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.gitignore

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+/target
+**/*.rs.bk
+.DS_Store

Cargo.toml

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+[workspace]
+members = [
+  "crates/lime-core",
+  "crates/lime-syntax",
+  "crates/lime-ui",
+  "crates/lime-cli",
+]
+resolver = "2"
+
+[workspace.package]
+edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT"
+repository = "https://github.com/owen/lime"
+
+[workspace.dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+thiserror = "1"
+clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
+ropey = "1"
+crossterm = "0.28"
+ratatui = "0.29"
+unicode-segmentation = "1"
+unicode-width = "0.2"
+tree-sitter = "0.24"
+tree-sitter-rust = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-javascript = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-typescript = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-python = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-json = "0.24"
+ignore = "0.4"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+toml = "0.8"
+dirs = "5"
+tempfile = "3"

LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Owen
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

PLAN.md

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+# Lime Implementation Plan
+
+Lime is a clean, modern terminal/TUI text editor written in Rust. It should feel approachable like Nano, efficient and clean like Vim, and easy to use like VS Code, while using a standard non-modal cursor editing model.
+
+This plan intentionally avoids time estimates so it can be handed directly to an implementation agent.
+
+## 1. Product Direction
+
+Initial product goal:
+
+```bash
+lime path/to/file.rs
+```
+
+opens a clean single-file terminal editor with:
+
+- Standard typing/editing behavior
+- Save and quit shortcuts
+- Unsaved-changes confirmation
+- Syntax highlighting
+- Line numbers
+- Status bar and help bar
+- File search/open popup with `Ctrl-F`
+- Recursive file discovery from the current working directory
+- Large-file warning before opening very large files
+- Good behavior on macOS and Linux
+
+Lime should not be modal like Vim. It should be keyboard-first, but obvious and friendly.
+
+## 2. Recommended Technical Stack
+
+Use a Rust-native terminal stack:
+
+- `crossterm` for terminal control and input events
+- `ratatui` for layout, widgets, status bars, popups, and drawing
+- `ropey` for text storage
+- `tree-sitter` for syntax highlighting
+- `ignore` for recursive file scanning with `.gitignore` support
+- `nucleo-matcher` for fuzzy file matching
+
+Do not build a custom terminal renderer at first. `ratatui + crossterm` gives enough control for a polished TUI while keeping implementation manageable.
+
+Suggested dependencies:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+thiserror = "1"
+clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
+ropey = "1"
+crossterm = "0.28"
+ratatui = "0.29"
+unicode-segmentation = "1"
+unicode-width = "0.2"
+tree-sitter = "0.24"
+tree-sitter-rust = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-javascript = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-typescript = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-python = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-json = "0.23"
+tree-sitter-toml-ng = "0.6"
+tree-sitter-md = "0.3"
+ignore = "0.4"
+nucleo-matcher = "0.3"
+notify = "7"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+toml = "0.8"
+dirs = "5"
+```
+
+Optional later:
+
+```toml
+arboard = "3"
+similar = "2"
+tempfile = "3"
+insta = "1"
+```
+
+## 3. Repository Structure
+
+Use a Cargo workspace from the beginning:
+
+```txt
+lime/
+  Cargo.toml
+  README.md
+  LICENSE
+  PLAN.md
+  crates/
+    lime-core/
+      Cargo.toml
+      src/
+        lib.rs
+        buffer.rs
+        cursor.rs
+        selection.rs
+        edit.rs
+        history.rs
+        movement.rs
+        search.rs
+        file.rs
+        command.rs
+    lime-syntax/
+      Cargo.toml
+      src/
+        lib.rs
+        language.rs
+        highlighter.rs
+        theme.rs
+    lime-ui/
+      Cargo.toml
+      src/
+        lib.rs
+        app.rs
+        terminal.rs
+        layout.rs
+        editor_view.rs
+        status_bar.rs
+        command_bar.rs
+        file_picker.rs
+        prompt.rs
+        theme.rs
+        input.rs
+    lime-cli/
+      Cargo.toml
+      src/
+        main.rs
+```
+
+Root `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[workspace]
+members = [
+  "crates/lime-core",
+  "crates/lime-syntax",
+  "crates/lime-ui",
+  "crates/lime-cli"
+]
+resolver = "2"
+```
+
+The installed binary should be named `lime`.
+
+## 4. Crate Responsibilities
+
+### `lime-core`
+
+Pure editor logic.
+
+Must not depend on terminal UI, Ratatui, themes, syntax highlighting, or input events.
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- Text buffer
+- Cursor state
+- Selections, even if selection editing comes later
+- Editing operations
+- Undo/redo
+- File load/save
+- Dirty state
+- Search inside the current buffer
+- Line/column movement
+- Large-file metadata and open policy types
+
+### `lime-syntax`
+
+Syntax parsing and highlighting.
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- Language detection
+- Tree-sitter parser setup
+- Highlight spans for visible ranges
+- Theme scopes
+- Graceful fallback for unknown languages or parser failures
+
+### `lime-ui`
+
+Terminal application.
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- Raw mode
+- Alternate screen
+- Event loop
+- Keybindings
+- Rendering
+- Editor viewport
+- Popups
+- File picker
+- Status bar
+- Help bar
+- Prompts and warnings
+
+### `lime-cli`
+
+CLI entry point.
+
+Responsibilities:
+
+- Parse CLI arguments
+- Resolve starting path
+- Load config
+- Start app
+- Ensure terminal cleanup on error or panic
+
+## 5. Core Data Model
+
+Use `ropey::Rope` for buffer storage.
+
+```rust
+pub struct TextBuffer {
+    rope: Rope,
+    path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    dirty: bool,
+    line_ending: LineEnding,
+}
+```
+
+Track positions as line/column character positions, not byte offsets.
+
+```rust
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Position {
+    pub line: usize,
+    pub column: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Cursor {
+    pub position: Position,
+    pub preferred_column: Option<usize>,
+}
+```
+
+Use `preferred_column` for vertical movement so up/down preserve the intended visual column across lines of different lengths.
+
+Also define:
+
+```rust
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct TextRange {
+    pub start: Position,
+    pub end: Position,
+}
+
+pub enum LineEnding {
+    Lf,
+    Crlf,
+}
+```
+
+## 6. Editing Commands
+
+Create a command abstraction in `lime-core`:
+
+```rust
+pub enum EditorCommand {
+    InsertChar(char),
+    InsertText(String),
+    Newline,
+    Backspace,
+    Delete,
+    MoveLeft,
+    MoveRight,
+    MoveUp,
+    MoveDown,
+    MoveLineStart,
+    MoveLineEnd,
+    MoveFileStart,
+    MoveFileEnd,
+    PageUp,
+    PageDown,
+    Save,
+    Undo,
+    Redo,
+    Search(String),
+}
+```
+
+The UI should convert terminal key events into app actions or editor commands. The core applies commands and returns effects.
+
+```rust
+pub enum CommandResult {
+    None,
+    Modified,
+    Saved,
+    CursorMoved,
+    NeedsPath,
+}
+```
+
+## 7. Undo/Redo
+
+Implement undo/redo early.
+
+Represent edits as reversible transactions:
+
+```rust
+pub struct EditTransaction {
+    pub edits: Vec<TextEdit>,
+    pub before_cursor: Cursor,
+    pub after_cursor: Cursor,
+}
+
+pub enum TextEdit {
+    Insert {
+        at: Position,
+        text: String,
+    },
+    Delete {
+        range: TextRange,
+        deleted_text: String,
+    },
+}
+```
+
+Typing consecutive characters should be grouped into one undo transaction until one of these happens:
+
+- Cursor movement
+- Newline
+- Backspace/delete
+- Save
+- Different command type
+- Focus changes to a popup/prompt
+
+## 8. Large File Handling
+
+Before reading a file, inspect metadata.
+
+Recommended thresholds:
+
+```txt
+<= 5 MB: open normally
+5-25 MB: open with warning prompt
+> 25 MB: require explicit confirmation
+> 100 MB: refuse by default unless --force
+```
+
+CLI/TUI warning example:
+
+```txt
+This file is 84 MB. Lime may be slower with very large files.
+Open anyway? [y/N]
+```
+
+Core policy type:
+
+```rust
+pub struct FileOpenPolicy {
+    pub warn_threshold_bytes: u64,
+    pub confirm_threshold_bytes: u64,
+    pub hard_threshold_bytes: u64,
+    pub force: bool,
+}
+```
+
+The file picker should also use this policy before replacing the current buffer.
+
+## 9. Terminal UI Layout
+
+Default layout:
+
+```txt
+┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│  1 │ fn main() {                           │
+│  2 │     println!("hello");                │
+│  3 │ }                                     │
+│    │                                       │
+│    │                                       │
+├────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ lime  file.rs  rust  Ln 2, Col 5  modified │
+│ Ctrl-S Save  Ctrl-F Files  Ctrl-Q Quit      │
+└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+Main regions:
+
+1. Editor viewport
+2. Status bar
+3. Help/action bar
+4. Optional popup overlay
+
+Use `ratatui::Layout` for the main shell.
+
+## 10. Rendering Strategy
+
+Render only visible lines.
+
+UI viewport state:
+
+```rust
+pub struct Viewport {
+    pub top_line: usize,
+    pub left_col: usize,
+    pub height: usize,
+    pub width: usize,
+}
+```
+
+Editor rendering should:
+
+- Render visible lines only
+- Draw line numbers
+- Draw cursor
+- Draw selected text later
+- Apply syntax spans when available
+- Horizontally scroll for long lines
+- Vertically scroll when the cursor nears viewport edges
+- Avoid allocating the entire file each frame
+
+Gutter width:
+
+```rust
+let gutter_width = total_lines.to_string().len() + 2;
+```
+
+## 11. Input Model
+
+Recommended shortcuts:
+
+```txt
+Ctrl-S        Save
+Ctrl-Q        Quit
+Ctrl-F        File picker
+Ctrl-G        Go to line
+Ctrl-Z        Undo
+Ctrl-Y        Redo
+Ctrl-A        Start of line
+Ctrl-E        End of line
+Ctrl-R        Search in current file
+Esc           Close popup/cancel prompt
+Arrow keys    Move cursor
+PageUp        Page up
+PageDown      Page down
+Home          Start of line
+End           End of line
+Backspace     Delete backward
+Delete        Delete forward
+Enter         Newline
+Tab           Insert spaces according to config
+```
+
+Use an app-level action enum:
+
+```rust
+pub enum AppAction {
+    Editor(EditorCommand),
+    Save,
+    Quit,
+    OpenFilePicker,
+    OpenGoToLine,
+    OpenSearch,
+    ClosePopup,
+    Confirm,
+    Cancel,
+}
+```
+
+Do not hardcode behavior directly inside the event loop. Route input through a mapping layer.
+
+## 12. File Picker
+
+`Ctrl-F` opens a centered popup listing files recursively from the current directory.
+
+Behavior:
+
+- Scan current working directory or selected workspace root
+- Respect `.gitignore`
+- Skip hidden files by default
+- Skip common bulky directories:
+  - `.git`
+  - `target`
+  - `node_modules`
+  - `dist`
+  - `.next`
+  - `build`
+- Fuzzy filter as the user types
+- Arrow up/down changes selection
+- Enter opens selected file
+- Escape closes picker
+- Warn if current file has unsaved changes before replacing it
+- Warn before opening very large files
+
+Popup layout:
+
+```txt
+╭─ Open File ─────────────────────────────╮
+│ search: main                            │
+│                                         │
+│ > crates/lime-cli/src/main.rs           │
+│   crates/lime-core/src/buffer.rs        │
+│   README.md                             │
+╰─────────────────────────────────────────╯
+```
+
+State:
+
+```rust
+pub struct FilePickerState {
+    pub query: String,
+    pub all_files: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub matches: Vec<FileMatch>,
+    pub selected: usize,
+}
+
+pub struct FileMatch {
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+    pub score: u32,
+}
+```
+
+## 13. Syntax Highlighting
+
+Start with these languages:
+
+- Rust
+- JavaScript
+- TypeScript
+- Python
+- JSON
+- TOML
+- Markdown
+
+Language detection:
+
+```rust
+pub enum Language {
+    Rust,
+    JavaScript,
+    TypeScript,
+    Python,
+    Json,
+    Toml,
+    Markdown,
+    PlainText,
+}
+```
+
+Detection should use file extension first.
+
+Highlighting should be resilient:
+
+- Unknown language falls back to plain text
+- Parser failure falls back to plain text
+- Initial implementation may highlight visible ranges only
+- Incremental parsing can come later
+
+Theme model:
+
+```rust
+pub struct Theme {
+    pub background: Color,
+    pub foreground: Color,
+    pub gutter: Color,
+    pub cursor: Color,
+    pub selection: Color,
+    pub keyword: Color,
+    pub string: Color,
+    pub comment: Color,
+    pub function: Color,
+    pub type_name: Color,
+    pub number: Color,
+    pub error: Color,
+}
+```
+
+Use a clean default dark theme with calm contrast.
+
+## 14. Save/Quit Behavior
+
+If there are no unsaved changes, `Ctrl-Q` exits immediately.
+
+If the buffer is dirty:
+
+```txt
+Unsaved changes. Save before quitting? [s]ave [d]iscard [c]ancel
+```
+
+If saving an unnamed buffer:
+
+```txt
+Save as: _
+```
+
+Save operation should:
+
+- Write to a temporary file
+- Flush data
+- Rename over original path
+- Preserve line endings where practical
+- Clear dirty flag after success
+- Show a status message after success or failure
+
+## 15. Config
+
+Keep config simple at first.
+
+Locations:
+
+```txt
+macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/lime/config.toml
+Linux: ~/.config/lime/config.toml
+```
+
+Initial config:
+
+```toml
+theme = "lime-dark"
+tab_width = 4
+insert_spaces = true
+show_line_numbers = true
+confirm_large_files = true
+```
+
+Rust model:
+
+```rust
+pub struct Config {
+    pub theme: String,
+    pub tab_width: usize,
+    pub insert_spaces: bool,
+    pub show_line_numbers: bool,
+    pub confirm_large_files: bool,
+}
+```
+
+If config is missing or invalid, use defaults and show a non-blocking warning.
+
+## 16. Error Handling
+
+Use `anyhow` at app/CLI boundaries.
+
+Use `thiserror` for library errors.
+
+Example:
+
+```rust
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum LimeError {
+    #[error("file is too large: {size} bytes")]
+    FileTooLarge { size: u64 },
+
+    #[error("buffer has no file path")]
+    MissingPath,
+
+    #[error("invalid cursor position")]
+    InvalidPosition,
+}
+```
+
+Terminal cleanup must always happen.
+
+Use a guard:
+
+```rust
+pub struct TerminalGuard;
+
+impl Drop for TerminalGuard {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // disable raw mode
+        // leave alternate screen
+        // show cursor
+    }
+}
+```
+
+Never leave the terminal in raw mode after an error or panic.
+
+## 17. CLI Design
+
+Basic usage:
+
+```bash
+lime
+lime file.rs
+lime .
+lime --force huge.log
+lime --config path/to/config.toml
+```
+
+CLI args:
+
+```rust
+#[derive(Parser)]
+pub struct Cli {
+    pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub force: bool,
+
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub config: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+```
+
+Behavior:
+
+- No path: open empty unnamed buffer
+- File path: open file
+- Directory path: open empty buffer with file picker rooted at that directory
+- Nonexistent file: create a new buffer with that path
+- Huge file: warn/confirm unless `--force`
+
+## 18. Testing Strategy
+
+### `lime-core`
+
+Most tests should live here.
+
+Test:
+
+- Insert characters
+- Insert text
+- Insert newline
+- Backspace in middle of line
+- Backspace at start of line joins lines
+- Delete in middle of line
+- Delete at end of line joins lines
+- Cursor movement left/right/up/down
+- Line start/end
+- File start/end
+- Undo/redo
+- Search
+- Save/load roundtrip
+- Unicode text
+- Tabs
+- Long lines
+- Empty file behavior
+
+Example test:
+
+```rust
+#[test]
+fn backspace_joins_lines() {
+    let mut editor = Editor::from_text("hello\nworld");
+    editor.set_cursor(Position { line: 1, column: 0 });
+    editor.backspace();
+
+    assert_eq!(editor.text(), "helloworld");
+    assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position { line: 0, column: 5 });
+}
+```
+
+### `lime-syntax`
+
+Test:
+
+- Language detection
+- Parser setup does not panic
+- Highlight spans are valid
+- Unknown files fall back to plain text
+
+### `lime-ui`
+
+Test pure/non-terminal pieces:
+
+- Keybinding mapping
+- Viewport scrolling
+- File picker filtering
+- Status string formatting
+- Layout calculations
+- Prompt state transitions
+
+Avoid depending heavily on full terminal snapshot tests in the first version.
+
+## 19. Implementation Order
+
+### Step 1: Create workspace
+
+Create all workspace crates and make `cargo test` pass.
+
+Deliverables:
+
+- Root `Cargo.toml`
+- `lime-core`
+- `lime-syntax`
+- `lime-ui`
+- `lime-cli`
+- Minimal compiling binary named `lime`
+
+### Step 2: Implement `lime-core`
+
+Implement:
+
+- `TextBuffer`
+- `Position`
+- `TextRange`
+- `Cursor`
+- Load from string
+- Load from file
+- Save to file
+- Insert char/text
+- Newline
+- Backspace
+- Delete
+- Cursor movement
+- Dirty flag
+
+Add comprehensive tests.
+
+### Step 3: Implement undo/redo
+
+Add:
+
+- `EditTransaction`
+- Undo stack
+- Redo stack
+- Transaction grouping for typing
+- Tests for edit operations and grouped undo behavior
+
+### Step 4: Implement basic terminal app
+
+In `lime-ui`, implement:
+
+- Raw mode
+- Alternate screen
+- Panic-safe cleanup
+- Event loop
+- Render empty editor
+- Render file content
+- Status bar
+- Help bar
+- Cursor rendering
+
+At this point:
+
+```bash
+cargo run -p lime-cli -- README.md
+```
+
+should open a navigable file.
+
+### Step 5: Wire editing input
+
+Add keyboard handling for:
+
+- Text input
+- Enter
+- Tab
+- Backspace
+- Delete
+- Arrow movement
+- Home/end
+- Page up/down
+- Save
+- Quit
+
+After this step, Lime should be a usable single-file editor.
+
+### Step 6: Add viewport scrolling
+
+Implement:
+
+- Vertical scroll
+- Horizontal scroll
+- Cursor-follow behavior
+- Page up/down
+- Long-line handling
+
+Do not render the whole file.
+
+### Step 7: Add file open policy
+
+Before reading files:
+
+- Check size
+- Show warning prompt in TUI
+- Support `--force`
+- Refuse extreme files by default
+
+### Step 8: Add file picker
+
+Implement:
+
+- Recursive file scan
+- Fuzzy matching
+- Popup rendering
+- Query input
+- Selection movement
+- Opening selected files
+- Dirty-buffer confirmation before replacing current file
+
+Bind to `Ctrl-F`.
+
+### Step 9: Add syntax highlighting
+
+Implement `lime-syntax`.
+
+Start with:
+
+- Language detection
+- Rust highlighting
+- Plain-text fallback
+
+Then add:
+
+- JavaScript
+- TypeScript
+- Python
+- JSON
+- TOML
+- Markdown
+
+Integrate highlighting into editor rendering.
+
+### Step 10: Add quality-of-life features
+
+Add:
+
+- Go to line popup
+- Search in current file
+- Unsaved quit prompt
+- Save-as prompt
+- Status messages
+- Error display
+- Config loading
+- Tab width setting
+- Insert spaces setting
+
+## 20. Minimum Definition of Done
+
+The first complete version should support:
+
+```bash
+lime file.rs
+```
+
+and include:
+
+- Clean terminal UI
+- Standard text editing
+- Natural cursor movement
+- Save with `Ctrl-S`
+- Quit with `Ctrl-Q`
+- Unsaved changes warning
+- Syntax highlighting for known languages
+- File picker with `Ctrl-F`
+- Recursive current-directory browsing
+- Fuzzy file filtering
+- Moderately large file handling without freezing
+- Warning before opening very large files
+- Passing core editing tests
+- macOS and Linux support
+
+## 21. Explicit Non-Goals For First Version
+
+Do not implement these yet:
+
+- Plugin system
+- Extension marketplace
+- LSP
+- Multi-pane editor
+- Integrated terminal
+- Git UI
+- Debugger
+- AI features
+- Remote editing
+- Modal Vim emulation
+
+These can be added later only after the core editor feels excellent.

