?;
+            }
+            crate::eval_file::print_table_or_error(engine_state, stack, pipeline_data, &mut config)
         }
         Err(err) => {
             let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
@@ -93,11 +66,11 @@ pub fn evaluate_commands(
             report_error(&working_set, &err);
             std::process::exit(1);
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     if is_perf_true {
         info!("evaluate {}:{}:{}", file!(), line!(), column!());
     }
 
-    Ok(())
+    Ok(exit_code)
 }

crates/nu-cli/src/completions.rs

@@ -1,636 +0,0 @@
-use nu_engine::eval_call;
-use nu_parser::{flatten_expression, parse, trim_quotes, FlatShape};
-use nu_protocol::{
-    ast::{Call, Expr},
-    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
-    PipelineData, Span, Value, CONFIG_VARIABLE_ID,
-};
-use reedline::Completer;
-
-const SEP: char = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR;
-
-pub struct CompletionOptions {
-    case_sensitive: bool,
-    positional: bool,
-    sort: bool,
-}
-
-impl Default for CompletionOptions {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            case_sensitive: true,
-            positional: true,
-            sort: true,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct NuCompleter {
-    engine_state: EngineState,
-    config: Option<Value>,
-}
-
-impl NuCompleter {
-    pub fn new(engine_state: EngineState, config: Option<Value>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            engine_state,
-            config,
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn external_command_completion(&self, prefix: &str) -> Vec<String> {
-        let mut executables = vec![];
-
-        let paths = self.engine_state.env_vars.get("PATH");
-
-        if let Some(paths) = paths {
-            if let Ok(paths) = paths.as_list() {
-                for path in paths {
-                    let path = path.as_string().unwrap_or_default();
-
-                    if let Ok(mut contents) = std::fs::read_dir(path) {
-                        while let Some(Ok(item)) = contents.next() {
-                            if !executables.contains(
-                                &item
-                                    .path()
-                                    .file_name()
-                                    .map(|x| x.to_string_lossy().to_string())
-                                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                            ) && matches!(
-                                item.path()
-                                    .file_name()
-                                    .map(|x| x.to_string_lossy().starts_with(prefix)),
-                                Some(true)
-                            ) && is_executable::is_executable(&item.path())
-                            {
-                                if let Ok(name) = item.file_name().into_string() {
-                                    executables.push(name);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        executables
-    }
-
-    fn complete_variables(
-        &self,
-        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
-        prefix: &[u8],
-        span: Span,
-        offset: usize,
-    ) -> Vec<(reedline::Span, String)> {
-        let mut output = vec![];
-
-        let builtins = ["$nu", "$in", "$config", "$env", "$nothing"];
-
-        for builtin in builtins {
-            if builtin.as_bytes().starts_with(prefix) {
-                output.push((
-                    reedline::Span {
-                        start: span.start - offset,
-                        end: span.end - offset,
-                    },
-                    builtin.to_string(),
-                ));
-            }
-        }
-
-        for scope in &working_set.delta.scope {
-            for v in &scope.vars {
-                if v.0.starts_with(prefix) {
-                    output.push((
-                        reedline::Span {
-                            start: span.start - offset,
-                            end: span.end - offset,
-                        },
-                        String::from_utf8_lossy(v.0).to_string(),
-                    ));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        for scope in &self.engine_state.scope {
-            for v in &scope.vars {
-                if v.0.starts_with(prefix) {
-                    output.push((
-                        reedline::Span {
-                            start: span.start - offset,
-                            end: span.end - offset,
-                        },
-                        String::from_utf8_lossy(v.0).to_string(),
-                    ));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        output.dedup();
-
-        output
-    }
-
-    fn complete_commands(
-        &self,
-        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
-        span: Span,
-        offset: usize,
-        find_externals: bool,
-    ) -> Vec<(reedline::Span, String)> {
-        let prefix = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
-
-        let results = working_set
-            .find_commands_by_prefix(prefix)
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(move |x| {
-                (
-                    reedline::Span {
-                        start: span.start - offset,
-                        end: span.end - offset,
-                    },
-                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&x).to_string(),
-                )
-            });
-
-        let results_aliases =
-            working_set
-                .find_aliases_by_prefix(prefix)
-                .into_iter()
-                .map(move |x| {
-                    (
-                        reedline::Span {
-                            start: span.start - offset,
-                            end: span.end - offset,
-                        },
-                        String::from_utf8_lossy(&x).to_string(),
-                    )
-                });
-
-        let mut results = results.chain(results_aliases).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-        let prefix = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
-        let prefix = String::from_utf8_lossy(prefix).to_string();
-        if find_externals {
-            let results_external =
-                self.external_command_completion(&prefix)
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(move |x| {
-                        (
-                            reedline::Span {
-                                start: span.start - offset,
-                                end: span.end - offset,
-                            },
-                            x,
-                        )
-                    });
-
-            for external in results_external {
-                if results.contains(&external) {
-                    results.push((external.0, format!("^{}", external.1)))
-                } else {
-                    results.push(external)
-                }
-            }
-
-            results
-        } else {
-            results
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn completion_helper(&self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<(reedline::Span, String)> {
-        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&self.engine_state);
-        let offset = working_set.next_span_start();
-        let mut line = line.to_string();
-        line.insert(pos, 'a');
-        let pos = offset + pos;
-        let (output, _err) = parse(
-            &mut working_set,
-            Some("completer"),
-            line.as_bytes(),
-            false,
-            &[],
-        );
-
-        for pipeline in output.pipelines.into_iter() {
-            for expr in pipeline.expressions {
-                let flattened: Vec<_> = flatten_expression(&working_set, &expr);
-
-                for (flat_idx, flat) in flattened.iter().enumerate() {
-                    if pos >= flat.0.start && pos < flat.0.end {
-                        let new_span = Span {
-                            start: flat.0.start,
-                            end: flat.0.end - 1,
-                        };
-
-                        let mut prefix = working_set.get_span_contents(flat.0).to_vec();
-                        prefix.remove(pos - flat.0.start);
-
-                        if prefix.starts_with(b"$") {
-                            let mut output =
-                                self.complete_variables(&working_set, &prefix, new_span, offset);
-                            output.sort_by(|a, b| a.1.cmp(&b.1));
-                            return output;
-                        }
-                        if prefix.starts_with(b"-") {
-                            // this might be a flag, let's see
-                            if let Expr::Call(call) = &expr.expr {
-                                let decl = working_set.get_decl(call.decl_id);
-                                let sig = decl.signature();
-
-                                let mut output = vec![];
-
-                                for named in &sig.named {
-                                    if let Some(short) = named.short {
-                                        let mut named = vec![0; short.len_utf8()];
-                                        short.encode_utf8(&mut named);
-                                        named.insert(0, b'-');
-                                        if named.starts_with(&prefix) {
-                                            output.push((
-                                                reedline::Span {
-                                                    start: new_span.start - offset,
-                                                    end: new_span.end - offset,
-                                                },
-                                                String::from_utf8_lossy(&named).to_string(),
-                                            ));
-                                        }
-                                    }
-
-                                    if named.long.is_empty() {
-                                        continue;
-                                    }
-
-                                    let mut named = named.long.as_bytes().to_vec();
-                                    named.insert(0, b'-');
-                                    named.insert(0, b'-');
-                                    if named.starts_with(&prefix) {
-                                        output.push((
-                                            reedline::Span {
-                                                start: new_span.start - offset,
-                                                end: new_span.end - offset,
-                                            },
-                                            String::from_utf8_lossy(&named).to_string(),
-                                        ));
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                output.sort_by(|a, b| a.1.cmp(&b.1));
-                                return output;
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        match &flat.1 {
-                            FlatShape::Custom(decl_id) => {
-                                //let prefix = working_set.get_span_contents(flat.0).to_vec();
-
-                                let mut stack = Stack::new();
-                                // Set up our initial config to start from
-                                if let Some(conf) = &self.config {
-                                    stack.vars.insert(CONFIG_VARIABLE_ID, conf.clone());
-                                } else {
-                                    stack.vars.insert(
-                                        CONFIG_VARIABLE_ID,
-                                        Value::Record {
-                                            cols: vec![],
-                                            vals: vec![],
-                                            span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
-                                        },
-                                    );
-                                }
-
-                                let result = eval_call(
-                                    &self.engine_state,
-                                    &mut stack,
-                                    &Call {
-                                        decl_id: *decl_id,
-                                        head: new_span,
-                                        positional: vec![],
-                                        named: vec![],
-                                        redirect_stdout: true,
-                                        redirect_stderr: true,
-                                    },
-                                    PipelineData::new(new_span),
-                                );
-
-                                fn map_completions<'a>(
-                                    list: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Value>,
-                                    new_span: Span,
-                                    offset: usize,
-                                ) -> Vec<(reedline::Span, String)> {
-                                    list.filter_map(move |x| {
-                                        let s = x.as_string();
-
-                                        match s {
-                                            Ok(s) => Some((
-                                                reedline::Span {
-                                                    start: new_span.start - offset,
-                                                    end: new_span.end - offset,
-                                                },
-                                                s,
-                                            )),
-                                            Err(_) => None,
-                                        }
-                                    })
-                                    .collect()
-                                }
-
-                                let (completions, options) = match result {
-                                    Ok(pd) => {
-                                        let value = pd.into_value(new_span);
-                                        match &value {
-                                            Value::Record { .. } => {
-                                                let completions = value
-                                                    .get_data_by_key("completions")
-                                                    .and_then(|val| {
-                                                        val.as_list().ok().map(|it| {
-                                                            map_completions(
-                                                                it.iter(),
-                                                                new_span,
-                                                                offset,
-                                                            )
-                                                        })
-                                                    })
-                                                    .unwrap_or_default();
-                                                let options = value.get_data_by_key("options");
-
-                                                let options =
-                                                    if let Some(Value::Record { .. }) = &options {
-                                                        let options = options.unwrap_or_default();
-                                                        CompletionOptions {
-                                                            case_sensitive: options
-                                                                .get_data_by_key("case_sensitive")
-                                                                .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
-                                                                .unwrap_or(true),
-                                                            positional: options
-                                                                .get_data_by_key("positional")
-                                                                .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
-                                                                .unwrap_or(true),
-                                                            sort: options
-                                                                .get_data_by_key("sort")
-                                                                .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
-                                                                .unwrap_or(true),
-                                                        }
-                                                    } else {
-                                                        CompletionOptions::default()
-                                                    };
-
-                                                (completions, options)
-                                            }
-                                            Value::List { vals, .. } => {
-                                                let completions =
-                                                    map_completions(vals.iter(), new_span, offset);
-                                                (completions, CompletionOptions::default())
-                                            }
-                                            _ => (vec![], CompletionOptions::default()),
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                    _ => (vec![], CompletionOptions::default()),
-                                };
-
-                                let mut completions: Vec<(reedline::Span, String)> = completions
-                                    .into_iter()
-                                    .filter(|it| {
-                                        // Minimise clones for new functionality
-                                        match (options.case_sensitive, options.positional) {
-                                            (true, true) => it.1.as_bytes().starts_with(&prefix),
-                                            (true, false) => it.1.contains(
-                                                std::str::from_utf8(&prefix).unwrap_or(""),
-                                            ),
-                                            (false, positional) => {
-                                                let value = it.1.to_lowercase();
-                                                let prefix = std::str::from_utf8(&prefix)
-                                                    .unwrap_or("")
-                                                    .to_lowercase();
-                                                if positional {
-                                                    value.starts_with(&prefix)
-                                                } else {
-                                                    value.contains(&prefix)
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                    })
-                                    .collect();
-
-                                if options.sort {
-                                    completions.sort_by(|a, b| a.1.cmp(&b.1));
-                                }
-
-                                return completions;
-                            }
-                            FlatShape::Filepath | FlatShape::GlobPattern => {
-                                let cwd = if let Some(d) = self.engine_state.env_vars.get("PWD") {
-                                    match d.as_string() {
-                                        Ok(s) => s,
-                                        Err(_) => "".to_string(),
-                                    }
-                                } else {
-                                    "".to_string()
-                                };
-                                let prefix = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
-                                let mut output: Vec<_> =
-                                    file_path_completion(new_span, &prefix, &cwd)
-                                        .into_iter()
-                                        .map(move |x| {
-                                            (
-                                                reedline::Span {
-                                                    start: x.0.start - offset,
-                                                    end: x.0.end - offset,
-                                                },
-                                                x.1,
-                                            )
-                                        })
-                                        .collect();
-                                output.sort_by(|a, b| a.1.cmp(&b.1));
-                                return output;
-                            }
-                            flat_shape => {
-                                let last = flattened
-                                    .iter()
-                                    .rev()
-                                    .skip_while(|x| x.0.end > pos)
-                                    .take_while(|x| {
-                                        matches!(
-                                            x.1,
-                                            FlatShape::InternalCall
-                                                | FlatShape::External
-                                                | FlatShape::ExternalArg
-                                                | FlatShape::Literal
-                                                | FlatShape::String
-                                        )
-                                    })
-                                    .last();
-
-                                // The last item here would be the earliest shape that could possible by part of this subcommand
-                                let subcommands = if let Some(last) = last {
-                                    self.complete_commands(
-                                        &working_set,
-                                        Span {
-                                            start: last.0.start,
-                                            end: pos,
-                                        },
-                                        offset,
-                                        false,
-                                    )
-                                } else {
-                                    vec![]
-                                };
-
-                                if !subcommands.is_empty() {
-                                    return subcommands;
-                                }
-
-                                let commands =
-                                    if matches!(flat_shape, nu_parser::FlatShape::External)
-                                        || matches!(flat_shape, nu_parser::FlatShape::InternalCall)
-                                        || ((new_span.end - new_span.start) == 0)
-                                    {
-                                        // we're in a gap or at a command
-                                        self.complete_commands(&working_set, new_span, offset, true)
-                                    } else {
-                                        vec![]
-                                    };
-
-                                let cwd = if let Some(d) = self.engine_state.env_vars.get("PWD") {
-                                    match d.as_string() {
-                                        Ok(s) => s,
-                                        Err(_) => "".to_string(),
-                                    }
-                                } else {
-                                    "".to_string()
-                                };
-
-                                let preceding_byte = if new_span.start > offset {
-                                    working_set
-                                        .get_span_contents(Span {
-                                            start: new_span.start - 1,
-                                            end: new_span.start,
-                                        })
-                                        .to_vec()
-                                } else {
-                                    vec![]
-                                };
-                                // let prefix = working_set.get_span_contents(flat.0);
-                                let prefix = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
-                                let mut output = file_path_completion(new_span, &prefix, &cwd)
-                                    .into_iter()
-                                    .map(move |x| {
-                                        if flat_idx == 0 {
-                                            // We're in the command position
-                                            if x.1.starts_with('"')
-                                                && !matches!(preceding_byte.get(0), Some(b'^'))
-                                            {
-                                                let trimmed = trim_quotes(x.1.as_bytes());
-                                                let trimmed =
-                                                    String::from_utf8_lossy(trimmed).to_string();
-                                                let expanded =
-                                                    nu_path::canonicalize_with(trimmed, &cwd);
-
-                                                if let Ok(expanded) = expanded {
-                                                    if is_executable::is_executable(expanded) {
-                                                        (x.0, format!("^{}", x.1))
-                                                    } else {
-                                                        (x.0, x.1)
-                                                    }
-                                                } else {
-                                                    (x.0, x.1)
-                                                }
-                                            } else {
-                                                (x.0, x.1)
-                                            }
-                                        } else {
-                                            (x.0, x.1)
-                                        }
-                                    })
-                                    .map(move |x| {
-                                        (
-                                            reedline::Span {
-                                                start: x.0.start - offset,
-                                                end: x.0.end - offset,
-                                            },
-                                            x.1,
-                                        )
-                                    })
-                                    .chain(subcommands.into_iter())
-                                    .chain(commands.into_iter())
-                                    .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                                //output.dedup_by(|a, b| a.1 == b.1);
-                                output.sort_by(|a, b| a.1.cmp(&b.1));
-
-                                return output;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        vec![]
-    }
-}
-
-impl Completer for NuCompleter {
-    fn complete(&self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<(reedline::Span, String)> {
-        self.completion_helper(line, pos)
-    }
-}
-
-fn file_path_completion(
-    span: nu_protocol::Span,
-    partial: &str,
-    cwd: &str,
-) -> Vec<(nu_protocol::Span, String)> {
-    use std::path::{is_separator, Path};
-
-    let partial = partial.replace('\'', "");
-
-    let (base_dir_name, partial) = {
-        // If partial is only a word we want to search in the current dir
-        let (base, rest) = partial.rsplit_once(is_separator).unwrap_or((".", &partial));
-        // On windows, this standardizes paths to use \
-        let mut base = base.replace(is_separator, &SEP.to_string());
-
-        // rsplit_once removes the separator
-        base.push(SEP);
-        (base, rest)
-    };
-
-    let base_dir = nu_path::expand_path_with(&base_dir_name, cwd);
-    // This check is here as base_dir.read_dir() with base_dir == "" will open the current dir
-    // which we don't want in this case (if we did, base_dir would already be ".")
-    if base_dir == Path::new("") {
-        return Vec::new();
-    }
-
-    if let Ok(result) = base_dir.read_dir() {
-        result
-            .filter_map(|entry| {
-                entry.ok().and_then(|entry| {
-                    let mut file_name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned();
-                    if matches(partial, &file_name) {
-                        let mut path = format!("{}{}", base_dir_name, file_name);
-                        if entry.path().is_dir() {
-                            path.push(SEP);
-                            file_name.push(SEP);
-                        }
-
-                        if path.contains(' ') {
-                            path = format!("\'{}\'", path);
-                        }
-
-                        Some((span, path))
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                })
-            })
-            .collect()
-    } else {
-        Vec::new()
-    }
-}
-
-fn matches(partial: &str, from: &str) -> bool {
-    from.to_ascii_lowercase()
-        .starts_with(&partial.to_ascii_lowercase())
-}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/base.rs

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+use crate::completions::{CompletionOptions, SortBy};
+use nu_protocol::{engine::StateWorkingSet, levenshtein_distance, Span};
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+
+// Completer trait represents the three stages of the completion
+// fetch, filter and sort
+pub trait Completer {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        pos: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion>;
+
+    fn get_sort_by(&self) -> SortBy {
+        SortBy::Ascending
+    }
+
+    fn sort(&self, items: Vec<Suggestion>, prefix: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let prefix_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
+        let mut filtered_items = items;
+
+        // Sort items
+        match self.get_sort_by() {
+            SortBy::LevenshteinDistance => {
+                filtered_items.sort_by(|a, b| {
+                    let a_distance = levenshtein_distance(&prefix_str, &a.value);
+                    let b_distance = levenshtein_distance(&prefix_str, &b.value);
+                    a_distance.cmp(&b_distance)
+                });
+            }
+            SortBy::Ascending => {
+                filtered_items.sort_by(|a, b| a.value.cmp(&b.value));
+            }
+            SortBy::None => {}
+        };
+
+        filtered_items
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs

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+use crate::completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm, SortBy};
+use nu_parser::FlatShape;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
+    Span,
+};
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub struct CommandCompletion {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    flattened: Vec<(Span, FlatShape)>,
+    flat_shape: FlatShape,
+}
+
+impl CommandCompletion {
+    pub fn new(
+        engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+        _: &StateWorkingSet,
+        flattened: Vec<(Span, FlatShape)>,
+        flat_shape: FlatShape,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            engine_state,
+            flattened,
+            flat_shape,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn external_command_completion(
+        &self,
+        prefix: &str,
+        match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm,
+    ) -> Vec<String> {
+        let mut executables = vec![];
+
+        let paths = self.engine_state.get_env_var("PATH");
+
+        if let Some(paths) = paths {
+            if let Ok(paths) = paths.as_list() {
+                for path in paths {
+                    let path = path.as_string().unwrap_or_default();
+
+                    if let Ok(mut contents) = std::fs::read_dir(path) {
+                        while let Some(Ok(item)) = contents.next() {
+                            if self.engine_state.config.max_external_completion_results
+                                > executables.len() as i64
+                                && !executables.contains(
+                                    &item
+                                        .path()
+                                        .file_name()
+                                        .map(|x| x.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+                                        .unwrap_or_default(),
+                                )
+                                && matches!(
+                                    item.path().file_name().map(|x| match_algorithm
+                                        .matches_str(&x.to_string_lossy(), prefix)),
+                                    Some(true)
+                                )
+                                && is_executable::is_executable(&item.path())
+                            {
+                                if let Ok(name) = item.file_name().into_string() {
+                                    executables.push(name);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        executables
+    }
+
+    fn complete_commands(
+        &self,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        find_externals: bool,
+        match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let partial = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
+
+        let filter_predicate = |command: &[u8]| match_algorithm.matches_u8(command, partial);
+
+        let results = working_set
+            .find_commands_by_predicate(filter_predicate)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(move |x| Suggestion {
+                value: String::from_utf8_lossy(&x.0).to_string(),
+                description: x.1,
+                extra: None,
+                span: reedline::Span {
+                    start: span.start - offset,
+                    end: span.end - offset,
+                },
+                append_whitespace: true,
+            });
+
+        let results_aliases = working_set
+            .find_aliases_by_predicate(filter_predicate)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(move |x| Suggestion {
+                value: String::from_utf8_lossy(&x).to_string(),
+                description: None,
+                extra: None,
+                span: reedline::Span {
+                    start: span.start - offset,
+                    end: span.end - offset,
+                },
+                append_whitespace: true,
+            });
+
+        let mut results = results.chain(results_aliases).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        let partial = working_set.get_span_contents(span);
+        let partial = String::from_utf8_lossy(partial).to_string();
+
+        if find_externals {
+            let results_external = self
+                .external_command_completion(&partial, match_algorithm)
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(move |x| Suggestion {
+                    value: x,
+                    description: None,
+                    extra: None,
+                    span: reedline::Span {
+                        start: span.start - offset,
+                        end: span.end - offset,
+                    },
+                    append_whitespace: true,
+                });
+
+            for external in results_external {
+                if results.contains(&external) {
+                    results.push(Suggestion {
+                        value: format!("^{}", external.value),
+                        description: None,
+                        extra: None,
+                        span: external.span,
+                        append_whitespace: true,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    results.push(external)
+                }
+            }
+
+            results
+        } else {
+            results
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for CommandCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        _prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        pos: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let last = self
+            .flattened
+            .iter()
+            .rev()
+            .skip_while(|x| x.0.end > pos)
+            .take_while(|x| {
+                matches!(
+                    x.1,
+                    FlatShape::InternalCall
+                        | FlatShape::External
+                        | FlatShape::ExternalArg
+                        | FlatShape::Literal
+                        | FlatShape::String
+                )
+            })
+            .last();
+
+        // The last item here would be the earliest shape that could possible by part of this subcommand
+        let subcommands = if let Some(last) = last {
+            self.complete_commands(
+                working_set,
+                Span {
+                    start: last.0.start,
+                    end: pos,
+                },
+                offset,
+                false,
+                options.match_algorithm,
+            )
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+
+        if !subcommands.is_empty() {
+            return subcommands;
+        }
+
+        let config = working_set.get_config();
+        let commands = if matches!(self.flat_shape, nu_parser::FlatShape::External)
+            || matches!(self.flat_shape, nu_parser::FlatShape::InternalCall)
+            || ((span.end - span.start) == 0)
+        {
+            // we're in a gap or at a command
+            self.complete_commands(
+                working_set,
+                span,
+                offset,
+                config.enable_external_completion,
+                options.match_algorithm,
+            )
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+
+        subcommands
+            .into_iter()
+            .chain(commands.into_iter())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+    }
+
+    fn get_sort_by(&self) -> SortBy {
+        SortBy::LevenshteinDistance
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs

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+use crate::completions::{
+    CommandCompletion, Completer, CompletionOptions, CustomCompletion, DirectoryCompletion,
+    DotNuCompletion, FileCompletion, FlagCompletion, MatchAlgorithm, VariableCompletion,
+};
+use nu_parser::{flatten_expression, parse, FlatShape};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
+    Span,
+};
+use reedline::{Completer as ReedlineCompleter, Suggestion};
+use std::str;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct NuCompleter {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: Stack,
+}
+
+impl NuCompleter {
+    pub fn new(engine_state: Arc<EngineState>, stack: Stack) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            engine_state,
+            stack,
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Process the completion for a given completer
+    fn process_completion<T: Completer>(
+        &self,
+        completer: &mut T,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        new_span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        pos: usize,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let config = self.engine_state.get_config();
+
+        let mut options = CompletionOptions {
+            case_sensitive: config.case_sensitive_completions,
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+
+        if config.completion_algorithm == "fuzzy" {
+            options.match_algorithm = MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy;
+        }
+
+        // Fetch
+        let mut suggestions =
+            completer.fetch(working_set, prefix.clone(), new_span, offset, pos, &options);
+
+        // Sort
+        suggestions = completer.sort(suggestions, prefix);
+
+        suggestions
+    }
+
+    fn completion_helper(&mut self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&self.engine_state);
+        let offset = working_set.next_span_start();
+        let (mut new_line, alias_offset) = try_find_alias(line.as_bytes(), &working_set);
+        let initial_line = line.to_string();
+        new_line.push(b'a');
+        let pos = offset + pos;
+        let (output, _err) = parse(&mut working_set, Some("completer"), &new_line, false, &[]);
+
+        for pipeline in output.pipelines.into_iter() {
+            for expr in pipeline.expressions {
+                let flattened: Vec<_> = flatten_expression(&working_set, &expr);
+                let span_offset: usize = alias_offset.iter().sum();
+
+                for (flat_idx, flat) in flattened.iter().enumerate() {
+                    if pos + span_offset >= flat.0.start && pos + span_offset < flat.0.end {
+                        // Context variables
+                        let most_left_var =
+                            most_left_variable(flat_idx, &working_set, flattened.clone());
+
+                        // Create a new span
+                        let new_span = if flat_idx == 0 {
+                            Span {
+                                start: flat.0.start,
+                                end: flat.0.end - 1 - span_offset,
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            Span {
+                                start: flat.0.start - span_offset,
+                                end: flat.0.end - 1 - span_offset,
+                            }
+                        };
+
+                        // Parses the prefix
+                        let mut prefix = working_set.get_span_contents(flat.0).to_vec();
+                        prefix.remove(pos - (flat.0.start - span_offset));
+
+                        // Variables completion
+                        if prefix.starts_with(b"$") || most_left_var.is_some() {
+                            let mut completer = VariableCompletion::new(
+                                self.engine_state.clone(),
+                                self.stack.clone(),
+                                most_left_var.unwrap_or((vec![], vec![])),
+                            );
+
+                            return self.process_completion(
+                                &mut completer,
+                                &working_set,
+                                prefix,
+                                new_span,
+                                offset,
+                                pos,
+                            );
+                        }
+
+                        // Flags completion
+                        if prefix.starts_with(b"-") {
+                            let mut completer = FlagCompletion::new(expr);
+
+                            return self.process_completion(
+                                &mut completer,
+                                &working_set,
+                                prefix,
+                                new_span,
+                                offset,
+                                pos,
+                            );
+                        }
+
+                        // Completions that depends on the previous expression (e.g: use, source)
+                        if flat_idx > 0 {
+                            if let Some(previous_expr) = flattened.get(flat_idx - 1) {
+                                // Read the content for the previous expression
+                                let prev_expr_str =
+                                    working_set.get_span_contents(previous_expr.0).to_vec();
+
+                                // Completion for .nu files
+                                if prev_expr_str == b"use" || prev_expr_str == b"source" {
+                                    let mut completer =
+                                        DotNuCompletion::new(self.engine_state.clone());
+
+                                    return self.process_completion(
+                                        &mut completer,
+                                        &working_set,
+                                        prefix,
+                                        new_span,
+                                        offset,
+                                        pos,
+                                    );
+                                } else if prev_expr_str == b"ls" {
+                                    let mut completer =
+                                        FileCompletion::new(self.engine_state.clone());
+
+                                    return self.process_completion(
+                                        &mut completer,
+                                        &working_set,
+                                        prefix,
+                                        new_span,
+                                        offset,
+                                        pos,
+                                    );
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        // Match other types
+                        match &flat.1 {
+                            FlatShape::Custom(decl_id) => {
+                                let mut completer = CustomCompletion::new(
+                                    self.engine_state.clone(),
+                                    self.stack.clone(),
+                                    *decl_id,
+                                    initial_line,
+                                );
+
+                                return self.process_completion(
+                                    &mut completer,
+                                    &working_set,
+                                    prefix,
+                                    new_span,
+                                    offset,
+                                    pos,
+                                );
+                            }
+                            FlatShape::Directory => {
+                                let mut completer =
+                                    DirectoryCompletion::new(self.engine_state.clone());
+
+                                return self.process_completion(
+                                    &mut completer,
+                                    &working_set,
+                                    prefix,
+                                    new_span,
+                                    offset,
+                                    pos,
+                                );
+                            }
+                            FlatShape::Filepath | FlatShape::GlobPattern => {
+                                let mut completer = FileCompletion::new(self.engine_state.clone());
+
+                                return self.process_completion(
+                                    &mut completer,
+                                    &working_set,
+                                    prefix,
+                                    new_span,
+                                    offset,
+                                    pos,
+                                );
+                            }
+                            flat_shape => {
+                                let mut completer = CommandCompletion::new(
+                                    self.engine_state.clone(),
+                                    &working_set,
+                                    flattened.clone(),
+                                    // flat_idx,
+                                    flat_shape.clone(),
+                                );
+
+                                let out: Vec<_> = self.process_completion(
+                                    &mut completer,
+                                    &working_set,
+                                    prefix.clone(),
+                                    new_span,
+                                    offset,
+                                    pos,
+                                );
+
+                                if out.is_empty() {
+                                    let mut completer =
+                                        FileCompletion::new(self.engine_state.clone());
+
+                                    return self.process_completion(
+                                        &mut completer,
+                                        &working_set,
+                                        prefix,
+                                        new_span,
+                                        offset,
+                                        pos,
+                                    );
+                                }
+
+                                return out;
+                            }
+                        };
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        vec![]
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReedlineCompleter for NuCompleter {
+    fn complete(&mut self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        self.completion_helper(line, pos)
+    }
+}
+
+type MatchedAlias = Vec<(Vec<u8>, Vec<u8>)>;
+
+// Handler the completion when giving lines contains at least one alias. (e.g: `g checkout`)
+// that `g` is an alias of `git`
+fn try_find_alias(line: &[u8], working_set: &StateWorkingSet) -> (Vec<u8>, Vec<usize>) {
+    // An vector represents the offsets of alias
+    // e.g: the offset is 2 for the alias `g` of `git`
+    let mut alias_offset = vec![];
+    let mut output = vec![];
+    if let Some(matched_alias) = search_alias(line, working_set) {
+        let mut lens = matched_alias.len();
+        for (input_vec, line_vec) in matched_alias {
+            alias_offset.push(line_vec.len() - input_vec.len());
+            output.extend(line_vec);
+            if lens > 1 {
+                output.push(b' ');
+                lens -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !line.is_empty() {
+            let last = line.last().expect("input is empty");
+            if last == &b' ' {
+                output.push(b' ');
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        output = line.to_vec();
+    }
+
+    (output, alias_offset)
+}
+
+fn search_alias(input: &[u8], working_set: &StateWorkingSet) -> Option<MatchedAlias> {
+    let mut vec_names = vec![];
+    let mut vec_alias = vec![];
+    let mut pos = 0;
+    let mut is_alias = false;
+    for (index, character) in input.iter().enumerate() {
+        if *character == b' ' {
+            let range = &input[pos..index];
+            vec_names.push(range.to_owned());
+            pos = index + 1;
+        }
+    }
+    // Push the rest to names vector.
+    if pos < input.len() {
+        vec_names.push((&input[pos..]).to_owned());
+    }
+
+    for name in &vec_names {
+        if let Some(alias_id) = working_set.find_alias(&name[..]) {
+            let alias_span = working_set.get_alias(alias_id);
+            let mut span_vec = vec![];
+            is_alias = true;
+            for alias in alias_span {
+                let name = working_set.get_span_contents(*alias);
+                if !name.is_empty() {
+                    span_vec.push(name);
+                }
+            }
+            // Join span of vector together for complex alias, e.g: `f` is an alias for `git remote -v`
+            let full_aliases = span_vec.join(&[b' '][..]);
+            vec_alias.push(full_aliases);
+        } else {
+            vec_alias.push(name.to_owned());
+        }
+    }
+
+    if is_alias {
+        // Zip names and alias vectors, the original inputs and its aliases mapping.
+        // e.g:(['g'], ['g','i','t'])
+        let output = vec_names.into_iter().zip(vec_alias).collect();
+        Some(output)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+// reads the most left variable returning it's name (e.g: $myvar)
+// and the depth (a.b.c)
+fn most_left_variable(
+    idx: usize,
+    working_set: &StateWorkingSet<'_>,
+    flattened: Vec<(Span, FlatShape)>,
+) -> Option<(Vec<u8>, Vec<Vec<u8>>)> {
+    // Reverse items to read the list backwards and truncate
+    // because the only items that matters are the ones before the current index
+    let mut rev = flattened;
+    rev.truncate(idx);
+    rev = rev.into_iter().rev().collect();
+
+    // Store the variables and sub levels found and reverse to correct order
+    let mut variables_found: Vec<Vec<u8>> = vec![];
+    let mut found_var = false;
+    for item in rev.clone() {
+        let result = working_set.get_span_contents(item.0).to_vec();
+
+        match item.1 {
+            FlatShape::Variable => {
+                variables_found.push(result);
+                found_var = true;
+
+                break;
+            }
+            FlatShape::String => {
+                variables_found.push(result);
+            }
+            _ => {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // If most left var was not found
+    if !found_var {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    // Reverse the order back
+    variables_found = variables_found.into_iter().rev().collect();
+
+    // Extract the variable and the sublevels
+    let var = variables_found.first().unwrap_or(&vec![]).to_vec();
+    let sublevels: Vec<Vec<u8>> = variables_found.into_iter().skip(1).collect();
+
+    Some((var, sublevels))
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+use fuzzy_matcher::{skim::SkimMatcherV2, FuzzyMatcher};
+use nu_parser::trim_quotes_str;
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum SortBy {
+    LevenshteinDistance,
+    Ascending,
+    None,
+}
+
+/// Describes how suggestions should be matched.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum MatchAlgorithm {
+    /// Only show suggestions which begin with the given input
+    ///
+    /// Example:
+    /// "git switch" is matched by "git sw"
+    Prefix,
+
+    /// Only show suggestions which contain the input chars at any place
+    ///
+    /// Example:
+    /// "git checkout" is matched by "gco"
+    Fuzzy,
+}
+
+impl MatchAlgorithm {
+    /// Returns whether the `needle` search text matches the given `haystack`.
+    pub fn matches_str(&self, haystack: &str, needle: &str) -> bool {
+        let haystack = trim_quotes_str(haystack);
+        let needle = trim_quotes_str(needle);
+        match *self {
+            MatchAlgorithm::Prefix => haystack.starts_with(needle),
+            MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy => {
+                let matcher = SkimMatcherV2::default();
+                matcher.fuzzy_match(haystack, needle).is_some()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns whether the `needle` search text matches the given `haystack`.
+    pub fn matches_u8(&self, haystack: &[u8], needle: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        match *self {
+            MatchAlgorithm::Prefix => haystack.starts_with(needle),
+            MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy => {
+                let haystack_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(haystack);
+                let needle_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(needle);
+
+                let matcher = SkimMatcherV2::default();
+                matcher.fuzzy_match(&haystack_str, &needle_str).is_some()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<String> for MatchAlgorithm {
+    type Error = InvalidMatchAlgorithm;
+
+    fn try_from(value: String) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match value.as_str() {
+            "prefix" => Ok(Self::Prefix),
+            "fuzzy" => Ok(Self::Fuzzy),
+            _ => Err(InvalidMatchAlgorithm::Unknown),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum InvalidMatchAlgorithm {
+    Unknown,
+}
+
+impl Display for InvalidMatchAlgorithm {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            InvalidMatchAlgorithm::Unknown => write!(f, "unknown match algorithm"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for InvalidMatchAlgorithm {}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct CompletionOptions {
+    pub case_sensitive: bool,
+    pub positional: bool,
+    pub sort_by: SortBy,
+    pub match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm,
+}
+
+impl Default for CompletionOptions {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            case_sensitive: true,
+            positional: true,
+            sort_by: SortBy::Ascending,
+            match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm::Prefix,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::MatchAlgorithm;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn match_algorithm_prefix() {
+        let algorithm = MatchAlgorithm::Prefix;
+
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", ""));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "examp"));
+        assert!(!algorithm.matches_str("example text", "text"));
+
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[1, 2]));
+        assert!(!algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[2, 3]));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn match_algorithm_fuzzy() {
+        let algorithm = MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy;
+
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", ""));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "examp"));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "ext"));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_str("example text", "mplxt"));
+        assert!(!algorithm.matches_str("example text", "mpp"));
+
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[1, 2]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[2, 3]));
+        assert!(algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[1, 3]));
+        assert!(!algorithm.matches_u8(&[1, 2, 3], &[2, 2]));
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs

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+use crate::completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm, SortBy};
+use nu_engine::eval_call;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::{Argument, Call, Expr, Expression},
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
+    PipelineData, Span, Type, Value,
+};
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub struct CustomCompletion {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: Stack,
+    decl_id: usize,
+    line: String,
+    sort_by: SortBy,
+}
+
+impl CustomCompletion {
+    pub fn new(engine_state: Arc<EngineState>, stack: Stack, decl_id: usize, line: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            engine_state,
+            stack,
+            decl_id,
+            line,
+            sort_by: SortBy::None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn map_completions<'a>(
+        &self,
+        list: impl Iterator<Item = &'a Value>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        list.filter_map(move |x| {
+            // Match for string values
+            if let Ok(s) = x.as_string() {
+                return Some(Suggestion {
+                    value: s,
+                    description: None,
+                    extra: None,
+                    span: reedline::Span {
+                        start: span.start - offset,
+                        end: span.end - offset,
+                    },
+                    append_whitespace: false,
+                });
+            }
+
+            // Match for record values
+            if let Ok((cols, vals)) = x.as_record() {
+                let mut suggestion = Suggestion {
+                    value: String::from(""), // Initialize with empty string
+                    description: None,
+                    extra: None,
+                    span: reedline::Span {
+                        start: span.start - offset,
+                        end: span.end - offset,
+                    },
+                    append_whitespace: false,
+                };
+
+                // Iterate the cols looking for `value` and `description`
+                cols.iter().zip(vals).for_each(|it| {
+                    // Match `value` column
+                    if it.0 == "value" {
+                        // Convert the value to string
+                        if let Ok(val_str) = it.1.as_string() {
+                            // Update the suggestion value
+                            suggestion.value = val_str;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Match `description` column
+                    if it.0 == "description" {
+                        // Convert the value to string
+                        if let Ok(desc_str) = it.1.as_string() {
+                            // Update the suggestion value
+                            suggestion.description = Some(desc_str);
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+
+                return Some(suggestion);
+            }
+
+            None
+        })
+        .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        _: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        pos: usize,
+        completion_options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        // Line position
+        let line_pos = pos - offset;
+
+        // Call custom declaration
+        let result = eval_call(
+            &self.engine_state,
+            &mut self.stack,
+            &Call {
+                decl_id: self.decl_id,
+                head: span,
+                arguments: vec![
+                    Argument::Positional(Expression {
+                        span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
+                        ty: Type::String,
+                        expr: Expr::String(self.line.clone()),
+                        custom_completion: None,
+                    }),
+                    Argument::Positional(Expression {
+                        span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
+                        ty: Type::Int,
+                        expr: Expr::Int(line_pos as i64),
+                        custom_completion: None,
+                    }),
+                ],
+                redirect_stdout: true,
+                redirect_stderr: true,
+            },
+            PipelineData::new(span),
+        );
+
+        let mut custom_completion_options = None;
+
+        // Parse result
+        let suggestions = match result {
+            Ok(pd) => {
+                let value = pd.into_value(span);
+                match &value {
+                    Value::Record { .. } => {
+                        let completions = value
+                            .get_data_by_key("completions")
+                            .and_then(|val| {
+                                val.as_list()
+                                    .ok()
+                                    .map(|it| self.map_completions(it.iter(), span, offset))
+                            })
+                            .unwrap_or_default();
+                        let options = value.get_data_by_key("options");
+
+                        if let Some(Value::Record { .. }) = &options {
+                            let options = options.unwrap_or_default();
+                            let should_sort = options
+                                .get_data_by_key("sort")
+                                .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
+                                .unwrap_or(false);
+
+                            if should_sort {
+                                self.sort_by = SortBy::Ascending;
+                            }
+
+                            custom_completion_options = Some(CompletionOptions {
+                                case_sensitive: options
+                                    .get_data_by_key("case_sensitive")
+                                    .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
+                                    .unwrap_or(true),
+                                positional: options
+                                    .get_data_by_key("positional")
+                                    .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
+                                    .unwrap_or(true),
+                                sort_by: if should_sort {
+                                    SortBy::Ascending
+                                } else {
+                                    SortBy::None
+                                },
+                                match_algorithm: match options
+                                    .get_data_by_key("completion_algorithm")
+                                {
+                                    Some(option) => option
+                                        .as_string()
+                                        .ok()
+                                        .and_then(|option| option.try_into().ok())
+                                        .unwrap_or(MatchAlgorithm::Prefix),
+                                    None => completion_options.match_algorithm,
+                                },
+                            });
+                        }
+
+                        completions
+                    }
+                    Value::List { vals, .. } => self.map_completions(vals.iter(), span, offset),
+                    _ => vec![],
+                }
+            }
+            _ => vec![],
+        };
+
+        if let Some(custom_completion_options) = custom_completion_options {
+            filter(&prefix, suggestions, &custom_completion_options)
+        } else {
+            filter(&prefix, suggestions, completion_options)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_sort_by(&self) -> SortBy {
+        self.sort_by
+    }
+}
+
+fn filter(prefix: &[u8], items: Vec<Suggestion>, options: &CompletionOptions) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+    items
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|it| match options.match_algorithm {
+            MatchAlgorithm::Prefix => match (options.case_sensitive, options.positional) {
+                (true, true) => it.value.as_bytes().starts_with(prefix),
+                (true, false) => it.value.contains(std::str::from_utf8(prefix).unwrap_or("")),
+                (false, positional) => {
+                    let value = it.value.to_lowercase();
+                    let prefix = std::str::from_utf8(prefix).unwrap_or("").to_lowercase();
+                    if positional {
+                        value.starts_with(&prefix)
+                    } else {
+                        value.contains(&prefix)
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy => options
+                .match_algorithm
+                .matches_u8(it.value.as_bytes(), prefix),
+        })
+        .collect()
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/directory_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+use crate::completions::{matches, Completer, CompletionOptions};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
+    levenshtein_distance, Span,
+};
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use super::{partial_from, prepend_base_dir};
+
+const SEP: char = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DirectoryCompletion {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+}
+
+impl DirectoryCompletion {
+    pub fn new(engine_state: Arc<EngineState>) -> Self {
+        Self { engine_state }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for DirectoryCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        _: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        _: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let cwd = if let Some(d) = self.engine_state.get_env_var("PWD") {
+            match d.as_string() {
+                Ok(s) => s,
+                Err(_) => "".to_string(),
+            }
+        } else {
+            "".to_string()
+        };
+        let partial = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
+
+        // Filter only the folders
+        let output: Vec<_> = directory_completion(span, &partial, &cwd, options)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(move |x| Suggestion {
+                value: x.1,
+                description: None,
+                extra: None,
+                span: reedline::Span {
+                    start: x.0.start - offset,
+                    end: x.0.end - offset,
+                },
+                append_whitespace: false,
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        output
+    }
+
+    // Sort results prioritizing the non hidden folders
+    fn sort(&self, items: Vec<Suggestion>, prefix: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let prefix_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
+
+        // Sort items
+        let mut sorted_items = items;
+        sorted_items.sort_by(|a, b| a.value.cmp(&b.value));
+        sorted_items.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            let a_distance = levenshtein_distance(&prefix_str, &a.value);
+            let b_distance = levenshtein_distance(&prefix_str, &b.value);
+            a_distance.cmp(&b_distance)
+        });
+
+        // Separate the results between hidden and non hidden
+        let mut hidden: Vec<Suggestion> = vec![];
+        let mut non_hidden: Vec<Suggestion> = vec![];
+
+        for item in sorted_items.into_iter() {
+            let item_path = Path::new(&item.value);
+
+            if let Some(value) = item_path.file_name() {
+                if let Some(value) = value.to_str() {
+                    if value.starts_with('.') {
+                        hidden.push(item);
+                    } else {
+                        non_hidden.push(item);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Append the hidden folders to the non hidden vec to avoid creating a new vec
+        non_hidden.append(&mut hidden);
+
+        non_hidden
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn directory_completion(
+    span: nu_protocol::Span,
+    partial: &str,
+    cwd: &str,
+    options: &CompletionOptions,
+) -> Vec<(nu_protocol::Span, String)> {
+    let original_input = partial;
+
+    let (base_dir_name, partial) = partial_from(partial);
+
+    let base_dir = nu_path::expand_path_with(&base_dir_name, cwd);
+
+    // This check is here as base_dir.read_dir() with base_dir == "" will open the current dir
+    // which we don't want in this case (if we did, base_dir would already be ".")
+    if base_dir == Path::new("") {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(result) = base_dir.read_dir() {
+        return result
+            .filter_map(|entry| {
+                entry.ok().and_then(|entry| {
+                    if let Ok(metadata) = fs::metadata(entry.path()) {
+                        if metadata.is_dir() {
+                            let mut file_name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+                            if matches(&partial, &file_name, options) {
+                                let mut path = if prepend_base_dir(original_input, &base_dir_name) {
+                                    format!("{}{}", base_dir_name, file_name)
+                                } else {
+                                    file_name.to_string()
+                                };
+
+                                if entry.path().is_dir() {
+                                    path.push(SEP);
+                                    file_name.push(SEP);
+                                }
+
+                                // Fix files or folders with quotes
+                                if path.contains('\'') || path.contains('"') || path.contains(' ') {
+                                    path = format!("`{}`", path);
+                                }
+
+                                Some((span, path))
+                            } else {
+                                None
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+    }
+
+    Vec::new()
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/dotnu_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+use crate::completions::{
+    file_path_completion, partial_from, Completer, CompletionOptions, SortBy,
+};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
+    Span,
+};
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+const SEP: char = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DotNuCompletion {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+}
+
+impl DotNuCompletion {
+    pub fn new(engine_state: Arc<EngineState>) -> Self {
+        Self { engine_state }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for DotNuCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        _: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        _: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let prefix_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
+        let mut search_dirs: Vec<String> = vec![];
+        let (base_dir, mut partial) = partial_from(&prefix_str);
+        let mut is_current_folder = false;
+
+        // Fetch the lib dirs
+        let lib_dirs: Vec<String> =
+            if let Some(lib_dirs) = self.engine_state.get_env_var("NU_LIB_DIRS") {
+                lib_dirs
+                    .as_list()
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .flat_map(|it| {
+                        it.iter().map(|x| {
+                            x.as_path()
+                                .expect("internal error: failed to convert lib path")
+                        })
+                    })
+                    .map(|it| {
+                        it.into_os_string()
+                            .into_string()
+                            .expect("internal error: failed to convert OS path")
+                    })
+                    .collect()
+            } else {
+                vec![]
+            };
+
+        // Check if the base_dir is a folder
+        if base_dir != format!(".{}", SEP) {
+            // Add the base dir into the directories to be searched
+            search_dirs.push(base_dir.clone());
+
+            // Reset the partial adding the basic dir back
+            // in order to make the span replace work properly
+            let mut base_dir_partial = base_dir;
+            base_dir_partial.push_str(&partial);
+
+            partial = base_dir_partial;
+        } else {
+            // Fetch the current folder
+            let current_folder = if let Some(d) = self.engine_state.get_env_var("PWD") {
+                match d.as_string() {
+                    Ok(s) => s,
+                    Err(_) => "".to_string(),
+                }
+            } else {
+                "".to_string()
+            };
+            is_current_folder = true;
+
+            // Add the current folder and the lib dirs into the
+            // directories to be searched
+            search_dirs.push(current_folder);
+            search_dirs.extend(lib_dirs);
+        }
+
+        // Fetch the files filtering the ones that ends with .nu
+        // and transform them into suggestions
+        let output: Vec<Suggestion> = search_dirs
+            .into_iter()
+            .flat_map(|it| {
+                file_path_completion(span, &partial, &it, options)
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .filter(|it| {
+                        // Different base dir, so we list the .nu files or folders
+                        if !is_current_folder {
+                            it.1.ends_with(".nu") || it.1.ends_with(SEP)
+                        } else {
+                            // Lib dirs, so we filter only the .nu files
+                            it.1.ends_with(".nu")
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .map(move |x| Suggestion {
+                        value: x.1,
+                        description: None,
+                        extra: None,
+                        span: reedline::Span {
+                            start: x.0.start - offset,
+                            end: x.0.end - offset,
+                        },
+                        append_whitespace: true,
+                    })
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        output
+    }
+
+    fn get_sort_by(&self) -> SortBy {
+        SortBy::LevenshteinDistance
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/file_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+use crate::completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, StateWorkingSet},
+    levenshtein_distance, Span,
+};
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+use std::path::{is_separator, Path};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+const SEP: char = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct FileCompletion {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+}
+
+impl FileCompletion {
+    pub fn new(engine_state: Arc<EngineState>) -> Self {
+        Self { engine_state }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for FileCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        _: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        _: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let cwd = if let Some(d) = self.engine_state.get_env_var("PWD") {
+            match d.as_string() {
+                Ok(s) => s,
+                Err(_) => "".to_string(),
+            }
+        } else {
+            "".to_string()
+        };
+        let prefix = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
+        let output: Vec<_> = file_path_completion(span, &prefix, &cwd, options)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(move |x| Suggestion {
+                value: x.1,
+                description: None,
+                extra: None,
+                span: reedline::Span {
+                    start: x.0.start - offset,
+                    end: x.0.end - offset,
+                },
+                append_whitespace: false,
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        output
+    }
+
+    // Sort results prioritizing the non hidden folders
+    fn sort(&self, items: Vec<Suggestion>, prefix: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let prefix_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix).to_string();
+
+        // Sort items
+        let mut sorted_items = items;
+        sorted_items.sort_by(|a, b| a.value.cmp(&b.value));
+        sorted_items.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            let a_distance = levenshtein_distance(&prefix_str, &a.value);
+            let b_distance = levenshtein_distance(&prefix_str, &b.value);
+            a_distance.cmp(&b_distance)
+        });
+
+        // Separate the results between hidden and non hidden
+        let mut hidden: Vec<Suggestion> = vec![];
+        let mut non_hidden: Vec<Suggestion> = vec![];
+
+        for item in sorted_items.into_iter() {
+            let item_path = Path::new(&item.value);
+
+            if let Some(value) = item_path.file_name() {
+                if let Some(value) = value.to_str() {
+                    if value.starts_with('.') {
+                        hidden.push(item);
+                    } else {
+                        non_hidden.push(item);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Append the hidden folders to the non hidden vec to avoid creating a new vec
+        non_hidden.append(&mut hidden);
+
+        non_hidden
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn partial_from(input: &str) -> (String, String) {
+    let partial = input.replace('`', "");
+
+    // If partial is only a word we want to search in the current dir
+    let (base, rest) = partial.rsplit_once(is_separator).unwrap_or((".", &partial));
+    // On windows, this standardizes paths to use \
+    let mut base = base.replace(is_separator, &SEP.to_string());
+
+    // rsplit_once removes the separator
+    base.push(SEP);
+
+    (base.to_string(), rest.to_string())
+}
+
+pub fn file_path_completion(
+    span: nu_protocol::Span,
+    partial: &str,
+    cwd: &str,
+    options: &CompletionOptions,
+) -> Vec<(nu_protocol::Span, String)> {
+    let original_input = partial;
+    let (base_dir_name, partial) = partial_from(partial);
+
+    let base_dir = nu_path::expand_path_with(&base_dir_name, cwd);
+    // This check is here as base_dir.read_dir() with base_dir == "" will open the current dir
+    // which we don't want in this case (if we did, base_dir would already be ".")
+    if base_dir == Path::new("") {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(result) = base_dir.read_dir() {
+        return result
+            .filter_map(|entry| {
+                entry.ok().and_then(|entry| {
+                    let mut file_name = entry.file_name().to_string_lossy().into_owned();
+                    if matches(&partial, &file_name, options) {
+                        let mut path = if prepend_base_dir(original_input, &base_dir_name) {
+                            format!("{}{}", base_dir_name, file_name)
+                        } else {
+                            file_name.to_string()
+                        };
+
+                        if entry.path().is_dir() {
+                            path.push(SEP);
+                            file_name.push(SEP);
+                        }
+
+                        // Fix files or folders with quotes
+                        if path.contains('\'') || path.contains('"') || path.contains(' ') {
+                            path = format!("`{}`", path);
+                        }
+
+                        Some((span, path))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+    }
+
+    Vec::new()
+}
+
+pub fn matches(partial: &str, from: &str, options: &CompletionOptions) -> bool {
+    // Check for case sensitive
+    if !options.case_sensitive {
+        return options
+            .match_algorithm
+            .matches_str(&from.to_ascii_lowercase(), &partial.to_ascii_lowercase());
+    }
+
+    options.match_algorithm.matches_str(from, partial)
+}
+
+/// Returns whether the base_dir should be prepended to the file path
+pub fn prepend_base_dir(input: &str, base_dir: &str) -> bool {
+    if base_dir == format!(".{}", SEP) {
+        // if the current base_dir path is the local folder we only add a "./" prefix if the user
+        // input already includes a local folder prefix.
+        let manually_entered = {
+            let mut chars = input.chars();
+            let first_char = chars.next();
+            let second_char = chars.next();
+
+            first_char == Some('.') && second_char.map(is_separator).unwrap_or(false)
+        };
+
+        manually_entered
+    } else {
+        // always prepend the base dir if it is a subfolder
+        true
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/flag_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+use crate::completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::{Expr, Expression},
+    engine::StateWorkingSet,
+    Span,
+};
+
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct FlagCompletion {
+    expression: Expression,
+}
+
+impl FlagCompletion {
+    pub fn new(expression: Expression) -> Self {
+        Self { expression }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for FlagCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        _: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        // Check if it's a flag
+        if let Expr::Call(call) = &self.expression.expr {
+            let decl = working_set.get_decl(call.decl_id);
+            let sig = decl.signature();
+
+            let mut output = vec![];
+
+            for named in &sig.named {
+                let flag_desc = &named.desc;
+                if let Some(short) = named.short {
+                    let mut named = vec![0; short.len_utf8()];
+                    short.encode_utf8(&mut named);
+                    named.insert(0, b'-');
+
+                    if options.match_algorithm.matches_u8(&named, &prefix) {
+                        output.push(Suggestion {
+                            value: String::from_utf8_lossy(&named).to_string(),
+                            description: Some(flag_desc.to_string()),
+                            extra: None,
+                            span: reedline::Span {
+                                start: span.start - offset,
+                                end: span.end - offset,
+                            },
+                            append_whitespace: true,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if named.long.is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let mut named = named.long.as_bytes().to_vec();
+                named.insert(0, b'-');
+                named.insert(0, b'-');
+
+                if options.match_algorithm.matches_u8(&named, &prefix) {
+                    output.push(Suggestion {
+                        value: String::from_utf8_lossy(&named).to_string(),
+                        description: Some(flag_desc.to_string()),
+                        extra: None,
+                        span: reedline::Span {
+                            start: span.start - offset,
+                            end: span.end - offset,
+                        },
+                        append_whitespace: true,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+
+            return output;
+        }
+
+        vec![]
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+mod base;
+mod command_completions;
+mod completer;
+mod completion_options;
+mod custom_completions;
+mod directory_completions;
+mod dotnu_completions;
+mod file_completions;
+mod flag_completions;
+mod variable_completions;
+
+pub use base::Completer;
+pub use command_completions::CommandCompletion;
+pub use completer::NuCompleter;
+pub use completion_options::{CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm, SortBy};
+pub use custom_completions::CustomCompletion;
+pub use directory_completions::DirectoryCompletion;
+pub use dotnu_completions::DotNuCompletion;
+pub use file_completions::{
+    file_path_completion, matches, partial_from, prepend_base_dir, FileCompletion,
+};
+pub use flag_completions::FlagCompletion;
+pub use variable_completions::VariableCompletion;

crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+use crate::completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions};
+use nu_engine::eval_variable;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
+    Span, Value,
+};
+
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+use std::str;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct VariableCompletion {
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>, // TODO: Is engine state necessary? It's already a part of working set in fetch()
+    stack: Stack,
+    var_context: (Vec<u8>, Vec<Vec<u8>>), // tuple with $var and the sublevels (.b.c.d)
+}
+
+impl VariableCompletion {
+    pub fn new(
+        engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+        stack: Stack,
+        var_context: (Vec<u8>, Vec<Vec<u8>>),
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            engine_state,
+            stack,
+            var_context,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
+    fn fetch(
+        &mut self,
+        working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
+        prefix: Vec<u8>,
+        span: Span,
+        offset: usize,
+        _: usize,
+        options: &CompletionOptions,
+    ) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let mut output = vec![];
+        let builtins = ["$nu", "$in", "$env", "$nothing"];
+        let var_str = std::str::from_utf8(&self.var_context.0)
+            .unwrap_or("")
+            .to_lowercase();
+        let var_id = working_set.find_variable(&self.var_context.0);
+        let current_span = reedline::Span {
+            start: span.start - offset,
+            end: span.end - offset,
+        };
+        let sublevels_count = self.var_context.1.len();
+
+        // Completions for the given variable
+        if !var_str.is_empty() {
+            // Completion for $env.<tab>
+            if var_str.as_str() == "$env" {
+                let env_vars = self.stack.get_env_vars(&self.engine_state);
+
+                // Return nested values
+                if sublevels_count > 0 {
+                    // Extract the target var ($env.<target-var>)
+                    let target_var = self.var_context.1[0].clone();
+                    let target_var_str =
+                        str::from_utf8(&target_var).unwrap_or_default().to_string();
+
+                    // Everything after the target var is the nested level ($env.<target-var>.<nested_levels>...)
+                    let nested_levels: Vec<Vec<u8>> =
+                        self.var_context.1.clone().into_iter().skip(1).collect();
+
+                    if let Some(val) = env_vars.get(&target_var_str) {
+                        for suggestion in
+                            nested_suggestions(val.clone(), nested_levels, current_span)
+                        {
+                            if options
+                                .match_algorithm
+                                .matches_u8(suggestion.value.as_bytes(), &prefix)
+                            {
+                                output.push(suggestion);
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        return output;
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // No nesting provided, return all env vars
+                    for env_var in env_vars {
+                        if options
+                            .match_algorithm
+                            .matches_u8(env_var.0.as_bytes(), &prefix)
+                        {
+                            output.push(Suggestion {
+                                value: env_var.0,
+                                description: None,
+                                extra: None,
+                                span: current_span,
+                                append_whitespace: false,
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return output;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Completions for $nu.<tab>
+            if var_str.as_str() == "$nu" {
+                // Eval nu var
+                if let Ok(nuval) = eval_variable(
+                    &self.engine_state,
+                    &self.stack,
+                    nu_protocol::NU_VARIABLE_ID,
+                    nu_protocol::Span {
+                        start: current_span.start,
+                        end: current_span.end,
+                    },
+                ) {
+                    for suggestion in
+                        nested_suggestions(nuval, self.var_context.1.clone(), current_span)
+                    {
+                        if options
+                            .match_algorithm
+                            .matches_u8(suggestion.value.as_bytes(), &prefix)
+                        {
+                            output.push(suggestion);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return output;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Completion other variable types
+            if let Some(var_id) = var_id {
+                // Extract the variable value from the stack
+                let var = self.stack.get_var(
+                    var_id,
+                    Span {
+                        start: span.start,
+                        end: span.end,
+                    },
+                );
+
+                // If the value exists and it's of type Record
+                if let Ok(value) = var {
+                    for suggestion in
+                        nested_suggestions(value, self.var_context.1.clone(), current_span)
+                    {
+                        if options
+                            .match_algorithm
+                            .matches_u8(suggestion.value.as_bytes(), &prefix)
+                        {
+                            output.push(suggestion);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return output;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Variable completion (e.g: $en<tab> to complete $env)
+        for builtin in builtins {
+            if options
+                .match_algorithm
+                .matches_u8(builtin.as_bytes(), &prefix)
+            {
+                output.push(Suggestion {
+                    value: builtin.to_string(),
+                    description: None,
+                    extra: None,
+                    span: current_span,
+                    append_whitespace: false,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        // TODO: The following can be refactored (see find_commands_by_predicate() used in
+        // command_completions).
+        let mut removed_overlays = vec![];
+        // Working set scope vars
+        for scope_frame in working_set.delta.scope.iter().rev() {
+            for overlay_frame in scope_frame
+                .active_overlays(&mut removed_overlays)
+                .iter()
+                .rev()
+            {
+                for v in &overlay_frame.vars {
+                    if options.match_algorithm.matches_u8(v.0, &prefix) {
+                        output.push(Suggestion {
+                            value: String::from_utf8_lossy(v.0).to_string(),
+                            description: None,
+                            extra: None,
+                            span: current_span,
+                            append_whitespace: false,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Permanent state vars
+        // for scope in &self.engine_state.scope {
+        for overlay_frame in self
+            .engine_state
+            .active_overlays(&removed_overlays)
+            .iter()
+            .rev()
+        {
+            for v in &overlay_frame.vars {
+                if options.match_algorithm.matches_u8(v.0, &prefix) {
+                    output.push(Suggestion {
+                        value: String::from_utf8_lossy(v.0).to_string(),
+                        description: None,
+                        extra: None,
+                        span: current_span,
+                        append_whitespace: false,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        output.dedup(); // TODO: Removes only consecutive duplicates, is it intended?
+
+        output
+    }
+}
+
+// Find recursively the values for sublevels
+// if no sublevels are set it returns the current value
+fn nested_suggestions(
+    val: Value,
+    sublevels: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
+    current_span: reedline::Span,
+) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+    let mut output: Vec<Suggestion> = vec![];
+    let value = recursive_value(val, sublevels);
+
+    match value {
+        Value::Record {
+            cols,
+            vals: _,
+            span: _,
+        } => {
+            // Add all the columns as completion
+            for item in cols {
+                output.push(Suggestion {
+                    value: item,
+                    description: None,
+                    extra: None,
+                    span: current_span,
+                    append_whitespace: false,
+                });
+            }
+
+            output
+        }
+
+        _ => output,
+    }
+}
+
+// Extracts the recursive value (e.g: $var.a.b.c)
+fn recursive_value(val: Value, sublevels: Vec<Vec<u8>>) -> Value {
+    // Go to next sublevel
+    if let Some(next_sublevel) = sublevels.clone().into_iter().next() {
+        match val {
+            Value::Record {
+                cols,
+                vals,
+                span: _,
+            } => {
+                for item in cols.into_iter().zip(vals.into_iter()) {
+                    // Check if index matches with sublevel
+                    if item.0.as_bytes().to_vec() == next_sublevel {
+                        // If matches try to fetch recursively the next
+                        return recursive_value(item.1, sublevels.into_iter().skip(1).collect());
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Current sublevel value not found
+                return Value::Nothing {
+                    span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
+                };
+            }
+            _ => return val,
+        }
+    }
+
+    val
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/config_files.rs

@@ -1,23 +1,33 @@
 use crate::util::{eval_source, report_error};
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
 use log::info;
-use nu_protocol::engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateDelta, StateWorkingSet};
-use nu_protocol::{PipelineData, Span};
+#[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
+use nu_parser::ParseError;
+#[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
+use nu_path::canonicalize_with;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet};
+#[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
+use nu_protocol::Spanned;
+use nu_protocol::{HistoryFileFormat, PipelineData, Span};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
 const PLUGIN_FILE: &str = "plugin.nu";
 
+const HISTORY_FILE_TXT: &str = "history.txt";
+const HISTORY_FILE_SQLITE: &str = "history.sqlite3";
+
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
 pub fn read_plugin_file(
     engine_state: &mut EngineState,
     stack: &mut Stack,
+    plugin_file: Option<Spanned<String>>,
     storage_path: &str,
     is_perf_true: bool,
 ) {
     // Reading signatures from signature file
     // The plugin.nu file stores the parsed signature collected from each registered plugin
-    add_plugin_file(engine_state, storage_path);
+    add_plugin_file(engine_state, plugin_file, storage_path);
 
     let plugin_path = engine_state.plugin_signatures.clone();
     if let Some(plugin_path) = plugin_path {
@@ -40,8 +50,23 @@ pub fn read_plugin_file(
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]
-pub fn add_plugin_file(engine_state: &mut EngineState, storage_path: &str) {
-    if let Some(mut plugin_path) = nu_path::config_dir() {
+pub fn add_plugin_file(
+    engine_state: &mut EngineState,
+    plugin_file: Option<Spanned<String>>,
+    storage_path: &str,
+) {
+    if let Some(plugin_file) = plugin_file {
+        let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+        let cwd = working_set.get_cwd();
+
+        match canonicalize_with(&plugin_file.item, cwd) {
+            Ok(path) => engine_state.plugin_signatures = Some(path),
+            Err(_) => {
+                let e = ParseError::FileNotFound(plugin_file.item, plugin_file.span);
+                report_error(&working_set, &e);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if let Some(mut plugin_path) = nu_path::config_dir() {
         // Path to store plugins signatures
         plugin_path.push(storage_path);
         plugin_path.push(PLUGIN_FILE);
@@ -66,10 +91,10 @@ pub fn eval_config_contents(
                 PipelineData::new(Span::new(0, 0)),
             );
 
-            // Merge the delta in case env vars changed in the config
+            // Merge the environment in case env vars changed in the config
             match nu_engine::env::current_dir(engine_state, stack) {
                 Ok(cwd) => {
-                    if let Err(e) = engine_state.merge_delta(StateDelta::new(), Some(stack), cwd) {
+                    if let Err(e) = engine_state.merge_env(stack, cwd) {
                         let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
                         report_error(&working_set, &e);
                     }
@@ -82,3 +107,14 @@ pub fn eval_config_contents(
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn get_history_path(storage_path: &str, mode: HistoryFileFormat) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    nu_path::config_dir().map(|mut history_path| {
+        history_path.push(storage_path);
+        history_path.push(match mode {
+            HistoryFileFormat::PlainText => HISTORY_FILE_TXT,
+            HistoryFileFormat::Sqlite => HISTORY_FILE_SQLITE,
+        });
+        history_path
+    })
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/eval_file.rs

@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ use log::trace;
 use miette::{IntoDiagnostic, Result};
 use nu_engine::convert_env_values;
 use nu_parser::parse;
+use nu_protocol::Type;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::Call,
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     Config, PipelineData, Span, Value,
 };
-use std::io::Write;
+use nu_utils::stdout_write_all_and_flush;
 
 /// Main function used when a file path is found as argument for nu
 pub fn evaluate_file(
@@ -27,10 +28,6 @@ pub fn evaluate_file(
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 
-    // Make a note of the exceptions we see for externals that look like math expressions
-    let exceptions = crate::util::external_exceptions(engine_state, stack);
-    engine_state.external_exceptions = exceptions;
-
     let file = std::fs::read(&path).into_diagnostic()?;
 
     let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
@@ -38,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn evaluate_file(
 
     let _ = parse(&mut working_set, Some(&path), &file, false, &[]);
 
-    if working_set.find_decl(b"main").is_some() {
+    if working_set.find_decl(b"main", &Type::Any).is_some() {
         let args = format!("main {}", args.join(" "));
 
         if !eval_source(
@@ -65,81 +62,78 @@ pub fn evaluate_file(
 }
 
 pub fn print_table_or_error(
-    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    engine_state: &mut EngineState,
     stack: &mut Stack,
     mut pipeline_data: PipelineData,
-    config: &Config,
-) {
+    config: &mut Config,
+) -> Option<i64> {
     let exit_code = match &mut pipeline_data {
         PipelineData::ExternalStream { exit_code, .. } => exit_code.take(),
         _ => None,
     };
 
-    match engine_state.find_decl("table".as_bytes()) {
+    // Change the engine_state config to use the passed in configuration
+    engine_state.set_config(config);
+
+    match engine_state.find_decl("table".as_bytes(), &[]) {
         Some(decl_id) => {
-            let table = engine_state.get_decl(decl_id).run(
-                engine_state,
-                stack,
-                &Call::new(Span::new(0, 0)),
-                pipeline_data,
-            );
+            let command = engine_state.get_decl(decl_id);
+            if command.get_block_id().is_some() {
+                print_or_exit(pipeline_data, engine_state, config);
+            } else {
+                let table = command.run(
+                    engine_state,
+                    stack,
+                    &Call::new(Span::new(0, 0)),
+                    pipeline_data,
+                );
 
-            match table {
-                Ok(table) => {
-                    for item in table {
-                        let stdout = std::io::stdout();
-
-                        if let Value::Error { error } = item {
-                            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-
-                            report_error(&working_set, &error);
-
-                            std::process::exit(1);
-                        }
-
-                        let mut out = item.into_string("\n", config);
-                        out.push('\n');
-
-                        match stdout.lock().write_all(out.as_bytes()) {
-                            Ok(_) => (),
-                            Err(err) => eprintln!("{}", err),
-                        };
+                match table {
+                    Ok(table) => {
+                        print_or_exit(table, engine_state, config);
                     }
-                }
-                Err(error) => {
-                    let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
 
-                    report_error(&working_set, &error);
+                        report_error(&working_set, &error);
 
-                    std::process::exit(1);
+                        std::process::exit(1);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
         None => {
-            for item in pipeline_data {
-                let stdout = std::io::stdout();
-
-                if let Value::Error { error } = item {
-                    let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-
-                    report_error(&working_set, &error);
-
-                    std::process::exit(1);
-                }
-
-                let mut out = item.into_string("\n", config);
-                out.push('\n');
-
-                match stdout.lock().write_all(out.as_bytes()) {
-                    Ok(_) => (),
-                    Err(err) => eprintln!("{}", err),
-                };
-            }
+            print_or_exit(pipeline_data, engine_state, config);
         }
     };
 
     // Make sure everything has finished
     if let Some(exit_code) = exit_code {
-        let _: Vec<_> = exit_code.into_iter().collect();
+        let mut exit_code: Vec<_> = exit_code.into_iter().collect();
+        exit_code
+            .pop()
+            .and_then(|last_exit_code| match last_exit_code {
+                Value::Int { val: code, .. } => Some(code),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+fn print_or_exit(pipeline_data: PipelineData, engine_state: &mut EngineState, config: &Config) {
+    for item in pipeline_data {
+        if let Value::Error { error } = item {
+            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+
+            report_error(&working_set, &error);
+
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+
+        let mut out = item.into_string("\n", config);
+        out.push('\n');
+
+        let _ = stdout_write_all_and_flush(out).map_err(|err| eprintln!("{}", err));
     }
 }

crates/nu-cli/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 mod commands;
 mod completions;
 mod config_files;
-mod errors;
 mod eval_file;
+mod menus;
 mod nu_highlight;
 mod print;
 mod prompt;
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ mod util;
 mod validation;
 
 pub use commands::evaluate_commands;
-pub use completions::NuCompleter;
+pub use completions::{FileCompletion, NuCompleter};
 pub use config_files::eval_config_contents;
-pub use errors::CliError;
 pub use eval_file::evaluate_file;
+pub use menus::{DescriptionMenu, NuHelpCompleter};
 pub use nu_highlight::NuHighlight;
 pub use print::Print;
 pub use prompt::NushellPrompt;
 pub use repl::evaluate_repl;
+pub use repl::{eval_env_change_hook, eval_hook};
 pub use syntax_highlight::NuHighlighter;
-pub use util::print_pipeline_data;
-pub use util::{eval_source, gather_parent_env_vars, get_init_cwd, report_error};
+pub use util::{eval_source, gather_parent_env_vars, get_init_cwd, report_error, report_error_new};
 pub use validation::NuValidator;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "plugin")]

