CMake task provider for loop.nvim

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Warning

Work in Progress: This plugin is in early development and not ready for public release yet.

Overview

loop-cmake is a task provider extension for loop.nvim that automates CMake workflows directly from Neovim. It seamlessly integrates CMake configuration, building, testing, and execution into a unified task system.

Requirements

• Neovim ≥ 0.10
• CMake ≥ 3.29 (for CMake File-Based API support)
• loop.nvim plugin

Features

How to use 1 - Run :Loop task configure cmake to setup profiles, a default configuration is provided, adjust as needed and safe. 2 - Run :Loop task add cmake and import the Configure task(s). 3 - Run the configure tasks via Loop task run 4 - Run :Loop task add cmake again add all cmake/ctest targets should be available for import as tasks.

Generated task templates

• Configure: Generate build files for each profile
• Build All: Build all targets in a profile
• Build Target: Build individual targets
• Run: Execute built executables
• CTest: Run individual tests or all tests
• CTest Rerun: Rerun only failed tests

Installation

Using lazy.nvim:

{
  "mbfoss/loop-cmake.nvim",
  dependencies = { "mbfoss/loop.nvim" },
}

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Description	Required
cmake_path	string	Path to cmake executable	✓
ctest_path	string	Path to ctest executable
profiles	array	Array of build profiles	✓

Profile Options

Option	Type	Description	Required
name	string	Profile display name	✓
build_type	string	CMake build type: Debug, Release, RelWithDebInfo, MinSizeRel	✓
source_dir	string	Path to source root (supports ${wsdir})	✓
build_dir	string	Path to build directory	✓
configure_args	string|array	CMake configure arguments
build_tool_args	string|array	Build tool arguments (e.g., -j8 for make)
quickfix_matcher	string	loop.nvim Quickfix error matcher

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.