Implement grep_string from telescope with mini.pick

[diego-velez]

Hello!

Just as the title says, I've been trying to implement the grep_string picker from telescope in mini.pick. For those who don't know, the grep_string picker in telescope will grep for the current word under your cursor.

I looked to see if there was a way to set the initial query for a picker when opening one in mini.pick, but I didn't find one, so I came up with this:

local cword = vim.fn.expand '<cword>'
vim.defer_fn(function()
    vim.api.nvim_input(cword)
end, 25)
require('mini.pick').builtin.grep_live()

[echasnovski]

Thanks for sharing.

In most cases using :Pick grep pattern='<cword>' is enough. This might not work with special characters, but those probably won't match the during <cword> expansion.

[diego-velez]

Ooh, I didn't realize pattern was an option 😅, I feel silly now 😭 , but thanks for letting me know!