themelix

Themelix is a lightweight utility for dynamically managing and applying themes to the Helix text editor. Designed to enhance your workflow, it integrates seamlessly with Helix and terminal-based tools like Zellij for a more immersive coding experience.

Features

Dynamically change Helix themes. Automatically create a default configuration if missing. Clear terminal scroll buffer for a cleaner workflow. Can be used as a standalone CLI tool or a library in other Rust projects. Installation

Prerequisites Rust: Ensure you have the Rust toolchain installed. You can install it via rustup. Helix Editor: Themelix manages themes in the ~/Library/Application Support/helix/config.toml file. Clone and Build Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com//themelix.git cd themelix Build the binary: cargo build --release Add the binary to your $PATH: cp target/release/themelix ~/.local/bin/ Usage as a Library Add themelix to your Cargo.toml as a dependency:

[dependencies] themelix = { git = "https://github.com//themelix.git" } Usage

CLI Mode Run the tool from your terminal:

themelix --theme <theme_name> [OPTIONS] Arguments:

--theme <theme_name>: The Helix theme to apply. : The file to open in Helix after applying the theme. Options:

--quiet, -q: Suppress output messages. --clear-buffer, -c: Clear the terminal scroll buffer before opening Helix.

Example:

themelix --theme nord example.rs --clear-buffer Library Mode Use Themelix's functionality in your Rust projects:

Configuration

Themelix modifies the ~/Library/Application Support/helix/config.toml file to set the desired theme. If the file does not exist, it creates a default configuration with a placeholder theme.

Example config.toml:

theme = "nord"

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute: idk man im to new at this

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

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