README.md

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+# Lime
+
+Lime is a clean, modern terminal text editor written in Rust.
+
+It aims to be approachable like Nano, efficient and clean like Vim, and easy to use like VS Code, while keeping a standard non-modal editing model.
+
+## Status
+
+This repository contains the first usable implementation:
+
+- Rust Cargo workspace
+- Rope-backed editor core
+- Cursor movement and editing
+- Undo/redo
+- Save and save-as
+- Unsaved-change prompts
+- Ratatui/Crossterm terminal UI
+- Status/help bars
+- Recursive file picker with `Ctrl-F`
+- Fuzzy file filtering
+- Large-file warning policy
+- Syntax highlighting for common languages with Tree-sitter/lexical fallback
+- Simple TOML config loading
+
+## Run
+
+```bash
+cargo run -p lime-cli -- path/to/file.rs
+```
+
+or after installing/building the binary:
+
+```bash
+lime path/to/file.rs
+lime .
+lime --force huge.log
+```
+
+## Keyboard shortcuts
+
+| Shortcut | Action |
+| --- | --- |
+| `Ctrl-S` | Save |
+| `Ctrl-Q` | Quit |
+| `Ctrl-F` | Open file picker |
+| `Ctrl-R` | Search current file |
+| `Ctrl-G` | Go to line |
+| `Ctrl-Z` | Undo |
+| `Ctrl-Y` | Redo |
+| `Ctrl-A` | Start of line |
+| `Ctrl-E` | End of line |
+| `Esc` | Close popup/cancel prompt |
+
+## Config
+
+Lime looks for config at:
+
+- macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/lime/config.toml`
+- Linux: `~/.config/lime/config.toml`
+
+Example:
+
+```toml
+theme = "lime-dark"
+tab_width = 4
+insert_spaces = true
+show_line_numbers = true
+confirm_large_files = true
+```
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+cargo fmt
+cargo test
+```
+
+Workspace crates:
+
+- `lime-core`: pure editor model and editing operations
+- `lime-syntax`: language detection and highlighting
+- `lime-ui`: terminal UI, file picker, prompts, keybindings
+- `lime-cli`: binary entry point

crates/lime-cli/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "lime-cli"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "lime"
+path = "src/main.rs"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+clap.workspace = true
+lime-core = { path = "../lime-core" }
+lime-ui = { path = "../lime-ui" }

crates/lime-cli/src/main.rs

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+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use clap::Parser;
+use lime_ui::{run_app, AppOptions};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[command(name = "lime")]
+#[command(about = "A clean, modern terminal text editor")]
+struct Cli {
+    /// File or directory to open
+    path: Option<PathBuf>,
+
+    /// Open very large files without confirmation/refusal
+    #[arg(long)]
+    force: bool,
+
+    /// Path to a Lime config file
+    #[arg(long)]
+    config: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let cli = Cli::parse();
+    run_app(AppOptions::new(cli.path, cli.force, cli.config))
+}

crates/lime-core/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "lime-core"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+ropey.workspace = true
+thiserror.workspace = true
+unicode-segmentation.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile.workspace = true

crates/lime-core/src/buffer.rs

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+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::{BufWriter, Write};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use ropey::Rope;
+
+use crate::cursor::Position;
+use crate::edit::TextRange;
+use crate::error::{LimeError, Result};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum LineEnding {
+    Lf,
+    Crlf,
+}
+
+impl LineEnding {
+    pub const fn as_str(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Lf => "\n",
+            Self::Crlf => "\r\n",
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn detect(text: &str) -> Self {
+        if text.contains("\r\n") {
+            Self::Crlf
+        } else {
+            Self::Lf
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TextBuffer {
+    rope: Rope,
+    path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    dirty: bool,
+    line_ending: LineEnding,
+}
+
+impl Default for TextBuffer {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::from_text("")
+    }
+}
+
+impl TextBuffer {
+    pub fn from_text(text: &str) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            rope: Rope::from_str(text),
+            path: None,
+            dirty: false,
+            line_ending: LineEnding::detect(text),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_text_with_path(text: &str, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        let mut buffer = Self::from_text(text);
+        buffer.path = Some(path.into());
+        buffer
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_file(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let text = fs::read_to_string(path)?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            rope: Rope::from_str(&text),
+            path: Some(path.to_path_buf()),
+            dirty: false,
+            line_ending: LineEnding::detect(&text),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn path(&self) -> Option<&Path> {
+        self.path.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_path(&mut self, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) {
+        self.path = Some(path.into());
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_dirty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.dirty
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_dirty(&mut self, dirty: bool) {
+        self.dirty = dirty;
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_ending(&self) -> LineEnding {
+        self.line_ending
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_line_ending(&mut self, line_ending: LineEnding) {
+        self.line_ending = line_ending;
+    }
+
+    pub fn len_chars(&self) -> usize {
+        self.rope.len_chars()
+    }
+
+    pub fn len_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        self.rope.len_bytes()
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.rope.len_lines().max(1)
+    }
+
+    pub fn text(&self) -> String {
+        self.rope.to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub fn char(&self, char_idx: usize) -> Option<char> {
+        if char_idx < self.len_chars() {
+            Some(self.rope.char(char_idx))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_to_string(&self, line_idx: usize) -> String {
+        if line_idx >= self.line_count() {
+            return String::new();
+        }
+        self.rope.line(line_idx).to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_text_without_ending(&self, line_idx: usize) -> String {
+        let mut line = self.line_to_string(line_idx);
+        if line.ends_with('\n') {
+            line.pop();
+            if line.ends_with('\r') {
+                line.pop();
+            }
+        }
+        line
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_len_chars(&self, line_idx: usize) -> usize {
+        if line_idx >= self.line_count() {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        let line = self.rope.line(line_idx);
+        let mut len = line.len_chars();
+        if len > 0 && line.char(len - 1) == '\n' {
+            len -= 1;
+            if len > 0 && line.char(len - 1) == '\r' {
+                len -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+        len
+    }
+
+    pub fn clamp_position(&self, position: Position) -> Position {
+        let line = position.line.min(self.line_count().saturating_sub(1));
+        let column = position.column.min(self.line_len_chars(line));
+        Position { line, column }
+    }
+
+    pub fn position_to_char(&self, position: Position) -> usize {
+        let position = self.clamp_position(position);
+        self.rope.line_to_char(position.line) + position.column
+    }
+
+    pub fn char_to_position(&self, char_idx: usize) -> Position {
+        let char_idx = char_idx.min(self.len_chars());
+        let line = self.rope.char_to_line(char_idx);
+        let line_start = self.rope.line_to_char(line);
+        let column = (char_idx - line_start).min(self.line_len_chars(line));
+        Position { line, column }
+    }
+
+    pub fn range_to_chars(&self, range: TextRange) -> (usize, usize) {
+        let normalized = range.normalized();
+        (
+            self.position_to_char(normalized.start),
+            self.position_to_char(normalized.end),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn slice_range(&self, range: TextRange) -> String {
+        let (start, end) = self.range_to_chars(range);
+        self.rope.slice(start..end).to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, position: Position, text: &str) -> Position {
+        let position = self.clamp_position(position);
+        let char_idx = self.position_to_char(position);
+        self.rope.insert(char_idx, text);
+        self.dirty = true;
+        advance_position(position, text)
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, range: TextRange) -> String {
+        let normalized = range.normalized();
+        let (start, end) = self.range_to_chars(normalized);
+        if start >= end {
+            return String::new();
+        }
+        let deleted = self.rope.slice(start..end).to_string();
+        self.rope.remove(start..end);
+        self.dirty = true;
+        deleted
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let path = self.path.clone().ok_or(LimeError::MissingPath)?;
+        self.save_as(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_as(&mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let parent = path.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("."));
+        fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+
+        let file_name = path
+            .file_name()
+            .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("lime-buffer");
+        let temp_path = parent.join(format!(".{}.{}.lime-tmp", file_name, std::process::id()));
+
+        {
+            let file = File::create(&temp_path)?;
+            let mut writer = BufWriter::new(file);
+            for chunk in self.rope.chunks() {
+                writer.write_all(chunk.as_bytes())?;
+            }
+            writer.flush()?;
+            writer.get_ref().sync_all()?;
+        }
+
+        fs::rename(&temp_path, path)?;
+        self.path = Some(path.to_path_buf());
+        self.dirty = false;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn advance_position(start: Position, text: &str) -> Position {
+    let mut line = start.line;
+    let mut column = start.column;
+    let mut saw_cr = false;
+
+    for ch in text.chars() {
+        match ch {
+            '\r' => saw_cr = true,
+            '\n' => {
+                line += 1;
+                column = 0;
+                saw_cr = false;
+            }
+            _ => {
+                if saw_cr {
+                    column += 1;
+                    saw_cr = false;
+                }
+                column += 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if saw_cr {
+        column += 1;
+    }
+
+    Position { line, column }
+}

