Echo - A Terminal-Based Text Editor

Echo is a lightweight, terminal-based text editor written in Rust. It provides a simple and efficient way to edit text files directly from the command line.

Features

• Terminal-based interface
• Basic text editing capabilities
• File loading and saving
• Cursor movement (arrow keys, home, end, page up/down)
• Status bar showing file information
• Support for UTF-8 text
• Terminal resizing support

Images

echoEditor.mp4

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust and Cargo (Rust's package manager)
• A terminal that supports ANSI escape codes

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/echo.git
cd echo

2. Build the project:

cargo build --release

3. Run the editor:

cargo run --release [filename]

Usage

Basic Commands

• Ctrl + q: Quit the editor
• s: Save the current file
• Arrow keys: Move the cursor
• Home/End: Move to start/end of line
• Page Up/Page Down: Scroll through the document
• Backspace/Delete: Delete characters
• Enter: Insert new line
• Tab: Insert tab character

Opening Files

You can open a file by passing its name as an argument:

cargo run --release path/to/file.txt

Project Structure

• src/main.rs: Entry point of the application
• src/editor.rs: Core editor functionality
• src/terminal.rs: Terminal handling and screen management
• src/view.rs: Document view and rendering
• src/statusbar.rs: Status bar implementation

Dependencies

• crossterm: Terminal manipulation library
• derive_more: Additional derive macros
• unicode-segmentation: Unicode text segmentation
• unicode-width: Unicode character width calculation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.