# Description
This PR adds an alternative alias implementation. Old aliases still work
but you need to use `old-alias` instead of `alias`.
Instead of replacing spans in the original code and re-parsing, which
proved to be extremely error-prone and a constant source of panics, the
new implementation creates a new command that references the old
command. Consider the new alias defined as `alias ll = ls -l`. The
parser creates a new command called `ll` and remembers that it is
actually a `ls` command called with the `-l` flag. Then, when the parser
sees the `ll` command, it will translate it to `ls -l` and passes to it
any parameters that were passed to the call to `ll`. It works quite
similar to how known externals defined with `extern` are implemented.
The new alias implementation should work the same way as the old
aliases, including exporting from modules, referencing both known and
unknown externals. It seems to preserve custom completions and pipeline
metadata. It is quite robust in most cases but there are some rough
edges (see later).
Fixes https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/7648,
https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/8026,
https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/7512,
https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/5780,
https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/7754
No effect: https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/8122 (we might
revisit the completions code after this PR)
Should use custom command instead:
https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/6048
# User-Facing Changes
Since aliases are now basically commands, it has some new implications:
1. `alias spam = "spam"` (requires command call)
* **workaround**: use `alias spam = echo "spam"`
2. `def foo [] { 'foo' }; alias foo = ls -l` (foo defined more than
once)
* **workaround**: use different name (commands also have this
limitation)
4. `alias ls = (ls | sort-by type name -i)`
* **workaround**: Use custom command. _The common issue with this is
that it is currently not easy to pass flags through custom commands and
command referencing itself will lead to stack overflow. Both of these
issues are meant to be addressed._
5. TODO: Help messages, `which` command, `$nu.scope.aliases`, etc.
* Should we treat the aliases as commands or should they be separated
from regular commands?
6. Needs better error message and syntax highlight for recursed alias
(`alias f = f`)
7. Can't create alias with the same name as existing command (`alias ls
= ls -a`)
* Might be possible to add support for it (not 100% sure)
8. Standalone `alias` doesn't list aliases anymore
9. Can't alias parser keywords (e.g., stuff like `alias ou = overlay
use` won't work)
* TODO: Needs a better error message when attempting to do so
# Tests + Formatting
Don't forget to add tests that cover your changes.
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 --workspace -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A
clippy::needless_collect` to check that you're using the standard code
style
- `cargo test --workspace` to check that all tests pass
# After Submitting
If your PR had any user-facing changes, update [the
documentation](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io) after the
PR is merged, if necessary. This will help us keep the docs up to date.
* remove export_env command
* remove several export env usage in test code
* adjust hiding relative test case
* fix clippy
* adjust tests
* update tests
* unignore these tests to expose ut failed
* using `use` instead of `overlay use` in some tests
* Revert "using `use` instead of `overlay use` in some tests"
This reverts commit 2ae24b24c3.
* Revert "adjust hiding relative test case"
This reverts commit 4369af6d05.
* Bring back module example
* Revert "update tests"
This reverts commit 6ae94ef513.
* Fix tests
* "Fix" a test
* Remove remaining deprecated env functionality
* Re-enable environment hiding for `hide`
To not break virtualenv since the overlay update is not merged yet
* Fix hiding env in `hide` and ignore some tests
Co-authored-by: kubouch <kubouch@gmail.com>
* WIP: Start laying overlays
* Rename Overlay->Module; Start adding overlay
* Revamp adding overlay
* Add overlay add tests; Disable debug print
* Fix overlay add; Add overlay remove
* Add overlay remove tests
* Add missing overlay remove file
* Add overlay list command
* (WIP?) Enable overlays for env vars
* Move OverlayFrames to ScopeFrames
* (WIP) Move everything to overlays only
ScopeFrame contains nothing but overlays now
* Fix predecls
* Fix wrong overlay id translation and aliases
* Fix broken env lookup logic
* Remove TODOs
* Add overlay add + remove for environment
* Add a few overlay tests; Fix overlay add name
* Some cleanup; Fix overlay add/remove names
* Clippy
* Fmt
* Remove walls of comments
* List overlays from stack; Add debugging flag
Currently, the engine state ordering is somehow broken.
* Fix (?) overlay list test
* Fix tests on Windows
* Fix activated overlay ordering
* Check for active overlays equality in overlay list
This removes the -p flag: Either both parser and engine will have the
same overlays, or the command will fail.
* Add merging on overlay remove
* Change help message and comment
* Add some remove-merge/discard tests
* (WIP) Track removed overlays properly
* Clippy; Fmt
* Fix getting last overlay; Fix predecls in overlays
* Remove merging; Fix re-add overwriting stuff
Also some error message tweaks.
* Fix overlay error in the engine
* Update variable_completions.rs
* Adds flags and optional arguments to view-source (#5446)
* added flags and optional arguments to view-source
* removed redundant code
* removed redundant code
* fmt
* fix bug in shell_integration (#5450)
* fix bug in shell_integration
* add some comments
* enable cd to work with directory abbreviations (#5452)
* enable cd to work with abbreviations
* add abbreviation example
* fix tests
* make it configurable
* make cd recornize symblic link (#5454)
* implement seq char command to generate single character sequence (#5453)
* add tmp code
* add seq char command
* Add split number flag in `split row` (#5434)
Signed-off-by: Yuheng Su <gipsyh.icu@gmail.com>
* Add two more overlay tests
* Add ModuleId to OverlayFrame
* Fix env conversion accidentally activating overlay
It activated overlay from permanent state prematurely which would
cause `overlay add` to misbehave.
* Remove unused parameter; Add overlay list test
* Remove added traces
* Add overlay commands examples
* Modify TODO
* Fix $nu.scope iteration
* Disallow removing default overlay
* Refactor some parser errors
* Remove last overlay if no argument
* Diversify overlay examples
* Make it possible to update overlay's module
In case the origin module updates, the overlay add loads the new module,
makes it overlay's origin and applies the changes. Before, it was
impossible to update the overlay if the module changed.
Co-authored-by: JT <547158+jntrnr@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: pwygab <88221256+merelymyself@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Darren Schroeder <343840+fdncred@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: WindSoilder <WindSoilder@outlook.com>
Co-authored-by: Yuheng Su <gipsyh.icu@gmail.com>
