Custom Commands and Shortcuts

Problem

Currently, many users have to open a terminal to run common commands. While Builder makes that convenient, some users would rather run the commands from a shortcut.

Some commands may need to be run from Builder's mount namespace, other commands may need to run from the applications build environment. The command may require changing the environment variables.

A command editor will need to be provided. It can probably be added to the preferences dialog, since commands may need to be shared between projects.

Goals

1. Allow users to run a command from a keyboard shortcut
2. Allow running the command in either the native or build container
3. Allow viewing the output of the command from the utilities panel
4. Allow running the command from the command bar

Anti-Goals

Affected Modules

1. A new plugin, commandui should be added which provides the preferences hooks and command provider for command-bar integration.

Interfaces

No new interfaces should be required.

Risks

Low risk, fairly compartmentalized.

Implementation Details