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Purpose

The TUI's optional Vim mode (toggle with /vim) supported dw and dd but not their "change" versions cw and cc, which delete and then switch to insert mode.

Fixes

Fixes #425

Approach

In packages/tui/src/vim-mode.ts, add c as a pending key following the existing d/f pattern:

• cw deletes the word forward (editor.deleteWordForward()) then enters insert mode.
• cc clears the current line's text and enters insert mode. Unlike dd (which removes the whole line including its newline), cc keeps an empty line to type on, so it uses a new LineEditor.clearCurrentLine() that removes only the line's text and leaves the cursor at its start.
• c followed by any other key cancels without editing, matching how d behaves today.

No compatibility or security impact; the change is confined to the Vim command layer and one new editor method.

How was this tested?

• pnpm --filter @axl/tui test — 286 pass, 0 fail.
• New tests: cw deletes forward one word and leaves insert mode; cc empties the current line, keeps the other lines, and leaves insert mode; c + another key cancels without editing.
• Regression check: reverting the vim-mode.ts/editor.ts changes makes the cw and cc tests fail (2 fail); restoring them makes all pass.
• pnpm --filter @axl/tui typecheck clean; biome check on the three changed files clean.

Learning

cc could not reuse deleteCurrentLine() because that removes the newline too; a dedicated clearCurrentLine() (kill from lineStart to lineEnd) is the minimal correct primitive.

Checklist

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• I added or updated the smallest relevant test for behavior changes.
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added Vim-style cw to change the word ahead while preserving following separators, then enter insert mode.
  • Added Vim-style cc to clear the current line while preserving it, then enter insert mode.
  • Word-change commands work from within words, on whitespace, and at the end of the buffer.
• Behavior Updates
  • Unsupported keys after c leave text unchanged and cancel the pending command.
  • Enter, Tab, redo, and navigation keys cancel a pending operator instead of leaving it active.

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📝 Walkthrough

Vim mode now supports cw to delete a word forward and cc to clear the current line. Both commands enter insert mode. Tests cover both commands and unsupported keys after c.

Changes: Vim change commands

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Clear current line text packages/tui/src/editor.ts	LineEditor.clearCurrentLine() removes non-empty line text through the kill-ring operation. It preserves the line and its newline structure, and does nothing when the line is empty.
Handle Vim change commands packages/tui/src/vim-mode.ts, packages/tui/test/productivity.test.ts	Vim mode handles cw by deleting a word forward and cc by clearing the current line. Both commands enter insert mode. Tests also check that an unsupported key after c leaves the text unchanged and Vim mode in normal mode.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  actor User
  participant VimModeController
  participant LineEditor
  User->>VimModeController: Enter c then w
  VimModeController->>LineEditor: Delete word forward
  VimModeController-->>User: Switch to insert mode
  User->>VimModeController: Enter c then c
  VimModeController->>LineEditor: Clear current line text
  VimModeController-->>User: Switch to insert mode

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Suggested reviewers: vishnum049

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 05189

Navigation no longer leaves a pending change command that could alter text on the next w. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 2

Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Issue #425 requires cw to use editor.deleteWordForward(), matching dw. VimModeController.handle calls editor.changeWordForward() instead. The cw tests also require separator-preserving beh…	Change the cw branch to call editor.deleteWordForward(). Update the cw tests to assert the required dw-matching result.
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 1 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding Vim-mode cw and cc commands.
Description check		The description covers the purpose, linked issue, implementation approach, testing results, learning, checklist, and AI assistance. It provides sufficient detail for review.
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes in vim-mode.ts, editor.ts, and productivity.test.ts remain connected to issue #425. The pending-operator cancellation changes support the required c cancellation behavior. The addi…

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Explanation

The changes in vim-mode.ts, editor.ts, and productivity.test.ts remain connected to issue #425. The pending-operator cancellation changes support the required c cancellation behavior. The additional cw handling and tests concern the requested Vim command. No unrelated change is shown.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue #425 requires cw to use editor.deleteWordForward(), matching dw. VimModeController.handle calls editor.changeWordForward() instead. The cw tests also require separator-preserving behavior, which conflicts with the linked issue requirement. The cc behavior, cancellation behavior, and test coverage are present.

Resolution

Change the cw branch to call editor.deleteWordForward(). Update the cw tests to assert the required dw-matching result.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @packages/tui/src/vim-mode.ts:
- Around line 54-68: Update the `cw` handling in the pending-command branch of
`VimMode` to delete only the current word and preserve the following separator;
adjust `deleteWordForward` to support this behavior and call it with that option
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🟡 Minor · Cancel pending c before handling navigation keys. · vim-mode.ts:40

packages/tui/src/vim-mode.ts:40
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Cancel pending c before handling navigation keys.

When the user presses c, Left, then w, Left moves the cursor but leaves pending as c. The later w changes text instead of moving to the next word. Clear the pending command when an unrelated key is handled, and test this sequence. The requested behavior says that a key other than w or c cancels c.

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Review comment at @packages/tui/src/vim-mode.ts at line 40:
Update the navigation handling in the vim-mode key processing around
handleNavigation so any key other than the pending c command’s supported w or c
keys clears pending before navigation proceeds. Preserve the existing w/c
command behavior and add coverage for c, Left, w, ensuring the final w moves to
the next word rather than changing text.

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Review comments at @packages/tui/src/editor.ts:
- Around line 321-325: Update the word-change handling around onWord and
deleteWordForward so punctuation runs are treated as their own words: when the
cursor is on punctuation within a non-blank punctuation sequence, change only
that punctuation run without consuming the following word; retain the fallback
for whitespace and add a test covering cw on punctuation in “foo.bar baz”.

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Review comments at @packages/tui/src/vim-mode.ts:
- Line 40: Update the navigation handling in the vim-mode key processing around
handleNavigation so any key other than the pending c command’s supported w or c
keys clears pending before navigation proceeds. Preserve the existing w/c
command behavior and add coverage for c, Left, w, ensuring the final w moves to
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Both CodeRabbit findings addressed in 0518990.

1. Pending operator cancelled by navigation (vim-mode.ts): navigation, enter/tab/follow-up and redo now clear pending, so the reported sequence c, Left, w moves by a word instead of changing one. Test Vim mode navigation cancels a pending operator walks that exact sequence and asserts the text is untouched, the mode stays normal and the cursor ends where plain w would put it.

2. cw on punctuation (editor.ts): the old branch treated anything that is not a word character as a fallback to dw, so .bar was removed. cw now stops at the end of the character class under the cursor, i.e. a run of non-blank punctuation counts as its own word: on foo.bar baz at the . the result is foobar baz. Whitespace and end-of-buffer still fall back to dw as before. Test Vim mode cw on punctuation changes only the punctuation run covers it.

Evidence: both tests fail on the pre-fix sources (2 failed / 9 passed) and pass with them; the full TUI suite is 289 passed. biome check clean on the three changed files, tsc -b packages/tui/tsconfig.build.json clean.

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