Merge pull request #1136 from koraa/pull_req_fastfile

On-the-fly creation and usage for file/dir shortcuts

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+################################################################################
+#          FILE:  fastfile.plugin.zsh
+#   DESCRIPTION:  oh-my-zsh plugin file.
+#        AUTHOR:  Michael Varner (musikmichael@web.de)
+#       VERSION:  1.0.0
+#
+# This plugin adds the ability to on the fly generate and access file shortcuts.
+#
+################################################################################
+
+###########################
+# Settings 
+
+# These can be overwritten any time.
+# If they are not set yet, they will be
+# overwritten with their default values
+
+default fastfile_dir        "${HOME}/.fastfile/"
+default fastfile_var_prefix "§"
+
+###########################
+# Impl
+
+#
+# Generate a shortcut
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. name - The name of the shortcut (default: name of the file)
+#    2. file - The file or directory to make the shortcut for
+# STDOUT:
+#    => fastfle_print
+#
+function fastfile() {
+    test "$2" || 2="."
+    file=$(readlink -f "$2")
+    
+    test "$1" || 1="$(basename "$file")"
+    name=$(echo "$1" | tr " " "_")
+
+
+    mkdir -p "${fastfile_dir}"
+    echo "$file" > "$(fastfile_resolv "$name")"
+
+    fastfile_sync
+    fastfile_print "$name"
+}
+
+#
+# Resolve the location of a shortcut file (the database file, where the value is written!)
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. name - The name of the shortcut
+# STDOUT:
+#   The path
+#
+function fastfile_resolv() {
+    echo "${fastfile_dir}${1}"
+}
+
+#
+# Get the real path of a shortcut
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. name - The name of the shortcut
+# STDOUT:
+#    The path
+#
+function fastfile_get() {
+    cat "$(fastfile_resolv "$1")"
+}
+
+#
+# Print a shortcut
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. name - The name of the shortcut
+# STDOUT:
+#    Name and value of the shortcut
+#
+function fastfile_print() {
+    echo "${fastfile_var_prefix}${1} -> $(fastfile_get "$1")"
+}
+
+#
+# List all shortcuts
+#
+# STDOUT:
+#    (=> fastfle_print) for each shortcut
+#
+function fastfile_ls() {
+    for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*; do 
+	file=`basename "$f"` # To enable simpler handeling of spaces in file names
+	varkey=`echo "$file" | tr " " "_"`
+
+	# Special format for colums
+	echo "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}|->|$(fastfile_get "$file")"
+    done | column -t -s "|"
+}
+
+#
+# Remove a shortcut
+#
+# Arguments:
+#    1. name - The name of the shortcut (default: name of the file)
+#    2. file - The file or directory to make the shortcut for
+# STDOUT:
+#    => fastfle_print
+#
+function fastfile_rm() {
+    fastfile_print "$1"
+    rm "$(fastfile_resolv "$1")"
+}
+
+#
+# Generate the aliases for the shortcuts
+#
+function fastfile_sync() {
+    for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*; do 
+	file=`basename "$f"` # To enable simpler handeling of spaces in file names
+	varkey=`echo "$file" | tr " " "_"`
+
+	alias -g "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}"="'$(fastfile_get "$file")'"
+    done
+}
+
+##################################
+# Shortcuts
+
+alias ff=fastfile
+alias ffp=fastfile_print
+alias ffrm=fastfile_rm
+alias ffls=fastfile_ls
+alias ffsync=fastfile_sync
+
+##################################
+# Init 
+
+fastfile_sync
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