feat: DapViewToggle!, DapViewClose!, start_hidden option

README.md

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The plugin provides 4 "views" that share the same window (so there's clutter)
 
 ![repl view](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/43caeb02-ff9e-47ea-a4c1-ab5dd30d8a3c)
 
-You can also interact with the console provided by `nvim-dap` (though, arguably, that's not a feature from `nvim-dap-view`). The console has its own window. However, its default size (height) is resized to match your `nvim-dap-view` configuration. You can also completely [hide](#hide-terminal) it, if it's not being used.
+You can also interact with the console provided by `nvim-dap` (though, arguably, that's not a feature from `nvim-dap-view`). The console has its own window. However, its default size (height) is resized to match your `nvim-dap-view` configuration. You can also either completely [hide](#hide-terminal) it (if it's not being used at all) or hide it only during session initialization.
 
 ![console](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0980962c-e3da-4f16-af4c-786ef7fa4b18)
 
@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ return {
         terminal = {
             -- 'left'|'right': Terminal position in layout
             position = "left",
-            -- List of adapters for which the terminal should be hidden
+            -- List of debug adapters for which the terminal should be ALWAYS hidden
             hide = {},
+            -- Hide the terminal when starting a new session
+            start_hidden = false,
         },
     },
 }
@@ -159,13 +161,18 @@ In total, there are 4 commands:
 - `DapViewToggle`
 - `DapViewWatch`
 
+Additionally, you can use `DapViewClose!` and `DapViewToggle!` to also hide the
+terminal window, if you prefer a tidy view.
+
 If you prefer using lua functions, I got you covered! The following provide the
 same functionality as above:
 
 ```lua
 require("dap-view").open()
 require("dap-view").close()
+require("dap-view").close(true) -- Same as `DapViewClose!`
 require("dap-view").toggle()
+require("dap-view").toggle(true) -- Same as `DapViewToggle!`
 require("dap-view").add_expr()
 ```
 

lua/dap-view.lua

@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ M.open = function()
     actions.open()
 end
 
-M.close = function()
-    actions.close()
+---@param hide_terminal? boolean
+M.close = function(hide_terminal)
+    actions.close(hide_terminal)
 end
 
-M.toggle = function()
-    actions.toggle()
+---@param hide_terminal? boolean
+M.toggle = function(hide_terminal)
+    actions.toggle(hide_terminal)
 end
 
 M.add_expr = function()

lua/dap-view/actions.lua

@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ local api = vim.api
 
 local M = {}
 
-M.toggle = function()
+---@param hide_terminal? boolean
+M.toggle = function(hide_terminal)
     if state.bufnr then
-        M.close()
+        M.close(hide_terminal)
     else
         M.open()
     end
 end
 
-M.close = function()
+---@param hide_terminal? boolean
+M.close = function(hide_terminal)
     if vim.tbl_contains(setup.config.winbar.sections, "repl") then
         dap.repl.close()
     end
@@ -33,6 +35,9 @@ M.close = function()
         api.nvim_buf_delete(state.bufnr, { force = true })
         state.bufnr = nil
     end
+    if hide_terminal then
+        term.hide_term_buf()
+    end
 end
 
 M.open = function()

lua/dap-view/config.lua

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local M = {}
 ---@class TerminalConfig
 ---@field hide string[] Hide the terminal for listed adapters.
 ---@field position 'right' | 'left'
+---@field start_hidden boolean
 
 ---@class WindowsConfig
 ---@field height integer
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ M.config = {
         terminal = {
             position = "left",
             hide = {},
+            start_hidden = false,
         },
     },
 }

lua/dap-view/events.lua

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ local watches = require("dap-view.watches.view")
 local exceptions = require("dap-view.exceptions.view")
 local term = require("dap-view.term.init")
 local eval = require("dap-view.watches.eval")
+local setup = require("dap-view.setup")
 
 local SUBSCRIPTION_ID = "dap-view"
 
 dap.listeners.before.initialize[SUBSCRIPTION_ID] = function(session, _)
+    local adapter = session.config.type
     -- When initializing a new session, there might a leftover terminal buffer
     -- Usually, this wouldn't be a problem, but it can cause inconsistencies when starting a session that
     --
@@ -25,12 +27,15 @@ dap.listeners.before.initialize[SUBSCRIPTION_ID] = function(session, _)
     --
     -- To address that, we only close the terminal if the new session has a different adapter
     -- (which should cover most scenarios where the flickering would occur)
-    if state.last_active_adapter ~= session.config.type then
-        term.clear_term_bufnr()
+    if state.last_active_adapter ~= adapter then
+        term.delete_term_buf()
     end
-    state.last_active_adapter = session.config.type
+    state.last_active_adapter = adapter
 
