Support Default Editor Setting In Windows#1454
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- Added `parseEditorArgs` function for Windows and POSIX systems to handle command line arguments for text editors. - Created `editor_windows.go` and `editor_unix.go` files to separate platform-specific implementations. - Introduced tests in `editor_windows_test.go` and `editor_unix_test.go` to ensure correct parsing behavior across different scenarios. - This change enhances compatibility with various text editors by correctly interpreting command line arguments, improving user experience.
- Clarified the default text editor settings for Linux/macOS and Windows. - Added examples for setting the `EDITOR` environment variable in PowerShell and Command Prompt on Windows. - Ensured instructions are clear for both terminal and non-terminal editors.
- Updated the Notepad++ and Visual Studio Code paths to a more generic format.
- Included examples for using popular editors like Visual Studio Code and Sublime Text. - Ensured consistency in formatting and improved clarity for users configuring their environment.
- Replaced custom argument parsing logic in `parseEditorArgs` with `windows.DecomposeCommandLine` for improved reliability and maintainability. - Removed unnecessary error handling and conversions related to UTF-16 encoding, streamlining the function's implementation.
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🔧 Changes
Adds platform-specific argument parsing for the
EDITORenvironment variable to allow setting default on Windows.CommandLineToArgvWAPI to correctly handle backslash paths and quoted paths with spacesgo-shellquotefor POSIX shell quotingeditor_windows.go,editor_unix.go)README updates:
vimon Linux/macOS,notepadon Windows)EDITORin PowerShell and Command Prompt📚 References
🔬 Testing
Automated tests added for both platforms covering:
Manual testing performed on a Windows machine:
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