Open mini.pick with default text?

[jgouly]

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mini.pick

Question

I've read through the documentation, unsure if I have missed something.

When I was using telescope, I had something like this in my config:

telescope().live_grep({default_text=vim.fn.expand("<cword>")})

Is something similar possible with mini.pick? (I probably should be using some LSP to find all references, but sometimes it's still useful..)

[pkazmier]

I think what you are looking for is the MiniPick.builtin.grep:

MiniPick.builtin.grep({ pattern = vim.fn.expand("<cword") })

[echasnovski]

Yes, this is possible with 'mini.pick' by manually setting query on picker start. Something like this:

MiniPick.registry.grep_live_cword = function()
  -- Pre-compute the word when 'mini.pick' buffer is not yet current
  local cword = vim.fn.expand('<cword>')

  -- Create autocommand that will populate query after picker is opened
  local set_cword_query = function() MiniPick.set_picker_query({ cword }) end
  vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('User', { once = true, pattern = 'MiniPickStart', callback = set_cword_query })

  -- Use regular `grep_live`
  MiniPick.builtin.grep_live()
end

Other approaches are more aligned with how 'mini.pick' works:

• Use regular grep_live and manually enter word under cursor with <C-r><C-w> if you need it. The <C-r> is a regular "paste" action and its "special registers" are documented. This is what I'd use here.
• Use @pkazmier answer if you don't need "live" part of grepping.