Make send_text a normal keybaord shortcut action

Uses the new support for arguments to shortcut actions. Fixes #173

kitty/config.py

@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ def parse_key_action(action):
         sep, rest = rest.split(' ', 1)
         parts = re.split(r'\s*' + re.escape(sep) + r'\s*', rest)
         args = tuple(map(parse_key_action, filter(None, parts)))
+    elif func == 'send_text':
+        args = rest.split(' ', 1)
     elif func in shlex_actions:
         args = shlex.split(rest)
     return KeyAction(func, args)
@@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ def parse_symbol_map(val):
     return symbol_map
 
 
+def parse_send_text_bytes(text):
+    return ast.literal_eval("'''" + text + "'''").encode('utf-8')
+
+
 def parse_send_text(val):
     parts = val.split(' ')
 
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ def parse_send_text(val):
     mods, key = parse_shortcut(sc.strip())
     if key is None:
         return abort('Invalid shortcut')
-    text = ast.literal_eval("'''" + text + "'''").encode('utf-8')
+    text = parse_send_text_bytes(text)
     if not text:
         return abort('Empty text')
 
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ with open(
     defaults = parse_config(f.readlines(), check_keys=False)
 Options = namedtuple('Defaults', ','.join(defaults.keys()))
 defaults = Options(**defaults)
-actions = frozenset(a.func for a in defaults.keymap.values()) | frozenset({'combine'})
+actions = frozenset(a.func for a in defaults.keymap.values()) | frozenset({'combine', 'send_text'})
 no_op_actions = frozenset({'noop', 'no-op', 'no_op'})
 
 

kitty/kitty.conf

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ map ctrl+shift+f11      toggle_fullscreen
 # Sending arbitrary text on shortcut key presses
 # You can tell kitty to send arbitrary (UTF-8) encoded text to
 # the client program when pressing specified shortcut keys. For example:
-# send_text all ctrl+alt+a Special text
+# map ctrl+alt+a send_text all Special text
 # This will send "Special text" when you press the Ctrl+Alt+a key combination.
 # The text to be sent is a python string literal so you can use escapes like
 # \x1b to send control codes or \u21fb to send unicode characters (or you can
@@ -296,8 +296,10 @@ map ctrl+shift+f11      toggle_fullscreen
 # the DECCKM cursor key mode for terminals, and kitty refers to the special kitty
 # extended keyboard protocol. Another example, that outputs a word and then moves the cursor
 # to the start of the line (same as pressing the Home key):
-# send_text normal ctrl+alt+a Word\x1b[H
-# send_text application ctrl+alt+a Word\x1bOH
+# map ctrl+alt+a send_text normal Word\x1b[H
+# map ctrl+alt+a send_text application Word\x1bOH
+# There is also a legacy syntax for send_text, which looks like:
+# send_text all ctrl+alt+a some text
 
 # Symbol mapping (special font for specified unicode code points). Map the
 # specified unicode codepoints to a particular font. Useful if you need special

kitty/window.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from collections import deque
 from enum import Enum
 from itertools import count
 
-from .config import build_ansi_color_table
+from .config import build_ansi_color_table, parse_send_text_bytes
 from .constants import (
     ScreenGeometry, WindowGeometry, appname, cell_size, get_boss,
     viewport_size, wakeup
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     glfw_post_empty_event, init_cell_program, init_cursor_program, remove_vao,
     set_window_render_data, update_window_title, update_window_visibility
 )
+from .keys import keyboard_mode_name
 from .rgb import to_color
 from .terminfo import get_capabilities
 from .utils import color_as_int, load_shaders, parse_color_set, sanitize_title, open_url, open_cmd
@@ -143,6 +144,17 @@ class Window:
         boss.gui_close_window(self)
         self.screen = None
 
+    def send_text(self, *args):
+        mode = keyboard_mode_name(self.screen)
+        required_mode, text = args[-2:]
+        required_mode = frozenset(required_mode.split(','))
+        if not required_mode & {mode, 'all'}:
+            return True
+        data = parse_send_text_bytes(text)
+        if not data:
+            return True
+        self.write_to_child(data)
+
     def write_to_child(self, data):
         if data:
             if get_boss().child_monitor.needs_write(self.id, data) is not True: