alfred-zed-projects

Alfred workflow that allows you to open projects with zed

Prerequisties

• jq (you can remove extensions lookup function if you don't want to install this)
• zed

Installation

You can download workflow file, or compile your own program.

Building from Source

Prerequisites for Building

• Rust (latest stable version)
• jq (you can remove extensions lookup function if you don't want to install this)
• zed

Build Instructions

Quick Build (Recommended)

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/crwen/alfred-zed-projects.git
   cd alfred-zed-projects

2. Run the build script:

   ./build-workflow.sh

3. Install the generated alfred-zed-projects.alfredworkflow file by double-clicking it.

Manual Build

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/crwen/alfred-zed-projects.git
   cd alfred-zed-projects

2. Build the project:

   cargo build --release

3. Copy the binary to the workflow directory:

   cp target/release/alfred-zed workflow/alfred-zed

4. Install the workflow by double-clicking the workflow folder or importing it into Alfred.

Usage

• zf: Search file and Open with Zed.
• zr: Open recent projects. Data is provided by Zed sqlite file.
• zd: Open project directories from configured folders. Configure directories in Alfred's workflow settings.
• ze: Lookup extensions, nothing else. So you can remove it by yourself.

Configuration

Projects Directories (for zd command)

1. Open Alfred Preferences
2. Navigate to Workflows → Zed
3. Click the [x] button in the top-right corner to open workflow configuration
4. Set Projects Directories with your project folders (one per line), e.g.:

   ~/Projects/github.com/myorg
   ~/Projects/github.com/other-org
   ~/Work/clients