couldn't resist, had to add support for auto-sourcing ~/.vimperator/plugin/ before we release 0.5

ChangeLog

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <pre>
 2007-07-02:
 	* version 0.5
+	* files in ~/.vimperator/plugin/ are auto-sourced
 	* :winopen support (multiple windows still very very experimental)
 	* 'activate' option implemented
 	* search enginges which use POST instead of GET work now

chrome/content/vimperator/commands.js

@@ -913,7 +913,13 @@ function Commands() //{{{
         {
             usage: ["so[urce][!] {file}"],
             short_help: "Read Ex commands from {file}",
-            help: "The .vimperatorrc file in your home directory is always sourced at start up.<br/>" +
+            help: "You can either source files which mostly contain Ex commands like <code class=\"command\">map &lt; gt</code> " +
+                  "and put javascript code within a:<br/><code class=\"code\">" +
+                  "js &lt;&lt;EOF<br/>hello = function() {<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;alert(\"Hello world\");<br/>}<br/>EOF<br/></code> section.<br/>" +
+                  "Or you can alternatively source a file which ends in .js, these files are automatically sourced as pure javascript files.<br/>" +
+                  "NOTE: In both cases you must add functions to the global window object like shown above, functions written as:<br/>" +
+                  "<code class=\"code\">function hello2() {<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;alert(\"Hello world\");<br/>}<br/></code>are only available within the scope of the script. <br/><br/>" +
+                  "The .vimperatorrc file in your home directory and any files in ~/.vimperator/plugin/ are always sourced at startup.<br/>" +
                   "~ is supported as a shortcut for the $HOME directory.<br/>" +
                   "If <code class=\"command\">!</code> is specified, errors are not printed.",
             completer: function(filter) { return get_file_completions(filter); }
@@ -1117,6 +1123,7 @@ function execute_command(count, cmd, special, args, modifiers) //{{{
 {
     if (!cmd)
         return;
+
     if (!modifiers)
         modifiers = {};
 
@@ -1201,10 +1208,9 @@ function execute(string)
 }
 
 
-/* takes a string like 'google bla| www.osnews.com'
+/* takes a string like 'google bla, www.osnews.com'
  * and returns an array ['www.google.com/search?q=bla', 'www.osnews.com']
  */
-//function stringToURLs(str)
 String.prototype.toURLArray = function()
 {
     var urls = this.split(/\s*\,\s+/);

chrome/content/vimperator/completion.js

@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ function get_file_completions(filter) //{{{
     /* This is now also used as part of the url completion, so the substrings shouldn't be cleared for that case */
     if (!arguments[1])
         g_substrings = [];
+
     var match = filter.match(/^(.*[\/\\])(.*?)$/);
     var dir;
 

chrome/content/vimperator/default.css

@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ fieldset.paypal {
     color: #106326;
 }
 
+.code {
+    color: #108826;
+}
+
 .shorthelp {
     font-weight: bold;
 }

chrome/content/vimperator/ui.js

@@ -27,46 +27,46 @@ the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
 }}} ***** END LICENSE BLOCK *****/
 
 // XXX: move somehere else!
-function multiliner(line, prev_match, heredoc) //{{{
+// function multiliner(line, prev_match, heredoc) //{{{
-{
+// {
-    var end = true;
+//     var end = true;
-    var match = tokenize_ex(line, prev_match[4]);
+//     var match = tokenize_ex(line, prev_match[4]);
-    if (prev_match[3] === undefined) prev_match[3] = '';
+//     if (prev_match[3] === undefined) prev_match[3] = '';
-    if (match[4] === null)
+//     if (match[4] === null)
-    {
+//     {
-        vimperator.focusContent();
+//         vimperator.focusContent();
-        execute_command.apply(this, match);
+//         execute_command.apply(this, match);
-    }
+//     }
-    else
+//     else
-    {
+//     {
-        if (match[4] === false)
+//         if (match[4] === false)
-        {
+//         {
-            prev_match[3] = prev_match[3].replace(new RegExp('<<\s*' + prev_match[4]), heredoc.replace(/\n$/, ''));
+//             prev_match[3] = prev_match[3].replace(new RegExp('<<\s*' + prev_match[4]), heredoc.replace(/\n$/, ''));
-            vimperator.focusContent(); // also sets comp_tab_index to -1
+//             vimperator.focusContent(); // also sets comp_tab_index to -1
-            execute_command.apply(this, prev_match);
+//             execute_command.apply(this, prev_match);
-            prev_match = new Array(5);
+//             prev_match = new Array(5);
-            prev_match[3] = '';
+//             prev_match[3] = '';
-            heredoc = '';
+//             heredoc = '';
-        }
+//         }
-        else
+//         else
-        {
+//         {
-            end = false;
+//             end = false;
-            if (!prev_match[3])
+//             if (!prev_match[3])
-            {
+//             {
-                prev_match[0] = match[0];
+//                 prev_match[0] = match[0];
-                prev_match[1] = match[1];
+//                 prev_match[1] = match[1];
-                prev_match[2] = match[2];
+//                 prev_match[2] = match[2];
-                prev_match[3] = match[3];
+//                 prev_match[3] = match[3];
-                prev_match[4] = match[4];
+//                 prev_match[4] = match[4];
-            }
+//             }
-            else
+//             else
-            {
+//             {
-                heredoc += match[3] + '\n';
+//                 heredoc += match[3] + '\n';
-            }
+//             }
-        }
+//         }
-    }
+//     }
-    return [prev_match, heredoc, end];
+//     return [prev_match, heredoc, end];
-} //}}}
+// } //}}}
 
