@withfig/autocomplete

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Fig makes the command line easier for individuals and more collaborative for teams.

Our most popular product is Autocomplete. As you type, Fig pops up subcommands, options, and contextually relevant arguments in your existing terminal.

⚡️ Installation

• macOS:
  • DMG: Download from our website: fig.io
  • Homebrew: brew install fig
• Windows/Linux:
  • Join the waitlist
• Remote machines
  • Autocomplete in SSH
  • Autocomplete in Docker Containers

NOTE: Once it's downloaded, launch the app to set up Fig!

👋 What are "completion specs"?

A completion spec is a declarative schema that specifies the subcommands, options and args for a CLI tool. Fig uses these schemas to generate suggestions.

😎 Contribute your first spec in < 3 minutes

Use the steps below or follow our getting started guide: fig.io/docs

Prerequisites:

• Download Fig for macOS
• Node and Yarn

Steps

1. Make sure you have yarn installed, as that's the package manager used in this repo.

2. Click here to fork this repo.

3. Clone your forked repo and create an example spec

   # Replace `YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME` with your own GitHub username
   git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/autocomplete.git fig-autocomplete
   cd fig-autocomplete
   
   # Add withfig/autocomplete as a remote
   git remote add upstream https://github.com/withfig/autocomplete.git
   
   # Install packages
   yarn install
   
   # Create an example spec (call it "abc")
   yarn create-spec abc
   
   # Turn on "dev mode"
   yarn dev
   

4. Now go to your terminal and type abc[space]. Your example spec will appear. 😊

Other things to know

• Edit your spec in TypeScript in the src/ folder
• On save, specs are compiled to the build/ folder
• In dev mode, specs are read from the build folder, and generators run every keystroke.

🪄 Add AI to completions

You can use Fig's autocomplete for your own tools too. Here's how to create private completions:

import { ai } from "@fig/autocomplete-generators"

...

generators: [
  ai({
    // the prompt
    prompt: "Generate a git commit message",
    
    // Send any relevant local context.
    message: async ({ executeShellCommand }) => {
      return executeShellCommand("git diff")
    },
    
    // turn each newline into a suggestion (can specify instead a `postProcess1 function if more flexibility is required)
    splitOn: "\n",
  })
]
 

📦 Other available package.json commands

# Typecheck all specs in the src/ folder
yarn test

# Compile typescripts specs from src/ folder to build/ folder
yarn build

# Lint and fix issues
yarn lint:fix

🔥 Contributions

We would love contributions for:

• new completion specs
• errors with existing completion specs (e.g. missing subcommands, options, or arguments)
• generators for argument suggestions
• better descriptions, icons etc
• themes!

If you aren't able to contribute, please feel free to open an issue.

😊 Need Help?

Join our community

🧑‍💻 Teams / Enterprise

Want to use Fig to add autocomplete internal CLI tools? Or want to use Fig at work but have security / compliance concerns?

We would love to help get you set up. Please email [e-mail]

🙋‍♀️ FAQ

What terminals does Fig work with?

Fig works with the native macOS Terminal app, iTerm, Tabby, Hyper, Kitty, WezTerm, and Alacritty. It also works in the integrated terminals of VSCode, JetBrains IDEs, Android Studio, and Nova.

Want to see another terminal included? Check our issue tracker and add your support for it!

How does Fig work?

Fig uses the Accessibility API on Mac to position the window, and integrates with your shell to read what you've typed.

Does Fig work on Windows or Linux?

Not yet, Fig is only available on macOS for now. Windows and Linux support is in progress!

How can I download Fig?

Run brew install fig or, downloading the app at fig.io/download. Then, launch the Fig app!

Can I use Fig to build autocomplete for my team's internal scripts and CLI tools?

Yes! Check out our guide on how to get started building autocomplete specs.

How do I submit a PR?

Check out our How to Contribute guide. Many of Fig's 200+ contributors made their first open source contribution to Fig!

Fig doesn't work for me!

Join the Discord server and we'll debug it. Fixing Fig in your setup will fix it for other people too! 🙂

Did we miss something?

Get in touch at [e-mail] or chat with us on Discord.

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