crates/nu-cli/src/menus/description_menu.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,727 @@
+use {
+    nu_ansi_term::{ansi::RESET, Style},
+    reedline::{
+        menu_functions::string_difference, Completer, Editor, Menu, MenuEvent, MenuTextStyle,
+        Painter, Suggestion, UndoBehavior,
+    },
+};
+
+/// Default values used as reference for the menu. These values are set during
+/// the initial declaration of the menu and are always kept as reference for the
+/// changeable [`WorkingDetails`]
+struct DefaultMenuDetails {
+    /// Number of columns that the menu will have
+    pub columns: u16,
+    /// Column width
+    pub col_width: Option<usize>,
+    /// Column padding
+    pub col_padding: usize,
+    /// Number of rows for commands
+    pub selection_rows: u16,
+    /// Number of rows allowed to display the description
+    pub description_rows: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for DefaultMenuDetails {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            columns: 4,
+            col_width: None,
+            col_padding: 2,
+            selection_rows: 4,
+            description_rows: 10,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Represents the actual column conditions of the menu. These conditions change
+/// since they need to accommodate possible different line sizes for the column values
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct WorkingDetails {
+    /// Number of columns that the menu will have
+    pub columns: u16,
+    /// Column width
+    pub col_width: usize,
+    /// Number of rows for description
+    pub description_rows: usize,
+}
+
+/// Completion menu definition
+pub struct DescriptionMenu {
+    /// Menu name
+    name: String,
+    /// Menu status
+    active: bool,
+    /// Menu coloring
+    color: MenuTextStyle,
+    /// Default column details that are set when creating the menu
+    /// These values are the reference for the working details
+    default_details: DefaultMenuDetails,
+    /// Number of minimum rows that are displayed when
+    /// the required lines is larger than the available lines
+    min_rows: u16,
+    /// Working column details keep changing based on the collected values
+    working_details: WorkingDetails,
+    /// Menu cached values
+    values: Vec<Suggestion>,
+    /// column position of the cursor. Starts from 0
+    col_pos: u16,
+    /// row position in the menu. Starts from 0
+    row_pos: u16,
+    /// Menu marker when active
+    marker: String,
+    /// Event sent to the menu
+    event: Option<MenuEvent>,
+    /// String collected after the menu is activated
+    input: Option<String>,
+    /// Examples to select
+    examples: Vec<String>,
+    /// Example index
+    example_index: Option<usize>,
+    /// Examples may not be shown if there is not enough space in the screen
+    show_examples: bool,
+    /// Skipped description rows
+    skipped_rows: usize,
+    /// Calls the completer using only the line buffer difference difference
+    /// after the menu was activated
+    only_buffer_difference: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for DescriptionMenu {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: "description_menu".to_string(),
+            active: false,
+            color: MenuTextStyle::default(),
+            default_details: DefaultMenuDetails::default(),
+            min_rows: 3,
+            working_details: WorkingDetails::default(),
+            values: Vec::new(),
+            col_pos: 0,
+            row_pos: 0,
+            marker: "? ".to_string(),
+            event: None,
+            input: None,
+            examples: Vec::new(),
+            example_index: None,
+            show_examples: true,
+            skipped_rows: 0,
+            only_buffer_difference: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// Menu configuration
+impl DescriptionMenu {
+    /// Menu builder with new name
+    pub fn with_name(mut self, name: &str) -> Self {
+        self.name = name.into();
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new value for text style
+    pub fn with_text_style(mut self, text_style: Style) -> Self {
+        self.color.text_style = text_style;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new value for text style
+    pub fn with_selected_text_style(mut self, selected_text_style: Style) -> Self {
+        self.color.selected_text_style = selected_text_style;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new value for text style
+    pub fn with_description_text_style(mut self, description_text_style: Style) -> Self {
+        self.color.description_style = description_text_style;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new columns value
+    pub fn with_columns(mut self, columns: u16) -> Self {
+        self.default_details.columns = columns;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new column width value
+    pub fn with_column_width(mut self, col_width: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+        self.default_details.col_width = col_width;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new column width value
+    pub fn with_column_padding(mut self, col_padding: usize) -> Self {
+        self.default_details.col_padding = col_padding;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new selection rows value
+    pub fn with_selection_rows(mut self, selection_rows: u16) -> Self {
+        self.default_details.selection_rows = selection_rows;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new description rows value
+    pub fn with_description_rows(mut self, description_rows: usize) -> Self {
+        self.default_details.description_rows = description_rows;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with marker
+    pub fn with_marker(mut self, marker: String) -> Self {
+        self.marker = marker;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Menu builder with new only buffer difference
+    pub fn with_only_buffer_difference(mut self, only_buffer_difference: bool) -> Self {
+        self.only_buffer_difference = only_buffer_difference;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+// Menu functionality
+impl DescriptionMenu {
+    /// Move menu cursor to the next element
+    fn move_next(&mut self) {
+        let mut new_col = self.col_pos + 1;
+        let mut new_row = self.row_pos;
+
+        if new_col >= self.get_cols() {
+            new_row += 1;
+            new_col = 0;
+        }
+
+        if new_row >= self.get_rows() {
+            new_row = 0;
+            new_col = 0;
+        }
+
+        let position = new_row * self.get_cols() + new_col;
+        if position >= self.get_values().len() as u16 {
+            self.reset_position();
+        } else {
+            self.col_pos = new_col;
+            self.row_pos = new_row;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Move menu cursor to the previous element
+    fn move_previous(&mut self) {
+        let new_col = self.col_pos.checked_sub(1);
+
+        let (new_col, new_row) = match new_col {
+            Some(col) => (col, self.row_pos),
+            None => match self.row_pos.checked_sub(1) {
+                Some(row) => (self.get_cols().saturating_sub(1), row),
+                None => (
+                    self.get_cols().saturating_sub(1),
+                    self.get_rows().saturating_sub(1),
+                ),
+            },
+        };
+
+        let position = new_row * self.get_cols() + new_col;
+        if position >= self.get_values().len() as u16 {
+            self.col_pos = (self.get_values().len() as u16 % self.get_cols()).saturating_sub(1);
+            self.row_pos = self.get_rows().saturating_sub(1);
+        } else {
+            self.col_pos = new_col;
+            self.row_pos = new_row;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Menu index based on column and row position
+    fn index(&self) -> usize {
+        let index = self.row_pos * self.get_cols() + self.col_pos;
+        index as usize
+    }
+
+    /// Get selected value from the menu
+    fn get_value(&self) -> Option<Suggestion> {
+        self.get_values().get(self.index()).cloned()
+    }
+
+    /// Calculates how many rows the Menu will use
+    fn get_rows(&self) -> u16 {
+        let values = self.get_values().len() as u16;
+
+        if values == 0 {
+            // When the values are empty the no_records_msg is shown, taking 1 line
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        let rows = values / self.get_cols();
+        if values % self.get_cols() != 0 {
+            rows + 1
+        } else {
+            rows
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns working details col width
+    fn get_width(&self) -> usize {
+        self.working_details.col_width
+    }
+
+    /// Reset menu position
+    fn reset_position(&mut self) {
+        self.col_pos = 0;
+        self.row_pos = 0;
+        self.skipped_rows = 0;
+    }
+
+    fn no_records_msg(&self, use_ansi_coloring: bool) -> String {
+        let msg = "TYPE TO START SEARCH";
+        if use_ansi_coloring {
+            format!(
+                "{}{}{}",
+                self.color.selected_text_style.prefix(),
+                msg,
+                RESET
+            )
+        } else {
+            msg.to_string()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns working details columns
+    fn get_cols(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.working_details.columns.max(1)
+    }
+
+    /// End of line for menu
+    fn end_of_line(&self, column: u16, index: usize) -> &str {
+        let is_last = index == self.values.len().saturating_sub(1);
+        if column == self.get_cols().saturating_sub(1) || is_last {
+            "\r\n"
+        } else {
+            ""
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Update list of examples from the actual value
+    fn update_examples(&mut self) {
+        self.examples = self
+            .get_value()
+            .and_then(|suggestion| suggestion.extra)
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        self.example_index = None;
+    }
+
+    /// Creates default string that represents one suggestion from the menu
+    fn create_entry_string(
+        &self,
+        suggestion: &Suggestion,
+        index: usize,
+        column: u16,
+        empty_space: usize,
+        use_ansi_coloring: bool,
+    ) -> String {
+        if use_ansi_coloring {
+            if index == self.index() {
+                format!(
+                    "{}{}{}{:>empty$}{}",
+                    self.color.selected_text_style.prefix(),
+                    &suggestion.value,
+                    RESET,
+                    "",
+                    self.end_of_line(column, index),
+                    empty = empty_space,
+                )
+            } else {
+                format!(
+                    "{}{}{}{:>empty$}{}",
+                    self.color.text_style.prefix(),
+                    &suggestion.value,
+                    RESET,
+                    "",
+                    self.end_of_line(column, index),
+                    empty = empty_space,
+                )
+            }
+        } else {
+            // If no ansi coloring is found, then the selection word is
+            // the line in uppercase
+            let (marker, empty_space) = if index == self.index() {
+                (">", empty_space.saturating_sub(1))
+            } else {
+                ("", empty_space)
+            };
+
+            let line = format!(
+                "{}{}{:>empty$}{}",
+                marker,
+                &suggestion.value,
+                "",
+                self.end_of_line(column, index),
+                empty = empty_space,
+            );
+
+            if index == self.index() {
+                line.to_uppercase()
+            } else {
+                line
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Description string with color
+    fn create_description_string(&self, use_ansi_coloring: bool) -> String {
+        let description = self
+            .get_value()
+            .and_then(|suggestion| suggestion.description)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string())
+            .lines()
+            .skip(self.skipped_rows)
+            .take(self.working_details.description_rows)
+            .collect::<Vec<&str>>()
+            .join("\r\n");
+
+        if use_ansi_coloring && !description.is_empty() {
+            format!(
+                "{}{}{}",
+                self.color.description_style.prefix(),
+                description,
+                RESET,
+            )
+        } else {
+            description
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Selectable list of examples from the actual value
+    fn create_example_string(&self, use_ansi_coloring: bool) -> String {
+        if !self.show_examples {
+            return "".into();
+        }
+
+        let examples: String = self
+            .examples
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(index, example)| {
+                if let Some(example_index) = self.example_index {
+                    if index == example_index {
+                        format!(
+                            "  {}{}{}\r\n",
+                            self.color.selected_text_style.prefix(),
+                            example,
+                            RESET
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        format!("  {}\r\n", example)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    format!("  {}\r\n", example)
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        if examples.is_empty() {
+            "".into()
+        } else if use_ansi_coloring {
+            format!(
+                "{}\r\n\r\nExamples:\r\n{}{}",
+                self.color.description_style.prefix(),
+                RESET,
+                examples,
+            )
+        } else {
+            format!("\r\n\r\nExamples:\r\n{}", examples,)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Menu for DescriptionMenu {
+    /// Menu name
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        self.name.as_str()
+    }
+
+    /// Menu indicator
+    fn indicator(&self) -> &str {
+        self.marker.as_str()
+    }
+
+    /// Deactivates context menu
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        self.active
+    }
+
+    /// The menu stays active even with one record
+    fn can_quick_complete(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// The menu does not need to partially complete
+    fn can_partially_complete(
+        &mut self,
+        _values_updated: bool,
+        _editor: &mut Editor,
+        _completer: &mut dyn Completer,
+    ) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// Selects what type of event happened with the menu
+    fn menu_event(&mut self, event: MenuEvent) {
+        match &event {
+            MenuEvent::Activate(_) => self.active = true,
+            MenuEvent::Deactivate => {
+                self.active = false;
+                self.input = None;
+                self.values = Vec::new();
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        };
+
+        self.event = Some(event);
+    }
+
+    /// Updates menu values
+    fn update_values(&mut self, editor: &mut Editor, completer: &mut dyn Completer) {
+        if self.only_buffer_difference {
+            if let Some(old_string) = &self.input {
+                let (start, input) = string_difference(editor.get_buffer(), old_string);
+                if !input.is_empty() {
+                    self.reset_position();
+                    self.values = completer.complete(input, start);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            let trimmed_buffer = editor.get_buffer().replace('\n', " ");
+            self.values = completer.complete(
+                trimmed_buffer.as_str(),
+                editor.line_buffer().insertion_point(),
+            );
+            self.reset_position();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The working details for the menu changes based on the size of the lines
+    /// collected from the completer
+    fn update_working_details(
+        &mut self,
+        editor: &mut Editor,
+        completer: &mut dyn Completer,
+        painter: &Painter,
+    ) {
+        if let Some(event) = self.event.take() {
+            // Updating all working parameters from the menu before executing any of the
+            // possible event
+            let max_width = self.get_values().iter().fold(0, |acc, suggestion| {
+                let str_len = suggestion.value.len() + self.default_details.col_padding;
+                if str_len > acc {
+                    str_len
+                } else {
+                    acc
+                }
+            });
+
+            // If no default width is found, then the total screen width is used to estimate
+            // the column width based on the default number of columns
+            let default_width = if let Some(col_width) = self.default_details.col_width {
+                col_width
+            } else {
+                let col_width = painter.screen_width() / self.default_details.columns;
+                col_width as usize
+            };
+
+            // Adjusting the working width of the column based the max line width found
+            // in the menu values
+            if max_width > default_width {
+                self.working_details.col_width = max_width;
+            } else {
+                self.working_details.col_width = default_width;
+            };
+
+            // The working columns is adjusted based on possible number of columns
+            // that could be fitted in the screen with the calculated column width
+            let possible_cols = painter.screen_width() / self.working_details.col_width as u16;
+            if possible_cols > self.default_details.columns {
+                self.working_details.columns = self.default_details.columns.max(1);
+            } else {
+                self.working_details.columns = possible_cols;
+            }
+
+            // Updating the working rows to display the description
+            if self.menu_required_lines(painter.screen_width()) <= painter.remaining_lines() {
+                self.working_details.description_rows = self.default_details.description_rows;
+                self.show_examples = true;
+            } else {
+                self.working_details.description_rows = painter
+                    .remaining_lines()
+                    .saturating_sub(self.default_details.selection_rows + 1)
+                    as usize;
+
+                self.show_examples = false;
+            }
+
+            match event {
+                MenuEvent::Activate(_) => {
+                    self.reset_position();
+                    self.input = Some(editor.get_buffer().to_string());
+                    self.update_values(editor, completer);
+                }
+                MenuEvent::Deactivate => self.active = false,
+                MenuEvent::Edit(_) => {
+                    self.reset_position();
+                    self.update_values(editor, completer);
+                    self.update_examples()
+                }
+                MenuEvent::NextElement => {
+                    self.skipped_rows = 0;
+                    self.move_next();
+                    self.update_examples();
+                }
+                MenuEvent::PreviousElement => {
+                    self.skipped_rows = 0;
+                    self.move_previous();
+                    self.update_examples();
+                }
+                MenuEvent::MoveUp => {
+                    if let Some(example_index) = self.example_index {
+                        if let Some(index) = example_index.checked_sub(1) {
+                            self.example_index = Some(index);
+                        } else {
+                            self.example_index = Some(self.examples.len().saturating_sub(1));
+                        }
+                    } else if !self.examples.is_empty() {
+                        self.example_index = Some(0);
+                    }
+                }
+                MenuEvent::MoveDown => {
+                    if let Some(example_index) = self.example_index {
+                        let index = example_index + 1;
+                        if index < self.examples.len() {
+                            self.example_index = Some(index);
+                        } else {
+                            self.example_index = Some(0);
+                        }
+                    } else if !self.examples.is_empty() {
+                        self.example_index = Some(0);
+                    }
+                }
+                MenuEvent::MoveLeft => self.skipped_rows = self.skipped_rows.saturating_sub(1),
+                MenuEvent::MoveRight => {
+                    let skipped = self.skipped_rows + 1;
+                    let description_rows = self
+                        .get_value()
+                        .and_then(|suggestion| suggestion.description)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| "".to_string())
+                        .lines()
+                        .count();
+
+                    let allowed_skips =
+                        description_rows.saturating_sub(self.working_details.description_rows);
+
+                    if skipped < allowed_skips {
+                        self.skipped_rows = skipped;
+                    } else {
+                        self.skipped_rows = allowed_skips;
+                    }
+                }
+                MenuEvent::PreviousPage | MenuEvent::NextPage => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The buffer gets replaced in the Span location
+    fn replace_in_buffer(&self, editor: &mut Editor) {
+        if let Some(Suggestion { value, span, .. }) = self.get_value() {
+            let start = span.start.min(editor.line_buffer().len());
+            let end = span.end.min(editor.line_buffer().len());
+
+            let replacement = if let Some(example_index) = self.example_index {
+                self.examples
+                    .get(example_index)
+                    .expect("the example index is always checked")
+            } else {
+                &value
+            };
+
+            editor.edit_buffer(
+                |lb| {
+                    lb.replace_range(start..end, replacement);
+                    let mut offset = lb.insertion_point();
+                    offset += lb.len().saturating_sub(end.saturating_sub(start));
+                    lb.set_insertion_point(offset);
+                },
+                UndoBehavior::CreateUndoPoint,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Minimum rows that should be displayed by the menu
+    fn min_rows(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.get_rows().min(self.min_rows)
+    }
+
+    /// Gets values from filler that will be displayed in the menu
+    fn get_values(&self) -> &[Suggestion] {
+        &self.values
+    }
+
+    fn menu_required_lines(&self, _terminal_columns: u16) -> u16 {
+        let example_lines = self
+            .examples
+            .iter()
+            .fold(0, |acc, example| example.lines().count() + acc);
+
+        self.default_details.selection_rows
+            + self.default_details.description_rows as u16
+            + example_lines as u16
+            + 3
+    }
+
+    fn menu_string(&self, _available_lines: u16, use_ansi_coloring: bool) -> String {
+        if self.get_values().is_empty() {
+            self.no_records_msg(use_ansi_coloring)
+        } else {
+            // The skip values represent the number of lines that should be skipped
+            // while printing the menu
+            let available_lines = self.default_details.selection_rows;
+            let skip_values = if self.row_pos >= available_lines {
+                let skip_lines = self.row_pos.saturating_sub(available_lines) + 1;
+                (skip_lines * self.get_cols()) as usize
+            } else {
+                0
+            };
+
+            // It seems that crossterm prefers to have a complete string ready to be printed
+            // rather than looping through the values and printing multiple things
+            // This reduces the flickering when printing the menu
+            let available_values = (available_lines * self.get_cols()) as usize;
+            let selection_values: String = self
+                .get_values()
+                .iter()
+                .skip(skip_values)
+                .take(available_values)
+                .enumerate()
+                .map(|(index, suggestion)| {
+                    // Correcting the enumerate index based on the number of skipped values
+                    let index = index + skip_values;
+                    let column = index as u16 % self.get_cols();
+                    let empty_space = self.get_width().saturating_sub(suggestion.value.len());
+
+                    self.create_entry_string(
+                        suggestion,
+                        index,
+                        column,
+                        empty_space,
+                        use_ansi_coloring,
+                    )
+                })
+                .collect();
+
+            format!(
+                "{}{}{}",
+                selection_values,
+                self.create_description_string(use_ansi_coloring),
+                self.create_example_string(use_ansi_coloring)
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/menus/help_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use nu_engine::documentation::get_flags_section;
+use nu_protocol::{engine::EngineState, levenshtein_distance};
+use reedline::{Completer, Suggestion};
+use std::fmt::Write;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub struct NuHelpCompleter(Arc<EngineState>);
+
+impl NuHelpCompleter {
+    pub fn new(engine_state: Arc<EngineState>) -> Self {
+        Self(engine_state)
+    }
+
+    fn completion_helper(&self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let full_commands = self.0.get_signatures_with_examples(false);
+
+        //Vec<(Signature, Vec<Example>, bool, bool)> {
+        let mut commands = full_commands
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(sig, _, _, _)| {
+                sig.name.to_lowercase().contains(&line.to_lowercase())
+                    || sig.usage.to_lowercase().contains(&line.to_lowercase())
+                    || sig
+                        .search_terms
+                        .iter()
+                        .any(|term| term.to_lowercase().contains(&line.to_lowercase()))
+                    || sig
+                        .extra_usage
+                        .to_lowercase()
+                        .contains(&line.to_lowercase())
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        commands.sort_by(|(a, _, _, _), (b, _, _, _)| {
+            let a_distance = levenshtein_distance(line, &a.name);
+            let b_distance = levenshtein_distance(line, &b.name);
+            a_distance.cmp(&b_distance)
+        });
+
+        commands
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(sig, examples, _, _)| {
+                let mut long_desc = String::new();
+
+                let usage = &sig.usage;
+                if !usage.is_empty() {
+                    long_desc.push_str(usage);
+                    long_desc.push_str("\r\n\r\n");
+                }
+
+                let extra_usage = &sig.extra_usage;
+                if !extra_usage.is_empty() {
+                    long_desc.push_str(extra_usage);
+                    long_desc.push_str("\r\n\r\n");
+                }
+
+                let _ = write!(long_desc, "Usage:\r\n  > {}\r\n", sig.call_signature());
+
+                if !sig.named.is_empty() {
+                    long_desc.push_str(&get_flags_section(sig))
+                }
+
+                if !sig.required_positional.is_empty()
+                    || !sig.optional_positional.is_empty()
+                    || sig.rest_positional.is_some()
+                {
+                    long_desc.push_str("\r\nParameters:\r\n");
+                    for positional in &sig.required_positional {
+                        let _ = write!(long_desc, "  {}: {}\r\n", positional.name, positional.desc);
+                    }
+                    for positional in &sig.optional_positional {
+                        let _ = write!(
+                            long_desc,
+                            "  (optional) {}: {}\r\n",
+                            positional.name, positional.desc
+                        );
+                    }
+
+                    if let Some(rest_positional) = &sig.rest_positional {
+                        let _ = write!(
+                            long_desc,
+                            "  ...{}: {}\r\n",
+                            rest_positional.name, rest_positional.desc
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let extra: Vec<String> = examples
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|example| example.example.replace('\n', "\r\n"))
+                    .collect();
+
+                Suggestion {
+                    value: sig.name.clone(),
+                    description: Some(long_desc),
+                    extra: Some(extra),
+                    span: reedline::Span {
+                        start: pos,
+                        end: pos + line.len(),
+                    },
+                    append_whitespace: false,
+                }
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for NuHelpCompleter {
+    fn complete(&mut self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        self.completion_helper(line, pos)
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/menus/menu_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+use nu_engine::eval_block;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack},
+    IntoPipelineData, Span, Value,
+};
+use reedline::{menu_functions::parse_selection_char, Completer, Suggestion};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+const SELECTION_CHAR: char = '!';
+
+pub struct NuMenuCompleter {
+    block_id: usize,
+    span: Span,
+    stack: Stack,
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    only_buffer_difference: bool,
+}
+
+impl NuMenuCompleter {
+    pub fn new(
+        block_id: usize,
+        span: Span,
+        stack: Stack,
+        engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+        only_buffer_difference: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            block_id,
+            span,
+            stack,
+            engine_state,
+            only_buffer_difference,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Completer for NuMenuCompleter {
+    fn complete(&mut self, line: &str, pos: usize) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+        let parsed = parse_selection_char(line, SELECTION_CHAR);
+
+        let block = self.engine_state.get_block(self.block_id);
+
+        if let Some(buffer) = block.signature.get_positional(0) {
+            if let Some(buffer_id) = &buffer.var_id {
+                let line_buffer = Value::String {
+                    val: parsed.remainder.to_string(),
+                    span: self.span,
+                };
+                self.stack.add_var(*buffer_id, line_buffer);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(position) = block.signature.get_positional(1) {
+            if let Some(position_id) = &position.var_id {
+                let line_buffer = Value::Int {
+                    val: pos as i64,
+                    span: self.span,
+                };
+                self.stack.add_var(*position_id, line_buffer);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let input = Value::nothing(self.span).into_pipeline_data();
+        let res = eval_block(
+            &self.engine_state,
+            &mut self.stack,
+            block,
+            input,
+            false,
+            false,
+        );
+
+        if let Ok(values) = res {
+            let values = values.into_value(self.span);
+            convert_to_suggestions(values, line, pos, self.only_buffer_difference)
+        } else {
+            Vec::new()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn convert_to_suggestions(
+    value: Value,
+    line: &str,
+    pos: usize,
+    only_buffer_difference: bool,
+) -> Vec<Suggestion> {
+    match value {
+        Value::Record { .. } => {
+            let text = match value
+                .get_data_by_key("value")
+                .and_then(|val| val.as_string().ok())
+            {
+                Some(val) => val,
+                None => "No value key".to_string(),
+            };
+
+            let description = value
+                .get_data_by_key("description")
+                .and_then(|val| val.as_string().ok());
+
+            let span = match value.get_data_by_key("span") {
+                Some(span @ Value::Record { .. }) => {
+                    let start = span
+                        .get_data_by_key("start")
+                        .and_then(|val| val.as_integer().ok());
+                    let end = span
+                        .get_data_by_key("end")
+                        .and_then(|val| val.as_integer().ok());
+                    match (start, end) {
+                        (Some(start), Some(end)) => {
+                            let start = start.min(end);
+                            reedline::Span {
+                                start: start as usize,
+                                end: end as usize,
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ => reedline::Span {
+                            start: if only_buffer_difference { pos } else { 0 },
+                            end: if only_buffer_difference {
+                                pos + line.len()
+                            } else {
+                                line.len()
+                            },
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => reedline::Span {
+                    start: if only_buffer_difference { pos } else { 0 },
+                    end: if only_buffer_difference {
+                        pos + line.len()
+                    } else {
+                        line.len()
+                    },
+                },
+            };
+
+            let extra = match value.get_data_by_key("extra") {
+                Some(Value::List { vals, .. }) => {
+                    let extra: Vec<String> = vals
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .filter_map(|extra| match extra {
+                            Value::String { val, .. } => Some(val),
+                            _ => None,
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+
+                    Some(extra)
+                }
+                _ => None,
+            };
+
+            vec![Suggestion {
+                value: text,
+                description,
+                extra,
+                span,
+                append_whitespace: false,
+            }]
+        }
+        Value::List { vals, .. } => vals
+            .into_iter()
+            .flat_map(|val| convert_to_suggestions(val, line, pos, only_buffer_difference))
+            .collect(),
+        _ => vec![Suggestion {
+            value: format!("Not a record: {:?}", value),
+            description: None,
+            extra: None,
+            span: reedline::Span {
+                start: 0,
+                end: line.len(),
+            },
+            append_whitespace: false,
+        }],
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/src/menus/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+mod description_menu;
+mod help_completions;
+mod menu_completions;
+
+pub use description_menu::DescriptionMenu;
+pub use help_completions::NuHelpCompleter;
+pub use menu_completions::NuMenuCompleter;

crates/nu-cli/src/nu_highlight.rs

@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ impl Command for NuHighlight {
         "Syntax highlight the input string."
     }
 
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["syntax", "color", "convert"]
+    }
+
     fn run(
         &self,
         engine_state: &EngineState,
-        stack: &mut Stack,
+        _stack: &mut Stack,
         call: &Call,
         input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ impl Command for NuHighlight {
 
         let ctrlc = engine_state.ctrlc.clone();
         let engine_state = engine_state.clone();
-        let config = stack.get_config()?;
+        let config = engine_state.get_config().clone();
 
         let highlighter = crate::NuHighlighter {
             engine_state,

crates/nu-cli/src/print.rs

@@ -16,11 +16,28 @@ impl Command for Print {
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         Signature::build("print")
             .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "the values to print")
+            .switch(
+                "no-newline",
+                "print without inserting a newline for the line ending",
+                Some('n'),
+            )
+            .switch("stderr", "print to stderr instead of stdout", Some('e'))
             .category(Category::Strings)
     }
 
     fn usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Prints the values given"
+        "Print the given values to stdout"
+    }
+
+    fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
+        r#"Unlike `echo`, this command does not return any value (`print | describe` will return "nothing").
+Since this command has no output, there is no point in piping it with other commands.
+
+`print` may be used inside blocks of code (e.g.: hooks) to display text during execution without interfering with the pipeline."#
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["display"]
     }
 
     fn run(
@@ -31,10 +48,13 @@ impl Command for Print {
         _input: PipelineData,
     ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
         let args: Vec<Value> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let no_newline = call.has_flag("no-newline");
+        let to_stderr = call.has_flag("stderr");
         let head = call.head;
 
         for arg in args {
-            crate::util::print_pipeline_data(arg.into_pipeline_data(), engine_state, stack)?;
+            arg.into_pipeline_data()
+                .print(engine_state, stack, no_newline, to_stderr)?;
         }
 
         Ok(PipelineData::new(head))

crates/nu-cli/src/prompt.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use nu_utils::enable_vt_processing;
 use reedline::DefaultPrompt;
-
 use {
     reedline::{
         Prompt, PromptEditMode, PromptHistorySearch, PromptHistorySearchStatus, PromptViMode,
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ use {
 pub struct NushellPrompt {
     left_prompt_string: Option<String>,
     right_prompt_string: Option<String>,
-    default_prompt_indicator: String,
-    default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator: String,
-    default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator: String,
-    default_multiline_indicator: String,
+    default_prompt_indicator: Option<String>,
+    default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator: Option<String>,
+    default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator: Option<String>,
+    default_multiline_indicator: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Default for NushellPrompt {
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ impl NushellPrompt {
         NushellPrompt {
             left_prompt_string: None,
             right_prompt_string: None,
-            default_prompt_indicator: "〉".to_string(),
-            default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator: ": ".to_string(),
-            default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator: "〉".to_string(),
-            default_multiline_indicator: "::: ".to_string(),
+            default_prompt_indicator: None,
+            default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator: None,
+            default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator: None,
+            default_multiline_indicator: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -44,19 +45,19 @@ impl NushellPrompt {
         self.right_prompt_string = prompt_string;
     }
 
-    pub fn update_prompt_indicator(&mut self, prompt_indicator_string: String) {
+    pub fn update_prompt_indicator(&mut self, prompt_indicator_string: Option<String>) {
         self.default_prompt_indicator = prompt_indicator_string;
     }
 
-    pub fn update_prompt_vi_insert(&mut self, prompt_vi_insert_string: String) {
+    pub fn update_prompt_vi_insert(&mut self, prompt_vi_insert_string: Option<String>) {
         self.default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator = prompt_vi_insert_string;
     }
 
-    pub fn update_prompt_vi_normal(&mut self, prompt_vi_normal_string: String) {
+    pub fn update_prompt_vi_normal(&mut self, prompt_vi_normal_string: Option<String>) {
         self.default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator = prompt_vi_normal_string;
     }
 