crates/lime-core/src/command.rs

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+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum EditorCommand {
+    InsertChar(char),
+    InsertText(String),
+    Newline,
+    Backspace,
+    Delete,
+    MoveLeft,
+    MoveRight,
+    MoveUp,
+    MoveDown,
+    MoveLineStart,
+    MoveLineEnd,
+    MoveFileStart,
+    MoveFileEnd,
+    PageUp,
+    PageDown,
+    Save,
+    Undo,
+    Redo,
+    Search(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum CommandResult {
+    None,
+    Modified,
+    Saved,
+    CursorMoved,
+    NeedsPath,
+}

crates/lime-core/src/cursor.rs

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+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Default)]
+pub struct Position {
+    pub line: usize,
+    pub column: usize,
+}
+
+impl Position {
+    pub const fn new(line: usize, column: usize) -> Self {
+        Self { line, column }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+pub struct Cursor {
+    pub position: Position,
+    pub preferred_column: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+impl Cursor {
+    pub const fn new(position: Position) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            position,
+            preferred_column: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_position(mut self, position: Position) -> Self {
+        self.position = position;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn clear_preferred_column(&mut self) {
+        self.preferred_column = None;
+    }
+}

crates/lime-core/src/edit.rs

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+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::buffer::{advance_position, TextBuffer};
+use crate::command::{CommandResult, EditorCommand};
+use crate::cursor::{Cursor, Position};
+use crate::error::{LimeError, Result};
+use crate::history::EditTransaction;
+use crate::movement::DEFAULT_PAGE_LINES;
+use crate::search::SearchMatch;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct TextRange {
+    pub start: Position,
+    pub end: Position,
+}
+
+impl TextRange {
+    pub const fn new(start: Position, end: Position) -> Self {
+        Self { start, end }
+    }
+
+    pub fn normalized(self) -> Self {
+        if self.start <= self.end {
+            self
+        } else {
+            Self {
+                start: self.end,
+                end: self.start,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(self) -> bool {
+        self.start == self.end
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum TextEdit {
+    Insert {
+        at: Position,
+        text: String,
+    },
+    Delete {
+        range: TextRange,
+        deleted_text: String,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Editor {
+    buffer: TextBuffer,
+    cursor: Cursor,
+    undo_stack: Vec<EditTransaction>,
+    redo_stack: Vec<EditTransaction>,
+    revision: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for Editor {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+impl Editor {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::from_buffer(TextBuffer::default())
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_text(text: &str) -> Self {
+        Self::from_buffer(TextBuffer::from_text(text))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_file(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self::from_buffer(TextBuffer::from_file(path)?))
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_buffer(buffer: TextBuffer) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cursor: Cursor::default(),
+            buffer,
+            undo_stack: Vec::new(),
+            redo_stack: Vec::new(),
+            revision: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn replace_buffer(&mut self, buffer: TextBuffer) {
+        self.buffer = buffer;
+        self.cursor = Cursor::default();
+        self.undo_stack.clear();
+        self.redo_stack.clear();
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+    }
+
+    pub fn buffer(&self) -> &TextBuffer {
+        &self.buffer
+    }
+
+    pub fn buffer_mut(&mut self) -> &mut TextBuffer {
+        &mut self.buffer
+    }
+
+    pub fn cursor(&self) -> Cursor {
+        self.cursor
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_cursor(&mut self, position: Position) {
+        self.cursor.position = self.buffer.clamp_position(position);
+        self.cursor.preferred_column = None;
+    }
+
+    pub fn revision(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.revision
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_dirty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.buffer.is_dirty()
+    }
+
+    pub fn text(&self) -> String {
+        self.buffer.text()
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_count(&self) -> usize {
+        self.buffer.line_count()
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_len_chars(&self, line: usize) -> usize {
+        self.buffer.line_len_chars(line)
+    }
+
+    pub fn line_text_without_ending(&self, line: usize) -> String {
+        self.buffer.line_text_without_ending(line)
+    }
+
+    pub fn apply_command(&mut self, command: EditorCommand) -> Result<CommandResult> {
+        match command {
+            EditorCommand::InsertChar(ch) => {
+                self.insert_char(ch);
+                Ok(CommandResult::Modified)
+            }
+            EditorCommand::InsertText(text) => {
+                self.insert_text(&text);
+                Ok(CommandResult::Modified)
+            }
+            EditorCommand::Newline => {
+                self.newline();
+                Ok(CommandResult::Modified)
+            }
+            EditorCommand::Backspace => Ok(if self.backspace() {
+                CommandResult::Modified
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::Delete => Ok(if self.delete() {
+                CommandResult::Modified
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveLeft => Ok(if self.move_left() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveRight => Ok(if self.move_right() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveUp => Ok(if self.move_up() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveDown => Ok(if self.move_down() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveLineStart => Ok(if self.move_line_start() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveLineEnd => Ok(if self.move_line_end() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveFileStart => Ok(if self.move_file_start() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::MoveFileEnd => Ok(if self.move_file_end() {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::PageUp => Ok(if self.page_up(DEFAULT_PAGE_LINES) {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::PageDown => Ok(if self.page_down(DEFAULT_PAGE_LINES) {
+                CommandResult::CursorMoved
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::Save => match self.save() {
+                Ok(()) => Ok(CommandResult::Saved),
+                Err(LimeError::MissingPath) => Ok(CommandResult::NeedsPath),
+                Err(err) => Err(err),
+            },
+            EditorCommand::Undo => Ok(if self.undo() {
+                CommandResult::Modified
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::Redo => Ok(if self.redo() {
+                CommandResult::Modified
+            } else {
+                CommandResult::None
+            }),
+            EditorCommand::Search(_) => Ok(CommandResult::None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert_char(&mut self, ch: char) {
+        let mut buf = [0; 4];
+        self.insert_text_grouped(ch.encode_utf8(&mut buf), true);
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert_text(&mut self, text: &str) {
+        self.insert_text_grouped(text, false);
+    }
+
+    fn insert_text_grouped(&mut self, text: &str, allow_grouping: bool) {
+        if text.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let before_cursor = self.cursor;
+        let at = self.cursor.position;
+        let after = self.buffer.insert(at, text);
+        self.cursor = Cursor::new(self.buffer.clamp_position(after));
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+
+        let tx = EditTransaction::new(
+            vec![TextEdit::Insert {
+                at,
+                text: text.to_string(),
+            }],
+            before_cursor,
+            self.cursor,
+        );
+        self.record_transaction(tx, allow_grouping && !text.contains(['\n', '\r']));
+    }
+
+    pub fn newline(&mut self) {
+        let line_ending = self.buffer.line_ending().as_str().to_string();
+        self.insert_text_grouped(&line_ending, false);
+    }
+
+    pub fn backspace(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let current = self.buffer.position_to_char(self.cursor.position);
+        if current == 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let start = self.buffer.char_to_position(current - 1);
+        self.delete_range_with_cursor(
+            TextRange::new(start, self.cursor.position),
+            self.cursor,
+            start,
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let current = self.buffer.position_to_char(self.cursor.position);
+        if current >= self.buffer.len_chars() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let mut end_idx = current + 1;
+        if self.buffer.char(current) == Some('\r') && self.buffer.char(current + 1) == Some('\n') {
+            end_idx = current + 2;
+        }
+        let end = self.buffer.char_to_position(end_idx);
+        self.delete_range_with_cursor(
+            TextRange::new(self.cursor.position, end),
+            self.cursor,
+            self.cursor.position,
+        )
+    }
+
+    fn delete_range_with_cursor(
+        &mut self,
+        range: TextRange,
+        before_cursor: Cursor,
+        after_position: Position,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let normalized = range.normalized();
+        if normalized.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        let deleted_text = self.buffer.remove(normalized);
+        if deleted_text.is_empty() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.cursor = Cursor::new(self.buffer.clamp_position(after_position));
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+        let tx = EditTransaction::new(
+            vec![TextEdit::Delete {
+                range: normalized,
+                deleted_text,
+            }],
+            before_cursor,
+            self.cursor,
+        );
+        self.record_transaction(tx, false);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_left(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        let next = if pos.column > 0 {
+            Position::new(pos.line, pos.column - 1)
+        } else if pos.line > 0 {
+            let previous_line = pos.line - 1;
+            Position::new(previous_line, self.buffer.line_len_chars(previous_line))
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        self.set_cursor(next);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_right(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        let line_len = self.buffer.line_len_chars(pos.line);
+        let next = if pos.column < line_len {
+            Position::new(pos.line, pos.column + 1)
+        } else if pos.line + 1 < self.buffer.line_count() {
+            Position::new(pos.line + 1, 0)
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        self.set_cursor(next);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_up(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        if pos.line == 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let preferred = self.cursor.preferred_column.unwrap_or(pos.column);
+        let target_line = pos.line - 1;
+        self.cursor.position = Position::new(
+            target_line,
+            preferred.min(self.buffer.line_len_chars(target_line)),
+        );
+        self.cursor.preferred_column = Some(preferred);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_down(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        if pos.line + 1 >= self.buffer.line_count() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let preferred = self.cursor.preferred_column.unwrap_or(pos.column);
+        let target_line = pos.line + 1;
+        self.cursor.position = Position::new(
+            target_line,
+            preferred.min(self.buffer.line_len_chars(target_line)),
+        );
+        self.cursor.preferred_column = Some(preferred);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_line_start(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        if pos.column == 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.set_cursor(Position::new(pos.line, 0));
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_line_end(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        let end = self.buffer.line_len_chars(pos.line);
+        if pos.column == end {
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.set_cursor(Position::new(pos.line, end));
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_file_start(&mut self) -> bool {
+        if self.cursor.position == Position::new(0, 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.set_cursor(Position::new(0, 0));
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_file_end(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let last_line = self.buffer.line_count().saturating_sub(1);
+        let end = Position::new(last_line, self.buffer.line_len_chars(last_line));
+        if self.cursor.position == end {
+            return false;
+        }
+        self.set_cursor(end);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn page_up(&mut self, lines: usize) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        if pos.line == 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let target_line = pos.line.saturating_sub(lines.max(1));
+        let preferred = self.cursor.preferred_column.unwrap_or(pos.column);
+        self.cursor.position = Position::new(
+            target_line,
+            preferred.min(self.buffer.line_len_chars(target_line)),
+        );
+        self.cursor.preferred_column = Some(preferred);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn page_down(&mut self, lines: usize) -> bool {
+        let pos = self.cursor.position;
+        let last_line = self.buffer.line_count().saturating_sub(1);
+        if pos.line >= last_line {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let target_line = (pos.line + lines.max(1)).min(last_line);
+        let preferred = self.cursor.preferred_column.unwrap_or(pos.column);
+        self.cursor.position = Position::new(
+            target_line,
+            preferred.min(self.buffer.line_len_chars(target_line)),
+        );
+        self.cursor.preferred_column = Some(preferred);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn save(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        self.buffer.save()
+    }
+
+    pub fn save_as(&mut self, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.buffer.save_as(path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn undo(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let Some(tx) = self.undo_stack.pop() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        for edit in tx.edits.iter().rev() {
+            self.apply_inverse_edit(edit);
+        }
+        self.cursor = tx.before_cursor;
+        self.buffer.set_dirty(true);
+        self.redo_stack.push(tx);
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn redo(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let Some(tx) = self.redo_stack.pop() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        for edit in &tx.edits {
+            self.apply_edit(edit);
+        }
+        self.cursor = tx.after_cursor;
+        self.buffer.set_dirty(true);
+        self.undo_stack.push(tx);
+        self.revision = self.revision.wrapping_add(1);
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn apply_edit(&mut self, edit: &TextEdit) {
+        match edit {
+            TextEdit::Insert { at, text } => {
+                self.buffer.insert(*at, text);
+            }
+            TextEdit::Delete { range, .. } => {
+                self.buffer.remove(*range);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn apply_inverse_edit(&mut self, edit: &TextEdit) {
+        match edit {
+            TextEdit::Insert { at, text } => {
+                let end = advance_position(*at, text);
+                self.buffer.remove(TextRange::new(*at, end));
+            }
+            TextEdit::Delete {
+                range,
+                deleted_text,
+            } => {
+                self.buffer.insert(range.start, deleted_text);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn record_transaction(&mut self, tx: EditTransaction, allow_grouping: bool) {
+        self.redo_stack.clear();
+
+        if allow_grouping {
+            if let Some(last) = self.undo_stack.last_mut() {
+                if let (
+                    [TextEdit::Insert {
+                        at: _,
+                        text: last_text,
+                    }],
+                    [TextEdit::Insert { at: _, text }],
+                ) = (last.edits.as_mut_slice(), tx.edits.as_slice())
+                {
+                    if last.after_cursor == tx.before_cursor
+                        && !last_text.contains(['\n', '\r'])
+                        && !text.contains(['\n', '\r'])
+                    {
+                        last_text.push_str(text);
+                        last.after_cursor = tx.after_cursor;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.undo_stack.push(tx);
+    }
+
+    pub fn find_all(&self, query: &str) -> Vec<SearchMatch> {
+        if query.is_empty() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+
+        let text = self.buffer.text();
+        text.match_indices(query)
+            .map(|(byte_start, matched)| {
+                let start_char = text[..byte_start].chars().count();
+                let end_char = start_char + matched.chars().count();
+                SearchMatch {
+                    range: TextRange::new(
+                        self.buffer.char_to_position(start_char),
+                        self.buffer.char_to_position(end_char),
+                    ),
+                }
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn search_next(&self, query: &str) -> Option<SearchMatch> {
+        let cursor_char = self.buffer.position_to_char(self.cursor.position);
+        let matches = self.find_all(query);
+        matches
+            .iter()
+            .find(|m| self.buffer.position_to_char(m.range.start) > cursor_char)
+            .cloned()
+            .or_else(|| matches.first().cloned())
+    }
+
+    pub fn go_to_line(&mut self, one_based_line: usize) -> bool {
+        let target = one_based_line.saturating_sub(1);
+        let target = target.min(self.buffer.line_count().saturating_sub(1));
+        self.set_cursor(Position::new(target, 0));
+        true
+    }
+
+    pub fn undo_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.undo_stack.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn redo_len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.redo_stack.len()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_characters_groups_undo() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::new();
+        editor.insert_char('h');
+        editor.insert_char('i');
+
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "hi");
+        assert_eq!(editor.undo_len(), 1);
+        assert!(editor.undo());
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "");
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(0, 0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_newline() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("hello");
+        editor.move_file_end();
+        editor.newline();
+        editor.insert_text("world");
+
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "hello\nworld");
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(1, 5));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn backspace_joins_lines() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("hello\nworld");
+        editor.set_cursor(Position { line: 1, column: 0 });
+        editor.backspace();
+
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "helloworld");
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position { line: 0, column: 5 });
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn delete_joins_lines() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("hello\nworld");
+        editor.set_cursor(Position::new(0, 5));
+        editor.delete();
+
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "helloworld");
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(0, 5));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cursor_moves_across_lines() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("a\nbc");
+        assert!(editor.move_right());
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(0, 1));
+        assert!(editor.move_right());
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(1, 0));
+        assert!(editor.move_left());
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(0, 1));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn vertical_movement_preserves_preferred_column() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("abcd\nx\nabcdef");
+        editor.set_cursor(Position::new(0, 4));
+        editor.move_down();
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(1, 1));
+        editor.move_down();
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(2, 4));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn undo_redo_delete() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("abc");
+        editor.set_cursor(Position::new(0, 1));
+        editor.delete();
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "ac");
+        assert!(editor.undo());
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "abc");
+        assert!(editor.redo());
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "ac");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn search_finds_matches() {
+        let editor = Editor::from_text("one two one");
+        let matches = editor.find_all("one");
+        assert_eq!(matches.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(matches[0].range.start, Position::new(0, 0));
+        assert_eq!(matches[1].range.start, Position::new(0, 8));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn save_load_roundtrip() {
+        let dir = tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.txt");
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("hello\nworld");
+        editor.save_as(&path).unwrap();
+        assert!(!editor.is_dirty());
+
+        let loaded = Editor::from_file(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(loaded.text(), "hello\nworld");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unicode_text_moves_and_deletes() {
+        let mut editor = Editor::from_text("åß∂");
+        editor.move_file_end();
+        assert_eq!(editor.cursor().position, Position::new(0, 3));
+        editor.backspace();
+        assert_eq!(editor.text(), "åß");
+    }
+}

