integration.md

Integration with other tools

connect.kak is also a framework for developing your own plugins.

Default modules

• Modules

Plugins that use or can work with connect.kak

• yank-ring.kak
• batch.kak

Interacting with Kakoune

Integration with other applications usually comes from writing a small program, typically a shell script, and prefixed with : (e.g. :dolphin) by convention. Plugins can register their paths to the connect_paths option to add their utilities, and the same programs can be called inside Kakoune using the > or $ commands (e.g. > :yank-ring). Usually, plugin authors also provide a Kakoune command for them (e.g. yank-ring).

The basic commands for plugin crafting are:

• :send: Send commands to the client.
• :attach: Reattach to the session.
• :get: Get a value from a client. Example: :get -quoting shell %val{selections}.

• :edit: Open files.
• :buffer: Open buffer.
• :fifo: Send to fifo buffer the output of the given command, or read from stdin if available. Example: :fifo make.

• :it: Get the current buffer path.
• :ls: List buffers.