feature: nested nvim instance with `<c-x>e`

[zoriya]

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

When using the default <c-x>e binding in opencode, it will open the prompt in your $EDITOR. When using this binding inside a nvim terminal (with opencode.nvim's provider being terminal), this results in a nested nvim instance.

Describe the solution you'd like

Ideally, it should just use a buffer and not open a completly different instance.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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[naowalrahman]

There are plugins to unnest Neovim sessions (unnest.nvim), but it would be cool to have an opencode-specific implementation in this plugin.

[zoriya]

It looks like it opens a new tab, for opencode it could just replace the buffer while editing and place back the terminal afterwards

[nickjvandyke]

I tried this a while ago by setting the TUI's EDITOR env var to open a remote session in the existing nvim. Unfortunately it couldn't connect to the already-running nvim because it seemed the TUI library sandboxes itself or something.

However I think now the /editor command writes the session to a file, and then opens it in your $EDITOR? So it is probably possible now with the right EDITOR value, which we can set on most providers.

[e-cal]

#188 Similar but not exactly truly nesting sessions, just opening a popup buffer. But you can configure the size to be full screen if you want.

[nickjvandyke]

Oh oops, I realize now that I thought this was about the /export command, not editing prompts. But I guess my attempt is still relevant.

[nickjvandyke]

Closing as not planned because the embedded terminal is low priority, it's probably still not possible (presuming opencode still sandboxes itself), and reasons similar to #185 (comment)