-    term.open_term_buf_win()
+    term.setup_term()
+    if not setup.config.windows.terminal.start_hidden then
+        term.open_term_buf_win()
+    end
 end
 
 dap.listeners.after.setBreakpoints[SUBSCRIPTION_ID] = function()

lua/dap-view/setup/validate/windows.lua

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function M.validate(config)
     validate("windows.terminal", {
         position = { config.terminal.position, "string" },
         hide = { config.terminal.hide, "table" },
+        start_hidden = { config.terminal.start_hidden, "boolean" },
     }, config.terminal)
 end
 

lua/dap-view/term/init.lua

@@ -13,65 +13,71 @@ local term_winnr = nil
 ---@type integer?
 local term_bufnr = nil
 
-M.clear_term_bufnr = function()
+---@param callback? fun(): nil
+local create_term_buf = function(callback)
+    if not term_bufnr then
+        term_bufnr = api.nvim_create_buf(true, false)
+
+        assert(term_bufnr ~= 0, "Failed to create nvim-dap-view buffer")
+
+        util_buf.quit_buf_autocmd(term_bufnr, M.reset_term_buf)
+
+        if callback then
+            callback()
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+M.hide_term_buf = function()
+    if term_winnr and api.nvim_win_is_valid(term_winnr) then
+        api.nvim_win_hide(term_winnr)
+    end
+end
+
+M.delete_term_buf = function()
     if term_bufnr then
         api.nvim_buf_delete(term_bufnr, { force = true })
         term_bufnr = nil
     end
 end
 
-M.close_term_buf_win = function()
-    if term_winnr and api.nvim_win_is_valid(term_winnr) then
-        api.nvim_win_close(term_winnr, true)
-        term_winnr = nil
-    end
-    -- Only delete the buffer if there's no active session
+M.reset_term_buf = function()
+    -- Only reset the buffer if there's no active session
     if term_bufnr and not dap.session() then
-        api.nvim_buf_delete(term_bufnr, { force = true })
         term_bufnr = nil
     end
 end
 
 ---@return integer?
 M.open_term_buf_win = function()
-    -- When (re)opening the terminal we should NOT close it,
-    -- since it's the default standard output for most adapters
-    -- Therefore, closing it could delete useful information from the last session
-
-    if not term_bufnr then
-        term_bufnr = api.nvim_create_buf(true, false)
-
-        assert(term_bufnr ~= 0, "Failed to create nvim-dap-view buffer")
-
-        util_buf.quit_buf_autocmd(term_bufnr, M.close_term_buf_win)
-    end
-
-    local config = setup.config
-
-    if not term_winnr then
-        for _, adapter in ipairs(config.windows.terminal.hide) do
-            dap.defaults[adapter].terminal_win_cmd = function()
-                return term_bufnr
-            end
-        end
+    create_term_buf()
 
-        dap.defaults.fallback.terminal_win_cmd = function()
+    local is_term_hidden = vim.tbl_contains(setup.config.windows.terminal.hide, state.last_active_adapter)
+    if dap.session() and term_bufnr and not is_term_hidden then
+        if term_winnr == nil or term_winnr and not api.nvim_win_is_valid(term_winnr) then
             local is_win_valid = state.winnr ~= nil and api.nvim_win_is_valid(state.winnr)
+
             term_winnr = api.nvim_open_win(term_bufnr, false, {
                 split = is_win_valid and "left" or "below",
                 win = is_win_valid and state.winnr or -1,
-                height = config.windows.height,
+                height = setup.config.windows.height,
             })
 
-            assert(term_winnr ~= 0, "Failed to create nvim-dap-view terminal window")
-
             require("dap-view.term.options").set_options(term_winnr, term_bufnr)
-
-            return term_bufnr, term_winnr
         end
     end
 
     return term_winnr
 end
 
+M.setup_term = function()
+    create_term_buf(function()
+        dap.defaults.fallback.terminal_win_cmd = function()
+            assert(term_bufnr, "Failed to get term bufnr")
+
+            return term_bufnr
+        end
+    end)
+end
+
 return M

lua/dap-view/term/options.lua

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ M.set_options = function(winnr, bufnr)
 
     local buf = vim.bo[bufnr]
     buf.filetype = "dap-view-term"
-    buf.buftype = "nofile"
+    -- Can't set the buftype here, see https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/31457
 end
 
 return M

lua/dap-view/util/buffer.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ local api = vim.api
 ---@param bufnr integer
 ---@param callback fun(): nil
 M.quit_buf_autocmd = function(bufnr, callback)
-    api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufDelete", "WinClosed" }, {
+    api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufDelete", {
         buffer = bufnr,
         once = true,
         callback = callback,

plugin/dap-view.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 local command = vim.api.nvim_create_user_command
 
 command("DapViewOpen", require("dap-view").open, {})
-command("DapViewClose", require("dap-view").close, {})
-command("DapViewToggle", require("dap-view").toggle, {})
+command("DapViewClose", function(opts)
+    require("dap-view").close(opts.bang)
+end, { bang = true })
+command("DapViewToggle", function(opts)
+    require("dap-view").toggle(opts.bang)
+end, { bang = true })
 command("DapViewWatch", require("dap-view").add_expr, {})