Vim.js : JavaScript port of Vim

A Tool/Toy for Non-Beginners

by Lu Wang

Online Demo

Status

• Works but unstable, only tested on Firefox/Chrome + Ubuntu
• Faster on Chrome than Firefox

Features

vim is built with --with-features=tiny. More features will be enabled gradually.

Instructions for hackers

• Prepare the dependencies:
  • emscripten
  • node.js
  • streamline.js
  • closure compiler
  • GCC & cproto (sometimes you need to run make proto)
• Get yourself familiar with everything above and also:
  • source code of vim
  • JavaScript, and also HTML/CSS
• Setup paths in build.sh
• Uncomment the last few lines in build.sh
• Run build.sh

Development

Patches are welcome and wanted for

• Wrapping async functions — learn more
• Multi-browser/platform support
• Stability improvements
• UI improvements
• Other stuffs in TODO

If you want to work on other features to be merged, please file an issue and discuss with me first.

Contact

Lu Wang coolwanglu(a)gmail.com — please do not expect a prompt response.

License

Read LICENSE