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vim-branch-stack : plugin helping to find the branching path to current line of code

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created by
Alexander Serebryakov
 
script type
utility
 
description
vim-branch-stack
================

*vim-branch-stack* is a Vim plugin helping to find the branching path to current line of code.

Introduction
------------

`vim-branch-stack` plugin is intended to help working on legacy C/C++ code where
functions are long and have many nested branches (`if-else`, `switch-case`,
`try-catch`, `while`, `for`).



Usage
-----

The stack is shown in the location window after `BranchStack` command
execuiton while cursor is placed on the target line.

#### Example
##### main.cpp
```
int main ()
{
    const int meaning = 42;
    const int pi_floor = 3;
    
    if (meaning)
    {
        if (pi_floor == 4)
        {
            // Do the stuff
        }
        else
        {
            // Cursor is here
        }
    }
    
    return 0;
}
```

##### Location window

```
1 main.cpp |6| if (meaning)
2 main.cpp |12| + else
```


Limitations
-----------

The plugin has the following limitations:

  * Commented out code is not supported
  * `goto` is not supported
  * `do-while` is not supported
  * Preprocessing is not supported


Contribution
------------

Source code and issues are hosted on GitHub:

```
https://github.com/aserebryakov/vim-branch-stack
```

License
-------

[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
install details

#### Requirements

* python3

#### Vim 8+

```
$ cd ~/.vim/pack/directory_name/start/
$ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aserebryakov/vim-branch-stack.git
```

#### Pathogen

```
$ cd ~/.vim/bundle
$ git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aserebryakov/vim-branch-stack.git
```

#### NeoBundle

```
NeoBundle 'aserebryakov/vim-branch-stack'
```

Without plugin manager:

Clone or download this repository and copy its contents to your ~/.vim/
directory.

 

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package script version date Vim version user release notes
vim-branch-stack-0.1.1.zip 0.1.1 2018-08-26 8.0 Alexander Serebryakov * Fixed handling of single line comments
vim-branch-stack-0.1.0.zip 0.1.0 2018-08-24 8.0 Alexander Serebryakov Initial upload
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