crates/lime-core/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use std::io;
+
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum LimeError {
+    #[error("file is too large: {size} bytes")]
+    FileTooLarge { size: u64 },
+
+    #[error("buffer has no file path")]
+    MissingPath,
+
+    #[error("invalid cursor position")]
+    InvalidPosition,
+
+    #[error("invalid text range")]
+    InvalidRange,
+
+    #[error("io error: {0}")]
+    Io(#[from] io::Error),
+}
+
+pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, LimeError>;

crates/lime-core/src/file.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::error::Result;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct FileOpenPolicy {
+    pub warn_threshold_bytes: u64,
+    pub confirm_threshold_bytes: u64,
+    pub hard_threshold_bytes: u64,
+    pub force: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for FileOpenPolicy {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            warn_threshold_bytes: 5 * 1024 * 1024,
+            confirm_threshold_bytes: 25 * 1024 * 1024,
+            hard_threshold_bytes: 100 * 1024 * 1024,
+            force: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum FileOpenDecision {
+    Open { size: u64 },
+    Warn { size: u64 },
+    Confirm { size: u64 },
+    Refuse { size: u64 },
+}
+
+impl FileOpenPolicy {
+    pub fn evaluate_size(&self, size: u64) -> FileOpenDecision {
+        if self.force {
+            return FileOpenDecision::Open { size };
+        }
+
+        if size > self.hard_threshold_bytes {
+            FileOpenDecision::Refuse { size }
+        } else if size > self.confirm_threshold_bytes {
+            FileOpenDecision::Confirm { size }
+        } else if size > self.warn_threshold_bytes {
+            FileOpenDecision::Warn { size }
+        } else {
+            FileOpenDecision::Open { size }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn evaluate_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<FileOpenDecision> {
+        let metadata = fs::metadata(path)?;
+        Ok(self.evaluate_size(metadata.len()))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn evaluates_thresholds() {
+        let policy = FileOpenPolicy::default();
+        assert_eq!(
+            policy.evaluate_size(1024),
+            FileOpenDecision::Open { size: 1024 }
+        );
+        assert!(matches!(
+            policy.evaluate_size(6 * 1024 * 1024),
+            FileOpenDecision::Warn { .. }
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            policy.evaluate_size(30 * 1024 * 1024),
+            FileOpenDecision::Confirm { .. }
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            policy.evaluate_size(101 * 1024 * 1024),
+            FileOpenDecision::Refuse { .. }
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn force_opens_any_size() {
+        let policy = FileOpenPolicy {
+            force: true,
+            ..FileOpenPolicy::default()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            policy.evaluate_size(500 * 1024 * 1024),
+            FileOpenDecision::Open {
+                size: 500 * 1024 * 1024
+            }
+        );
+    }
+}

crates/lime-core/src/history.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use crate::cursor::Cursor;
+use crate::edit::TextEdit;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct EditTransaction {
+    pub edits: Vec<TextEdit>,
+    pub before_cursor: Cursor,
+    pub after_cursor: Cursor,
+}
+
+impl EditTransaction {
+    pub fn new(edits: Vec<TextEdit>, before_cursor: Cursor, after_cursor: Cursor) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            edits,
+            before_cursor,
+            after_cursor,
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/lime-core/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+pub mod buffer;
+pub mod command;
+pub mod cursor;
+pub mod edit;
+pub mod error;
+pub mod file;
+pub mod history;
+pub mod movement;
+pub mod search;
+pub mod selection;
+
+pub use buffer::{LineEnding, TextBuffer};
+pub use command::{CommandResult, EditorCommand};
+pub use cursor::{Cursor, Position};
+pub use edit::{Editor, TextEdit, TextRange};
+pub use error::{LimeError, Result};
+pub use file::{FileOpenDecision, FileOpenPolicy};
+pub use history::EditTransaction;
+pub use search::SearchMatch;
+pub use selection::Selection;

crates/lime-core/src/movement.rs

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub const DEFAULT_PAGE_LINES: usize = 20;

crates/lime-core/src/search.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+use crate::edit::TextRange;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SearchMatch {
+    pub range: TextRange,
+}

crates/lime-core/src/selection.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use crate::edit::TextRange;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Selection {
+    pub range: TextRange,
+}
+
+impl Selection {
+    pub const fn new(range: TextRange) -> Self {
+        Self { range }
+    }
+}

crates/lime-syntax/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "lime-syntax"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+tree-sitter.workspace = true
+tree-sitter-rust.workspace = true
+tree-sitter-javascript.workspace = true
+tree-sitter-typescript.workspace = true
+tree-sitter-python.workspace = true
+tree-sitter-json.workspace = true

