akinsho/bufferline.nvim
Bufferline.nvim
bufferline.nvim is a buffer line plugin for Neovim that provides a visual tab bar at the top of the editor to display open buffers. It functions as a workspace organizer and tabpage management interface, allowing users to switch the display mode between individual open buffers and global tabpages.
The project features an LSP diagnostic visualizer that maps language server errors and warnings directly onto the buffer tabs. It enables UI customization through adjustable tab shapes and underline indicators to emulate the appearance of graphical text editors.
The plugin includes capabilities for workspace organization, such as grouping related buffers by directory, sorting files by extension, and labeling buffers with identification markers.
Features
- Editor - Provides a visual tab bar at the top of the editor to display open buffers for quick navigation.
- Buffer Line Plugins - A Neovim buffer line plugin providing a visual tab bar for open buffers.
- Tab Bars - Displays open buffers as a clickable tab bar at the top of the editor.
- Buffer Grouping - Groups open buffers by directory and sorts them for structured navigation.
- Buffer and Tabpage Toggling - Provides a toggle between displaying individual buffers and Neovim tabpages in the buffer line.
- Neovim Plugins - Integrates with Neovim's buffer and window APIs to render a tab bar.
- Buffer and Resource Organizers - Groups related buffers by directory and sorts files by extension for structured navigation.
- Editor Tab Renderers - Ships a customizable rendering engine for buffer tabs with configurable shapes and indicators.
- Extmark-Based - Renders buffer tabs as virtual text using Neovim's extmark API for efficient inline display.
- Buffer Display Sorting - Orders buffer tabs by extension, directory, or a custom compare function for organized navigation.
- Buffer Number Prefixes - Adds numeric prefixes to buffer tabs for keyboard-based buffer switching.
- Buffer Number Prefixes - Adds numeric prefixes to buffer tabs for keyboard-based buffer switching.
- LSP Diagnostic Indicators - Shows error and warning counts from language servers directly on buffer tabs.
- LSP Diagnostic Integrations - Maps language server diagnostic results onto buffer tabs via event subscription.
- Close Buttons - Provides clickable close buttons on buffer tabs for dismissing open files.
- LSP Diagnostic Visualizers - Shows language server error and warning indicators directly on buffer tabs.
- Buffer Close Bindings - Provides clickable close buttons on buffer tabs that close files via mouse interaction.
- UI Components - Snazzy bufferline built in Lua.