 /*
  * This class is used for prompting of user input and echoing of messages

chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
             var postdata = typeof urls[0] == "string" ? null : urls[0][1];
             var whichwindow = window;
 
-            // decide where to load the first tab
+            // decide where to load the first url
             switch (where)
             {
                 case vimperator.CURRENT_TAB:
@@ -454,11 +454,14 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
             }
         },
 
+        // files which end in .js are sourced as pure javascript files, 
+        // no need (actually forbidden) to add: js <<EOF ... EOF around those files
         source: function(filename, silent)
         {
             if (!filename)
                 return;
 
+            // TODO: move this to a seperate function
             // convert "~" to HOME on Windows
             if (navigator.platform == "Win32")
             {
@@ -488,13 +491,45 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
                 var s = fd.read();
                 fd.close();
 
-                // TODO: simplify and get rid of multiliner (look at "javascript" in commands.js)
+                // handle pure javascript files special
-                var prev_match = new Array(5);
+                if (filename.search("\.js$") != -1)
-                var heredoc = '';
+                    eval(s);
-                var end = false;
+                else
-                s.split('\n').forEach(function(line) {
+                {
-                    [prev_match, heredoc, end] = multiliner(line, prev_match, heredoc);
+                    var heredoc = "";
-                });
+                    var heredocEnd = null; // the string which ends the heredoc
+                    s.split("\n").forEach(function(line) {
+                        if (heredocEnd) // we already are in a heredoc
+                        {
+                            if (line.search(heredocEnd) != -1)
+                            {
+                                eval(heredoc);
+                                heredoc = "";
+                                heredocEnd = null;
+                            }
+                            else
+                                heredoc += line + "\n";
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // check for a heredoc
+                            var [count, cmd, special, args] = tokenize_ex(line);
+                            var command = vimperator.commands.get(cmd);
+                            if (command && command.name == "javascript")
+                            {
+                                var matches = args.match(/(.*)<<\s*([^\s]+)$/);
+                                if (matches && matches[2])
+                                {
+                                    heredocEnd = new RegExp("^" + matches[2] + "$", "m");
+                                    if(matches[1])
+                                        heredoc = matches[1] + "\n";
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else // execute a normal vimperator command
+                                execute_command(count, cmd, special, args);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
             }
             catch (e)
             {
@@ -577,8 +612,22 @@ const vimperator = (function() //{{{
             // Finally, read a ~/.vimperatorrc
             // Make sourcing asynchronous, otherwise commands that open new tabs won't work
             setTimeout(function() {
-                vimperator.source("~/.vimperatorrc", true);
+                vimperator.source("~/.vimperatorrc", false);
                 vimperator.log("~/.vimperatorrc sourced", 1);
+
+                // also source plugins in ~/.vimperator/plugin/
+                var entries = [];
+                try {
+                    var fd = fopen("~/.vimperator/plugin", "<");
+                    var entries = fd.read();
+                    fd.close();
+                    entries.forEach(function(file) {
+                        if (!file.isDirectory())
+                            vimperator.source(file.path, false);
+                    });
+                } catch(e) {
+                    // thrown if directory does not exist
+                }
             }, 50);
 
             vimperator.log("Vimperator fully initialized", 1);