-    pub fn update_prompt_multiline(&mut self, prompt_multiline_indicator_string: String) {
+    pub fn update_prompt_multiline(&mut self, prompt_multiline_indicator_string: Option<String>) {
         self.default_multiline_indicator = prompt_multiline_indicator_string;
     }
 
@@ -64,18 +65,19 @@ impl NushellPrompt {
         &mut self,
         left_prompt_string: Option<String>,
         right_prompt_string: Option<String>,
-        prompt_indicator_string: String,
-        prompt_multiline_indicator_string: String,
-        prompt_vi: (String, String),
+        prompt_indicator_string: Option<String>,
+        prompt_multiline_indicator_string: Option<String>,
+        prompt_vi: (Option<String>, Option<String>),
     ) {
         let (prompt_vi_insert_string, prompt_vi_normal_string) = prompt_vi;
 
         self.left_prompt_string = left_prompt_string;
         self.right_prompt_string = right_prompt_string;
         self.default_prompt_indicator = prompt_indicator_string;
+        self.default_multiline_indicator = prompt_multiline_indicator_string;
+
         self.default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator = prompt_vi_insert_string;
         self.default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator = prompt_vi_normal_string;
-        self.default_multiline_indicator = prompt_multiline_indicator_string;
     }
 
     fn default_wrapped_custom_string(&self, str: String) -> String {
@@ -85,6 +87,11 @@ impl NushellPrompt {
 
 impl Prompt for NushellPrompt {
     fn render_prompt_left(&self) -> Cow<str> {
+        #[cfg(windows)]
+        {
+            let _ = enable_vt_processing();
+        }
+
         if let Some(prompt_string) = &self.left_prompt_string {
             prompt_string.replace('\n', "\r\n").into()
         } else {
@@ -112,18 +119,33 @@ impl Prompt for NushellPrompt {
 
     fn render_prompt_indicator(&self, edit_mode: PromptEditMode) -> Cow<str> {
         match edit_mode {
-            PromptEditMode::Default => self.default_prompt_indicator.as_str().into(),
-            PromptEditMode::Emacs => self.default_prompt_indicator.as_str().into(),
+            PromptEditMode::Default => match &self.default_prompt_indicator {
+                Some(indicator) => indicator.as_str().into(),
+                None => "〉".into(),
+            },
+            PromptEditMode::Emacs => match &self.default_prompt_indicator {
+                Some(indicator) => indicator.as_str().into(),
+                None => "〉".into(),
+            },
             PromptEditMode::Vi(vi_mode) => match vi_mode {
-                PromptViMode::Normal => self.default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator.as_str().into(),
-                PromptViMode::Insert => self.default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator.as_str().into(),
+                PromptViMode::Normal => match &self.default_vi_normal_prompt_indicator {
+                    Some(indicator) => indicator.as_str().into(),
+                    None => ": ".into(),
+                },
+                PromptViMode::Insert => match &self.default_vi_insert_prompt_indicator {
+                    Some(indicator) => indicator.as_str().into(),
+                    None => "〉".into(),
+                },
             },
             PromptEditMode::Custom(str) => self.default_wrapped_custom_string(str).into(),
         }
     }
 
     fn render_prompt_multiline_indicator(&self) -> Cow<str> {
-        Cow::Borrowed(self.default_multiline_indicator.as_str())
+        match &self.default_multiline_indicator {
+            Some(indicator) => indicator.as_str().into(),
+            None => "::: ".into(),
+        }
     }
 
     fn render_prompt_history_search_indicator(

crates/nu-cli/src/prompt_update.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::util::report_error;
 use crate::NushellPrompt;
 use log::info;
 use nu_engine::eval_subexpression;
-use nu_parser::parse;
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     Config, PipelineData, Span, Value,
@@ -16,49 +15,10 @@ pub(crate) const PROMPT_INDICATOR: &str = "PROMPT_INDICATOR";
 pub(crate) const PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_INSERT: &str = "PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_INSERT";
 pub(crate) const PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_NORMAL: &str = "PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_NORMAL";
 pub(crate) const PROMPT_MULTILINE_INDICATOR: &str = "PROMPT_MULTILINE_INDICATOR";
-
-pub(crate) fn get_prompt_indicators(
-    config: &Config,
-    engine_state: &EngineState,
-    stack: &Stack,
-    is_perf_true: bool,
-) -> (String, String, String, String) {
-    let prompt_indicator = match stack.get_env_var(engine_state, PROMPT_INDICATOR) {
-        Some(pi) => pi.into_string("", config),
-        None => "〉".to_string(),
-    };
-
-    let prompt_vi_insert = match stack.get_env_var(engine_state, PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_INSERT) {
-        Some(pvii) => pvii.into_string("", config),
-        None => ": ".to_string(),
-    };
-
-    let prompt_vi_normal = match stack.get_env_var(engine_state, PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_NORMAL) {
-        Some(pviv) => pviv.into_string("", config),
-        None => "〉".to_string(),
-    };
-
-    let prompt_multiline = match stack.get_env_var(engine_state, PROMPT_MULTILINE_INDICATOR) {
-        Some(pm) => pm.into_string("", config),
-        None => "::: ".to_string(),
-    };
-
-    if is_perf_true {
-        info!(
-            "get_prompt_indicators {}:{}:{}",
-            file!(),
-            line!(),
-            column!()
-        );
-    }
-
-    (
-        prompt_indicator,
-        prompt_vi_insert,
-        prompt_vi_normal,
-        prompt_multiline,
-    )
-}
+// According to Daniel Imms @Tyriar, we need to do these this way:
+// <133 A><prompt><133 B><command><133 C><command output>
+const PRE_PROMPT_MARKER: &str = "\x1b]133;A\x1b\\";
+const POST_PROMPT_MARKER: &str = "\x1b]133;B\x1b\\";
 
 fn get_prompt_string(
     prompt: &str,
@@ -102,28 +62,7 @@ fn get_prompt_string(
                     }
                 }
             }
-            Value::String { val: source, .. } => {
-                let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-                let (block, _) = parse(&mut working_set, None, source.as_bytes(), true, &[]);
-                // Use eval_subexpression to force a redirection of output, so we can use everything in prompt
-                let ret_val = eval_subexpression(
-                    engine_state,
-                    stack,
-                    &block,
-                    PipelineData::new(Span::new(0, 0)), // Don't try this at home, 0 span is ignored
-                )
-                .ok();
-                if is_perf_true {
-                    info!(
-                        "get_prompt_string (string) {}:{}:{}",
-                        file!(),
-                        line!(),
-                        column!()
-                    );
-                }
-
-                ret_val
-            }
+            Value::String { .. } => Some(PipelineData::Value(v.clone(), None)),
             _ => None,
         })
         .and_then(|pipeline_data| {
@@ -153,32 +92,74 @@ pub(crate) fn update_prompt<'prompt>(
     nu_prompt: &'prompt mut NushellPrompt,
     is_perf_true: bool,
 ) -> &'prompt dyn Prompt {
-    // get the other indicators
-    let (
-        prompt_indicator_string,
-        prompt_vi_insert_string,
-        prompt_vi_normal_string,
-        prompt_multiline_string,
-    ) = get_prompt_indicators(config, engine_state, stack, is_perf_true);
-
     let mut stack = stack.clone();
 
+    let left_prompt_string = get_prompt_string(
+        PROMPT_COMMAND,
+        config,
+        engine_state,
+        &mut stack,
+        is_perf_true,
+    );
+
+    // Now that we have the prompt string lets ansify it.
+    // <133 A><prompt><133 B><command><133 C><command output>
+    let left_prompt_string = if config.shell_integration {
+        match left_prompt_string {
+            Some(prompt_string) => Some(format!(
+                "{}{}{}",
+                PRE_PROMPT_MARKER, prompt_string, POST_PROMPT_MARKER
+            )),
+            None => left_prompt_string,
+        }
+    } else {
+        left_prompt_string
+    };
+
+    let right_prompt_string = get_prompt_string(
+        PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT,
+        config,
+        engine_state,
+        &mut stack,
+        is_perf_true,
+    );
+
+    let prompt_indicator_string = get_prompt_string(
+        PROMPT_INDICATOR,
+        config,
+        engine_state,
+        &mut stack,
+        is_perf_true,
+    );
+
+    let prompt_multiline_string = get_prompt_string(
+        PROMPT_MULTILINE_INDICATOR,
+        config,
+        engine_state,
+        &mut stack,
+        is_perf_true,
+    );
+
+    let prompt_vi_insert_string = get_prompt_string(
+        PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_INSERT,
+        config,
+        engine_state,
+        &mut stack,
+        is_perf_true,
+    );
+
+    let prompt_vi_normal_string = get_prompt_string(
+        PROMPT_INDICATOR_VI_NORMAL,
+        config,
+        engine_state,
+        &mut stack,
+        is_perf_true,
+    );
+
     // apply the other indicators
     nu_prompt.update_all_prompt_strings(
-        get_prompt_string(
-            PROMPT_COMMAND,
-            config,
-            engine_state,
-            &mut stack,
-            is_perf_true,
-        ),
-        get_prompt_string(
-            PROMPT_COMMAND_RIGHT,
-            config,
-            engine_state,
-            &mut stack,
-            is_perf_true,
-        ),
+        left_prompt_string,
+        right_prompt_string,
         prompt_indicator_string,
         prompt_multiline_string,
         (prompt_vi_insert_string, prompt_vi_normal_string),

crates/nu-cli/src/reedline_config.rs

@@ -1,147 +1,491 @@
+use super::DescriptionMenu;
+use crate::{menus::NuMenuCompleter, NuHelpCompleter};
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
 use nu_color_config::lookup_ansi_color_style;
-use nu_protocol::{extract_value, Config, ParsedKeybinding, ShellError, Span, Value};
+use nu_engine::eval_block;
+use nu_parser::parse;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    color_value_string, create_menus,
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
+    extract_value, Config, IntoPipelineData, ParsedKeybinding, ParsedMenu, PipelineData,
+    ShellError, Span, Value,
+};
 use reedline::{
     default_emacs_keybindings, default_vi_insert_keybindings, default_vi_normal_keybindings,
-    CompletionMenu, EditCommand, HistoryMenu, Keybindings, Reedline, ReedlineEvent,
+    ColumnarMenu, EditCommand, Keybindings, ListMenu, Reedline, ReedlineEvent, ReedlineMenu,
 };
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
-// Creates an input object for the completion menu based on the dictionary
-// stored in the config variable
-pub(crate) fn add_completion_menu(line_editor: Reedline, config: &Config) -> Reedline {
-    let mut completion_menu = CompletionMenu::default();
+const DEFAULT_COMPLETION_MENU: &str = r#"
+{
+  name: completion_menu
+  only_buffer_difference: false
+  marker: "| "
+  type: {
+      layout: columnar
+      columns: 4
+      col_width: 20
+      col_padding: 2
+  }
+  style: {
+      text: green,
+      selected_text: green_reverse
+      description_text: yellow
+  }
+}"#;
 
-    completion_menu = match config
-        .menu_config
-        .get("columns")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_integer().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => completion_menu.with_columns(value as u16),
-        None => completion_menu,
-    };
+const DEFAULT_HISTORY_MENU: &str = r#"
+{
+  name: history_menu
+  only_buffer_difference: true
+  marker: "? "
+  type: {
+      layout: list
+      page_size: 10
+  }
+  style: {
+      text: green,
+      selected_text: green_reverse
+      description_text: yellow
+  }
+}"#;
 
-    completion_menu = completion_menu.with_column_width(
-        config
-            .menu_config
-            .get("col_width")
-            .and_then(|value| value.as_integer().ok())
-            .map(|value| value as usize),
-    );
+const DEFAULT_HELP_MENU: &str = r#"
+{
+  name: help_menu
+  only_buffer_difference: true
+  marker: "? "
+  type: {
+      layout: description
+      columns: 4
+      col_width: 20
+      col_padding: 2
+      selection_rows: 4
+      description_rows: 10
+  }
+  style: {
+      text: green,
+      selected_text: green_reverse
+      description_text: yellow
+  }
+}"#;
 
-    completion_menu = match config
-        .menu_config
-        .get("col_padding")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_integer().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => completion_menu.with_column_padding(value as usize),
-        None => completion_menu,
-    };
+// Adds all menus to line editor
+pub(crate) fn add_menus(
+    mut line_editor: Reedline,
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: &Stack,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<Reedline, ShellError> {
+    line_editor = line_editor.clear_menus();
 
-    completion_menu = match config
-        .menu_config
-        .get("text_style")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => completion_menu.with_text_style(lookup_ansi_color_style(&value)),
-        None => completion_menu,
-    };
+    for menu in &config.menus {
+        line_editor = add_menu(line_editor, menu, engine_state.clone(), stack, config)?
+    }
 
-    completion_menu = match config
-        .menu_config
-        .get("selected_text_style")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => completion_menu.with_selected_text_style(lookup_ansi_color_style(&value)),
-        None => completion_menu,
-    };
+    // Checking if the default menus have been added from the config file
+    let default_menus = vec![
+        ("completion_menu", DEFAULT_COMPLETION_MENU),
+        ("history_menu", DEFAULT_HISTORY_MENU),
+        ("help_menu", DEFAULT_HELP_MENU),
+    ];
 
-    completion_menu = match config
-        .menu_config
-        .get("marker")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => completion_menu.with_marker(value),
-        None => completion_menu,
-    };
+    for (name, definition) in default_menus {
+        if !config
+            .menus
+            .iter()
+            .any(|menu| menu.name.into_string("", config) == name)
+        {
+            let (block, _) = {
+                let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+                let (output, _) = parse(
+                    &mut working_set,
+                    Some(name), // format!("entry #{}", entry_num)
+                    definition.as_bytes(),
+                    true,
+                    &[],
+                );
 
-    line_editor.with_menu(Box::new(completion_menu))
+                (output, working_set.render())
+            };
+
+            let mut temp_stack = Stack::new();
+            let input = Value::nothing(Span::test_data()).into_pipeline_data();
+            let res = eval_block(&engine_state, &mut temp_stack, &block, input, false, false)?;
+
+            if let PipelineData::Value(value, None) = res {
+                for menu in create_menus(&value, config)? {
+                    line_editor =
+                        add_menu(line_editor, &menu, engine_state.clone(), stack, config)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(line_editor)
 }
 
-// Creates an input object for the history menu based on the dictionary
-// stored in the config variable
-pub(crate) fn add_history_menu(line_editor: Reedline, config: &Config) -> Reedline {
-    let mut history_menu = HistoryMenu::default();
+fn add_menu(
+    line_editor: Reedline,
+    menu: &ParsedMenu,
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: &Stack,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<Reedline, ShellError> {
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.menu_type {
+        let layout = extract_value("layout", cols, vals, span)?.into_string("", config);
 
-    history_menu = match config
-        .history_config
-        .get("page_size")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_integer().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => history_menu.with_page_size(value as usize),
-        None => history_menu,
-    };
-
-    history_menu = match config
-        .history_config
-        .get("selector")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => {
-            let char = value.chars().next().unwrap_or('!');
-            history_menu.with_selection_char(char)
+        match layout.as_str() {
+            "columnar" => add_columnar_menu(line_editor, menu, engine_state, stack, config),
+            "list" => add_list_menu(line_editor, menu, engine_state, stack, config),
+            "description" => add_description_menu(line_editor, menu, engine_state, stack, config),
+            _ => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+                "columnar, list or description".to_string(),
+                menu.menu_type.into_abbreviated_string(config),
+                menu.menu_type.span()?,
+            )),
         }
-        None => history_menu,
-    };
+    } else {
+        Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+            "only record type".to_string(),
+            menu.menu_type.into_abbreviated_string(config),
+            menu.menu_type.span()?,
+        ))
+    }
+}
 
-    history_menu = match config
-        .history_config
-        .get("text_style")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => history_menu.with_text_style(lookup_ansi_color_style(&value)),
-        None => history_menu,
+macro_rules! add_style {
+    // first arm match add!(1,2), add!(2,3) etc
+    ($name:expr, $cols: expr, $vals:expr, $span:expr, $config: expr, $menu:expr, $f:expr) => {
+        $menu = match extract_value($name, $cols, $vals, $span) {
+            Ok(text) => {
+                let text = match text {
+                    Value::String { val, .. } => val.clone(),
+                    Value::Record { cols, vals, span } => {
+                        color_value_string(span, cols, vals, $config).into_string("", $config)
+                    }
+                    _ => "green".to_string(),
+                };
+                let style = lookup_ansi_color_style(&text);
+                $f($menu, style)
+            }
+            Err(_) => $menu,
+        };
     };
+}
 
-    history_menu = match config
-        .history_config
-        .get("selected_text_style")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => history_menu.with_selected_text_style(lookup_ansi_color_style(&value)),
-        None => history_menu,
-    };
+// Adds a columnar menu to the editor engine
+pub(crate) fn add_columnar_menu(
+    line_editor: Reedline,
+    menu: &ParsedMenu,
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: &Stack,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<Reedline, ShellError> {
+    let name = menu.name.into_string("", config);
+    let mut columnar_menu = ColumnarMenu::default().with_name(&name);
 
-    history_menu = match config
-        .history_config
-        .get("marker")
-        .and_then(|value| value.as_string().ok())
-    {
-        Some(value) => history_menu.with_marker(value),
-        None => history_menu,
-    };
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.menu_type {
+        columnar_menu = match extract_value("columns", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(columns) => {
+                let columns = columns.as_integer()?;
+                columnar_menu.with_columns(columns as u16)
+            }
+            Err(_) => columnar_menu,
+        };
 
-    line_editor.with_menu(Box::new(history_menu))
+        columnar_menu = match extract_value("col_width", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(col_width) => {
+                let col_width = col_width.as_integer()?;
+                columnar_menu.with_column_width(Some(col_width as usize))
+            }
+            Err(_) => columnar_menu.with_column_width(None),
+        };
+
+        columnar_menu = match extract_value("col_padding", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(col_padding) => {
+                let col_padding = col_padding.as_integer()?;
+                columnar_menu.with_column_padding(col_padding as usize)
+            }
+            Err(_) => columnar_menu,
+        };
+    }
+
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.style {
+        add_style!(
+            "text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            columnar_menu,
+            ColumnarMenu::with_text_style
+        );
+        add_style!(
+            "selected_text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            columnar_menu,
+            ColumnarMenu::with_selected_text_style
+        );
+        add_style!(
+            "description_text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            columnar_menu,
+            ColumnarMenu::with_description_text_style
+        );
+    }
+
+    let marker = menu.marker.into_string("", config);
+    columnar_menu = columnar_menu.with_marker(marker);
+
+    let only_buffer_difference = menu.only_buffer_difference.as_bool()?;
+    columnar_menu = columnar_menu.with_only_buffer_difference(only_buffer_difference);
+
+    match &menu.source {
+        Value::Nothing { .. } => {
+            Ok(line_editor.with_menu(ReedlineMenu::EngineCompleter(Box::new(columnar_menu))))
+        }
+        Value::Block {
+            val,
+            captures,
+            span,
+        } => {
+            let menu_completer = NuMenuCompleter::new(
+                *val,
+                *span,
+                stack.captures_to_stack(captures),
+                engine_state,
+                only_buffer_difference,
+            );
+            Ok(line_editor.with_menu(ReedlineMenu::WithCompleter {
+                menu: Box::new(columnar_menu),
+                completer: Box::new(menu_completer),
+            }))
+        }
+        _ => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+            "block or omitted value".to_string(),
+            menu.source.into_abbreviated_string(config),
+            menu.source.span()?,
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+// Adds a search menu to the line editor
+pub(crate) fn add_list_menu(
+    line_editor: Reedline,
+    menu: &ParsedMenu,
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: &Stack,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<Reedline, ShellError> {
+    let name = menu.name.into_string("", config);
+    let mut list_menu = ListMenu::default().with_name(&name);
+
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.menu_type {
+        list_menu = match extract_value("page_size", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(page_size) => {
+                let page_size = page_size.as_integer()?;
+                list_menu.with_page_size(page_size as usize)
+            }
+            Err(_) => list_menu,
+        };
+    }
+
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.style {
+        add_style!(
+            "text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            list_menu,
+            ListMenu::with_text_style
+        );
+        add_style!(
+            "selected_text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            list_menu,
+            ListMenu::with_selected_text_style
+        );
+        add_style!(
+            "description_text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            list_menu,
+            ListMenu::with_description_text_style
+        );
+    }
+
+    let marker = menu.marker.into_string("", config);
+    list_menu = list_menu.with_marker(marker);
+
+    let only_buffer_difference = menu.only_buffer_difference.as_bool()?;
+    list_menu = list_menu.with_only_buffer_difference(only_buffer_difference);
+
+    match &menu.source {
+        Value::Nothing { .. } => {
+            Ok(line_editor.with_menu(ReedlineMenu::HistoryMenu(Box::new(list_menu))))
+        }
+        Value::Block {
+            val,
+            captures,
+            span,
+        } => {
+            let menu_completer = NuMenuCompleter::new(
+                *val,
+                *span,
+                stack.captures_to_stack(captures),
+                engine_state,
+                only_buffer_difference,
+            );
+            Ok(line_editor.with_menu(ReedlineMenu::WithCompleter {
+                menu: Box::new(list_menu),
+                completer: Box::new(menu_completer),
+            }))
+        }
+        _ => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+            "block or omitted value".to_string(),
+            menu.source.into_abbreviated_string(config),
+            menu.source.span()?,
+        )),
+    }
+}
+
+// Adds a description menu to the line editor
+pub(crate) fn add_description_menu(
+    line_editor: Reedline,
+    menu: &ParsedMenu,
+    engine_state: Arc<EngineState>,
+    stack: &Stack,
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Result<Reedline, ShellError> {
+    let name = menu.name.into_string("", config);
+    let mut description_menu = DescriptionMenu::default().with_name(&name);
+
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.menu_type {
+        description_menu = match extract_value("columns", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(columns) => {
+                let columns = columns.as_integer()?;
+                description_menu.with_columns(columns as u16)
+            }
+            Err(_) => description_menu,
+        };
+
+        description_menu = match extract_value("col_width", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(col_width) => {
+                let col_width = col_width.as_integer()?;
+                description_menu.with_column_width(Some(col_width as usize))
+            }
+            Err(_) => description_menu.with_column_width(None),
+        };
+
+        description_menu = match extract_value("col_padding", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(col_padding) => {
+                let col_padding = col_padding.as_integer()?;
+                description_menu.with_column_padding(col_padding as usize)
+            }
+            Err(_) => description_menu,
+        };
+
+        description_menu = match extract_value("selection_rows", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(selection_rows) => {
+                let selection_rows = selection_rows.as_integer()?;
+                description_menu.with_selection_rows(selection_rows as u16)
+            }
+            Err(_) => description_menu,
+        };
+
+        description_menu = match extract_value("description_rows", cols, vals, span) {
+            Ok(description_rows) => {
+                let description_rows = description_rows.as_integer()?;
+                description_menu.with_description_rows(description_rows as usize)
+            }
+            Err(_) => description_menu,
+        };
+    }
+
+    if let Value::Record { cols, vals, span } = &menu.style {
+        add_style!(
+            "text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            description_menu,
+            DescriptionMenu::with_text_style
+        );
+        add_style!(
+            "selected_text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            description_menu,
+            DescriptionMenu::with_selected_text_style
+        );
+        add_style!(
+            "description_text",
+            cols,
+            vals,
+            span,
+            config,
+            description_menu,
+            DescriptionMenu::with_description_text_style
+        );
+    }
+
+    let marker = menu.marker.into_string("", config);
+    description_menu = description_menu.with_marker(marker);
+
+    let only_buffer_difference = menu.only_buffer_difference.as_bool()?;
+    description_menu = description_menu.with_only_buffer_difference(only_buffer_difference);
+
+    match &menu.source {
+        Value::Nothing { .. } => {
+            let completer = Box::new(NuHelpCompleter::new(engine_state));
+            Ok(line_editor.with_menu(ReedlineMenu::WithCompleter {
+                menu: Box::new(description_menu),
+                completer,
+            }))
+        }
+        Value::Block {
+            val,
+            captures,
+            span,
+        } => {
+            let menu_completer = NuMenuCompleter::new(
+                *val,
+                *span,
+                stack.captures_to_stack(captures),
+                engine_state,
+                only_buffer_difference,
+            );
+            Ok(line_editor.with_menu(ReedlineMenu::WithCompleter {
+                menu: Box::new(description_menu),
+                completer: Box::new(menu_completer),
+            }))
+        }
+        _ => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+            "block or omitted value".to_string(),
+            menu.source.into_abbreviated_string(config),
+            menu.source.span()?,
+        )),
+    }
 }
 
 fn add_menu_keybindings(keybindings: &mut Keybindings) {
-    keybindings.add_binding(
-        KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
-        KeyCode::Char('x'),
-        ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(vec![
-            ReedlineEvent::Menu("history_menu".to_string()),
-            ReedlineEvent::MenuPageNext,
-        ]),
-    );
-
-    keybindings.add_binding(
-        KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
-        KeyCode::Char('z'),
-        ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(vec![
-            ReedlineEvent::MenuPagePrevious,
-            ReedlineEvent::Edit(vec![EditCommand::Undo]),
-        ]),
-    );
-
+    // Completer menu keybindings
     keybindings.add_binding(
         KeyModifiers::NONE,
         KeyCode::Tab,
@@ -156,6 +500,34 @@ fn add_menu_keybindings(keybindings: &mut Keybindings) {
         KeyCode::BackTab,
         ReedlineEvent::MenuPrevious,
     );
+
+    keybindings.add_binding(
+        KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+        KeyCode::Char('r'),
+        ReedlineEvent::Menu("history_menu".to_string()),
+    );
+
+    keybindings.add_binding(
+        KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+        KeyCode::Char('x'),
+        ReedlineEvent::MenuPageNext,
+    );
+
+    keybindings.add_binding(
+        KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+        KeyCode::Char('z'),
+        ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(vec![
+            ReedlineEvent::MenuPagePrevious,
+            ReedlineEvent::Edit(vec![EditCommand::Undo]),
+        ]),
+    );
+
+    // Help menu keybinding
+    keybindings.add_binding(
+        KeyModifiers::NONE,
+        KeyCode::F(1),
+        ReedlineEvent::Menu("help_menu".to_string()),
+    );
 }
 
 pub enum KeybindingsMode {
@@ -173,6 +545,15 @@ pub(crate) fn create_keybindings(config: &Config) -> Result<KeybindingsMode, She
     let mut insert_keybindings = default_vi_insert_keybindings();
     let mut normal_keybindings = default_vi_normal_keybindings();
 