crates/lime-syntax/src/highlighter.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,524 @@
+use tree_sitter::{Node, Parser};
+
+use crate::language::Language;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum HighlightKind {
+    Normal,
+    Keyword,
+    String,
+    Comment,
+    Function,
+    TypeName,
+    Number,
+    Error,
+    Punctuation,
+    Heading,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct HighlightSpan {
+    pub line_start: usize,
+    pub column_start: usize,
+    pub line_end: usize,
+    pub column_end: usize,
+    pub kind: HighlightKind,
+}
+
+impl HighlightSpan {
+    pub const fn new(
+        line_start: usize,
+        column_start: usize,
+        line_end: usize,
+        column_end: usize,
+        kind: HighlightKind,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            line_start,
+            column_start,
+            line_end,
+            column_end,
+            kind,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn intersects_line(&self, line: usize) -> bool {
+        self.line_start <= line && line <= self.line_end
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Highlighter {
+    cache: Option<HighlightCache>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct HighlightCache {
+    revision: u64,
+    language: Language,
+    spans: Vec<HighlightSpan>,
+}
+
+impl Highlighter {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.cache = None;
+    }
+
+    pub fn highlight(
+        &mut self,
+        text: &str,
+        language: Language,
+        revision: u64,
+    ) -> Vec<HighlightSpan> {
+        if let Some(cache) = &self.cache {
+            if cache.revision == revision && cache.language == language {
+                return cache.spans.clone();
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut spans = if text.len() <= 2_000_000 {
+            self.highlight_with_tree_sitter(text, language)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| lexical_highlight(text, language))
+        } else {
+            lexical_highlight(text, language)
+        };
+
+        spans.sort_by_key(|span| {
+            (
+                span.line_start,
+                span.column_start,
+                span.line_end,
+                span.column_end,
+            )
+        });
+        self.cache = Some(HighlightCache {
+            revision,
+            language,
+            spans: spans.clone(),
+        });
+        spans
+    }
+
+    fn highlight_with_tree_sitter(
+        &self,
+        text: &str,
+        language: Language,
+    ) -> Option<Vec<HighlightSpan>> {
+        let mut parser = Parser::new();
+        let grammar = grammar_for(language)?;
+        parser.set_language(&grammar).ok()?;
+        let tree = parser.parse(text, None)?;
+        let lines: Vec<&str> = text.lines().collect();
+        let mut spans = Vec::new();
+        collect_node_spans(tree.root_node(), &lines, &mut spans);
+
+        if spans.is_empty() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(spans)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn grammar_for(language: Language) -> Option<tree_sitter::Language> {
+    match language {
+        Language::Rust => Some(tree_sitter_rust::LANGUAGE.into()),
+        Language::JavaScript => Some(tree_sitter_javascript::LANGUAGE.into()),
+        Language::TypeScript => Some(tree_sitter_typescript::LANGUAGE_TYPESCRIPT.into()),
+        Language::Python => Some(tree_sitter_python::LANGUAGE.into()),
+        Language::Json => Some(tree_sitter_json::LANGUAGE.into()),
+        Language::Toml | Language::Markdown | Language::PlainText => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn collect_node_spans(node: Node<'_>, lines: &[&str], spans: &mut Vec<HighlightSpan>) {
+    if let Some(kind) = kind_for_node(node.kind()) {
+        if let Some(span) = span_from_node(node, lines, kind) {
+            spans.push(span);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut cursor = node.walk();
+    for child in node.children(&mut cursor) {
+        collect_node_spans(child, lines, spans);
+    }
+}
+
+fn kind_for_node(kind: &str) -> Option<HighlightKind> {
+    if kind == "ERROR" {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::Error);
+    }
+
+    if kind.contains("comment") {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::Comment);
+    }
+
+    if kind.contains("string") || kind == "template_string" || kind == "raw_string_literal" {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::String);
+    }
+
+    if kind.contains("number")
+        || kind.contains("integer")
+        || kind.contains("float")
+        || kind == "true"
+        || kind == "false"
+        || kind == "null"
+        || kind == "none"
+    {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::Number);
+    }
+
+    if kind == "type_identifier"
+        || kind == "primitive_type"
+        || kind == "scoped_type_identifier"
+        || kind == "generic_type"
+    {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::TypeName);
+    }
+
+    if is_keyword(kind) {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::Keyword);
+    }
+
+    if matches!(
+        kind,
+        "(" | ")" | "{" | "}" | "[" | "]" | ":" | ";" | "," | "." | "->" | "=>"
+    ) {
+        return Some(HighlightKind::Punctuation);
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn is_keyword(kind: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        kind,
+        "as" | "async"
+            | "await"
+            | "break"
+            | "class"
+            | "const"
+            | "continue"
+            | "def"
+            | "delete"
+            | "do"
+            | "else"
+            | "enum"
+            | "export"
+            | "extends"
+            | "false"
+            | "fn"
+            | "for"
+            | "from"
+            | "function"
+            | "if"
+            | "impl"
+            | "import"
+            | "in"
+            | "interface"
+            | "let"
+            | "loop"
+            | "match"
+            | "mod"
+            | "mut"
+            | "new"
+            | "null"
+            | "pub"
+            | "return"
+            | "self"
+            | "Self"
+            | "static"
+            | "struct"
+            | "super"
+            | "trait"
+            | "true"
+            | "try"
+            | "type"
+            | "use"
+            | "var"
+            | "while"
+            | "yield"
+            | "where"
+    )
+}
+
+fn span_from_node(node: Node<'_>, lines: &[&str], kind: HighlightKind) -> Option<HighlightSpan> {
+    let start = node.start_position();
+    let end = node.end_position();
+    if start.row >= lines.len() || end.row >= lines.len().max(1) {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let start_col = byte_col_to_char_col(lines.get(start.row).copied().unwrap_or(""), start.column);
+    let end_col = byte_col_to_char_col(lines.get(end.row).copied().unwrap_or(""), end.column);
+
+    if start.row == end.row && start_col == end_col {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    Some(HighlightSpan::new(
+        start.row, start_col, end.row, end_col, kind,
+    ))
+}
+
+fn byte_col_to_char_col(line: &str, byte_col: usize) -> usize {
+    let mut byte = byte_col.min(line.len());
+    while byte > 0 && !line.is_char_boundary(byte) {
+        byte -= 1;
+    }
+    line[..byte].chars().count()
+}
+
+fn lexical_highlight(text: &str, language: Language) -> Vec<HighlightSpan> {
+    let mut spans = Vec::new();
+
+    for (line_idx, line) in text.lines().enumerate() {
+        if language == Language::Markdown {
+            highlight_markdown_line(line_idx, line, &mut spans);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        highlight_comments(line_idx, line, language, &mut spans);
+        highlight_strings(line_idx, line, &mut spans);
+        highlight_numbers(line_idx, line, &mut spans);
+        highlight_keywords(line_idx, line, language, &mut spans);
+    }
+
+    spans
+}
+
+fn highlight_markdown_line(line_idx: usize, line: &str, spans: &mut Vec<HighlightSpan>) {
+    let trimmed = line.trim_start();
+    let indent = line.len() - trimmed.len();
+    if trimmed.starts_with('#') {
+        spans.push(HighlightSpan::new(
+            line_idx,
+            indent,
+            line_idx,
+            line.chars().count(),
+            HighlightKind::Heading,
+        ));
+    } else if trimmed.starts_with('>') {
+        spans.push(HighlightSpan::new(
+            line_idx,
+            indent,
+            line_idx,
+            line.chars().count(),
+            HighlightKind::Comment,
+        ));
+    }
+
+    highlight_strings(line_idx, line, spans);
+}
+
+fn highlight_comments(
+    line_idx: usize,
+    line: &str,
+    language: Language,
+    spans: &mut Vec<HighlightSpan>,
+) {
+    let marker = match language {
+        Language::Rust | Language::JavaScript | Language::TypeScript => Some("//"),
+        Language::Python | Language::Toml => Some("#"),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(marker) = marker {
+        if let Some(byte_idx) = line.find(marker) {
+            let col = line[..byte_idx].chars().count();
+            spans.push(HighlightSpan::new(
+                line_idx,
+                col,
+                line_idx,
+                line.chars().count(),
+                HighlightKind::Comment,
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn highlight_strings(line_idx: usize, line: &str, spans: &mut Vec<HighlightSpan>) {
+    let chars: Vec<char> = line.chars().collect();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < chars.len() {
+        let quote = chars[i];
+        if quote != '"' && quote != '\'' && quote != '`' {
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let start = i;
+        i += 1;
+        let mut escaped = false;
+        while i < chars.len() {
+            let ch = chars[i];
+            if escaped {
+                escaped = false;
+            } else if ch == '\\' {
+                escaped = true;
+            } else if ch == quote {
+                i += 1;
+                break;
+            }
+            i += 1;
+        }
+
+        spans.push(HighlightSpan::new(
+            line_idx,
+            start,
+            line_idx,
+            i.min(chars.len()),
+            HighlightKind::String,
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
+fn highlight_numbers(line_idx: usize, line: &str, spans: &mut Vec<HighlightSpan>) {
+    let chars: Vec<char> = line.chars().collect();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < chars.len() {
+        if !chars[i].is_ascii_digit() {
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        let start = i;
+        while i < chars.len()
+            && (chars[i].is_ascii_alphanumeric() || chars[i] == '_' || chars[i] == '.')
+        {
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        spans.push(HighlightSpan::new(
+            line_idx,
+            start,
+            line_idx,
+            i,
+            HighlightKind::Number,
+        ));
+    }
+}
+
+fn highlight_keywords(
+    line_idx: usize,
+    line: &str,
+    language: Language,
+    spans: &mut Vec<HighlightSpan>,
+) {
+    let keywords = keywords_for(language);
+    if keywords.is_empty() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let chars: Vec<char> = line.chars().collect();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < chars.len() {
+        if !is_word_start(chars[i]) {
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        let start = i;
+        i += 1;
+        while i < chars.len() && is_word_continue(chars[i]) {
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        let word: String = chars[start..i].iter().collect();
+        if keywords.contains(&word.as_str()) {
+            spans.push(HighlightSpan::new(
+                line_idx,
+                start,
+                line_idx,
+                i,
+                HighlightKind::Keyword,
+            ));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_word_start(ch: char) -> bool {
+    ch == '_' || ch.is_ascii_alphabetic()
+}
+
+fn is_word_continue(ch: char) -> bool {
+    ch == '_' || ch.is_ascii_alphanumeric()
+}
+
+fn keywords_for(language: Language) -> &'static [&'static str] {
+    match language {
+        Language::Rust => &[
+            "as", "async", "await", "break", "const", "continue", "crate", "dyn", "else", "enum",
+            "extern", "false", "fn", "for", "if", "impl", "in", "let", "loop", "match", "mod",
+            "move", "mut", "pub", "ref", "return", "self", "Self", "static", "struct", "super",
+            "trait", "true", "type", "unsafe", "use", "where", "while",
+        ],
+        Language::JavaScript | Language::TypeScript => &[
+            "async",
+            "await",
+            "break",
+            "case",
+            "catch",
+            "class",
+            "const",
+            "continue",
+            "debugger",
+            "default",
+            "delete",
+            "do",
+            "else",
+            "export",
+            "extends",
+            "false",
+            "finally",
+            "for",
+            "function",
+            "if",
+            "import",
+            "in",
+            "instanceof",
+            "interface",
+            "let",
+            "new",
+            "null",
+            "return",
+            "super",
+            "switch",
+            "this",
+            "throw",
+            "true",
+            "try",
+            "type",
+            "typeof",
+            "var",
+            "void",
+            "while",
+            "yield",
+        ],
+        Language::Python => &[
+            "and", "as", "assert", "async", "await", "break", "class", "continue", "def", "del",
+            "elif", "else", "except", "False", "finally", "for", "from", "global", "if", "import",
+            "in", "is", "lambda", "None", "nonlocal", "not", "or", "pass", "raise", "return",
+            "True", "try", "while", "with", "yield",
+        ],
+        Language::Json | Language::Toml | Language::Markdown | Language::PlainText => &[],
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lexical_rust_keywords() {
+        let spans = lexical_highlight("fn main() { let n = 1; }", Language::Rust);
+        assert!(spans.iter().any(|span| span.kind == HighlightKind::Keyword));
+        assert!(spans.iter().any(|span| span.kind == HighlightKind::Number));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detects_markdown_heading() {
+        let spans = lexical_highlight("# Hello", Language::Markdown);
+        assert_eq!(spans[0].kind, HighlightKind::Heading);
+    }
+}

crates/lime-syntax/src/language.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum Language {
+    Rust,
+    JavaScript,
+    TypeScript,
+    Python,
+    Json,
+    Toml,
+    Markdown,
+    PlainText,
+}
+
+impl Language {
+    pub fn detect_path(path: Option<&Path>) -> Self {
+        let Some(path) = path else {
+            return Self::PlainText;
+        };
+
+        let file_name = path
+            .file_name()
+            .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("");
+        match file_name {
+            "Cargo.toml" | "config.toml" | "lime.toml" => return Self::Toml,
+            "README" | "README.md" => return Self::Markdown,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+
+        match path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()).unwrap_or("") {
+            "rs" => Self::Rust,
+            "js" | "jsx" | "mjs" | "cjs" => Self::JavaScript,
+            "ts" | "tsx" | "mts" | "cts" => Self::TypeScript,
+            "py" | "pyw" => Self::Python,
+            "json" | "jsonc" => Self::Json,
+            "toml" => Self::Toml,
+            "md" | "markdown" => Self::Markdown,
+            _ => Self::PlainText,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub const fn name(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Rust => "rust",
+            Self::JavaScript => "javascript",
+            Self::TypeScript => "typescript",
+            Self::Python => "python",
+            Self::Json => "json",
+            Self::Toml => "toml",
+            Self::Markdown => "markdown",
+            Self::PlainText => "text",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detects_common_extensions() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Language::detect_path(Some(Path::new("main.rs"))),
+            Language::Rust
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Language::detect_path(Some(Path::new("app.ts"))),
+            Language::TypeScript
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Language::detect_path(Some(Path::new("script.py"))),
+            Language::Python
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            Language::detect_path(Some(Path::new("README.md"))),
+            Language::Markdown
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn unknown_is_plain_text() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Language::detect_path(Some(Path::new("unknown.blob"))),
+            Language::PlainText
+        );
+        assert_eq!(Language::detect_path(None), Language::PlainText);
+    }
+}

crates/lime-syntax/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pub mod highlighter;
+pub mod language;
+pub mod theme;
+
+pub use highlighter::{HighlightKind, HighlightSpan, Highlighter};
+pub use language::Language;
+pub use theme::SyntaxTheme;

crates/lime-syntax/src/theme.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SyntaxTheme {
+    pub name: &'static str,
+}
+
+impl Default for SyntaxTheme {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self { name: "lime-dark" }
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[package]
+name = "lime-ui"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+crossterm.workspace = true
+ratatui.workspace = true
+ignore.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
+toml.workspace = true
+dirs.workspace = true
+unicode-width.workspace = true
+lime-core = { path = "../lime-core" }
+lime-syntax = { path = "../lime-syntax" }

