wojtekmach/iex_help_open

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wojtekmach/iex_help_open.json

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  "language": "Elixir",
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  "url": "https://github.com/wojtekmach/iex_help_open"
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IExHelpOpen

Similar to IEx’s h but instead of printing documentation it opens it in a browser window.

Usage

# install iex_help_open
$ mix archive.install https://github.com/wojtekmach/iex_help_open/releases/download/v0.1.0/iex_help_open-0.1.0.ez

# use it in a mix project
$ iex -S mix
iex> import_if_available IExHelpOpen # or add this line to .iex.exs

iex> ho inspect
# opens https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/Kernel.html#inspect/2

iex> ho Ecto.Changeset.cast/3
# opens https://hexdocs.pm/ecto/Ecto.Changeset.html#cast/3

Demo

Known limitations

• works only with Mix
• does not handle errors well
• does not support callbacks
• does not support types

License

MIT