Programmatic way to query context

[canoeberry]

It would be hugely beneficial to be able to query the context programmatically. For example, I have a on_text_command function that would actually be able to do what I want if I could determine whether or not there is an overlay_panel currently visible. I am not aware of any other way to get this information at the moment.

[kingkeith]

this is something I suggested on the API Suggestions thread:

API Suggestions

Query contexts A way to query a view for certain contexts. Much like a keybinding does, but within a plugin, to make the code easier to follow without reinventing the wheel. i.e. it would execute any on_query_context EventListeners behind the scenes. view.query_context(key, operator, operand, match_all) (maybe also include a region or point?) operator is one of: sublime.OP_EQUAL. Is the value of the context equal to the operand? sublime.OP_NOT_EQUAL. Is the value of the context not e…

[canoeberry]

Not sure how I missed that in a search.

Yes - you captured exactly what I want and how I assume it would be implemented.

It would be a dramatic improvement.

[FichteFoll]

I honestly find the forum search to be rather disappointing most of the time. Not the functionality per se, but the results it yields. Rarely do I see what I am looking for in the first few results and often times I have to refine the search or adjust sort order.

[canoeberry]

I often go through what I think is all the search results before I make another posting, so in this case I really don’t know what went wrong.