Add auto-completion

[fnky]

Add auto-completion

[amio]

Nice feature,

Well it seems this intractive needs more code than the core function, and I prefer to keep it simple.
I think console.js was meant to be like a game console, or use to add some debug utillity, easter egg,
these use cases are simple, auto-completion is nice, but not necessary, a handy help helper may archive same goal but more lightweight.

If in your case it is necessary, let me know :)

And besides, maybe we could add a plugin api for that?

[fnky]

Sure it would be awesome with plugin, but that also increases complexity. The idea was to replicate the console in Quake 3. It doesn't have to be anything fancy.

I did at one time implement auto completion in my own replication of a Quake console which I made a long while ago. I'll see if I can dig it up from the dust.

[amio]

Oh I got it, I was thinking about tab effect of fish.
This should be simple enough:

# history commands
set # => TAB = SETNAME

and

# history commands
  - SAY say something
  - SETNAME set user name
s # => TAB = show those hints.

[amio]

btw, I can't remember how the tab works in Quake 3,
could you provide some screenshot or video or so, showing how the tab exactly acting in Quake 3?

[fnky]

When typing e.g. sv and tabbing it will show a list of commands and auto complete to ´sv_´, because there's multiple commands starting with sv_

If continuing typing e.g. sv_che and a single command starts with sv_che it will auto complete to sv_cheats

Same as the first example if typing e.g. g_e it will auto complete to g_enable and show a list of commands starting with that.

For the sv_cheats example, it will not show a list but simply just auto complete. For all commands, it will also auto complete the \ which is the console prefix for commands so typing sv_che and pressing TAB will auto complete to \sv_cheats

[amio]

👍

[amio]

ping @fnky See if it works as expected http://gh.amio.us/console.js/

[fnky]

@amio That works wonderfully. Nice job!