In a minimalistic terminal environment, Hako contains your code without distraction. A lean, focused text editing tool; designed for engineers who appreciate clarity, precision, and the elegance of minimalism.

[Clean, distraction-free editing]

[Syntax highlighting]	[Line numbering]
[Visual Mode]	[Help system]

[v0.0.6]

Features & Quality of Life

• Full visual mode implementation (v for character, V for line selection)
• Complete copy/paste system with yank buffer (y to copy, p/P to paste)
• Additional vim motions: w/b (word movement), 0/$ (line start/end)
• Character replacement with r, line joining with J
• Enhanced help system (:help in editor, -h/--help from command line)
• New file creation - editing non-existent files creates them on save
• Improved terminal cleanup on exit

Bug Fixes

• Fixed undo/redo segfault when undoing paste operations
• Resolved terminal color persistence after exit
• Corrected visual selection boundary handling
• Fixed edge cases with empty line selections

[v0.0.5]

Features & Quality of Life

• While I'm not looking to create another neovim, there are many features of vim I do enjoy
• More vi-like functionality with undo (u in normal)/redo (ctrl + r in normal) blocks
• Undo blocks function with time, action, and mode based boundries
• Configuarable undo levels, located in .hakorc (default=100)
• Options for number and relative number mode, replacing (ex. "~" with "1") available in .hakorc
• Number mode currently supports up 4 characters (ex. 9999 lines)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed terminal crashing from invalid line jumps
• Corrected cursor positioning and edge cases partaining to empty file navigation
• Removed duplicate code and minor debug output left in from previous testing

[v0.0.2-0.0.4]

• Added familiar vi-inspired modes & commands (normal & insert, /, :, :w, :wq, :q); susceptible to change
• Line jump fuction via :NUMBER (ex. :120 goes to line 120)
• Ctrl + f pages fwd ctrl + b pages bwd
• Implemented tt (go to line 1) and bb (go to last line) normal mode shortcuts
• Improved the fuzzy find triggered by /, use arrow keys or scroll to move between finds, enter/esc to exit
• Added language support for c++, c#, java, Rust, SQL, HTML/CSS, and Javascript (in addition to Python & C)
• Established default font color theme, found in .hakorc
• Alternate-screen & clean exit, wiping the terminal

gcc hako.c -o hako

./hako or ./hako [yourfile]

Your terminal becomes a box that holds your code, structured and serene.

• Broadening syntax support

  • C [X]
  • C++ [X]
  • C# [X]
  • Python [X]
  • Java [X]
  • Rust [X]
  • SQL [X]
  • HTML/CSS [X]
  • Javascript [X]
  • 'markdown' [ ]
  • New syntax support in progress

• Establishing a .hakorcfile for configs

  • create .hakorc [X]
  • various settings [tabs, hotkeys, etc] [X]
  • establish default theme [X]
  • enhanced theme support [ ]
  • rig settings like theme color, number mode, etc to .hakorc [X]
  • prime for plugin support [ ]

• Refine and create new key bindings

  • modes [insert, normal] [X]
  • / for search [X]
  • implement replace via / [ ]
  • :q for quit :w for write [X]
  • undo/redo [X]
  • copy/paste [X]
  • line # search [X]
  • ctrl + f jump forward, ctrl + b jump back [X]
  • tt for top bb for bottom [X]
  • numbered mode, with ordered and relative options [X]
  • visual mode [X]
  • yy yank line, y for yank (in visual/line) [X]
  • dd for delete line (in normal) [X]
  • delete all [ ]
  • copy all [ ]
  • split window editing [ ]
  • modulate and parse code seperately [ ]
  • cleaned code, comments for referencing and contributing [X]

• AI implementation

  • optional agnostic AI implementation (local, claude, gpt, etc) [ ]
  • AI code referencing [ ]

If you share the belief that simplicity empowers creativity, feel free to contribute.

• Forking this repo
• Submiting a Pull Request
• Bug reports and feature requests

Please ensure your code follows the existing style.

If you hit any issues, feel free to open an issue on GitHub. Pull requests, suggestions, or even thoughtful discussions are welcome.