+    match config.edit_mode.as_str() {
+        "emacs" => {
+            add_menu_keybindings(&mut emacs_keybindings);
+        }
+        _ => {
+            add_menu_keybindings(&mut insert_keybindings);
+            add_menu_keybindings(&mut normal_keybindings);
+        }
+    }
     for keybinding in parsed_keybindings {
         add_keybinding(
             &keybinding.mode,
@@ -185,20 +566,11 @@ pub(crate) fn create_keybindings(config: &Config) -> Result<KeybindingsMode, She
     }
 
     match config.edit_mode.as_str() {
-        "emacs" => {
-            add_menu_keybindings(&mut emacs_keybindings);
-
-            Ok(KeybindingsMode::Emacs(emacs_keybindings))
-        }
-        _ => {
-            add_menu_keybindings(&mut insert_keybindings);
-            add_menu_keybindings(&mut normal_keybindings);
-
-            Ok(KeybindingsMode::Vi {
-                insert_keybindings,
-                normal_keybindings,
-            })
-        }
+        "emacs" => Ok(KeybindingsMode::Emacs(emacs_keybindings)),
+        _ => Ok(KeybindingsMode::Vi {
+            insert_keybindings,
+            normal_keybindings,
+        }),
     }
 }
 
@@ -328,10 +700,11 @@ fn add_parsed_keybinding(
             ))
         }
     };
-
-    let event = parse_event(&keybinding.event, config)?;
-
-    keybindings.add_binding(modifier, keycode, event);
+    if let Some(event) = parse_event(&keybinding.event, config)? {
+        keybindings.add_binding(modifier, keycode, event);
+    } else {
+        keybindings.remove_binding(modifier, keycode);
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -356,7 +729,7 @@ impl<'config> EventType<'config> {
     }
 }
 
-fn parse_event(value: &Value, config: &Config) -> Result<ReedlineEvent, ShellError> {
+fn parse_event(value: &Value, config: &Config) -> Result<Option<ReedlineEvent>, ShellError> {
     match value {
         Value::Record { cols, vals, span } => {
             match EventType::try_from_columns(cols, vals, span)? {
@@ -366,7 +739,8 @@ fn parse_event(value: &Value, config: &Config) -> Result<ReedlineEvent, ShellErr
                     vals,
                     config,
                     span,
-                ),
+                )
+                .map(Some),
                 EventType::Edit(value) => {
                     let edit = edit_from_record(
                         value.into_string("", config).to_lowercase().as_str(),
@@ -375,16 +749,26 @@ fn parse_event(value: &Value, config: &Config) -> Result<ReedlineEvent, ShellErr
                         config,
                         span,
                     )?;
-                    Ok(ReedlineEvent::Edit(vec![edit]))
+                    Ok(Some(ReedlineEvent::Edit(vec![edit])))
                 }
                 EventType::Until(value) => match value {
                     Value::List { vals, .. } => {
                         let events = vals
                             .iter()
-                            .map(|value| parse_event(value, config))
+                            .map(|value| match parse_event(value, config) {
+                                Ok(inner) => match inner {
+                                    None => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+                                        "List containing valid events".to_string(),
+                                        "Nothing value (null)".to_string(),
+                                        value.span()?,
+                                    )),
+                                    Some(event) => Ok(event),
+                                },
+                                Err(e) => Err(e),
+                            })
                             .collect::<Result<Vec<ReedlineEvent>, ShellError>>()?;
 
-                        Ok(ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(events))
+                        Ok(Some(ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(events)))
                     }
                     v => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
                         "list of events".to_string(),
@@ -397,13 +781,24 @@ fn parse_event(value: &Value, config: &Config) -> Result<ReedlineEvent, ShellErr
         Value::List { vals, .. } => {
             let events = vals
                 .iter()
-                .map(|value| parse_event(value, config))
+                .map(|value| match parse_event(value, config) {
+                    Ok(inner) => match inner {
+                        None => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
+                            "List containing valid events".to_string(),
+                            "Nothing value (null)".to_string(),
+                            value.span()?,
+                        )),
+                        Some(event) => Ok(event),
+                    },
+                    Err(e) => Err(e),
+                })
                 .collect::<Result<Vec<ReedlineEvent>, ShellError>>()?;
 
-            Ok(ReedlineEvent::Multiple(events))
+            Ok(Some(ReedlineEvent::Multiple(events)))
         }
+        Value::Nothing { .. } => Ok(None),
         v => Err(ShellError::UnsupportedConfigValue(
-            "record or list of records".to_string(),
+            "record or list of records, null to unbind key".to_string(),
             v.into_abbreviated_string(config),
             v.span()?,
         )),
@@ -419,8 +814,8 @@ fn event_from_record(
 ) -> Result<ReedlineEvent, ShellError> {
     let event = match name {
         "none" => ReedlineEvent::None,
-        "actionhandler" => ReedlineEvent::ActionHandler,
         "clearscreen" => ReedlineEvent::ClearScreen,
+        "clearscrollback" => ReedlineEvent::ClearScrollback,
         "historyhintcomplete" => ReedlineEvent::HistoryHintComplete,
         "historyhintwordcomplete" => ReedlineEvent::HistoryHintWordComplete,
         "ctrld" => ReedlineEvent::CtrlD,
@@ -443,6 +838,7 @@ fn event_from_record(
         "menuprevious" => ReedlineEvent::MenuPrevious,
         "menupagenext" => ReedlineEvent::MenuPageNext,
         "menupageprevious" => ReedlineEvent::MenuPagePrevious,
+        "openeditor" => ReedlineEvent::OpenEditor,
         "menu" => {
             let menu = extract_value("name", cols, vals, span)?;
             ReedlineEvent::Menu(menu.into_string("", config))
@@ -478,7 +874,16 @@ fn edit_from_record(
         "moveleft" => EditCommand::MoveLeft,
         "moveright" => EditCommand::MoveRight,
         "movewordleft" => EditCommand::MoveWordLeft,
+        "movebigwordleft" => EditCommand::MoveBigWordLeft,
         "movewordright" => EditCommand::MoveWordRight,
+        "movewordrightend" => EditCommand::MoveWordRightEnd,
+        "movebigwordrightend" => EditCommand::MoveBigWordRightEnd,
+        "movewordrightstart" => EditCommand::MoveWordRightStart,
+        "movebigwordrightstart" => EditCommand::MoveBigWordRightStart,
+        "movetoposition" => {
+            let value = extract_value("value", cols, vals, span)?;
+            EditCommand::MoveToPosition(value.as_integer()? as usize)
+        }
         "insertchar" => {
             let value = extract_value("value", cols, vals, span)?;
             let char = extract_char(value, config)?;
@@ -488,8 +893,10 @@ fn edit_from_record(
             let value = extract_value("value", cols, vals, span)?;
             EditCommand::InsertString(value.into_string("", config))
         }
+        "insertnewline" => EditCommand::InsertNewline,
         "backspace" => EditCommand::Backspace,
         "delete" => EditCommand::Delete,
+        "cutchar" => EditCommand::CutChar,
         "backspaceword" => EditCommand::BackspaceWord,
         "deleteword" => EditCommand::DeleteWord,
         "clear" => EditCommand::Clear,
@@ -500,7 +907,11 @@ fn edit_from_record(
         "cuttoend" => EditCommand::CutToEnd,
         "cuttolineend" => EditCommand::CutToLineEnd,
         "cutwordleft" => EditCommand::CutWordLeft,
+        "cutbigwordleft" => EditCommand::CutBigWordLeft,
         "cutwordright" => EditCommand::CutWordRight,
+        "cutbigwordright" => EditCommand::CutBigWordRight,
+        "cutwordrighttonext" => EditCommand::CutWordRightToNext,
+        "cutbigwordrighttonext" => EditCommand::CutBigWordRightToNext,
         "pastecutbufferbefore" => EditCommand::PasteCutBufferBefore,
         "pastecutbufferafter" => EditCommand::PasteCutBufferAfter,
         "uppercaseword" => EditCommand::UppercaseWord,
@@ -595,7 +1006,7 @@ mod test {
         let config = Config::default();
 
         let parsed_event = parse_event(&event, &config).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(parsed_event, ReedlineEvent::Enter);
+        assert_eq!(parsed_event, Some(ReedlineEvent::Enter));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -618,7 +1029,10 @@ mod test {
         let config = Config::default();
 
         let parsed_event = parse_event(&event, &config).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(parsed_event, ReedlineEvent::Edit(vec![EditCommand::Clear]));
+        assert_eq!(
+            parsed_event,
+            Some(ReedlineEvent::Edit(vec![EditCommand::Clear]))
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -649,7 +1063,7 @@ mod test {
         let parsed_event = parse_event(&event, &config).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             parsed_event,
-            ReedlineEvent::Menu("history_menu".to_string())
+            Some(ReedlineEvent::Menu("history_menu".to_string()))
         );
     }
 
@@ -708,10 +1122,10 @@ mod test {
         let parsed_event = parse_event(&event, &config).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             parsed_event,
-            ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(vec![
+            Some(ReedlineEvent::UntilFound(vec![
                 ReedlineEvent::Menu("history_menu".to_string()),
                 ReedlineEvent::Enter,
-            ])
+            ]))
         );
     }
 
@@ -759,10 +1173,10 @@ mod test {
         let parsed_event = parse_event(&event, &config).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             parsed_event,
-            ReedlineEvent::Multiple(vec![
+            Some(ReedlineEvent::Multiple(vec![
                 ReedlineEvent::Menu("history_menu".to_string()),
                 ReedlineEvent::Enter,
-            ])
+            ]))
         );
     }
 

crates/nu-cli/src/syntax_highlight.rs

@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ impl Highlighter for NuHighlighter {
                     get_shape_color(shape.1.to_string(), &self.config),
                     next_token,
                 )),
+                FlatShape::Directory => output.push((
+                    // nushell Directory
+                    get_shape_color(shape.1.to_string(), &self.config),
+                    next_token,
+                )),
                 FlatShape::GlobPattern => output.push((
                     // nushell GlobPattern
                     get_shape_color(shape.1.to_string(), &self.config),

crates/nu-cli/src/util.rs

@@ -1,186 +1,91 @@
-use crate::CliError;
 use log::trace;
 use nu_engine::eval_block;
-use nu_parser::{lex, parse, trim_quotes, Token, TokenContents};
+use nu_parser::{escape_quote_string, lex, parse, unescape_unquote_string, Token, TokenContents};
 use nu_protocol::engine::StateWorkingSet;
+use nu_protocol::CliError;
 use nu_protocol::{
-    ast::Call,
     engine::{EngineState, Stack},
     PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Value,
 };
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use nu_utils::enable_vt_processing;
-use std::io::Write;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-pub fn print_pipeline_data(
-    input: PipelineData,
-    engine_state: &EngineState,
-    stack: &mut Stack,
-) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-    // If the table function is in the declarations, then we can use it
-    // to create the table value that will be printed in the terminal
-
-    let config = stack.get_config().unwrap_or_default();
-
-    let stdout = std::io::stdout();
-
-    if let PipelineData::ExternalStream {
-        stdout: stream,
-        exit_code,
-        ..
-    } = input
-    {
-        if let Some(stream) = stream {
-            for s in stream {
-                let _ = stdout.lock().write_all(s?.as_binary()?);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Make sure everything has finished
-        if let Some(exit_code) = exit_code {
-            let _: Vec<_> = exit_code.into_iter().collect();
-        }
-
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    match engine_state.find_decl("table".as_bytes()) {
-        Some(decl_id) => {
-            let table = engine_state.get_decl(decl_id).run(
-                engine_state,
-                stack,
-                &Call::new(Span::new(0, 0)),
-                input,
-            )?;
-
-            for item in table {
-                let stdout = std::io::stdout();
-
-                if let Value::Error { error } = item {
-                    return Err(error);
-                }
-
-                let mut out = item.into_string("\n", &config);
-                out.push('\n');
-
-                match stdout.lock().write_all(out.as_bytes()) {
-                    Ok(_) => (),
-                    Err(err) => eprintln!("{}", err),
-                };
-            }
-        }
-        None => {
-            for item in input {
-                let stdout = std::io::stdout();
-
-                if let Value::Error { error } = item {
-                    return Err(error);
-                }
-
-                let mut out = item.into_string("\n", &config);
-                out.push('\n');
-
-                match stdout.lock().write_all(out.as_bytes()) {
-                    Ok(_) => (),
-                    Err(err) => eprintln!("{}", err),
-                };
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
-}
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 // This will collect environment variables from std::env and adds them to a stack.
 //
 // In order to ensure the values have spans, it first creates a dummy file, writes the collected
 // env vars into it (in a "NAME"="value" format, quite similar to the output of the Unix 'env'
 // tool), then uses the file to get the spans. The file stays in memory, no filesystem IO is done.
-pub fn gather_parent_env_vars(engine_state: &mut EngineState) {
-    // Some helper functions
-    fn get_surround_char(s: &str) -> Option<char> {
-        if s.contains('"') {
-            if s.contains('\'') {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some('\'')
-            }
-        } else {
-            Some('\'')
-        }
-    }
+//
+// The "PWD" env value will be forced to `init_cwd`.
+// The reason to use `init_cwd`:
+//
+// While gathering parent env vars, the parent `PWD` may not be the same as `current working directory`.
+// Consider to the following command as the case (assume we execute command inside `/tmp`):
+//
+//     tmux split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
+//
+// Here nu execute external command `tmux`, and tmux starts a new `nushell`, with `init_cwd` value "#{pane_current_path}".
+// But at the same time `PWD` still remains to be `/tmp`.
+//
+// In this scenario, the new `nushell`'s PWD should be "#{pane_current_path}" rather init_cwd.
+pub fn gather_parent_env_vars(engine_state: &mut EngineState, init_cwd: &Path) {
+    gather_env_vars(std::env::vars(), engine_state, init_cwd);
+}
 
+fn gather_env_vars(
+    vars: impl Iterator<Item = (String, String)>,
+    engine_state: &mut EngineState,
+    init_cwd: &Path,
+) {
     fn report_capture_error(engine_state: &EngineState, env_str: &str, msg: &str) {
         let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
         report_error(
             &working_set,
-            &ShellError::LabeledError(
+            &ShellError::GenericError(
                 format!("Environment variable was not captured: {}", env_str),
-                msg.into(),
+                "".to_string(),
+                None,
+                Some(msg.into()),
+                Vec::new(),
             ),
         );
     }
 
-    fn put_env_to_fake_file(
-        name: &str,
-        val: &str,
-        fake_env_file: &mut String,
-        engine_state: &EngineState,
-    ) {
-        let (c_name, c_val) =
-            if let (Some(cn), Some(cv)) = (get_surround_char(name), get_surround_char(val)) {
-                (cn, cv)
-            } else {
-                // environment variable with its name or value containing both ' and " is ignored
-                report_capture_error(
-                    engine_state,
-                    &format!("{}={}", name, val),
-                    "Name or value should not contain both ' and \" at the same time.",
-                );
-                return;
-            };
-
-        fake_env_file.push(c_name);
-        fake_env_file.push_str(name);
-        fake_env_file.push(c_name);
+    fn put_env_to_fake_file(name: &str, val: &str, fake_env_file: &mut String) {
+        fake_env_file.push_str(&escape_quote_string(name));
         fake_env_file.push('=');
-        fake_env_file.push(c_val);
-        fake_env_file.push_str(val);
-        fake_env_file.push(c_val);
+        fake_env_file.push_str(&escape_quote_string(val));
         fake_env_file.push('\n');
     }
 
     let mut fake_env_file = String::new();
-
-    // Make sure we always have PWD
-    if std::env::var("PWD").is_err() {
-        match std::env::current_dir() {
-            Ok(cwd) => {
-                put_env_to_fake_file(
-                    "PWD",
-                    &cwd.to_string_lossy(),
-                    &mut fake_env_file,
-                    engine_state,
-                );
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                // Could not capture current working directory
-                let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-                report_error(
-                    &working_set,
-                    &ShellError::LabeledError(
-                        "Current directory not found".to_string(),
-                        format!("Retrieving current directory failed: {:?}", e),
-                    ),
-                );
-            }
-        }
+    // Write all the env vars into a fake file
+    for (name, val) in vars {
+        put_env_to_fake_file(&name, &val, &mut fake_env_file);
     }
 
-    // Write all the env vars into a fake file
-    for (name, val) in std::env::vars() {
-        put_env_to_fake_file(&name, &val, &mut fake_env_file, engine_state);
+    match init_cwd.to_str() {
+        Some(cwd) => {
+            put_env_to_fake_file("PWD", cwd, &mut fake_env_file);
+        }
+        None => {
+            // Could not capture current working directory
+            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+            report_error(
+                &working_set,
+                &ShellError::GenericError(
+                    "Current directory is not a valid utf-8 path".to_string(),
+                    "".to_string(),
+                    None,
+                    Some(format!(
+                        "Retrieving current directory failed: {:?} not a valid utf-8 path",
+                        init_cwd
+                    )),
+                    Vec::new(),
+                ),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     // Lex the fake file, assign spans to all environment variables and add them
@@ -220,8 +125,19 @@ pub fn gather_parent_env_vars(engine_state: &mut EngineState) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                let bytes = trim_quotes(bytes);
-                String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes).to_string()
+                let (bytes, parse_error) = unescape_unquote_string(bytes, *span);
+
+                if parse_error.is_some() {
+                    report_capture_error(
+                        engine_state,
+                        &String::from_utf8_lossy(contents),
+                        "Got unparsable name.",
+                    );
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                bytes
             } else {
                 report_capture_error(
                     engine_state,
@@ -249,10 +165,20 @@ pub fn gather_parent_env_vars(engine_state: &mut EngineState) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                let bytes = trim_quotes(bytes);
+                let (bytes, parse_error) = unescape_unquote_string(bytes, *span);
+
+                if parse_error.is_some() {
+                    report_capture_error(
+                        engine_state,
+                        &String::from_utf8_lossy(contents),
+                        "Got unparsable value.",
+                    );
+
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 Value::String {
-                    val: String::from_utf8_lossy(bytes).to_string(),
+                    val: bytes,
                     span: *span,
                 }
             } else {
@@ -266,7 +192,7 @@ pub fn gather_parent_env_vars(engine_state: &mut EngineState) {
             };
 
             // stack.add_env_var(name, value);
-            engine_state.env_vars.insert(name, value);
+            engine_state.add_env_var(name, value);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -290,6 +216,7 @@ pub fn eval_source(
             &[],
         );
         if let Some(err) = err {
+            set_last_exit_code(stack, 1);
             report_error(&working_set, &err);
             return false;
         }
@@ -297,18 +224,10 @@ pub fn eval_source(
         (output, working_set.render())
     };
 
-    let cwd = match nu_engine::env::current_dir_str(engine_state, stack) {
-        Ok(p) => PathBuf::from(p),
-        Err(e) => {
-            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-            report_error(&working_set, &e);
-            get_init_cwd()
-        }
-    };
-
-    if let Err(err) = engine_state.merge_delta(delta, Some(stack), &cwd) {
-        let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
-        report_error(&working_set, &err);
+    if let Err(err) = engine_state.merge_delta(delta) {
+        set_last_exit_code(stack, 1);
+        report_error_new(engine_state, &err);
+        return false;
     }
 
     match eval_block(engine_state, stack, &block, input, false, false) {
@@ -317,25 +236,13 @@ pub fn eval_source(
                 if let Some(exit_code) = exit_code.take().and_then(|it| it.last()) {
                     stack.add_env_var("LAST_EXIT_CODE".to_string(), exit_code);
                 } else {
-                    stack.add_env_var(
-                        "LAST_EXIT_CODE".to_string(),
-                        Value::Int {
-                            val: 0,
-                            span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
-                        },
-                    );
+                    set_last_exit_code(stack, 0);
                 }
             } else {
-                stack.add_env_var(
-                    "LAST_EXIT_CODE".to_string(),
-                    Value::Int {
-                        val: 0,
-                        span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
-                    },
-                );
+                set_last_exit_code(stack, 0);
             }
 
-            if let Err(err) = print_pipeline_data(pipeline_data, engine_state, stack) {
+            if let Err(err) = pipeline_data.print(engine_state, stack, false, false) {
                 let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
 
                 report_error(&working_set, &err);
@@ -350,13 +257,7 @@ pub fn eval_source(
             }
         }
         Err(err) => {
-            stack.add_env_var(
-                "LAST_EXIT_CODE".to_string(),
-                Value::Int {
-                    val: 1,
-                    span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
-                },
-            );
+            set_last_exit_code(stack, 1);
 
             let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
 
@@ -369,96 +270,14 @@ pub fn eval_source(
     true
 }
 
-fn seems_like_number(bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
-    if bytes.is_empty() {
-        false
-    } else {
-        let b = bytes[0];
-
-        b == b'0'
-            || b == b'1'
-            || b == b'2'
-            || b == b'3'
-            || b == b'4'
-            || b == b'5'
-            || b == b'6'
-            || b == b'7'
-            || b == b'8'
-            || b == b'9'
-            || b == b'('
-            || b == b'{'
-            || b == b'['
-            || b == b'$'
-            || b == b'"'
-            || b == b'\''
-            || b == b'-'
-    }
-}
-
-/// Finds externals that have names that look like math expressions
-pub fn external_exceptions(engine_state: &EngineState, stack: &Stack) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> {
-    let mut executables = vec![];
-
-    if let Some(path) = stack.get_env_var(engine_state, "PATH") {
-        match path {
-            Value::List { vals, .. } => {
-                for val in vals {
-                    let path = val.as_string();
-
-                    if let Ok(path) = path {
-                        if let Ok(mut contents) = std::fs::read_dir(path) {
-                            while let Some(Ok(item)) = contents.next() {
-                                if is_executable::is_executable(&item.path()) {
-                                    if let Ok(name) = item.file_name().into_string() {
-                                        if seems_like_number(name.as_bytes()) {
-                                            let name = name.as_bytes().to_vec();
-                                            executables.push(name);
-                                        }
-                                    }
-
-                                    if let Some(name) = item.path().file_stem() {
-                                        let name = name.to_string_lossy();
-                                        if seems_like_number(name.as_bytes()) {
-                                            let name = name.as_bytes().to_vec();
-                                            executables.push(name);
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            Value::String { val, .. } => {
-                for path in std::env::split_paths(&val) {
-                    let path = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
-
-                    if let Ok(mut contents) = std::fs::read_dir(path) {
-                        while let Some(Ok(item)) = contents.next() {
-                            if is_executable::is_executable(&item.path()) {
-                                if let Ok(name) = item.file_name().into_string() {
-                                    if seems_like_number(name.as_bytes()) {
-                                        let name = name.as_bytes().to_vec();
-                                        executables.push(name);
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                if let Some(name) = item.path().file_stem() {
-                                    let name = name.to_string_lossy();
-                                    if seems_like_number(name.as_bytes()) {
-                                        let name = name.as_bytes().to_vec();
-                                        executables.push(name);
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-    }
-
-    executables
+fn set_last_exit_code(stack: &mut Stack, exit_code: i64) {
+    stack.add_env_var(
+        "LAST_EXIT_CODE".to_string(),
+        Value::Int {
+            val: exit_code,
+            span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
+        },
+    );
 }
 
