feat: use system ls command

README.md

@@ -69,4 +69,17 @@ token_limit: 3000
 - Check `ChatGPT_Debug_Log` if `improved_debug` is on, or the Neovim messages if `debug` is on, for detailed info.
 - You can close the selection or prompt buffers at any time with commands like `:bd`, `:x`, or `:wq`. No need to rely on `:q`.
 
+## Debug Commands
+If `enable_debug_commands` is true, you can include commands like these in your YAML:
+```yaml
+commands:
+  - command: "list"
+    dir: "some/directory"
+
+  - command: "grep"
+    pattern: "searchString"
+    target: "path/to/file/or/directory"
+```
+The **list** command now uses the Linux `ls` command to list directory contents. The **grep** command searches for a given pattern in a file or all files in a directory.
+
 Enjoy your improved, more flexible ChatGPT Neovim plugin with step-by-step support!

lua/chatgpt_nvim/init.lua

@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ local function get_estimate_fn()
   end
 end
 
--- Handle large prompts by splitting them if needed
 local function handle_step_by_step_if_needed(prompt, estimate_fn)
   local conf = config.load()
   local token_count = estimate_fn(prompt)
@@ -250,25 +249,6 @@ local function store_prompt_for_reference(prompt)
   vim.cmd("buffer " .. bufnr)
 end
 
-local function list_files_in_dir(dir)
-  local handle = vim.loop.fs_scandir(dir)
-  local entries = {}
-  if handle then
-    while true do
-      local name, t = vim.loop.fs_scandir_next(handle)
-      if not name then
-        break
-      end
-      if t == "directory" then
-        table.insert(entries, dir .. "/" .. name .. "/")
-      else
-        table.insert(entries, dir .. "/" .. name)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  return entries
-end
-
 local function grep_in_file(search_string, filepath)
   local content = read_file(filepath)
   if not content then
@@ -295,9 +275,15 @@ local function execute_debug_command(cmd)
   end
 
   local command = cmd.command
-  if command == "list" then
+  if command == "ls" then
     local dir = cmd.dir or "."
-    return "Listing files in: " .. dir .. "\n" .. table.concat(list_files_in_dir(dir), "\n")
+    local handle = io.popen("ls " .. dir)
+    if not handle then
+      return "Failed to run ls command."
+    end
+    local result = handle:read("*a") or ""
+    handle:close()
+    return "Listing files in: " .. dir .. "\n" .. result
   elseif command == "grep" then
     local pattern = cmd.pattern
     local target = cmd.target
@@ -309,7 +295,15 @@ local function execute_debug_command(cmd)
       return "Cannot grep: target path does not exist"
     end
     if stat.type == "directory" then
-      local all_files = list_files_in_dir(target)
+      local handle = io.popen("ls -p " .. target .. " | grep -v /")
+      if not handle then
+        return "Failed to read directory contents for grep."
+      end
+      local all_files = {}
+      for file in handle:read("*a"):gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+        table.insert(all_files, target .. "/" .. file)
+      end
+      handle:close()
       local results = {}
       for _, f in ipairs(all_files) do
         local fstat = vim.loop.fs_stat(f)
@@ -405,7 +399,7 @@ function M.run_chatgpt_command()
 
           ```yaml
           commands:
-            - command: "list"
+            - command: "ls"
               dir: "some/directory"
 
             - command: "grep"
@@ -413,6 +407,7 @@ function M.run_chatgpt_command()
               target: "path/to/file/or/directory"
           ```
 
+          The "ls" command uses the system's 'ls' command to list directory contents.
           When these commands are present and enable_debug_commands is true, I'll execute them and return the results in the clipboard.
         ]])
       end
@@ -652,6 +647,7 @@ function M.run_chatgpt_current_buffer_command()
           target: "path/to/file/or/directory"
       ```
 
+      The "list" command uses the system's 'ls' command to list directory contents.
       When these commands are present and enable_debug_commands is true, I'll execute them and return the results in the clipboard.
     ]])
   end