Add 'abort_backspace' config, False by default.

If true, hitting backspace against an empty prompt aborts the prompt.

vit/application.py

@@ -562,7 +562,8 @@ def init_autocomplete(self):
         self.autocomplete = AutoComplete(self.config, extra_filters={'report': self.reports.keys(), 'help': self.help.autocomplete_entries(), 'context': context_list})
 
     def init_command_bar(self):
-        self.command_bar = CommandBar(autocomplete=self.autocomplete, event=self.event)
+        abort_backspace = self.config.get('vit', 'abort_backspace')
+        self.command_bar = CommandBar(autocomplete=self.autocomplete, abort_backspace=abort_backspace, event=self.event)
 
     def build_frame(self):
         self.status_report = urwid.AttrMap(urwid.Text('Welcome to VIT'), 'status')

vit/command_bar.py

@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@ class CommandBar(urwid.Edit):
     """Custom urwid.Edit class for the command bar.
     """
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        self.event = kwargs['event']
-        self.autocomplete = kwargs['autocomplete']
+        self.event = kwargs.pop('event')
+        self.autocomplete = kwargs.pop('autocomplete')
+        self.abort_backspace = kwargs.pop('abort_backspace')
         self.metadata = None
         self.history = CommandBarHistory()
         self.readline = Readline(self)
-        kwargs.pop('event')
-        kwargs.pop('autocomplete')
         return super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def keypress(self, size, key):
@@ -20,15 +19,7 @@ def keypress(self, size, key):
         if key not in ('tab', 'shift tab'):
             self.autocomplete.deactivate()
         if 'choices' in self.metadata:
-            op = self.metadata['op']
-            data = {
-                'choice': None,
-                'metadata': self.get_metadata(),
-            }
-            if key in self.metadata['choices']:
-                data['choice'] = self.metadata['choices'][key]
-            self.cleanup(op)
-            self.event.emit('command-bar:keypress', data)
+            self.quit({'choice': self.metadata['choices'].get(key)})
             return None
         elif key in ('up',):
             self.readline.keypress('ctrl p')
@@ -38,16 +29,9 @@ def keypress(self, size, key):
             return None
         elif key in ('enter', 'esc'):
             text = self.get_edit_text().strip()
-            metadata = self.get_metadata()
-            data = {
-                'key': key,
-                'text': text,
-                'metadata': metadata,
-            }
-            self.cleanup(metadata['op'])
-            if text and key in ('enter'):
-                self.history.add(metadata['history'], text)
-            self.event.emit('command-bar:keypress', data)
+            if text and key == 'enter':
+                self.history.add(self.metadata['history'], text)
+            self.quit({'key': key, 'text': text})
             return None
         elif key in ('tab', 'shift tab'):
             if self.is_autocomplete_op():
@@ -59,8 +43,14 @@ def keypress(self, size, key):
             return None
         elif key in self.readline.keys():
             return self.readline.keypress(key)
+        elif self.is_aborting_backspace(key):
+            self.quit({'key': key})
+            return None
         return super().keypress(size, key)
 
+    def is_aborting_backspace(self, key):
+        return key == 'backspace' and self.abort_backspace and not self.get_edit_text()
+
     def is_autocomplete_op(self):
         return self.metadata['op'] not in ['search-forward', 'search-reverse']
 
@@ -73,19 +63,23 @@ def set_edit_text(self, text, edit_pos=None):
 
     def set_command_prompt(self, caption, edit_text=None):
         self.set_caption(caption)
-        if edit_text:
+        if edit_text is not None:
             self.set_edit_text(edit_text)
 
     def activate(self, caption, metadata, edit_text=None):
         self.set_metadata(metadata)
         self.set_command_prompt(caption, edit_text)
 
-    def cleanup(self, command):
-        self.set_caption('')
-        self.set_edit_text('')
-        self.history.cleanup(command)
+    def deactivate(self):
+        self.set_command_prompt('', '')
+        self.history.cleanup(self.metadata['op'])
         self.set_metadata(None)
 
+    def quit(self, metadata_args={}):
+        data = {'metadata': self.get_metadata(), **metadata_args}
+        self.deactivate()
+        self.event.emit('command-bar:keypress', data)  # remove focus from command bar
+
     def get_metadata(self):
         return self.metadata.copy() if self.metadata else None
 

vit/config/config.sample.ini

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 # list items.
 #mouse = False
 
+# Boolean. If true, hitting backspace against an empty prompt aborts the prompt.
+#abort_backspace = False
+
 [report]
 
 # The default Taskwarrior report to load when VIT first starts, if no report

vit/config_parser.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         'confirmation': True,
         'wait': True,
         'mouse': False,
+        'abort_backspace': False,
     },
     'report': {
         'default_report': 'next',