 pub fn report_error(
@@ -473,6 +292,15 @@ pub fn report_error(
     }
 }
 
+pub fn report_error_new(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    error: &(dyn miette::Diagnostic + Send + Sync + 'static),
+) {
+    let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+
+    report_error(&working_set, error);
+}
+
 pub fn get_init_cwd() -> PathBuf {
     match std::env::current_dir() {
         Ok(cwd) => cwd,
@@ -485,3 +313,50 @@ pub fn get_init_cwd() -> PathBuf {
         },
     }
 }
+
+pub fn get_guaranteed_cwd(engine_state: &EngineState, stack: &Stack) -> PathBuf {
+    match nu_engine::env::current_dir(engine_state, stack) {
+        Ok(p) => p,
+        Err(e) => {
+            let working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+            report_error(&working_set, &e);
+            get_init_cwd()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_gather_env_vars() {
+        let mut engine_state = EngineState::new();
+        let symbols = r##" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~"##;
+
+        gather_env_vars(
+            [
+                ("FOO".into(), "foo".into()),
+                ("SYMBOLS".into(), symbols.into()),
+                (symbols.into(), "symbols".into()),
+            ]
+            .into_iter(),
+            &mut engine_state,
+            Path::new("t"),
+        );
+
+        let env = engine_state.render_env_vars();
+
+        assert!(
+            matches!(env.get(&"FOO".to_string()), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == "foo")
+        );
+        assert!(
+            matches!(env.get(&"SYMBOLS".to_string()), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == symbols)
+        );
+        assert!(
+            matches!(env.get(&symbols.to_string()), Some(&Value::String { val, .. }) if val == "symbols")
+        );
+        assert!(env.get(&"PWD".to_string()).is_some());
+        assert_eq!(env.len(), 4);
+    }
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/alias.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use support::{match_suggestions, new_engine};
+
+#[test]
+fn alias_of_command_and_flags() {
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Create an alias
+    let alias = r#"alias ll = ls -l"#;
+    assert!(support::merge_input(alias.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("ll t", 4);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec!["test_a\\".to_string(), "test_b\\".to_string()];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec!["test_a/".to_string(), "test_b/".to_string()];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn alias_of_basic_command() {
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Create an alias
+    let alias = r#"alias ll = ls "#;
+    assert!(support::merge_input(alias.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("ll t", 4);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec!["test_a\\".to_string(), "test_b\\".to_string()];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec!["test_a/".to_string(), "test_b/".to_string()];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn alias_of_another_alias() {
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Create an alias
+    let alias = r#"alias ll = ls -la"#;
+    assert!(support::merge_input(alias.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir.clone()).is_ok());
+    // Create the second alias
+    let alias = r#"alias lf = ll -f"#;
+    assert!(support::merge_input(alias.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("lf t", 4);
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec!["test_a\\".to_string(), "test_b\\".to_string()];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec!["test_a/".to_string(), "test_b/".to_string()];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/custom_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use rstest::{fixture, rstest};
+use support::{match_suggestions, new_engine};
+
+#[fixture]
+fn completer() -> NuCompleter {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Add record value as example
+    let record = "def tst [--mod -s] {}";
+    assert!(support::merge_input(record.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    // Instantiate a new completer
+    NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack)
+}
+
+#[fixture]
+fn completer_strings() -> NuCompleter {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Add record value as example
+    let record = r#"def animals [] { ["cat", "dog", "eel" ] }
+    def my-command [animal: string@animals] { print $animal }"#;
+    assert!(support::merge_input(record.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    // Instantiate a new completer
+    NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack)
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn variables_completions_double_dash_argument(mut completer: NuCompleter) {
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("tst --", 6);
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["--help".into(), "--mod".into()];
+    // dbg!(&expected, &suggestions);
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn variables_completions_single_dash_argument(mut completer: NuCompleter) {
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("tst -", 5);
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["--help".into(), "--mod".into(), "-h".into(), "-s".into()];
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn variables_completions_command(mut completer_strings: NuCompleter) {
+    let suggestions = completer_strings.complete("my-command ", 9);
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["my-command".into()];
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn variables_completions_subcommands(mut completer_strings: NuCompleter) {
+    let suggestions = completer_strings.complete("my-command ", 11);
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["cat".into(), "dog".into(), "eel".into()];
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}
+
+#[rstest]
+fn variables_completions_subcommands_2(mut completer_strings: NuCompleter) {
+    let suggestions = completer_strings.complete("my-command ", 11);
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["cat".into(), "dog".into(), "eel".into()];
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/dotnu_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use support::new_engine;
+
+#[test]
+fn dotnu_completions() {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Instatiate a new completer
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    // Test source completion
+    let completion_str = "source ".to_string();
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(&completion_str, completion_str.len());
+
+    assert_eq!(1, suggestions.len());
+    assert_eq!("custom_completion.nu", suggestions.get(0).unwrap().value);
+
+    // Test use completion
+    let completion_str = "use ".to_string();
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(&completion_str, completion_str.len());
+
+    assert_eq!(1, suggestions.len());
+    assert_eq!("custom_completion.nu", suggestions.get(0).unwrap().value);
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/file_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use support::{file, folder, match_suggestions, new_engine};
+
+#[test]
+fn file_completions() {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (dir, dir_str, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Instatiate a new completer
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    // Test completions for the current folder
+    let target_dir = format!("cp {}", dir_str);
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(&target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    // Create the expected values
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        file(dir.join("nushell")),
+        folder(dir.join("test_a")),
+        folder(dir.join("test_b")),
+        folder(dir.join("another")),
+        file(dir.join("custom_completion.nu")),
+        file(dir.join(".hidden_file")),
+        folder(dir.join(".hidden_folder")),
+    ];
+
+    // Match the results
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions);
+
+    // Test completions for a file
+    let target_dir = format!("cp {}", folder(dir.join("another")));
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(&target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    // Create the expected values
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![file(dir.join("another").join("newfile"))];
+
+    // Match the results
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn command_ls_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "ls ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+#[test]
+fn command_open_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "open ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn command_rm_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "rm ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn command_cp_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "cp ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn command_save_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "save ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn command_touch_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "touch ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn command_watch_completion() {
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    let target_dir = "watch ";
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a\\".to_string(),
+        "test_b\\".to_string(),
+        "another\\".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder\\".to_string(),
+    ];
+    #[cfg(not(windows))]
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "nushell".to_string(),
+        "test_a/".to_string(),
+        "test_b/".to_string(),
+        "another/".to_string(),
+        "custom_completion.nu".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_file".to_string(),
+        ".hidden_folder/".to_string(),
+    ];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions)
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/flag_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use support::{match_suggestions, new_engine};
+
+#[test]
+fn flag_completions() {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Instatiate a new completer
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+    // Test completions for the 'ls' flags
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("ls -", 4);
+
+    assert_eq!(14, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "--all".into(),
+        "--directory".into(),
+        "--du".into(),
+        "--full-paths".into(),
+        "--help".into(),
+        "--long".into(),
+        "--short-names".into(),
+        "-D".into(),
+        "-a".into(),
+        "-d".into(),
+        "-f".into(),
+        "-h".into(),
+        "-l".into(),
+        "-s".into(),
+    ];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/folder_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use support::{folder, match_suggestions, new_engine};
+
+#[test]
+fn folder_completions() {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (dir, dir_str, engine, stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Instatiate a new completer
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    // Test completions for the current folder
+    let target_dir = format!("cd {}", dir_str);
+    let suggestions = completer.complete(&target_dir, target_dir.len());
+
+    // Create the expected values
+    let expected_paths: Vec<String> = vec![
+        folder(dir.join("test_a")),
+        folder(dir.join("test_b")),
+        folder(dir.join("another")),
+        folder(dir.join(".hidden_folder")),
+    ];
+
+    // Match the results
+    match_suggestions(expected_paths, suggestions);
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/support/completions_helpers.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use nu_command::create_default_context;
+use nu_engine::eval_block;
+use nu_parser::parse;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
+    PipelineData, ShellError, Span, Value,
+};
+use nu_test_support::fs;
+use reedline::Suggestion;
+const SEP: char = std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR;
+
+// creates a new engine with the current path into the completions fixtures folder
+pub fn new_engine() -> (PathBuf, String, EngineState, Stack) {
+    // Target folder inside assets
+    let dir = fs::fixtures().join("completions");
+    let mut dir_str = dir
+        .clone()
+        .into_os_string()
+        .into_string()
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+    dir_str.push(SEP);
+
+    // Create a new engine with default context
+    let mut engine_state = create_default_context();
+
+    // New stack
+    let mut stack = Stack::new();
+
+    // Add pwd as env var
+    stack.add_env_var(
+        "PWD".to_string(),
+        Value::String {
+            val: dir_str.clone(),
+            span: nu_protocol::Span {
+                start: 0,
+                end: dir_str.len(),
+            },
+        },
+    );
+    stack.add_env_var(
+        "TEST".to_string(),
+        Value::String {
+            val: "NUSHELL".to_string(),
+            span: nu_protocol::Span {
+                start: 0,
+                end: dir_str.len(),
+            },
+        },
+    );
+
+    // Merge environment into the permanent state
+    let merge_result = engine_state.merge_env(&mut stack, &dir);
+    assert!(merge_result.is_ok());
+
+    (dir, dir_str, engine_state, stack)
+}
+
+// match a list of suggestions with the expected values
+pub fn match_suggestions(expected: Vec<String>, suggestions: Vec<Suggestion>) {
+    let expected_len = expected.len();
+    let suggestions_len = suggestions.len();
+    if expected_len != suggestions_len {
+        panic!(
+            "\nexpected {expected_len} suggestions but got {suggestions_len}: \n\
+            Suggestions: {suggestions:#?} \n\
+            Expected: {expected:#?}\n"
+        )
+    }
+    expected.iter().zip(suggestions).for_each(|it| {
+        assert_eq!(it.0, &it.1.value);
+    });
+}
+
+// append the separator to the converted path
+pub fn folder(path: PathBuf) -> String {
+    let mut converted_path = file(path);
+    converted_path.push(SEP);
+
+    converted_path
+}
+
+// convert a given path to string
+pub fn file(path: PathBuf) -> String {
+    path.into_os_string().into_string().unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+// merge_input executes the given input into the engine
+// and merges the state
+pub fn merge_input(
+    input: &[u8],
+    engine_state: &mut EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    dir: PathBuf,
+) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+    let (block, delta) = {
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state);
+
+        let (block, err) = parse(&mut working_set, None, input, false, &[]);
+
+        assert!(err.is_none());
+
+        (block, working_set.render())
+    };
+
+    if let Err(err) = engine_state.merge_delta(delta) {
+        return Err(err);
+    }
+
+    assert!(eval_block(
+        engine_state,
+        stack,
+        &block,
+        PipelineData::Value(
+            Value::Nothing {
+                span: Span { start: 0, end: 0 },
+            },
+            None
+        ),
+        false,
+        false
+    )
+    .is_ok());
+
+    // Merge environment into the permanent state
+    engine_state.merge_env(stack, &dir)
+}

crates/nu-cli/tests/support/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod completions_helpers;
+
+pub use completions_helpers::{file, folder, match_suggestions, merge_input, new_engine};

crates/nu-cli/tests/variables_completions.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+pub mod support;
+
+use nu_cli::NuCompleter;
+use reedline::Completer;
+use support::{match_suggestions, new_engine};
+
+#[test]
+fn variables_completions() {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    // Add record value as example
+    let record = "let actor = { name: 'Tom Hardy', age: 44 }";
+    assert!(support::merge_input(record.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    // Instatiate a new completer
+    let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(std::sync::Arc::new(engine), stack);
+
+    // Test completions for $nu
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$nu.", 4);
+
+    assert_eq!(9, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec![
+        "config-path".into(),
+        "env-path".into(),
+        "history-path".into(),
+        "home-path".into(),
+        "loginshell-path".into(),
+        "os-info".into(),
+        "pid".into(),
+        "scope".into(),
+        "temp-path".into(),
+    ];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+
+    // Test completions for $nu.h (filter)
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$nu.h", 5);
+
+    assert_eq!(2, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["history-path".into(), "home-path".into()];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+
+    // Test completions for custom var
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$actor.", 7);
+
+    assert_eq!(2, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["age".into(), "name".into()];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+
+    // Test completions for custom var (filtering)
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$actor.n", 8);
+
+    assert_eq!(1, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["name".into()];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+
+    // Test completions for $env
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$env.", 5);
+
+    assert_eq!(2, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["PWD".into(), "TEST".into()];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+
+    // Test completions for $env
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$env.T", 6);
+
+    assert_eq!(1, suggestions.len());
+
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["TEST".into()];
+
+    // Match results
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+}

crates/nu-color-config/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 [package]
-name = "nu-color-config"
-version = "0.60.0"
+authors = ["The Nushell Project Developers"]
+description = "Color configuration code used by Nushell"
+repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell/tree/main/crates/nu-color-config"
 edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT"
+name = "nu-color-config"
+version = "0.67.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-ansi-term = "0.45.0"
-
-nu-json = { path = "../nu-json", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-table = { path = "../nu-table", version = "0.60.0"  }
-
+nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-ansi-term = "0.46.0"
+nu-json = { path = "../nu-json", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-table = { path = "../nu-table", version = "0.67.0"  }
 serde = { version="1.0.123", features=["derive"] }

crates/nu-color-config/LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2022 The Nushell Project Developers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

crates/nu-color-config/src/color_config.rs

@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ pub fn lookup_ansi_color_style(s: &str) -> Style {
             "dgrbl" | "dark_gray_blink" => Color::DarkGray.blink(),
             "dgrst" | "dark_gray_strike" => Color::DarkGray.strikethrough(),
 
+            "def" | "default" => Color::Default.normal(),
+            "defb" | "default_bold" => Color::Default.bold(),
+            "defu" | "default_underline" => Color::Default.underline(),
+            "defi" | "default_italic" => Color::Default.italic(),
+            "defd" | "default_dimmed" => Color::Default.dimmed(),
+            "defr" | "default_reverse" => Color::Default.reverse(),
+
             _ => Color::White.normal(),
         }
     }

crates/nu-color-config/src/nu_style.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use nu_ansi_term::{Color, Style};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub struct NuStyle {
     pub fg: Option<String>,
     pub bg: Option<String>,
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ pub struct NuStyle {
 pub fn parse_nustyle(nu_style: NuStyle) -> Style {
     // get the nu_ansi_term::Color foreground color
     let fg_color = match nu_style.fg {
-        Some(fg) => color_from_hex(&fg).expect("error with foreground color"),
+        Some(fg) => color_from_hex(&fg).unwrap_or_default(),
         _ => None,
     };
     // get the nu_ansi_term::Color background color
     let bg_color = match nu_style.bg {
-        Some(bg) => color_from_hex(&bg).expect("error with background color"),
+        Some(bg) => color_from_hex(&bg).unwrap_or_default(),
         _ => None,
     };
     // get the attributes

crates/nu-color-config/src/shape_color.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn get_shape_color(shape: String, conf: &Config) -> Style {
             "shape_record" => Style::new().fg(Color::Cyan).bold(),
             "shape_block" => Style::new().fg(Color::Blue).bold(),
             "shape_filepath" => Style::new().fg(Color::Cyan),
+            "shape_directory" => Style::new().fg(Color::Cyan),
             "shape_globpattern" => Style::new().fg(Color::Cyan).bold(),
             "shape_variable" => Style::new().fg(Color::Purple),
             "shape_flag" => Style::new().fg(Color::Blue).bold(),

crates/nu-command/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,108 +1,157 @@
 [package]
-name = "nu-command"
-version = "0.60.0"
+authors = ["The Nushell Project Developers"]
+description = "Nushell's built-in commands"
+repository = "https://github.com/nushell/nushell/tree/main/crates/nu-command"
 edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT"
+name = "nu-command"
+version = "0.67.0"
 build = "build.rs"
 
-
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-nu-color-config = { path = "../nu-color-config", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-glob = { path = "../nu-glob", version = "0.60.0" }
-nu-json = { path = "../nu-json", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-pretty-hex = { path = "../nu-pretty-hex", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-system = { path = "../nu-system", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-table = { path = "../nu-table", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-term-grid = { path = "../nu-term-grid", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.60.0"  }
-nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.60.0" }
-nu-ansi-term = "0.45.0"
+nu-color-config = { path = "../nu-color-config", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-glob = { path = "../nu-glob", version = "0.67.0" }
+nu-json = { path = "../nu-json", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-parser = { path = "../nu-parser", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-pretty-hex = { path = "../nu-pretty-hex", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-system = { path = "../nu-system", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-table = { path = "../nu-table", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-term-grid = { path = "../nu-term-grid", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-test-support = { path = "../nu-test-support", version = "0.67.0"  }
+nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.67.0" }
+nu-ansi-term = "0.46.0"
+num-format = { version = "0.4.0" }
 
 # Potential dependencies for extras
+alphanumeric-sort = "1.4.4"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
+byteorder = "1.4.3"
 bytesize = "1.1.0"
 calamine = "0.18.0"
-chrono = { version = "0.4.19", features = ["serde"] }
+chrono = { version = "0.4.21", features = ["serde", "unstable-locales"] }
 chrono-humanize = "0.2.1"
-chrono-tz = "0.6.0"
-crossterm = "0.23.0"
-csv = "1.1.3"
+chrono-tz = "0.6.3"
+crossterm = "0.24.0"
+csv = "1.1.6"
 dialoguer = "0.9.0"
 digest = "0.10.0"
 dtparse = "1.2.0"
 eml-parser = "0.1.0"
 encoding_rs = "0.8.30"
+fancy-regex = "0.10.0"
 filesize = "0.2.0"
+filetime = "0.2.15"
 fs_extra = "1.2.0"
 htmlescape = "0.3.1"
 ical = "0.7.0"
 indexmap = { version="1.7", features=["serde-1"] }
 Inflector = "0.11"
+is-root = "0.1.2"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4.14"
-lscolors = { version = "0.9.0", features = ["crossterm"]}
+lscolors = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["crossterm"]}
 md5 = { package = "md-5", version = "0.10.0" }
 meval = "0.2.0"
 mime = "0.3.16"
+notify = "4.0.17"
 num = { version = "0.4.0", optional = true }
+num-traits = "0.2.14"
 pathdiff = "0.2.1"
-quick-xml = "0.22"
+powierza-coefficient = "1.0.1"
+quick-xml = "0.23.0"
 rand = "0.8"
 rayon = "1.5.1"
-regex = "1.5.4"
 reqwest = {version = "0.11", features = ["blocking", "json"] }
 roxmltree = "0.14.0"
 rust-embed = "6.3.0"
 serde = { version="1.0.123", features=["derive"] }
 serde_ini = "0.2.0"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.7.0"
-serde_yaml = "0.8.16"
+serde_yaml = "0.9.4"
 sha2 = "0.10.0"
-shadow-rs = "0.8.1"
+# Disable default features b/c the default features build Git (very slow to compile)
+shadow-rs = { version = "0.16.1", default-features = false }
 strip-ansi-escapes = "0.1.1"
-sysinfo = "0.23.5"
-terminal_size = "0.1.17"
-thiserror = "1.0.29"
-titlecase = "1.1.0"
+sysinfo = "0.25.2"
+terminal_size = "0.2.1"
+thiserror = "1.0.31"
+titlecase = "2.0.0"
 toml = "0.5.8"
-trash = { version = "2.0.2", optional = true }
 unicode-segmentation = "1.8.0"
 url = "2.2.1"
-uuid = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["v4"] }
+uuid = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["v4"] }
 which = { version = "4.2.2", optional = true }
-reedline = "0.3.0"
-zip = { version="0.5.9", optional = true }
+reedline = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["bashisms", "sqlite"]}
+wax = { version =  "0.5.0", features = ["diagnostics"] }
+rusqlite = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["bundled"], optional = true }
+sqlparser = { version = "0.16.0", features = ["serde"], optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
-umask = "1.0.0"
+umask = "2.0.0"
 users = "0.11.0"
 
+[target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "ios")))'.dependencies.trash]
+version = "2.1.3"
+optional = true
+
 [dependencies.polars]
-version = "0.20.0"
+version = "0.23.2"
 optional = true
 features = [
-	"default", "parquet", "json", "serde", "object",
-	"checked_arithmetic", "strings", "cum_agg", "is_in",
-	"rolling_window", "strings", "rows", "random",
-    "dtype-datetime"
+	"arg_where",
+	"checked_arithmetic",
+	"concat_str",
+	"cross_join",
+	"csv-file",
+	"cum_agg",
+	"default",
+	"dtype-datetime",
+	"dtype-struct",
+	"dtype-categorical",
+	"dynamic_groupby",
+	"is_in",
+	"json",
+	"lazy",
+	"object",
+	"parquet",
+	"random",
+	"rolling_window",
+	"rows",
+	"serde",
+	"serde-lazy",
+	"strings",
+	"strings",
+	"to_dummies",
+]
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies.windows]
+version = "0.37.0"
+features = [
+    "alloc",
+    "Win32_Foundation",
+    "Win32_Storage_FileSystem",
+	"Win32_System_SystemServices",
 ]
 
 [features]
 trash-support = ["trash"]
+which-support = ["which"]
 plugin = ["nu-parser/plugin"]
 dataframe = ["polars", "num"]
+database = ["sqlparser", "rusqlite"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
-shadow-rs = "0.8.1"
+shadow-rs = { version = "0.16.1", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hamcrest2 = "0.3.0"
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
 quickcheck = "1.0.3"
 quickcheck_macros = "1.0.0"
+rstest = {version = "0.15.0", default-features = false}

crates/nu-command/LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 - 2022 The Nushell Project Developers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

