Function open_editor

crates/chat-cli/src/cli/chat/cli/editor.rs:127–149

Opens the user's preferred editor to compose a prompt

(initial_text: Option<String>)

/// Opens the user's preferred editor to compose a prompt
pub fn open_editor(initial_text: Option<String>) -> Result<String, ChatError> {
    // Create a temporary file with a unique name
    let temp_dir = std::env::temp_dir();
    let file_name = format!("q_prompt_{}.md", Uuid::new_v4());
    let temp_file_path = temp_dir.join(file_name);

    // Write initial content to the file if provided
    let initial_content = initial_text.unwrap_or_default();
    std::fs::write(&temp_file_path, &initial_content)
        .map_err(|e| ChatError::Custom(format!("Failed to create temporary file: {}", e).into()))?;

    // Launch the editor
    launch_editor(&temp_file_path)?;

    // Read the content back
    let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&temp_file_path)
        .map_err(|e| ChatError::Custom(format!("Failed to read temporary file: {}", e).into()))?;

    // Clean up the temporary file
    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&temp_file_path);

    Ok(content.trim().to_string())
}