editor

Documentation

Index

• type Editor
  • func NewEditor(fname *string) (*Editor, error)
  • func (e *Editor) Exit() error
  • func (e *Editor) Run() ([]byte, error)

Types

type Editor

type Editor struct {
	// contains filtered or unexported fields
}

Editor defines the structure holding a handle to a file and the name of the program to open it in.

func NewEditor

func NewEditor(fname *string) (*Editor, error)

NewEditor is used to create a new text editor that is capable of editing the underlying text file.

Fname, is a pointer to a string. A non-empty string would mean that a permanent file will be created. A nil pointer would mean that a temporary file will be created.

func (*Editor) Exit

func (e *Editor) Exit() error

Exit closes and removes the file.

func (*Editor) Run

func (e *Editor) Run() ([]byte, error)

Run opens the file in the text editor.