Start work on choose files kitten

kittens/choose_files/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package choose_files
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/tools/cli"
+	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/tools/tty"
+	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/tools/tui/loop"
+)
+
+var _ = fmt.Print
+var debugprintln = tty.DebugPrintln
+
+type Handler struct {
+	lp               *loop.Loop
+	Current_base_dir string
+}
+
+func (h *Handler) OnInitialize() (ans string, err error) {
+	return
+}
+
+func main(_ *cli.Command, opts *Options, args []string) (rc int, err error) {
+	cwd := ""
+	switch len(args) {
+	case 0:
+		os.Getwd()
+		if cwd, err = os.Getwd(); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	case 1:
+		cwd = args[0]
+	default:
+		return 1, fmt.Errorf("Can only specify one directory to search in")
+	}
+	lp, err := loop.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 1, err
+	}
+	handler := Handler{Current_base_dir: cwd, lp: lp}
+	lp.OnInitialize = handler.OnInitialize
+	err = lp.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 1, err
+	}
+	ds := lp.DeathSignalName()
+	if ds != "" {
+		fmt.Println("Killed by signal: ", ds)
+		lp.KillIfSignalled()
+		return 1, nil
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func EntryPoint(parent *cli.Command) {
+	create_cmd(parent, main)
+}

kittens/choose_files/main.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2025, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+import sys
+
+from kitty.simple_cli_definitions import CompletionSpec
+
+
+def main(args: list[str]) -> None:
+    raise SystemExit('This must be run as kitten choose-files')
+
+
+usage = '[directory to start choosing files in]'
+
+
+OPTIONS = '''
+'''.format
+
+
+help_text = '''\
+'''
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(sys.argv)
+elif __name__ == '__doc__':
+    cd = sys.cli_docs  # type: ignore
+    cd['usage'] = usage
+    cd['options'] = OPTIONS
+    cd['help_text'] = help_text
+    cd['short_desc'] = 'Choose files, fast'
+    cd['args_completion'] = CompletionSpec.from_string('type:directory')

tools/cmd/tool/main.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/kittens/ask"
+	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/kittens/choose_files"
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/kittens/choose_fonts"
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/kittens/clipboard"
 	"github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/kittens/desktop_ui"
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ func KittyToolEntryPoints(root *cli.Command) {
 	show_error.EntryPoint(root)
 	// choose-fonts
 	choose_fonts.EntryPoint(root)
+	// choose-files
+	choose_files.EntryPoint(root)
 	// query-terminal
 	query_terminal.EntryPoint(root)
 	// __pytest__