feat: add on_click option to interact with mouse (#742)

* feat: add on_click option to interact with mouse

closes #706

README.md

@@ -418,6 +418,11 @@ sections = {
                    --   padding = { left = left_padding, right = right_padding }
 
       fmt = nil,   -- Format function, formats the component's output.
+      on_click = nil, -- takes a function that is called when component is clicked with mouse.
+                   -- the function receives several arguments
+                   -- - number of clicks incase of multiple clicks
+                   -- - mouse button used (l(left)/r(right)/m(middle)/...)
+                   -- - modifiers pressed (s(shift)/c(ctrl)/a(alt)/m(meta)...)
     }
   }
 }

doc/lualine.txt

@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ General component options              These are options that control behavior
                        --   padding = { left = left_padding, right = right_padding }
     
           fmt = nil,   -- Format function, formats the component's output.
+          on_click = nil, -- takes a function that is called when component is clicked with mouse.
+                       -- the function receives several arguments
+                       -- - number of clicks incase of multiple clicks
+                       -- - mouse button used (l(left)/r(right)/m(middle)/...)
+                       -- - modifiers pressed (s(shift)/c(ctrl)/a(alt)/m(meta)...)
         }
       }
     }

lua/lualine/component.lua

@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 -- Copyright (c) 2020-2021 shadmansaleh
 -- MIT license, see LICENSE for more details.
-local require = require('lualine_require').require
-local highlight = require('lualine.highlight')
+local lualine_require = require('lualine_require')
+local require = lualine_require.require
 local M = require('lualine.utils.class'):extend()
+local modules = lualine_require.lazy_require {
+  highlight = 'lualine.highlight',
+  utils_notices = 'lualine.utils.notices',
+  fn_store = 'lualine.utils.fn_store',
+}
 
 -- Used to provide a unique id for each component
 local component_no = 1
-function M._reset_component_id()
+function M._reset_components()
   component_no = 1
 end
 
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ function M:init(options)
   self.component_no = component_no
   self:set_separator()
   self:create_option_highlights()
+  self:set_on_click()
 end
 
 ---sets the default separator for component based on whether the component
@@ -62,6 +68,20 @@ function M:create_option_highlights()
   end
 end
 
+---Setup on click function so they can be added during drawing.
+function M:set_on_click()
+  if self.options.on_click ~= nil then
+    if vim.fn.has('nvim-0.8') == 0 then
+      modules.utils_notices.add_notice(
+      '### Options.on_click\nSorry `on_click` can only be used in neovim 0.8 or higher.\n'
+    )
+      self.options.on_click = nil
+      return
+    end
+    self.on_click_id = modules.fn_store.register_fn(self.component_no, self.options.on_click)
+  end
+end
+
 ---adds spaces to left and right of a component
 function M:apply_padding()
   local padding = self.options.padding
@@ -181,6 +201,13 @@ function M:apply_section_separators()
   end
 end
 
+---Add on click funtion description to already drawn item
+function M:apply_on_click()
+  if self.on_click_id then
+    self.status = self:format_fn(self.on_click_id, self.status)
+  end
+end
+
 ---remove separator from tail of this component.
 ---called by lualine.utils.sections.draw_section to manage unnecessary separators
 function M:strip_separator()
@@ -198,7 +225,7 @@ function M:get_default_hl()
   elseif self.default_hl then
     return self.default_hl
   else
-    return highlight.format_highlight(self.options.self.section)
+    return modules.highlight.format_highlight(self.options.self.section)
   end
 end
 
@@ -208,14 +235,22 @@ end
 ---@return table an identifier to later retrieve the hl for application
 function M:create_hl(color, hint)
   hint = hint and self.options.component_name .. '_' .. hint or self.options.component_name
-  return highlight.create_component_highlight_group(color, hint, self.options, false)
+  return modules.highlight.create_component_highlight_group(color, hint, self.options, false)
 end
 
 ---Get stl formatted hl group for hl_token
 ---@param hl_token table identifier received from create_hl or create_component_highlight_group
 ---@return string stl formatted hl group for hl_token
 function M:format_hl(hl_token)
-  return highlight.component_format_highlight(hl_token)
+  return modules.highlight.component_format_highlight(hl_token)
+end
+
+---Wrap str with click format for function of id
+---@param id number
+---@param str string
+---@return string
+function M:format_fn(id, str)
+  return string.format("%%%d@v:lua.require'lualine.utils.fn_store'.call_fn@%s%%T", id, str)
 end
 
 -- luacheck: push no unused args
@@ -244,6 +279,7 @@ function M:draw(default_highlight, is_focused)
     self:apply_icon()
     self:apply_padding()
     self:apply_highlights(default_highlight)
+    self:apply_on_click()
     self:apply_section_separators()
     self:apply_separator()
   end

lua/lualine/utils/fn_store.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+local M = {}
+local fns = {}
+
+---Store fn with id in fns so it can be later called
+---@param id integer component id (for now we are only doing one fn per component)
+---@param fn function the actual function to store.
+---@return number same id that was provided.
+function M.register_fn(id, fn)
+  vim.validate({
+    id = {id, 'n'},
+    fn = {fn, 'f'}
+  })
+  fns[id] = fn
+  return id
+end
+
+---Get the function with id
+---@param id number id of the fn to retrive
+---@return function
+function M.get_fn(id)
+  vim.validate({ id = {id, 'n'} })
+  return fns[id] or function () end
+end
+
+---Call the function of id with args
+---@param id number
+---@param ... any
+---@return any
+function M.call_fn(id, ...)
+  return M.get_fn(id)(...)
+end
+
+---Clear the fns table
+function M.clear_fns()
+  fns = {}
+end
+
+return M

lua/lualine/utils/loader.lua

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local require = lualine_require.require
 local modules = lualine_require.lazy_require {
   utils = 'lualine.utils.utils',
   notice = 'lualine.utils.notices',
+  fn_store = 'lualine.utils.fn_store',
 }
 local is_valid_filename = lualine_require.is_valid_filename
 local sep = lualine_require.sep
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ end
 ---loads sections and extensions or entire user config
 ---@param config table user config
 local function load_all(config)
-  require('lualine.component')._reset_component_id()
+  require('lualine.component')._reset_components()
+  modules.fn_store.clear_fns()
   load_components(config)
   load_extensions(config)
 end