crates/lime-ui/src/app.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,756 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind, KeyModifiers};
+use lime_core::{
+    CommandResult, Editor, EditorCommand, FileOpenDecision, FileOpenPolicy, TextBuffer,
+};
+use lime_syntax::{HighlightSpan, Highlighter, Language};
+use ratatui::layout::{Alignment, Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect};
+use ratatui::style::{Modifier, Style};
+use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
+use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Clear, List, ListItem, ListState, Paragraph, Wrap};
+use ratatui::Frame;
+
+use crate::command_bar::render_help_bar;
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::editor_view::{gutter_width, render_editor, Viewport};
+use crate::file_picker::FilePickerState;
+use crate::input::{map_editing_key, AppAction};
+use crate::layout::{app_layout, centered_rect};
+use crate::prompt::{ConfirmKind, ConfirmState, PromptKind, PromptState};
+use crate::status_bar::{render_status_bar, StatusInfo};
+use crate::terminal::TerminalSession;
+use crate::theme::UiTheme;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AppOptions {
+    pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub force: bool,
+    pub config_path: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+impl AppOptions {
+    pub fn new(path: Option<PathBuf>, force: bool, config_path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            path,
+            force,
+            config_path,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+enum Mode {
+    Editing,
+    FilePicker(FilePickerState),
+    Prompt(PromptState),
+    Confirm(ConfirmState),
+}
+
+pub struct App {
+    editor: Editor,
+    config: Config,
+    theme: UiTheme,
+    mode: Mode,
+    viewport: Viewport,
+    root: PathBuf,
+    should_quit: bool,
+    status_message: Option<String>,
+    status_at: Option<Instant>,
+    file_policy: FileOpenPolicy,
+    highlighter: Highlighter,
+    language: Language,
+    highlights: Vec<HighlightSpan>,
+    highlighted_revision: Option<u64>,
+    highlighted_language: Language,
+}
+
+impl App {
+    pub fn new(options: AppOptions) -> Result<Self> {
+        let (config, config_warning) = Config::load(options.config_path.as_deref());
+        let cwd = std::env::current_dir().unwrap_or_else(|_| PathBuf::from("."));
+        let mut app = Self {
+            editor: Editor::new(),
+            config,
+            theme: UiTheme::default(),
+            mode: Mode::Editing,
+            viewport: Viewport::default(),
+            root: cwd.clone(),
+            should_quit: false,
+            status_message: config_warning,
+            status_at: Some(Instant::now()),
+            file_policy: FileOpenPolicy {
+                force: options.force,
+                ..FileOpenPolicy::default()
+            },
+            highlighter: Highlighter::new(),
+            language: Language::PlainText,
+            highlights: Vec::new(),
+            highlighted_revision: None,
+            highlighted_language: Language::PlainText,
+        };
+
+        if let Some(path) = options.path {
+            app.open_initial_path(path, &cwd)?;
+        }
+
+        app.refresh_language();
+        app.refresh_highlights();
+        Ok(app)
+    }
+
+    fn open_initial_path(&mut self, path: PathBuf, cwd: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            self.root = path.canonicalize().unwrap_or(path);
+            self.mode = Mode::FilePicker(FilePickerState::new(&self.root));
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            if parent.exists() {
+                self.root = cwd.to_path_buf();
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !path.exists() {
+            let mut buffer = TextBuffer::from_text("");
+            buffer.set_path(path);
+            self.editor.replace_buffer(buffer);
+            self.set_status("New file");
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        match self.evaluate_open_path(&path)? {
+            OpenEvaluation::Open => self.open_file_unchecked(&path),
+            OpenEvaluation::Prompt(size) => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Confirm(ConfirmState::new(
+                    ConfirmKind::OpenLarge { path, size },
+                    format!(
+                        "This file is {}. Lime may be slower with very large files. Open anyway? [y/N]",
+                        format_bytes(size)
+                    ),
+                ));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            OpenEvaluation::Refuse(size) => {
+                self.set_status(format!(
+                    "Refused to open {} file. Re-run with --force to open it.",
+                    format_bytes(size)
+                ));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn set_status(&mut self, message: impl Into<String>) {
+        self.status_message = Some(message.into());
+        self.status_at = Some(Instant::now());
+    }
+
+    fn maybe_clear_status(&mut self) {
+        if self
+            .status_at
+            .is_some_and(|instant| instant.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(5))
+        {
+            self.status_message = None;
+            self.status_at = None;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut terminal = TerminalSession::enter()?;
+
+        while !self.should_quit {
+            self.maybe_clear_status();
+            self.refresh_highlights();
+            terminal.terminal_mut().draw(|frame| self.draw(frame))?;
+
+            if event::poll(Duration::from_millis(100))? {
+                match event::read()? {
+                    Event::Key(key) if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press => self.handle_key(key)?,
+                    Event::Resize(_, _) => {}
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn draw(&mut self, frame: &mut Frame<'_>) {
+        let area = frame.area();
+        let layout = app_layout(area);
+        let total_lines = self.editor.line_count();
+        let gutter = gutter_width(total_lines, self.config.show_line_numbers);
+        let text_width = layout.editor.width.saturating_sub(gutter) as usize;
+        self.viewport.ensure_cursor_visible(
+            self.editor.cursor().position,
+            total_lines,
+            layout.editor.height as usize,
+            text_width,
+        );
+
+        render_editor(
+            frame,
+            layout.editor,
+            &self.editor,
+            &self.viewport,
+            &self.config,
+            &self.theme,
+            &self.highlights,
+        );
+
+        let file_name = self.file_label();
+        render_status_bar(
+            frame,
+            layout.status,
+            &self.theme,
+            StatusInfo {
+                file_name: &file_name,
+                language: self.language.name(),
+                position: self.editor.cursor().position,
+                dirty: self.editor.is_dirty(),
+                message: self.status_message.as_deref(),
+            },
+        );
+        render_help_bar(frame, layout.help, &self.theme);
+
+        match &self.mode {
+            Mode::Editing => {}
+            Mode::FilePicker(state) => self.render_file_picker(frame, area, state),
+            Mode::Prompt(state) => self.render_prompt(frame, area, state),
+            Mode::Confirm(state) => self.render_confirm(frame, area, state),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        match &mut self.mode {
+            Mode::Editing => self.handle_editing_key(key),
+            Mode::FilePicker(_) => self.handle_file_picker_key(key),
+            Mode::Prompt(_) => self.handle_prompt_key(key),
+            Mode::Confirm(_) => self.handle_confirm_key(key),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_editing_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        let action = map_editing_key(key);
+        self.handle_action(action)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_action(&mut self, action: AppAction) -> Result<()> {
+        match action {
+            AppAction::Editor(command) => self.apply_editor_command(command),
+            AppAction::Save => self.save_current(),
+            AppAction::Quit => self.request_quit(),
+            AppAction::OpenFilePicker => {
+                self.mode = Mode::FilePicker(FilePickerState::new(&self.root));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            AppAction::OpenGoToLine => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptState::new(PromptKind::GoToLine, "Go to line"));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            AppAction::OpenSearch => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptState::new(PromptKind::Search, "Search"));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            AppAction::ClosePopup | AppAction::Cancel => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            AppAction::Confirm | AppAction::None => Ok(()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn apply_editor_command(&mut self, command: EditorCommand) -> Result<()> {
+        let command = match command {
+            EditorCommand::InsertText(text) if text == "\t" && self.config.insert_spaces => {
+                EditorCommand::InsertText(" ".repeat(self.config.tab_width))
+            }
+            other => other,
+        };
+
+        match self.editor.apply_command(command)? {
+            CommandResult::Saved => self.set_status("Saved"),
+            CommandResult::NeedsPath => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptState::new(PromptKind::SaveAs, "Save as"));
+            }
+            CommandResult::Modified => {
+                self.refresh_language();
+            }
+            CommandResult::CursorMoved | CommandResult::None => {}
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn save_current(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self.editor.save() {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                self.set_status("Saved");
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Err(lime_core::LimeError::MissingPath) => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptState::new(PromptKind::SaveAs, "Save as"));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                self.set_status(format!("Save failed: {err}"));
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn save_then_quit(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self.editor.save() {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                self.set_status("Saved");
+                self.should_quit = true;
+            }
+            Err(lime_core::LimeError::MissingPath) => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptState::new(PromptKind::SaveAsThenQuit, "Save as"));
+            }
+            Err(err) => self.set_status(format!("Save failed: {err}")),
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn save_then_open(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        match self.editor.save() {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                self.set_status("Saved");
+                self.open_with_policy_or_prompt(path)?;
+            }
+            Err(lime_core::LimeError::MissingPath) => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Prompt(PromptState::new(
+                    PromptKind::SaveAsThenOpen { path },
+                    "Save as",
+                ));
+            }
+            Err(err) => self.set_status(format!("Save failed: {err}")),
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn request_quit(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.editor.is_dirty() {
+            self.mode = Mode::Confirm(ConfirmState::new(
+                ConfirmKind::QuitDirty,
+                "Unsaved changes. Save before quitting? [s]ave [d]iscard [c]ancel",
+            ));
+        } else {
+            self.should_quit = true;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_file_picker_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut open_path = None;
+        let mut close = false;
+
+        if let Mode::FilePicker(state) = &mut self.mode {
+            let ctrl = key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL);
+            match key.code {
+                KeyCode::Esc => close = true,
+                KeyCode::Char('c') if ctrl => close = true,
+                KeyCode::Char(ch) if !ctrl => state.input_char(ch),
+                KeyCode::Backspace => state.backspace(),
+                KeyCode::Up => state.move_up(),
+                KeyCode::Down => state.move_down(),
+                KeyCode::Enter => open_path = state.selected_path(),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        if close {
+            self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(path) = open_path {
+            self.request_open_file(path)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn handle_prompt_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut submit = false;
+        let mut cancel = false;
+
+        if let Mode::Prompt(prompt) = &mut self.mode {
+            let ctrl = key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL);
+            match key.code {
+                KeyCode::Esc => cancel = true,
+                KeyCode::Char('c') if ctrl => cancel = true,
+                KeyCode::Enter => submit = true,
+                KeyCode::Backspace => {
+                    prompt.input.pop();
+                }
+                KeyCode::Char(ch) if !ctrl => prompt.input.push(ch),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        if cancel {
+            self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        if submit {
+            let prompt = match std::mem::replace(&mut self.mode, Mode::Editing) {
+                Mode::Prompt(prompt) => prompt,
+                other => {
+                    self.mode = other;
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            };
+            self.submit_prompt(prompt)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn submit_prompt(&mut self, prompt: PromptState) -> Result<()> {
+        match prompt.kind {
+            PromptKind::SaveAs => {
+                self.submit_save_as(&prompt.input)?;
+            }
+            PromptKind::SaveAsThenQuit => {
+                if self.submit_save_as(&prompt.input)? {
+                    self.should_quit = true;
+                }
+            }
+            PromptKind::SaveAsThenOpen { path } => {
+                if self.submit_save_as(&prompt.input)? {
+                    self.open_with_policy_or_prompt(path)?;
+                }
+            }
+            PromptKind::GoToLine => {
+                if let Ok(line) = prompt.input.trim().parse::<usize>() {
+                    self.editor.go_to_line(line);
+                } else {
+                    self.set_status("Invalid line number");
+                }
+            }
+            PromptKind::Search => {
+                let query = prompt.input;
+                if let Some(found) = self.editor.search_next(&query) {
+                    self.editor.set_cursor(found.range.start);
+                    self.set_status(format!("Found: {query}"));
+                } else {
+                    self.set_status(format!("Not found: {query}"));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn submit_save_as(&mut self, input: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let input = input.trim();
+        if input.is_empty() {
+            self.set_status("Save cancelled: empty path");
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+
+        let path = expand_tilde(input);
+        match self.editor.save_as(&path) {
+            Ok(()) => {
+                self.refresh_language();
+                self.set_status(format!("Saved {}", path.display()));
+                Ok(true)
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                self.set_status(format!("Save failed: {err}"));
+                Ok(false)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn handle_confirm_key(&mut self, key: KeyEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        let confirm = match &self.mode {
+            Mode::Confirm(confirm) => confirm.clone(),
+            _ => return Ok(()),
+        };
+
+        match confirm.kind {
+            ConfirmKind::QuitDirty => match key.code {
+                KeyCode::Char('s') | KeyCode::Char('S') => {
+                    self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+                    self.save_then_quit()?;
+                }
+                KeyCode::Char('d') | KeyCode::Char('D') => self.should_quit = true,
+                KeyCode::Char('c') | KeyCode::Char('C') | KeyCode::Esc => self.mode = Mode::Editing,
+                _ => {}
+            },
+            ConfirmKind::OpenDirty { path } => match key.code {
+                KeyCode::Char('s') | KeyCode::Char('S') => {
+                    self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+                    self.save_then_open(path)?;
+                }
+                KeyCode::Char('d') | KeyCode::Char('D') => {
+                    self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+                    self.open_with_policy_or_prompt(path)?;
+                }
+                KeyCode::Char('c') | KeyCode::Char('C') | KeyCode::Esc => self.mode = Mode::Editing,
+                _ => {}
+            },
+            ConfirmKind::OpenLarge { path, .. } => match key.code {
+                KeyCode::Char('y') | KeyCode::Char('Y') => {
+                    self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+                    self.open_file_unchecked(&path)?;
+                }
+                KeyCode::Char('n') | KeyCode::Char('N') | KeyCode::Esc => self.mode = Mode::Editing,
+                _ => {}
+            },
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn request_open_file(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        if self.editor.is_dirty() {
+            self.mode = Mode::Confirm(ConfirmState::new(
+                ConfirmKind::OpenDirty { path },
+                "Unsaved changes. Save before opening another file? [s]ave [d]iscard [c]ancel",
+            ));
+        } else {
+            self.open_with_policy_or_prompt(path)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn open_with_policy_or_prompt(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
+        match self.evaluate_open_path(&path)? {
+            OpenEvaluation::Open => self.open_file_unchecked(&path)?,
+            OpenEvaluation::Prompt(size) => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Confirm(ConfirmState::new(
+                    ConfirmKind::OpenLarge { path, size },
+                    format!(
+                        "This file is {}. Lime may be slower with very large files. Open anyway? [y/N]",
+                        format_bytes(size)
+                    ),
+                ));
+            }
+            OpenEvaluation::Refuse(size) => {
+                self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+                self.set_status(format!(
+                    "Refused to open {} file. Re-run with --force to open it.",
+                    format_bytes(size)
+                ));
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn evaluate_open_path(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<OpenEvaluation> {
+        if !path.exists() {
+            return Ok(OpenEvaluation::Open);
+        }
+
+        match self.file_policy.evaluate_path(path)? {
+            FileOpenDecision::Open { .. } => Ok(OpenEvaluation::Open),
+            FileOpenDecision::Warn { size } | FileOpenDecision::Confirm { size } => {
+                if self.config.confirm_large_files {
+                    Ok(OpenEvaluation::Prompt(size))
+                } else {
+                    Ok(OpenEvaluation::Open)
+                }
+            }
+            FileOpenDecision::Refuse { size } => Ok(OpenEvaluation::Refuse(size)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn open_file_unchecked(&mut self, path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+        let buffer = if path.exists() {
+            match TextBuffer::from_file(path) {
+                Ok(buffer) => buffer,
+                Err(err) => {
+                    self.set_status(format!("Could not open {}: {err}", path.display()));
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            TextBuffer::from_text_with_path("", path)
+        };
+        self.editor.replace_buffer(buffer);
+        self.mode = Mode::Editing;
+        self.viewport = Viewport::default();
+        self.refresh_language();
+        self.highlighter.clear();
+        self.refresh_highlights();
+        self.set_status(format!("Opened {}", path.display()));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn refresh_language(&mut self) {
+        let language = Language::detect_path(self.editor.buffer().path());
+        if language != self.language {
+            self.language = language;
+            self.highlighted_revision = None;
+            self.highlighter.clear();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn refresh_highlights(&mut self) {
+        let revision = self.editor.revision();
+        if self.highlighted_revision == Some(revision) && self.highlighted_language == self.language
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let text = self.editor.text();
+        self.highlights = self.highlighter.highlight(&text, self.language, revision);
+        self.highlighted_revision = Some(revision);
+        self.highlighted_language = self.language;
+    }
+
+    fn file_label(&self) -> String {
+        self.editor
+            .buffer()
+            .path()
+            .and_then(|path| path.file_name())
+            .and_then(|name| name.to_str())
+            .map(str::to_string)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "[untitled]".to_string())
+    }
+
+    fn render_file_picker(&self, frame: &mut Frame<'_>, area: Rect, state: &FilePickerState) {
+        let popup = centered_rect(72, 70, area);
+        frame.render_widget(Clear, popup);
+        let block = Block::default()
+            .title(" Open File ")
+            .borders(Borders::ALL)
+            .border_style(Style::default().fg(self.theme.popup_border))
+            .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg));
+        let inner = block.inner(popup);
+        frame.render_widget(block, popup);
+
+        let chunks = Layout::default()
+            .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+            .constraints([Constraint::Length(2), Constraint::Min(1)])
+            .split(inner);
+
+        let search = Paragraph::new(format!("search: {}", state.query))
+            .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg));
+        frame.render_widget(search, chunks[0]);
+
+        let visible_count = chunks[1].height as usize;
+        let selected = state.selected.min(state.matches.len().saturating_sub(1));
+        let start = selected.saturating_sub(visible_count.saturating_sub(1));
+        let items: Vec<ListItem<'_>> = state
+            .matches
+            .iter()
+            .skip(start)
+            .take(visible_count)
+            .map(|m| {
+                ListItem::new(Line::from(vec![
+                    Span::styled(" ", self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg)),
+                    Span::raw(m.display.clone()),
+                ]))
+                .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let mut list_state = ListState::default();
+        if !items.is_empty() {
+            list_state.select(Some(selected - start));
+        }
+
+        let list = List::new(items)
+            .highlight_style(
+                Style::default()
+                    .fg(self.theme.background)
+                    .bg(self.theme.heading)
+                    .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
+            )
+            .highlight_symbol("> ");
+        frame.render_stateful_widget(list, chunks[1], &mut list_state);
+    }
+
+    fn render_prompt(&self, frame: &mut Frame<'_>, area: Rect, state: &PromptState) {
+        let popup = centered_rect(60, 20, area);
+        frame.render_widget(Clear, popup);
+        let block = Block::default()
+            .title(format!(" {} ", state.title))
+            .borders(Borders::ALL)
+            .border_style(Style::default().fg(self.theme.popup_border))
+            .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg));
+        let inner = block.inner(popup);
+        frame.render_widget(block, popup);
+        let label = match state.kind {
+            PromptKind::SaveAs | PromptKind::SaveAsThenQuit | PromptKind::SaveAsThenOpen { .. } => {
+                "path"
+            }
+            PromptKind::GoToLine => "line",
+            PromptKind::Search => "query",
+        };
+        let paragraph = Paragraph::new(format!("{label}: {}", state.input))
+            .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg));
+        frame.render_widget(paragraph, inner);
+        let cursor_x = inner
+            .x
+            .saturating_add(label.len() as u16)
+            .saturating_add(2)
+            .saturating_add(state.input.chars().count() as u16)
+            .min(inner.x.saturating_add(inner.width.saturating_sub(1)));
+        frame.set_cursor_position((cursor_x, inner.y));
+    }
+
+    fn render_confirm(&self, frame: &mut Frame<'_>, area: Rect, state: &ConfirmState) {
+        let popup = centered_rect(64, 24, area);
+        frame.render_widget(Clear, popup);
+        let block = Block::default()
+            .title(" Confirm ")
+            .borders(Borders::ALL)
+            .border_style(Style::default().fg(self.theme.popup_border))
+            .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg));
+        let inner = block.inner(popup);
+        frame.render_widget(block, popup);
+        let paragraph = Paragraph::new(state.message.clone())
+            .style(self.theme.normal().bg(self.theme.popup_bg))
+            .alignment(Alignment::Center)
+            .wrap(Wrap { trim: true });
+        frame.render_widget(paragraph, inner);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+enum OpenEvaluation {
+    Open,
+    Prompt(u64),
+    Refuse(u64),
+}
+
+pub fn run_app(options: AppOptions) -> Result<()> {
+    let mut app = App::new(options)?;
+    app.run()
+}
+
+fn format_bytes(bytes: u64) -> String {
+    const KB: f64 = 1024.0;
+    const MB: f64 = KB * 1024.0;
+    const GB: f64 = MB * 1024.0;
+    let bytes_f = bytes as f64;
+    if bytes_f >= GB {
+        format!("{:.1} GB", bytes_f / GB)
+    } else if bytes_f >= MB {
+        format!("{:.1} MB", bytes_f / MB)
+    } else if bytes_f >= KB {
+        format!("{:.1} KB", bytes_f / KB)
+    } else {
+        format!("{bytes} B")
+    }
+}
+
+fn expand_tilde(input: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    if input == "~" {
+        return dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from(input));
+    }
+    if let Some(rest) = input.strip_prefix("~/") {
+        if let Some(home) = dirs::home_dir() {
+            return home.join(rest);
+        }
+    }
+    PathBuf::from(input)
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/command_bar.rs