crates/nu-command/build.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
 fn main() -> shadow_rs::SdResult<()> {
+    // Look up the current Git commit ourselves instead of relying on shadow_rs,
+    // because shadow_rs does it in a really slow-to-compile way (it builds libgit2)
+    let hash = get_git_hash().unwrap_or_default();
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=NU_COMMIT_HASH={}", hash);
+
     shadow_rs::new()
 }
+
+fn get_git_hash() -> Option<String> {
+    Command::new("git")
+        .args(["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
+        .output()
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|output| output.status.success())
+        .and_then(|output| String::from_utf8(output.stdout).ok())
+        .map(|hash| hash.trim().to_string())
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/and.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits and"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits and")
+            .required(
+                "target",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "target integer to perform bit and",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Performs bitwise and for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["logic and"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let target: i64 = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, target, head),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply bits and to two numbers",
+                example: "2 | bits and 2",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 2,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply logical and to a list of numbers",
+                example: "[4 3 2] | bits and 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(0), Value::test_int(2), Value::test_int(2)],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, target: i64, head: Span) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => Value::Int {
+            val: val & target,
+            span,
+        },
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/bits_.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use nu_engine::get_full_help;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, Signature, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Bits;
+
+impl Command for Bits {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits").category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Various commands for working with bits"
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        Ok(Value::String {
+            val: get_full_help(&Bits.signature(), &Bits.examples(), engine_state, stack),
+            span: call.head,
+        }
+        .into_pipeline_data())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::Bits;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Bits {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+mod and;
+mod bits_;
+mod not;
+mod or;
+mod rotate_left;
+mod rotate_right;
+mod shift_left;
+mod shift_right;
+mod xor;
+
+use nu_protocol::Spanned;
+
+pub use and::SubCommand as BitsAnd;
+pub use bits_::Bits;
+pub use not::SubCommand as BitsNot;
+pub use or::SubCommand as BitsOr;
+pub use rotate_left::SubCommand as BitsRotateLeft;
+pub use rotate_right::SubCommand as BitsRotateRight;
+pub use shift_left::SubCommand as BitsShiftLeft;
+pub use shift_right::SubCommand as BitsShiftRight;
+pub use xor::SubCommand as BitsXor;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum NumberBytes {
+    One,
+    Two,
+    Four,
+    Eight,
+    Auto,
+    Invalid,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+enum InputNumType {
+    One,
+    Two,
+    Four,
+    Eight,
+    SignedOne,
+    SignedTwo,
+    SignedFour,
+    SignedEight,
+}
+
+fn get_number_bytes(number_bytes: &Option<Spanned<String>>) -> NumberBytes {
+    match number_bytes.as_ref() {
+        None => NumberBytes::Eight,
+        Some(size) => match size.item.as_str() {
+            "1" => NumberBytes::One,
+            "2" => NumberBytes::Two,
+            "4" => NumberBytes::Four,
+            "8" => NumberBytes::Eight,
+            "auto" => NumberBytes::Auto,
+            _ => NumberBytes::Invalid,
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_input_num_type(val: i64, signed: bool, number_size: NumberBytes) -> InputNumType {
+    if signed || val < 0 {
+        match number_size {
+            NumberBytes::One => InputNumType::SignedOne,
+            NumberBytes::Two => InputNumType::SignedTwo,
+            NumberBytes::Four => InputNumType::SignedFour,
+            NumberBytes::Eight => InputNumType::SignedEight,
+            NumberBytes::Auto => {
+                if val <= 0x7F && val >= -(2i64.pow(7)) {
+                    InputNumType::SignedOne
+                } else if val <= 0x7FFF && val >= -(2i64.pow(15)) {
+                    InputNumType::SignedTwo
+                } else if val <= 0x7FFFFFFF && val >= -(2i64.pow(31)) {
+                    InputNumType::SignedFour
+                } else {
+                    InputNumType::SignedEight
+                }
+            }
+            NumberBytes::Invalid => InputNumType::SignedFour,
+        }
+    } else {
+        match number_size {
+            NumberBytes::One => InputNumType::One,
+            NumberBytes::Two => InputNumType::Two,
+            NumberBytes::Four => InputNumType::Four,
+            NumberBytes::Eight => InputNumType::Eight,
+            NumberBytes::Auto => {
+                if val <= 0xFF {
+                    InputNumType::One
+                } else if val <= 0xFFFF {
+                    InputNumType::Two
+                } else if val <= 0xFFFFFFFF {
+                    InputNumType::Four
+                } else {
+                    InputNumType::Eight
+                }
+            }
+            NumberBytes::Invalid => InputNumType::Four,
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/not.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+use super::{get_number_bytes, NumberBytes};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits not"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits not")
+            .switch(
+                "signed",
+                "always treat input number as a signed number",
+                Some('s'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "number-bytes",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the size of unsigned number in bytes, it can be 1, 2, 4, 8, auto",
+                Some('n'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Performs logical negation on each bit"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["negation"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let signed = call.has_flag("signed");
+        let number_bytes: Option<Spanned<String>> =
+            call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "number-bytes")?;
+        let bytes_len = get_number_bytes(&number_bytes);
+        if let NumberBytes::Invalid = bytes_len {
+            if let Some(val) = number_bytes {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "Only 1, 2, 4, 8, or 'auto' bytes are supported as word sizes".to_string(),
+                    val.span,
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, head, signed, bytes_len),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply logical negation to a list of numbers",
+                example: "[4 3 2] | bits not",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_int(140737488355323),
+                        Value::test_int(140737488355324),
+                        Value::test_int(140737488355325),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description:
+                    "Apply logical negation to a list of numbers, treat input as 2 bytes number",
+                example: "[4 3 2] | bits not -n 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_int(65531),
+                        Value::test_int(65532),
+                        Value::test_int(65533),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description:
+                    "Apply logical negation to a list of numbers, treat input as signed number",
+                example: "[4 3 2] | bits not -s",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_int(-5),
+                        Value::test_int(-4),
+                        Value::test_int(-3),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, head: Span, signed: bool, number_size: NumberBytes) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => {
+            if signed || val < 0 {
+                Value::Int { val: !val, span }
+            } else {
+                use NumberBytes::*;
+                let out_val = match number_size {
+                    One => !val & 0x00_00_00_00_00_FF,
+                    Two => !val & 0x00_00_00_00_FF_FF,
+                    Four => !val & 0x00_00_FF_FF_FF_FF,
+                    Eight => !val & 0x7F_FF_FF_FF_FF_FF,
+                    Auto => {
+                        if val <= 0xFF {
+                            !val & 0x00_00_00_00_00_FF
+                        } else if val <= 0xFF_FF {
+                            !val & 0x00_00_00_00_FF_FF
+                        } else if val <= 0xFF_FF_FF_FF {
+                            !val & 0x00_00_FF_FF_FF_FF
+                        } else {
+                            !val & 0x7F_FF_FF_FF_FF_FF
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // This case shouldn't happen here, as it's handled before
+                    Invalid => 0,
+                };
+                Value::Int { val: out_val, span }
+            }
+        }
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only numerical values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/or.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits or"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits or")
+            .required(
+                "target",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "target integer to perform bit or",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Performs bitwise or for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["logic or"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let target: i64 = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, target, head),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply bits or to two numbers",
+                example: "2 | bits or 6",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 6,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply logical or to a list of numbers",
+                example: "[8 3 2] | bits or 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(10), Value::test_int(3), Value::test_int(2)],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, target: i64, head: Span) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => Value::Int {
+            val: val | target,
+            span,
+        },
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/rotate_left.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+use super::{get_input_num_type, get_number_bytes, InputNumType, NumberBytes};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use num_traits::int::PrimInt;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits rol"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits rol")
+            .required("bits", SyntaxShape::Int, "number of bits to rotate left")
+            .switch(
+                "signed",
+                "always treat input number as a signed number",
+                Some('s'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "number-bytes",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the word size in number of bytes, it can be 1, 2, 4, 8, auto, default value `8`",
+                Some('n'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Bitwise rotate left for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["rotate left"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let bits: usize = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let signed = call.has_flag("signed");
+        let number_bytes: Option<Spanned<String>> =
+            call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "number-bytes")?;
+        let bytes_len = get_number_bytes(&number_bytes);
+        if let NumberBytes::Invalid = bytes_len {
+            if let Some(val) = number_bytes {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "Only 1, 2, 4, 8, or 'auto' bytes are supported as word sizes".to_string(),
+                    val.span,
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, bits, head, signed, bytes_len),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Rotate left a number with 2 bits",
+                example: "17 | bits rol 2",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 68,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Rotate left a list of numbers with 2 bits",
+                example: "[5 3 2] | bits rol 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(20), Value::test_int(12), Value::test_int(8)],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_rotate_left<T: Display + PrimInt>(val: T, bits: u32, span: Span) -> Value
+where
+    i64: std::convert::TryFrom<T>,
+{
+    let rotate_result = i64::try_from(val.rotate_left(bits));
+    match rotate_result {
+        Ok(val) => Value::Int { val, span },
+        Err(_) => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Rotate left result beyond the range of 64 bit signed number".to_string(),
+                format!(
+                    "{} of the specified number of bytes rotate left {} bits exceed limit",
+                    val, bits
+                ),
+                Some(span),
+                None,
+                Vec::new(),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, bits: usize, head: Span, signed: bool, number_size: NumberBytes) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => {
+            use InputNumType::*;
+            // let bits = (((bits % 64) + 64) % 64) as u32;
+            let bits = bits as u32;
+            let input_type = get_input_num_type(val, signed, number_size);
+            match input_type {
+                One => get_rotate_left(val as u8, bits, span),
+                Two => get_rotate_left(val as u16, bits, span),
+                Four => get_rotate_left(val as u32, bits, span),
+                Eight => get_rotate_left(val as u64, bits, span),
+                SignedOne => get_rotate_left(val as i8, bits, span),
+                SignedTwo => get_rotate_left(val as i16, bits, span),
+                SignedFour => get_rotate_left(val as i32, bits, span),
+                SignedEight => get_rotate_left(val as i64, bits, span),
+            }
+        }
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/rotate_right.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+use super::{get_input_num_type, get_number_bytes, InputNumType, NumberBytes};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use num_traits::int::PrimInt;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits ror"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits ror")
+            .required("bits", SyntaxShape::Int, "number of bits to rotate right")
+            .switch(
+                "signed",
+                "always treat input number as a signed number",
+                Some('s'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "number-bytes",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the word size in number of bytes, it can be 1, 2, 4, 8, auto, default value `8`",
+                Some('n'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Bitwise rotate right for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["rotate right"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let bits: usize = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let signed = call.has_flag("signed");
+        let number_bytes: Option<Spanned<String>> =
+            call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "number-bytes")?;
+        let bytes_len = get_number_bytes(&number_bytes);
+        if let NumberBytes::Invalid = bytes_len {
+            if let Some(val) = number_bytes {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "Only 1, 2, 4, 8, or 'auto' bytes are supported as word sizes".to_string(),
+                    val.span,
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, bits, head, signed, bytes_len),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Rotate right a number with 60 bits",
+                example: "17 | bits ror 60",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 272,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Rotate right a list of numbers of one byte",
+                example: "[15 33 92] | bits ror 2 -n 1",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![
+                        Value::test_int(195),
+                        Value::test_int(72),
+                        Value::test_int(23),
+                    ],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_rotate_right<T: Display + PrimInt>(val: T, bits: u32, span: Span) -> Value
+where
+    i64: std::convert::TryFrom<T>,
+{
+    let rotate_result = i64::try_from(val.rotate_right(bits));
+    match rotate_result {
+        Ok(val) => Value::Int { val, span },
+        Err(_) => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Rotate right result beyond the range of 64 bit signed number".to_string(),
+                format!(
+                    "{} of the specified number of bytes rotate right {} bits exceed limit",
+                    val, bits
+                ),
+                Some(span),
+                None,
+                Vec::new(),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, bits: usize, head: Span, signed: bool, number_size: NumberBytes) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => {
+            use InputNumType::*;
+            // let bits = (((bits % 64) + 64) % 64) as u32;
+            let bits = bits as u32;
+            let input_type = get_input_num_type(val, signed, number_size);
+            match input_type {
+                One => get_rotate_right(val as u8, bits, span),
+                Two => get_rotate_right(val as u16, bits, span),
+                Four => get_rotate_right(val as u32, bits, span),
+                Eight => get_rotate_right(val as u64, bits, span),
+                SignedOne => get_rotate_right(val as i8, bits, span),
+                SignedTwo => get_rotate_right(val as i16, bits, span),
+                SignedFour => get_rotate_right(val as i32, bits, span),
+                SignedEight => get_rotate_right(val as i64, bits, span),
+            }
+        }
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/shift_left.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+use super::{get_input_num_type, get_number_bytes, InputNumType, NumberBytes};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use num_traits::CheckedShl;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits shl"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits shl")
+            .required("bits", SyntaxShape::Int, "number of bits to shift left")
+            .switch(
+                "signed",
+                "always treat input number as a signed number",
+                Some('s'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "number-bytes",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the word size in number of bytes, it can be 1, 2, 4, 8, auto, default value `8`",
+                Some('n'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Bitwise shift left for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["shift left"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let bits: usize = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let signed = call.has_flag("signed");
+        let number_bytes: Option<Spanned<String>> =
+            call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "number-bytes")?;
+        let bytes_len = get_number_bytes(&number_bytes);
+        if let NumberBytes::Invalid = bytes_len {
+            if let Some(val) = number_bytes {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "Only 1, 2, 4, 8, or 'auto' bytes are supported as word sizes".to_string(),
+                    val.span,
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, bits, head, signed, bytes_len),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Shift left a number by 7 bits",
+                example: "2 | bits shl 7",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 256,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Shift left a number with 1 byte by 7 bits",
+                example: "2 | bits shl 7 -n 1",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 0,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Shift left a signed number by 1 bit",
+                example: "0x7F | bits shl 1 -s",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 254,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Shift left a list of numbers",
+                example: "[5 3 2] | bits shl 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(20), Value::test_int(12), Value::test_int(8)],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_shift_left<T: CheckedShl + Display + Copy>(val: T, bits: u32, span: Span) -> Value
+where
+    i64: std::convert::TryFrom<T>,
+{
+    match val.checked_shl(bits) {
+        Some(val) => {
+            let shift_result = i64::try_from(val);
+            match shift_result {
+                Ok(val) => Value::Int { val, span },
+                Err(_) => Value::Error {
+                    error: ShellError::GenericError(
+                        "Shift left result beyond the range of 64 bit signed number".to_string(),
+                        format!(
+                            "{} of the specified number of bytes shift left {} bits exceed limit",
+                            val, bits
+                        ),
+                        Some(span),
+                        None,
+                        Vec::new(),
+                    ),
+                },
+            }
+        }
+        None => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Shift left failed".to_string(),
+                format!(
+                    "{} shift left {} bits failed, you may shift too many bits",
+                    val, bits
+                ),
+                Some(span),
+                None,
+                Vec::new(),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, bits: usize, head: Span, signed: bool, number_size: NumberBytes) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => {
+            use InputNumType::*;
+            // let bits = (((bits % 64) + 64) % 64) as u32;
+            let bits = bits as u32;
+            let input_type = get_input_num_type(val, signed, number_size);
+            match input_type {
+                One => get_shift_left(val as u8, bits, span),
+                Two => get_shift_left(val as u16, bits, span),
+                Four => get_shift_left(val as u32, bits, span),
+                Eight => get_shift_left(val as u64, bits, span),
+                SignedOne => get_shift_left(val as i8, bits, span),
+                SignedTwo => get_shift_left(val as i16, bits, span),
+                SignedFour => get_shift_left(val as i32, bits, span),
+                SignedEight => get_shift_left(val as i64, bits, span),
+            }
+        }
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/shift_right.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+use super::{get_input_num_type, get_number_bytes, InputNumType, NumberBytes};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, Spanned, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use num_traits::CheckedShr;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits shr"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits shr")
+            .required("bits", SyntaxShape::Int, "number of bits to shift right")
+            .switch(
+                "signed",
+                "always treat input number as a signed number",
+                Some('s'),
+            )
+            .named(
+                "number-bytes",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "the word size in number of bytes, it can be 1, 2, 4, 8, auto, default value `8`",
+                Some('n'),
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Bitwise shift right for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["shift right"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let bits: usize = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let signed = call.has_flag("signed");
+        let number_bytes: Option<Spanned<String>> =
+            call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "number-bytes")?;
+        let bytes_len = get_number_bytes(&number_bytes);
+        if let NumberBytes::Invalid = bytes_len {
+            if let Some(val) = number_bytes {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "Only 1, 2, 4, 8, or 'auto' bytes are supported as word sizes".to_string(),
+                    val.span,
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, bits, head, signed, bytes_len),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Shift right a number with 2 bits",
+                example: "8 | bits shr 2",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 2,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Shift right a list of numbers",
+                example: "[15 35 2] | bits shr 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(3), Value::test_int(8), Value::test_int(0)],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_shift_right<T: CheckedShr + Display + Copy>(val: T, bits: u32, span: Span) -> Value
+where
+    i64: std::convert::TryFrom<T>,
+{
+    match val.checked_shr(bits) {
+        Some(val) => {
+            let shift_result = i64::try_from(val);
+            match shift_result {
+                Ok(val) => Value::Int { val, span },
+                Err(_) => Value::Error {
+                    error: ShellError::GenericError(
+                        "Shift right result beyond the range of 64 bit signed number".to_string(),
+                        format!(
+                            "{} of the specified number of bytes shift right {} bits exceed limit",
+                            val, bits
+                        ),
+                        Some(span),
+                        None,
+                        Vec::new(),
+                    ),
+                },
+            }
+        }
+        None => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::GenericError(
+                "Shift right failed".to_string(),
+                format!(
+                    "{} shift right {} bits failed, you may shift too many bits",
+                    val, bits
+                ),
+                Some(span),
+                None,
+                Vec::new(),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, bits: usize, head: Span, signed: bool, number_size: NumberBytes) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => {
+            use InputNumType::*;
+            // let bits = (((bits % 64) + 64) % 64) as u32;
+            let bits = bits as u32;
+            let input_type = get_input_num_type(val, signed, number_size);
+            match input_type {
+                One => get_shift_right(val as u8, bits, span),
+                Two => get_shift_right(val as u16, bits, span),
+                Four => get_shift_right(val as u32, bits, span),
+                Eight => get_shift_right(val as u64, bits, span),
+                SignedOne => get_shift_right(val as i8, bits, span),
+                SignedTwo => get_shift_right(val as i16, bits, span),
+                SignedFour => get_shift_right(val as i32, bits, span),
+                SignedEight => get_shift_right(val as i64, bits, span),
+            }
+        }
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bits/xor.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl Command for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bits xor"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bits xor")
+            .required(
+                "target",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "target integer to perform bit xor",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bits)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Performs bitwise xor for integers"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["logic xor"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let head = call.head;
+        let target: i64 = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+        input.map(
+            move |value| operate(value, target, head),
+            engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply bits xor to two numbers",
+                example: "2 | bits xor 2",
+                result: Some(Value::Int {
+                    val: 0,
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Apply logical xor to a list of numbers",
+                example: "[8 3 2] | bits xor 2",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::test_int(10), Value::test_int(1), Value::test_int(0)],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn operate(value: Value, target: i64, head: Span) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Int { val, span } => Value::Int {
+            val: val ^ target,
+            span,
+        },
+        other => Value::Error {
+            error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                format!(
+                    "Only integer values are supported, input type: {:?}",
+                    other.get_type()
+                ),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(SubCommand {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bytes/add.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+use super::{operate, BytesArgument};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::ast::CellPath;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::Category;
+use nu_protocol::{Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value};
+
+struct Arguments {
+    added_data: Vec<u8>,
+    index: Option<usize>,
+    end: bool,
+    column_paths: Option<Vec<CellPath>>,
+}
+
+impl BytesArgument for Arguments {
+    fn take_column_paths(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<CellPath>> {
+        self.column_paths.take()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+
+pub struct BytesAdd;
+
+impl Command for BytesAdd {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bytes add"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bytes add")
+            .required("data", SyntaxShape::Binary, "the binary to add")
+            .named(
+                "index",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "index to insert binary data",
+                Some('i'),
+            )
+            .switch("end", "add to the end of binary", Some('e'))
+            .rest(
+                "rest",
+                SyntaxShape::CellPath,
+                "optionally matches prefix of text by column paths",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Add specified bytes to the input"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["append", "truncate", "padding"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let added_data: Vec<u8> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let column_paths: Vec<CellPath> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 1)?;
+        let column_paths = if column_paths.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(column_paths)
+        };
+        let index: Option<usize> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "index")?;
+        let end = call.has_flag("end");
+
+        let arg = Arguments {
+            added_data,
+            index,
+            end,
+            column_paths,
+        };
+        operate(add, arg, input, call.head, engine_state.ctrlc.clone())
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Add bytes `0x[AA]` to `0x[1F FF AA AA]`",
+                example: "0x[1F FF AA AA] | bytes add 0x[AA]",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0xAA, 0x1F, 0xFF, 0xAA, 0xAA],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Add bytes `0x[AA BB]` to `0x[1F FF AA AA]` at index 1",
+                example: "0x[1F FF AA AA] | bytes add 0x[AA BB] -i 1",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x1F, 0xAA, 0xBB, 0xFF, 0xAA, 0xAA],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Add bytes `0x[11]` to `0x[FF AA AA]` at the end",
+                example: "0x[FF AA AA] | bytes add 0x[11] -e",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0xFF, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0x11],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Add bytes `0x[11 22 33]` to `0x[FF AA AA]` at the end, at index 1(the index is start from end)",
+                example: "0x[FF AA BB] | bytes add 0x[11 22 33] -e -i 1",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0xFF, 0xAA, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0xBB],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn add(input: &[u8], args: &Arguments, span: Span) -> Value {
+    match args.index {
+        None => {
+            if args.end {
+                let mut added_data = args.added_data.clone();
+                let mut result = input.to_vec();
+                result.append(&mut added_data);
+                Value::Binary { val: result, span }
+            } else {
+                let mut result = args.added_data.clone();
+                let mut input = input.to_vec();
+                result.append(&mut input);
+                Value::Binary { val: result, span }
+            }
+        }
+        Some(mut indx) => {
+            let inserted_index = if args.end {
+                input.len().saturating_sub(indx)
+            } else {
+                if indx > input.len() {
+                    indx = input.len()
+                }
+                indx
+            };
+            let mut result = vec![];
+            let mut prev_data = input[..inserted_index].to_vec();
+            result.append(&mut prev_data);
+            let mut added_data = args.added_data.clone();
+            result.append(&mut added_data);
+            let mut after_data = input[inserted_index..].to_vec();
+            result.append(&mut after_data);
+            Value::Binary { val: result, span }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(BytesAdd {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bytes/at.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+use super::{operate, BytesArgument};
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::ast::CellPath;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct BytesAt;
+
+struct Arguments {
+    start: isize,
+    end: isize,
+    arg_span: Span,
+    column_paths: Option<Vec<CellPath>>,
+}
+
+impl BytesArgument for Arguments {
+    fn take_column_paths(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<CellPath>> {
+        self.column_paths.take()
+    }
+}
+
+/// ensure given `range` is valid, and returns [start, end, val_span] pair.
+fn parse_range(range: Value, head: Span) -> Result<(isize, isize, Span), ShellError> {
+    let (start, end, span) = match range {
+        Value::List { mut vals, span } => {
+            if vals.len() != 2 {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "More than two indices given".to_string(),
+                    span,
+                ));
+            } else {
+                let end = vals.pop().expect("Already check has size 2");
+                let end = match end {
+                    Value::Int { val, .. } => val.to_string(),
+                    Value::String { val, .. } => val,
+                    other => {
+                        return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                            "could not perform subbytes. Expecting a string or int".to_string(),
+                            other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+                        ))
+                    }
+                };
+                let start = vals.pop().expect("Already check has size 1");
+                let start = match start {
+                    Value::Int { val, .. } => val.to_string(),
+                    Value::String { val, .. } => val,
+                    other => {
+                        return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                            "could not perform subbytes. Expecting a string or int".to_string(),
+                            other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+                        ))
+                    }
+                };
+                (start, end, span)
+            }
+        }
+        Value::String { val, span } => {
+            let splitted_result = val.split_once(',');
+            match splitted_result {
+                Some((start, end)) => (start.to_string(), end.to_string(), span),
+                None => {
+                    return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                        "could not perform subbytes".to_string(),
+                        span,
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        other => {
+            return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                "could not perform subbytes".to_string(),
+                other.span().unwrap_or(head),
+            ))
+        }
+    };
+
+    let start: isize = if start.is_empty() || start == "_" {
+        0
+    } else {
+        match start.trim().parse() {
+            Ok(s) => s,
+            Err(_) => {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "could not perform subbytes".to_string(),
+                    span,
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    let end: isize = if end.is_empty() || end == "_" {
+        isize::max_value()
+    } else {
+        match end.trim().parse() {
+            Ok(s) => s,
+            Err(_) => {
+                return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "could not perform subbytes".to_string(),
+                    span,
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    Ok((start, end, span))
+}
+
+impl Command for BytesAt {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bytes at"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bytes at")
+            .required("range", SyntaxShape::Any, "the indexes to get bytes")
+            .rest(
+                "rest",
+                SyntaxShape::CellPath,
+                "optionally get bytes by column paths",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Get bytes defined by a range. Note that the start is included but the end is excluded, and that the first byte is index 0."
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["slice"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let range: Value = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        let (start, end, arg_span) = parse_range(range, call.head)?;
+        let column_paths: Vec<CellPath> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 1)?;
+        let column_paths = if column_paths.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(column_paths)
+        };
+        let arg = Arguments {
+            start,
+            end,
+            arg_span,
+            column_paths,
+        };
+        operate(at, arg, input, call.head, engine_state.ctrlc.clone())
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Get a subbytes `0x[10 01]` from the bytes `0x[33 44 55 10 01 13]`",
+                example: " 0x[33 44 55 10 01 13] | bytes at [3 4]",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x10],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Alternatively, you can use the form",
+                example: " 0x[33 44 55 10 01 13] | bytes at '3,4'",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x10],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Drop the last `n` characters from the string",
+                example: " 0x[33 44 55 10 01 13] | bytes at ',-3'",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x33, 0x44, 0x55],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Get the remaining characters from a starting index",
+                example: " 0x[33 44 55 10 01 13] | bytes at '3,'",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x10, 0x01, 0x13],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Get the characters from the beginning until ending index",
+                example: " 0x[33 44 55 10 01 13] | bytes at ',4'",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x10],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description:
+                    "Or the characters from the beginning until ending index inside a table",
+                example: r#" [[ColA ColB ColC]; [0x[11 12 13] 0x[14 15 16] 0x[17 18 19]]] | bytes at "1," ColB ColC"#,
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::Record {
+                        cols: vec!["ColA".to_string(), "ColB".to_string(), "ColC".to_string()],
+                        vals: vec![
+                            Value::Binary {
+                                val: vec![0x11, 0x12, 0x13],
+                                span: Span::test_data(),
+                            },
+                            Value::Binary {
+                                val: vec![0x15, 0x16],
+                                span: Span::test_data(),
+                            },
+                            Value::Binary {
+                                val: vec![0x18, 0x19],
+                                span: Span::test_data(),
+                            },
+                        ],
+                        span: Span::test_data(),
+                    }],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn at(input: &[u8], arg: &Arguments, span: Span) -> Value {
+    let len: isize = input.len() as isize;
+
+    let start: isize = if arg.start < 0 {
+        arg.start + len
+    } else {
+        arg.start
+    };
+    let end: isize = if arg.end < 0 {
+        std::cmp::max(len + arg.end, 0)
+    } else {
+        arg.end
+    };
+
+    if start < len && end >= 0 {
+        match start.cmp(&end) {
+            Ordering::Equal => Value::Binary { val: vec![], span },
+            Ordering::Greater => Value::Error {
+                error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "End must be greater than or equal to Start".to_string(),
+                    arg.arg_span,
+                ),
+            },
+            Ordering::Less => Value::Binary {
+                val: {
+                    let input_iter = input.iter().copied().skip(start as usize);
+                    if end == isize::max_value() {
+                        input_iter.collect()
+                    } else {
+                        input_iter.take((end - start) as usize).collect()
+                    }
+                },
+                span,
+            },
+        }
+    } else {
+        Value::Binary { val: vec![], span }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(BytesAt {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bytes/build_.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+use nu_engine::eval_expression;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape,
+    Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct BytesBuild;
+
+impl Command for BytesBuild {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bytes build"
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Create bytes from the arguments."
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["concatenate", "join"]
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+        Signature::build("bytes build")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "list of bytes")
+            .category(Category::Bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![Example {
+            example: "bytes build 0x[01 02] 0x[03] 0x[04]",
+            description: "Builds binary data from 0x[01 02], 0x[03], 0x[04]",
+            result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                val: vec![0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04],
+                span: Span::test_data(),
+            }),
+        }]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        let mut output = vec![];
+        for expr in call.positional_iter() {
+            let val = eval_expression(engine_state, stack, expr)?;
+            match val {
+                Value::Binary { mut val, .. } => output.append(&mut val),
+                other => {
+                    return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                        "only support expression which yields to binary data".to_string(),
+                        other.span().unwrap_or(call.head),
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(Value::Binary {
+            val: output,
+            span: call.head,
+        }
+        .into_pipeline_data())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(BytesBuild {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bytes/bytes_.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use nu_engine::get_full_help;
+use nu_protocol::{
+    ast::Call,
+    engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack},
+    Category, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, Signature, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Bytes;
+
+impl Command for Bytes {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bytes"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bytes").category(Category::Bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Various commands for working with byte data"
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        _input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        Ok(Value::String {
+            val: get_full_help(&Bytes.signature(), &Bytes.examples(), engine_state, stack),
+            span: call.head,
+        }
+        .into_pipeline_data())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::Bytes;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Bytes {})
+    }
+}

crates/nu-command/src/bytes/collect.rs

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+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, IntoPipelineData, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape,
+    Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct BytesCollect;
+
+impl Command for BytesCollect {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "bytes collect"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("bytes collect")
+            .optional(
+                "separator",
+                SyntaxShape::Binary,
+                "optional separator to use when creating binary",
+            )
+            .category(Category::Bytes)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Concatenate multiple binary into a single binary, with an optional separator between each"
+    }
+
+    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+        vec!["join", "concatenate"]
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
+        let separator: Option<Vec<u8>> = call.opt(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+        // input should be a list of binary data.
+        let mut output_binary = vec![];
+        for value in input {
+            match value {
+                Value::Binary { mut val, .. } => {
+                    output_binary.append(&mut val);
+                    // manually concat
+                    // TODO: make use of std::slice::Join when it's available in stable.
+                    if let Some(sep) = &separator {
+                        let mut work_sep = sep.clone();
+                        output_binary.append(&mut work_sep)
+                    }
+                }
+                other => {
+                    return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                        format!(
+                            "The element type is {}, this command only works with bytes.",
+                            other.get_type()
+                        ),
+                        other.span().unwrap_or(call.head),
+                    ))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        match separator {
+            None => Ok(Value::Binary {
+                val: output_binary,
+                span: call.head,
+            }
+            .into_pipeline_data()),
+            Some(sep) => {
+                if output_binary.is_empty() {
+                    Ok(Value::Binary {
+                        val: output_binary,
+                        span: call.head,
+                    }
+                    .into_pipeline_data())
+                } else {
+                    // have push one extra separator in previous step, pop them out.
+                    for _ in sep {
+                        let _ = output_binary.pop();
+                    }
+                    Ok(Value::Binary {
+                        val: output_binary,
+                        span: call.head,
+                    }
+                    .into_pipeline_data())
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Create a byte array from input",
+                example: "[0x[11] 0x[13 15]] | bytes collect",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x11, 0x13, 0x15],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Create a byte array from input with a separator",
+                example: "[0x[11] 0x[33] 0x[44]] | bytes collect 0x[01]",
+                result: Some(Value::Binary {
+                    val: vec![0x11, 0x01, 0x33, 0x01, 0x44],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(BytesCollect {})
+    }
+}