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<a href=#introduction class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h3><p>The completions interface deals with tab completions.</p><h3 id=functions class=heading>Functions
<a href=#functions class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h3><h4 id=callname-query-ctx-fields---completiongroups-table-prefix-string class=heading>call(name, query, ctx, fields) -> completionGroups (table), prefix (string)
<a href=#callname-query-ctx-fields---completiongroups-table-prefix-string class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Calls a completer function. This is mainly used to call
a command completer, which will have a <code>name</code> in the form
of <code>command.name</code>, example: <code>command.git</code>.
You can check <code>doc completions</code> for info on the <code>completionGroups</code> return value.</p><h4 id=handlerline-pos class=heading>handler(line, pos)
<a href=#handlerline-pos class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>The handler function is the callback for tab completion in Hilbish.
You can check the completions doc for more info.</p><h4 id=binsquery-ctx-fields---entries-table-prefix-string class=heading>bins(query, ctx, fields) -> entries (table), prefix (string)
<a href=#binsquery-ctx-fields---entries-table-prefix-string class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns binary/executale completion candidates based on the provided query.</p><h4 id=filesquery-ctx-fields---entries-table-prefix-string class=heading>files(query, ctx, fields) -> entries (table), prefix (string)
<a href=#filesquery-ctx-fields---entries-table-prefix-string class=heading-link><i class="fas fa-paperclip"></i></a></h4><p>Returns file completion candidates based on the provided query.</p></div><div class="footer mt-auto"><p class="card-small text-muted">Want to help improve this page? <a href=https://github.com/Rosettea/Hilbish/issues/new/choose>Create an issue.</a></p></div></container></div><footer class="footer mt-auto mt-auto py-3 bg-light row border-top"><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"><a href=/Hilbish class="d-flex align-items-center mb-3 link-dark text-decoration-none"><img src=/Hilbish/hilbish-logo-and-text.png alt height=48 class="d-inline-block align-text-top" style=margin-left:-20px></a><ul class="nav flex-column"><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=/Hilbish class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Home</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=/Hilbish/docs/faq class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">FAQ</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=https://github.com/Rosettea/Hilbish class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Source</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=https://github.com/Rosettea/Hilbish/releases class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Releases</a></li><li class="nav-item mb-2"><a href=/Hilbish/docs class="nav-link p-0 text-muted">Documentation</a></li></ul></div><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"></div><div class="col mb-3"><p class="text-muted mt-4">Rosettea &copy; 2022-2023<br>Made with <i class="fa-solid fa-heart" style=color:#f6345b></i></p></div><div class="col mb-3"></div></footer></body></html>