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+use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use ratatui::{layout::Rect, Frame};
+
+use crate::theme::UiTheme;
+
+pub fn render_help_bar(frame: &mut Frame<'_>, area: Rect, theme: &UiTheme) {
+    let line = Line::from(vec![
+        Span::styled(
+            " Ctrl-S ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.heading).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled("Save ", theme.normal().fg(theme.help_fg).bg(theme.help_bg)),
+        Span::styled(
+            " Ctrl-F ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.heading).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled("Files ", theme.normal().fg(theme.help_fg).bg(theme.help_bg)),
+        Span::styled(
+            " Ctrl-R ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.heading).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled(
+            "Search ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.help_fg).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled(
+            " Ctrl-G ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.heading).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled(
+            "Go line ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.help_fg).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled(
+            " Ctrl-Q ",
+            theme.normal().fg(theme.heading).bg(theme.help_bg),
+        ),
+        Span::styled("Quit", theme.normal().fg(theme.help_fg).bg(theme.help_bg)),
+    ]);
+
+    frame.render_widget(
+        Paragraph::new(line).style(theme.normal().bg(theme.help_bg)),
+        area,
+    );
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/config.rs

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+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub theme: String,
+    pub tab_width: usize,
+    pub insert_spaces: bool,
+    pub show_line_numbers: bool,
+    pub confirm_large_files: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for Config {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            theme: "lime-dark".to_string(),
+            tab_width: 4,
+            insert_spaces: true,
+            show_line_numbers: true,
+            confirm_large_files: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn load(path: Option<&Path>) -> (Self, Option<String>) {
+        let Some(path) = path.map(Path::to_path_buf).or_else(default_config_path) else {
+            return (Self::default(), None);
+        };
+
+        if !path.exists() {
+            return (Self::default(), None);
+        }
+
+        match fs::read_to_string(&path) {
+            Ok(text) => match toml::from_str::<Self>(&text) {
+                Ok(config) => (config.normalized(), None),
+                Err(err) => (
+                    Self::default(),
+                    Some(format!("Invalid config {}: {err}", path.display())),
+                ),
+            },
+            Err(err) => (
+                Self::default(),
+                Some(format!("Could not read config {}: {err}", path.display())),
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn normalized(mut self) -> Self {
+        if self.tab_width == 0 || self.tab_width > 16 {
+            self.tab_width = 4;
+        }
+        if self.theme.trim().is_empty() {
+            self.theme = "lime-dark".to_string();
+        }
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn default_config_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        dirs::home_dir().map(|home| {
+            home.join("Library")
+                .join("Application Support")
+                .join("lime")
+                .join("config.toml")
+        })
+    } else {
+        dirs::config_dir().map(|dir| dir.join("lime").join("config.toml"))
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/editor_view.rs

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+use lime_core::{Editor, Position};
+use lime_syntax::{HighlightKind, HighlightSpan};
+use ratatui::layout::Rect;
+use ratatui::style::Style;
+use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use ratatui::Frame;
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::theme::UiTheme;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
+pub struct Viewport {
+    pub top_line: usize,
+    pub left_col: usize,
+    pub height: usize,
+    pub width: usize,
+}
+
+impl Viewport {
+    pub fn ensure_cursor_visible(
+        &mut self,
+        cursor: Position,
+        total_lines: usize,
+        viewport_height: usize,
+        text_width: usize,
+    ) {
+        self.height = viewport_height;
+        self.width = text_width;
+
+        let margin = 2usize.min(viewport_height.saturating_div(3));
+        if cursor.line < self.top_line + margin {
+            self.top_line = cursor.line.saturating_sub(margin);
+        } else if cursor.line >= self.top_line + viewport_height.saturating_sub(margin) {
+            self.top_line = cursor
+                .line
+                .saturating_sub(viewport_height.saturating_sub(margin + 1));
+        }
+
+        let max_top = total_lines.saturating_sub(viewport_height.max(1));
+        self.top_line = self.top_line.min(max_top);
+
+        if cursor.column < self.left_col {
+            self.left_col = cursor.column;
+        } else if cursor.column >= self.left_col + text_width.max(1) {
+            self.left_col = cursor.column.saturating_sub(text_width.saturating_sub(1));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn gutter_width(total_lines: usize, show_line_numbers: bool) -> u16 {
+    if show_line_numbers {
+        total_lines.max(1).to_string().len() as u16 + 3
+    } else {
+        0
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn render_editor(
+    frame: &mut Frame<'_>,
+    area: Rect,
+    editor: &Editor,
+    viewport: &Viewport,
+    config: &Config,
+    theme: &UiTheme,
+    highlights: &[HighlightSpan],
+) {
+    let total_lines = editor.line_count();
+    let gutter = gutter_width(total_lines, config.show_line_numbers);
+    let text_width = area.width.saturating_sub(gutter) as usize;
+    let mut lines = Vec::with_capacity(area.height as usize);
+    let cursor_line = editor.cursor().position.line;
+
+    for screen_row in 0..area.height as usize {
+        let line_idx = viewport.top_line + screen_row;
+        if line_idx < total_lines {
+            let mut spans = Vec::new();
+            if config.show_line_numbers {
+                let number = format!(
+                    "{:>width$} │ ",
+                    line_idx + 1,
+                    width = (gutter as usize).saturating_sub(3)
+                );
+                let style = if line_idx == cursor_line {
+                    Style::default()
+                        .fg(theme.gutter_active)
+                        .bg(theme.background)
+                } else {
+                    Style::default().fg(theme.gutter).bg(theme.background)
+                };
+                spans.push(Span::styled(number, style));
+            }
+
+            let text = editor.line_text_without_ending(line_idx);
+            spans.extend(styled_line_spans(
+                line_idx,
+                &text,
+                viewport.left_col,
+                text_width,
+                highlights,
+                theme,
+            ));
+            lines.push(Line::from(spans));
+        } else {
+            let blank = if config.show_line_numbers {
+                " ".repeat(gutter as usize)
+            } else {
+                String::new()
+            };
+            lines.push(Line::from(Span::styled(blank, theme.normal())));
+        }
+    }
+
+    frame.render_widget(Paragraph::new(lines).style(theme.normal()), area);
+
+    let cursor = editor.cursor().position;
+    if cursor.line >= viewport.top_line
+        && cursor.line < viewport.top_line + area.height as usize
+        && cursor.column >= viewport.left_col
+        && cursor.column < viewport.left_col + text_width.max(1)
+    {
+        let x = area.x + gutter + (cursor.column - viewport.left_col) as u16;
+        let y = area.y + (cursor.line - viewport.top_line) as u16;
+        if x < area.x + area.width && y < area.y + area.height {
+            frame.set_cursor_position((x, y));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn styled_line_spans(
+    line_idx: usize,
+    text: &str,
+    left_col: usize,
+    width: usize,
+    highlights: &[HighlightSpan],
+    theme: &UiTheme,
+) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
+    let chars: Vec<char> = text.chars().collect();
+    if width == 0 {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+
+    let mut kinds = vec![HighlightKind::Normal; chars.len()];
+    for span in highlights
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|span| span.intersects_line(line_idx))
+    {
+        let start = if line_idx == span.line_start {
+            span.column_start
+        } else {
+            0
+        };
+        let end = if line_idx == span.line_end {
+            span.column_end
+        } else {
+            chars.len()
+        };
+        let start = start.min(chars.len());
+        let end = end.min(chars.len());
+        for kind in kinds.iter_mut().take(end).skip(start) {
+            *kind = span.kind;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let start = left_col.min(chars.len());
+    let end = (start + width).min(chars.len());
+    if start >= end {
+        return vec![Span::raw("")];
+    }
+
+    let mut spans = Vec::new();
+    let mut current_kind = kinds[start];
+    let mut current = String::new();
+
+    for idx in start..end {
+        let kind = kinds[idx];
+        if kind != current_kind && !current.is_empty() {
+            spans.push(Span::styled(
+                current.clone(),
+                theme.syntax_style(current_kind),
+            ));
+            current.clear();
+            current_kind = kind;
+        }
+        current.push(chars[idx]);
+    }
+
+    if !current.is_empty() {
+        spans.push(Span::styled(current, theme.syntax_style(current_kind)));
+    }
+
+    spans
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn viewport_tracks_cursor() {
+        let mut viewport = Viewport::default();
+        viewport.ensure_cursor_visible(Position::new(50, 10), 100, 10, 20);
+        assert!(viewport.top_line <= 50);
+        assert!(viewport.top_line + 10 > 50);
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/file_picker.rs

