prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit

Allow using different separator for nested completion

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Description

Hi,

Thanks for creating this great package!

I am currently working on a command definition tree and on a feature which allows picking a path through the tree.
I would like to have auto-completion for this, but the resultant path should be path-like, with slashes as separators.

The nested completer currently only allows space as the separator. It would be nice if it would be possible to change the separator. I think strings like ":", "::" and "/" might be other commonly used separators used together with the nested completer.

I can prepare a PR for this.

Kind Regards
Robin

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Start by locating the nested completer and reading how it currently handles the space separator. The work is done when callers can configure separators such as ":", "::", or "/" for path-like completion, with behavior covered by the relevant nested-completer tests.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
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1-2 days
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