qvacua/vimr
VimR is a macOS native editor that embeds the Neovim engine to provide a modern, high-performance terminal interface. The system is architected as a modular Swift application featuring a custom rendering engine for text and ligatures, alongside reusable UI components for tab management and workspace toolbars. It also includes utilities for file ignoring, network management, and automated build and release workflows.
47.1
Weak · 3 August 2026
29k
lines of production code
Swift
primary language
1
bus factor · 58 authors in all
2
measurements over time
How it got here
2016–2017 · Build system and release automation
This period focused on modernizing the project's infrastructure by introducing automated build, signing, and release scripts, alongside a new Jenkins CI configuration. The team also restructured the Xcode workspace and project files to integrate new dependencies and subprojects, while generating Swift bindings for the Neovim API to keep the UI in sync with upstream changes.
12 changes
2018–2020 · Swift 6 migration and modularization
This period focused on migrating the codebase to Swift 6 and modernizing the project structure by extracting shared utilities into a new Commons module. Significant refactoring was performed on the NvimView rendering engine and input handling, while new UI components for tabs and workspaces were introduced alongside comprehensive test coverage.
21 changes
2022–2024 · Neovim integration and tooling
This period focused on integrating Neovim functionality into the project, including a Swift-based API for asynchronous communication and build scripts for macOS binaries. It also established development tooling, such as Xcode workspace configurations and schemes, to improve the local development experience.
6 changes
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- The description of this project is derived from its own commit history, not from its README.
- The score is its highest published measurement, taken on 3 August 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
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