prabirshrestha/asyncomplete.vim
Asyncomplete.vim
Asyncomplete.vim is an asynchronous autocompletion plugin written in pure Vim script for Vim and Neovim environments. It provides non-blocking suggestion displays in a popup menu without freezing the editor interface, utilizing deferred input buffering and event-driven job dispatching to maintain responsiveness during rapid typing sessions.
The plugin integrates external completion sources and language server protocols to supply context-aware code suggestions, definitions, and documentation previews. Its modular provider abstraction collects unified suggestion lists from third-party scripts and external servers.
Users can configure custom key mappings, trigger rules, auto-popup toggles, manual refresh triggers, tab-completion mappings, and preview window toggles to control popup behavior and candidate navigation.
Features
- Asynchronous - Provides asynchronous autocompletion suggestions as you type without blocking the editor interface.
- Completion Source Providers - Configures completion providers to aggregate context-specific suggestions from external sources and language servers.
- Vim Plugins - Integrates language servers into Vim to provide code completion and documentation previews.
- VimScript Plugins - Written entirely in pure Vim script to integrate external data providers and language servers.
- Custom Completion Providers - Plugs external tools and data providers into Vim to supply custom completion candidates.
- Language Server Clients - Acts as a client extension connecting external language servers to deliver code suggestions.
- Language Server Integrations - Integrates external language servers to supply smart code completion and documentation previews.
- Vim Plugins - Adds non-blocking autocomplete capabilities to Vim and Neovim environments.
- Completion Triggers - Configures completion triggers, manual refresh options, and tab-completion mappings for candidate navigation.
- Job Event Callbacks - Executes non-blocking background job callbacks to communicate results back to the editor.
- Deferred Input Buffering - Buffers and debounces input keystrokes to maintain responsiveness during rapid typing sessions.
- Plugin-Based Source Abstractions - Abstracts source fetching through modular provider interfaces to collect unified suggestion lists.
- Candidate Menu Navigation - Manages candidate menu navigation and floating presentation without interfering with text editing.
- Autocomplete Suggestion Popups - Presents autocomplete recommendations in an asynchronous popup menu.
