Adding support for ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE to disable suggestions on small buffers

README.md

@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ Widgets that modify the buffer and are not found in any of these arrays will fet
 **Note:** A widget shouldn't belong to more than one of the above arrays.
 
 
-### Disabling suggestion for large buffers
+### Disabling suggestion for small or large buffers
 
-Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE` to an integer value to disable autosuggestion for large buffers. The default is unset, which means that autosuggestion will be tried for any buffer size. Recommended value is 20.
+Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE` or `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE` to an integer value to disable autosuggestion for small or larger buffers. The default for both is unset, which means that autosuggestion will be tried for any buffer size. Recommended range is [5, 20].
-This can be useful when pasting large amount of text in the terminal, to avoid triggering autosuggestion for strings that are too long.
+This can be useful when pasting large amount of text in the terminal, to avoid triggering autosuggestion for strings that are too long, or for irrelevant suggestions on smaller buffers.
 
 ### Asynchronous Mode
 

spec/options/buffer_max_size_spec.rb

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ describe 'a suggestion' do
       wait_for { session.content }.to eq(long_command)
     end
 
-    it 'is not provided when the buffer is longer than the specified length'
+    it 'is not provided when the buffer is longer than the specified length' do
+      session.send_string(long_command[0...(buffer_max_size + 1)])
+      wait_for { session.content }.to eq(long_command[0...(buffer_max_size + 1)])
+    end
   end
 end

spec/options/buffer_min_size_spec.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+describe 'a suggestion' do
+  let(:term_opts) { { width: 200 } }
+  let(:command) { "echo foobar" }
+
+  around do |example|
+    with_history(command) { example.run }
+  end
+
+  it 'is provided for any buffer length' do
+    session.send_string(command[0...-1])
+    wait_for { session.content }.to eq(command)
+  end
+
+  context 'when ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE is specified' do
+    let(:buffer_min_size) { 5 }
+    let(:options) { ["ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE=#{buffer_min_size}"] }
+
+    it 'is provided when the buffer is longer than the specified length' do
+      session.send_string(command[0...(buffer_min_size + 1)])
+      wait_for { session.content }.to eq(command)
+    end
+
+    it 'is provided when the buffer is equal to the specified length' do
+      session.send_string(command[0...(buffer_min_size)])
+      wait_for { session.content }.to eq(command)
+    end
+
+    it 'is not provided when the buffer is shorter than the specified length' do
+      session.send_string(command[0...(buffer_min_size - 1)])
+      wait_for { session.content }.to eq(command[0...(buffer_min_size - 1)])
+    end
+  end
+end

src/widgets.zsh

@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 	fi
 
 	# Get a new suggestion if the buffer is not empty after modification
-	if (( $#BUFFER > 0 )); then
+	if ([[ -z "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE" ]] || (( $#BUFFER >= $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE ))) && \
-		if [[ -z "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE" ]] || (( $#BUFFER <= $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE )); then
+		 ([[ -z "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE" ]] || (( $#BUFFER <= $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE ))); then
 			_zsh_autosuggest_fetch
-		fi
 	fi
 
 	return $retval

zsh-autosuggestions.zsh

@@ -337,10 +337,9 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 	fi
 
 	# Get a new suggestion if the buffer is not empty after modification
-	if (( $#BUFFER > 0 )); then
+	if ([[ -z "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE" ]] || (( $#BUFFER >= $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MIN_SIZE ))) && \
-		if [[ -z "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE" ]] || (( $#BUFFER <= $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE )); then
+		 ([[ -z "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE" ]] || (( $#BUFFER <= $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE ))); then
 			_zsh_autosuggest_fetch
-		fi
 	fi
 
 	return $retval