nushell / nushell/reedline

Support for multiple completion categories

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A-Completions enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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818
Forks
249
Avg merge
4d 14h
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

From JT on discord:

git checkout can checkout files, not just branches, so we should allow that too

Hence it might be useful for commands to be able to provide multiple completion categories, similar to in zsh-autocomplete:

categories

Somewhat related to #357.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the existing completion implementation and the related #357 discussion, then define how commands provide multiple completion categories and how category selection should work for git checkout files and branches.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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