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+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use ignore::{DirEntry, WalkBuilder};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct FileMatch {
+    pub path: PathBuf,
+    pub display: String,
+    pub score: u32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct FilePickerState {
+    pub root: PathBuf,
+    pub query: String,
+    pub all_files: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    pub matches: Vec<FileMatch>,
+    pub selected: usize,
+}
+
+impl FilePickerState {
+    pub fn new(root: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        let root = root.into();
+        let all_files = scan_files(&root);
+        let mut state = Self {
+            root,
+            query: String::new(),
+            all_files,
+            matches: Vec::new(),
+            selected: 0,
+        };
+        state.update_matches();
+        state
+    }
+
+    pub fn input_char(&mut self, ch: char) {
+        self.query.push(ch);
+        self.update_matches();
+    }
+
+    pub fn backspace(&mut self) {
+        self.query.pop();
+        self.update_matches();
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_up(&mut self) {
+        if self.matches.is_empty() {
+            self.selected = 0;
+        } else if self.selected == 0 {
+            self.selected = self.matches.len() - 1;
+        } else {
+            self.selected -= 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn move_down(&mut self) {
+        if self.matches.is_empty() {
+            self.selected = 0;
+        } else {
+            self.selected = (self.selected + 1) % self.matches.len();
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn selected_path(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        self.matches.get(self.selected).map(|m| m.path.clone())
+    }
+
+    pub fn update_matches(&mut self) {
+        let query = self.query.trim();
+        let root = self.root.clone();
+        let mut matches: Vec<FileMatch> = self
+            .all_files
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|path| {
+                let display = path
+                    .strip_prefix(&root)
+                    .unwrap_or(path)
+                    .to_string_lossy()
+                    .to_string();
+                fuzzy_score(query, &display).map(|score| FileMatch {
+                    path: path.clone(),
+                    display,
+                    score,
+                })
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        matches.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            b.score
+                .cmp(&a.score)
+                .then_with(|| a.display.len().cmp(&b.display.len()))
+                .then_with(|| a.display.cmp(&b.display))
+        });
+        matches.truncate(500);
+        self.matches = matches;
+        self.selected = self.selected.min(self.matches.len().saturating_sub(1));
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn scan_files(root: &Path) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+    let mut builder = WalkBuilder::new(root);
+    builder
+        .hidden(true)
+        .git_ignore(true)
+        .git_global(true)
+        .git_exclude(true)
+        .parents(true)
+        .filter_entry(|entry| !is_ignored_dir(entry));
+
+    let mut files = Vec::new();
+    for entry in builder.build().filter_map(Result::ok) {
+        if entry.file_type().map(|ft| ft.is_file()).unwrap_or(false) {
+            files.push(entry.path().to_path_buf());
+        }
+    }
+    files.sort();
+    files
+}
+
+fn is_ignored_dir(entry: &DirEntry) -> bool {
+    if !entry.file_type().map(|ft| ft.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let Some(name) = entry.file_name().to_str() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    matches!(
+        name,
+        ".git" | "target" | "node_modules" | "dist" | ".next" | "build"
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn fuzzy_score(query: &str, candidate: &str) -> Option<u32> {
+    if query.is_empty() {
+        return Some(1);
+    }
+
+    let query = query.to_lowercase();
+    let candidate_lower = candidate.to_lowercase();
+    let mut candidate_chars = candidate_lower.chars().enumerate();
+    let mut last_match: Option<usize> = None;
+    let mut score = 0u32;
+
+    for q in query.chars() {
+        let mut found = None;
+        for (idx, ch) in candidate_chars.by_ref() {
+            if ch == q {
+                found = Some(idx);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        let idx = found?;
+        score += 10;
+        if let Some(last) = last_match {
+            if idx == last + 1 {
+                score += 15;
+            }
+        } else if idx == 0 {
+            score += 20;
+        }
+        if candidate.as_bytes().get(idx) == Some(&b'/') {
+            score += 3;
+        }
+        last_match = Some(idx);
+    }
+
+    Some(score.saturating_sub(candidate.len() as u32 / 5))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn fuzzy_matches_in_order() {
+        assert!(fuzzy_score("lcore", "crates/lime-core/src/lib.rs").is_some());
+        assert!(fuzzy_score("zz", "crates/lime-core/src/lib.rs").is_none());
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/input.rs

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+use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
+use lime_core::EditorCommand;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum AppAction {
+    Editor(EditorCommand),
+    Save,
+    Quit,
+    OpenFilePicker,
+    OpenGoToLine,
+    OpenSearch,
+    ClosePopup,
+    Confirm,
+    Cancel,
+    None,
+}
+
+pub fn map_editing_key(key: KeyEvent) -> AppAction {
+    let ctrl = key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::CONTROL);
+    let alt = key.modifiers.contains(KeyModifiers::ALT);
+
+    if ctrl {
+        return match key.code {
+            KeyCode::Char('s') | KeyCode::Char('S') => AppAction::Save,
+            KeyCode::Char('q') | KeyCode::Char('Q') => AppAction::Quit,
+            KeyCode::Char('f') | KeyCode::Char('F') => AppAction::OpenFilePicker,
+            KeyCode::Char('g') | KeyCode::Char('G') => AppAction::OpenGoToLine,
+            KeyCode::Char('r') | KeyCode::Char('R') => AppAction::OpenSearch,
+            KeyCode::Char('z') | KeyCode::Char('Z') => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::Undo),
+            KeyCode::Char('y') | KeyCode::Char('Y') => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::Redo),
+            KeyCode::Char('a') | KeyCode::Char('A') => {
+                AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveLineStart)
+            }
+            KeyCode::Char('e') | KeyCode::Char('E') => {
+                AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveLineEnd)
+            }
+            _ => AppAction::None,
+        };
+    }
+
+    if alt {
+        return AppAction::None;
+    }
+
+    match key.code {
+        KeyCode::Esc => AppAction::ClosePopup,
+        KeyCode::Left => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveLeft),
+        KeyCode::Right => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveRight),
+        KeyCode::Up => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveUp),
+        KeyCode::Down => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveDown),
+        KeyCode::Home => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveLineStart),
+        KeyCode::End => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::MoveLineEnd),
+        KeyCode::PageUp => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::PageUp),
+        KeyCode::PageDown => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::PageDown),
+        KeyCode::Backspace => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::Backspace),
+        KeyCode::Delete => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::Delete),
+        KeyCode::Enter => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::Newline),
+        KeyCode::Tab => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::InsertText("\t".to_string())),
+        KeyCode::Char(ch) => AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::InsertChar(ch)),
+        _ => AppAction::None,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn maps_save_shortcut() {
+        let action = map_editing_key(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('s'), KeyModifiers::CONTROL));
+        assert_eq!(action, AppAction::Save);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn maps_text_input() {
+        let action = map_editing_key(KeyEvent::new(KeyCode::Char('x'), KeyModifiers::NONE));
+        assert_eq!(action, AppAction::Editor(EditorCommand::InsertChar('x')));
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/layout.rs

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+use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct AppLayout {
+    pub editor: Rect,
+    pub status: Rect,
+    pub help: Rect,
+}
+
+pub fn app_layout(area: Rect) -> AppLayout {
+    let chunks = Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+        .constraints([
+            Constraint::Min(1),
+            Constraint::Length(1),
+            Constraint::Length(1),
+        ])
+        .split(area);
+
+    AppLayout {
+        editor: chunks[0],
+        status: chunks[1],
+        help: chunks[2],
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn centered_rect(percent_x: u16, percent_y: u16, area: Rect) -> Rect {
+    let popup_layout = Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+        .constraints([
+            Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_y) / 2),
+            Constraint::Percentage(percent_y),
+            Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_y) / 2),
+        ])
+        .split(area);
+
+    Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+        .constraints([
+            Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_x) / 2),
+            Constraint::Percentage(percent_x),
+            Constraint::Percentage((100 - percent_x) / 2),
+        ])
+        .split(popup_layout[1])[1]
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/lib.rs

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+pub mod app;
+pub mod command_bar;
+pub mod config;
+pub mod editor_view;
+pub mod file_picker;
+pub mod input;
+pub mod layout;
+pub mod prompt;
+pub mod status_bar;
+pub mod terminal;
+pub mod theme;
+
+pub use app::{run_app, App, AppOptions};
+pub use config::Config;

crates/lime-ui/src/prompt.rs

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+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum PromptKind {
+    SaveAs,
+    SaveAsThenQuit,
+    SaveAsThenOpen { path: PathBuf },
+    GoToLine,
+    Search,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct PromptState {
+    pub kind: PromptKind,
+    pub title: String,
+    pub input: String,
+}
+
+impl PromptState {
+    pub fn new(kind: PromptKind, title: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            kind,
+            title: title.into(),
+            input: String::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub enum ConfirmKind {
+    QuitDirty,
+    OpenDirty { path: PathBuf },
+    OpenLarge { path: PathBuf, size: u64 },
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ConfirmState {
+    pub kind: ConfirmKind,
+    pub message: String,
+}
+
+impl ConfirmState {
+    pub fn new(kind: ConfirmKind, message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            kind,
+            message: message.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/status_bar.rs

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+use lime_core::Position;
+use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
+use ratatui::{layout::Rect, Frame};
+
+use crate::theme::UiTheme;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct StatusInfo<'a> {
+    pub file_name: &'a str,
+    pub language: &'a str,
+    pub position: Position,
+    pub dirty: bool,
+    pub message: Option<&'a str>,
+}
+
+pub fn render_status_bar(frame: &mut Frame<'_>, area: Rect, theme: &UiTheme, info: StatusInfo<'_>) {
+    let dirty_mark = if info.dirty { "modified" } else { "saved" };
+    let base = format!(
+        " lime  {}  {}  Ln {}, Col {}  {}",
+        info.file_name,
+        info.language,
+        info.position.line + 1,
+        info.position.column + 1,
+        dirty_mark
+    );
+
+    let line = if let Some(message) = info.message {
+        Line::from(vec![
+            Span::raw(base),
+            Span::raw("  │  "),
+            Span::styled(message.to_string(), theme.normal().fg(theme.status_fg)),
+        ])
+    } else {
+        Line::from(base)
+    };
+
+    frame.render_widget(
+        Paragraph::new(line).style(theme.normal().fg(theme.status_fg).bg(theme.status_bg)),
+        area,
+    );
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/terminal.rs

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+use std::io::{self, Stdout};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use crossterm::cursor::{Hide, Show};
+use crossterm::execute;
+use crossterm::terminal::{
+    disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, EnterAlternateScreen, LeaveAlternateScreen,
+};
+use ratatui::backend::CrosstermBackend;
+use ratatui::Terminal;
+
+pub type LimeTerminal = Terminal<CrosstermBackend<Stdout>>;
+
+pub struct TerminalSession {
+    terminal: LimeTerminal,
+}
+
+impl TerminalSession {
+    pub fn enter() -> Result<Self> {
+        enable_raw_mode()?;
+        let mut stdout = io::stdout();
+        execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen, Hide)?;
+        let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
+        let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend)?;
+        terminal.clear()?;
+        Ok(Self { terminal })
+    }
+
+    pub fn terminal_mut(&mut self) -> &mut LimeTerminal {
+        &mut self.terminal
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for TerminalSession {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let _ = disable_raw_mode();
+        let mut stdout = io::stdout();
+        let _ = execute!(stdout, Show, LeaveAlternateScreen);
+    }
+}

crates/lime-ui/src/theme.rs

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+use lime_syntax::HighlightKind;
+use ratatui::style::{Color, Modifier, Style};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct UiTheme {
+    pub background: Color,
+    pub foreground: Color,
+    pub dim: Color,
+    pub gutter: Color,
+    pub gutter_active: Color,
+    pub status_bg: Color,
+    pub status_fg: Color,
+    pub help_bg: Color,
+    pub help_fg: Color,
+    pub popup_bg: Color,
+    pub popup_border: Color,
+    pub selection_bg: Color,
+    pub cursor: Color,
+    pub keyword: Color,
+    pub string: Color,
+    pub comment: Color,
+    pub function: Color,
+    pub type_name: Color,
+    pub number: Color,
+    pub error: Color,
+    pub punctuation: Color,
+    pub heading: Color,
+}
+
+impl Default for UiTheme {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::lime_dark()
+    }
+}
+
+impl UiTheme {
+    pub fn lime_dark() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            background: Color::Rgb(18, 20, 18),
+            foreground: Color::Rgb(220, 226, 218),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(112, 121, 108),
+            gutter: Color::Rgb(88, 96, 84),
+            gutter_active: Color::Rgb(174, 210, 118),
+            status_bg: Color::Rgb(53, 83, 45),
+            status_fg: Color::Rgb(236, 244, 222),
+            help_bg: Color::Rgb(28, 32, 27),
+            help_fg: Color::Rgb(177, 187, 169),
+            popup_bg: Color::Rgb(22, 25, 22),
+            popup_border: Color::Rgb(135, 175, 95),
+            selection_bg: Color::Rgb(57, 72, 54),
+            cursor: Color::Rgb(203, 248, 111),
+            keyword: Color::Rgb(145, 205, 255),
+            string: Color::Rgb(177, 219, 139),
+            comment: Color::Rgb(107, 122, 100),
+            function: Color::Rgb(246, 207, 122),
+            type_name: Color::Rgb(129, 221, 199),
+            number: Color::Rgb(230, 172, 117),
+            error: Color::Rgb(255, 111, 111),
+            punctuation: Color::Rgb(157, 167, 148),
+            heading: Color::Rgb(203, 248, 111),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn normal(&self) -> Style {
+        Style::default().fg(self.foreground).bg(self.background)
+    }
+
+    pub fn dim(&self) -> Style {
+        Style::default().fg(self.dim).bg(self.background)
+    }
+
+    pub fn syntax_style(&self, kind: HighlightKind) -> Style {
+        let color = match kind {
+            HighlightKind::Normal => self.foreground,
+            HighlightKind::Keyword => self.keyword,
+            HighlightKind::String => self.string,
+            HighlightKind::Comment => self.comment,
+            HighlightKind::Function => self.function,
+            HighlightKind::TypeName => self.type_name,
+            HighlightKind::Number => self.number,
+            HighlightKind::Error => self.error,
+            HighlightKind::Punctuation => self.punctuation,
+            HighlightKind::Heading => self.heading,
+        };
+
+        let mut style = Style::default().fg(color).bg(self.background);
+        if matches!(kind, HighlightKind::Heading) {
+            style = style.add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
+        }
+        style
+    }
+}