rovr 0.0.2

A post-modern terminal file explorer

rovr

[!caution] This project is in its very early stages. Feedback is appreciated, but this cannot be daily-driven yet.

• What and Why?
• Screenshots
• Test run with uv
• Install from PyPI's test server
• FAQ
• Road map
  • Version 1
  • Version 2

What and Why?

• What:
  • It is a file manager made using the Textual framework.
• Why:
  • Because I can :3
  • I'm using this as a learning opportunity to learn more about Textual, and designing a neat little app for myself.

Screenshots

Startup

Create new Item

Delete selected items

Zoxide integration

Test run with uv

uvx --from git+https://github.com/NSPC911/rovr.git -q rovr --python 3.13

Install from PyPI's test server

# uv (my fav)
uv tool install rovr
# or pipx
pipx install rovr
# or plain old pip
pip install rovr

FAQ

1. There isn't X theme/Why isn't Y theme available?
   • Textual's currently available themes are limited. However, extra themes can be added via the config file in the format below
   • You can take a look at what each color represents in https://textual.textualize.io/guide/design/#base-colors
     Inheriting themes will not be added.

[[custom_theme]]
name = "<str>"
primary = "<hex>"
secondary = "<hex>"
success = "<hex>"
warning = "<hex>"
error = "<hex>"
accent = "<hex>"
foreground = "<hex>"
background = "<hex>"
surface = "<hex>"
panel = "<hex>"
is_dark = "<bool>"
variables = {
  "<key>" = "<value>"
}

2. Why is it considered post-modern?
   • Parody to my current editor, helix
     • If NeoVim is considered modern, then Helix is post-modern
     • If superfile is considered modern, then rovr is post-modern
3. Why did you say it cannot be daily driven?
   • Refer to the road map. There is many features yet to be completed. Pull Requests are appreciated
4. What can I contribute?
   • Themes, and features can be contributed.
   • Refactors will be frowned on, and may take a longer time before merging
5. I want to add a feature/theme/etc! How do I do so?
   • You need uv at minimum. pre-commit and ruff are recommended to be installed.
   • Clone the repo, and inside it, run uv sync and pre-commit install
   • Make your changes, ensure that your changes are properly formatted (via the pre-commit hook), before pushing to a custom branch on your fork
6. How do I make a feature suggestion?
   • Open an issue using the feature-request tag. Issue templates will come soon.
7. Why is it on test.pypi.org and not pypi.org
   • I need somewhere to act as a mini sadbox to learn more about pypi before I make any permenant mistakes in the actual app to be listed on the main pypi repository
8. Why not ratatui or bubbletea??? _{angry noises}
   • I like python.
9. When will it be completed?
   • When it is completed.

Road map

This is a list of features that I plan to add before releasing the appropriate version and where they are inspired from.

Version 1

Status: 24/29

• Directory Auto-completion (explorer)
• Button Navigation (explorer)
• Keyboard Navigation
  • Directory Navigation (explorer)
  • Others (superfile)
• Double Click to enter into directories (explorer)
• Configuration (superfile)
  • Base
  • Schema
  • Extending custom themes via configuration
• zoxide support (ranger)
  _{There is no command line for rovr, which means it will use keybinds to launch either a modified current folder bar or a panel}
• Previewing image files using textual-image (superfile)
  _{Explorer kinda supports image viewing, but this is a TUI, so inspiration is from superfile}
• Previewing directories (superfile)
• Pinned folder sidebar (superfile)
  _{Explorer also supports a pinned sidebar, but it also includes the massive file tree, which I won't add.}
• Search Bar (superfile)
• Metadata
• Clipboard (superfile)
  • Copy files and folders
  • Cut files and folders
  • Paste files and folders
    • Warn when overwriting same named files
• Multiple File Lists
  • Tabs
  • Vertical and Horizontal Splits
• Active and Completed processes (superfile)
• Actions bar (explorer)
  • Change sort order of files
  • Copy files
  • Cut files
  • Paste files
  • Create new files/folders
  • Delete files/folders
  • Rename a file/folder
• bat as previewer

Version 2

• Plugins using pytest-dev/pluggy or a custom way (I wish not)
• Cross process clipboard sync (two rovr instances should have synced clipboards)
• Recycle Bin of 1-day when files get overwritten (Currently handled with sendtotrash but it doesn't work at times, so not a reliable solution)