docs: rewrite README with modal explanation, credits, screenshot placeholder

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@@ -4,24 +4,46 @@ A zero-config debugging experience for Neovim 0.12+. One plugin install, full
IDE-class debugging: inline variable values, hover inspection, persistent
breakpoints, watch expressions, and modal keybindings that just work.
Inspired by Turbo Pascal — the first IDE where you could just hit a key
and start debugging.
![turbo-debug screenshot](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/TODO)
## Install
```lua
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug.nvim")
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug")
```
That's it. No other config needed. See `:help turbo-debug` for customization.
## Usage
## How It Works
Everything lives under `<leader>d` (with which-key support if installed):
turbo-debug is **modal**. Press `<leader>dd` and you enter debug mode — the
UI opens, keybindings activate, and you're debugging. Press `q` or
`<leader>dd` again and everything disappears. Your editor is exactly as it
was before.
| Key | Action | Available |
|-----|--------|-----------|
| `<leader>dd` | Toggle debug mode | Always |
| `<leader>dx` | Toggle breakpoint | Always |
| `<leader>dX` | Conditional breakpoint | Always |
| `<leader>dD` | Clear all breakpoints | Always |
This modal approach is inspired by
[debugmaster.nvim](https://github.com/MironPascalCaseFan/debugmaster.nvim).
During a debug session you need to **navigate** code and **inspect** state.
You do not need to **edit**. So debug mode shadows editing keys (`c`, `d`,
`s`, `r`, `x`) with debug actions and leaves all navigation keys untouched
(`h`, `j`, `k`, `l`, `w`, `b`, `e`, `f`, `/`, `n`, etc.).
When debug mode ends, every keybinding is restored to exactly what it was.
## Keybindings
Everything lives under `<leader>d` (with
[which-key](https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim) support if installed):
| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| `<leader>dd` | Toggle debug mode |
| `<leader>dx` | Toggle breakpoint |
| `<leader>dX` | Conditional breakpoint |
| `<leader>dD` | Clear all breakpoints |
During debug mode, single-key controls:
@@ -35,11 +57,13 @@ During debug mode, single-key controls:
| `q` | Terminate session | `E` | Eval in REPL |
| `R` | Restart session | `?` | Help popup |
All navigation keys preserved. Modal keybindings vanish when you exit debug mode.
Press `?` during debug mode for a quick reference.
## Supported Languages
Adapter binaries must be installed (via mason, package manager, etc).
turbo-debug ships adapter configs for 12 languages. You install the adapter
binary (via [mason.nvim](https://github.com/williamboman/mason.nvim), your
package manager, or manually) — turbo-debug handles all the configuration.
| Language | Adapter | Language | Adapter |
|----------|---------|----------|---------|
@@ -50,6 +74,36 @@ Adapter binaries must be installed (via mason, package manager, etc).
| Rust | codelldb | Ruby | rdbg |
| Swift | codelldb | Lua (Neovim) | osv |
Rust gets special treatment: pressing `c` runs `cargo build` automatically
and picks the binary via `vim.ui.select`.
## What This Plugin Actually Does
turbo-debug is **glue**. It does not implement a debugger, a UI framework,
virtual text rendering, or breakpoint persistence. It configures and wires
together these excellent plugins into a single cohesive experience:
| Plugin | What it provides |
|--------|-----------------|
| [nvim-dap](https://github.com/mfussenegger/nvim-dap) | DAP client — the core debug engine |
| [nvim-dap-ui](https://github.com/rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui) | Scopes, stacks, watches, REPL, console UI |
| [nvim-nio](https://github.com/nvim-neotest/nvim-nio) | Async IO (required by nvim-dap-ui) |
| [nvim-dap-virtual-text](https://github.com/theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text) | Inline variable values in source code |
| [persistent-breakpoints.nvim](https://github.com/Weissle/persistent-breakpoints.nvim) | Breakpoints that survive restarts |
All five are loaded automatically via `vim.pack.add`. You never declare them.
Adapter configurations are inlined from the work of these projects (no
runtime dependency, we just studied their configs and wrote plain Lua tables):
- [nvim-dap-python](https://github.com/mfussenegger/nvim-dap-python)
- [nvim-dap-go](https://github.com/leoluz/nvim-dap-go)
- [nvim-dap-vscode-js](https://github.com/mxsdev/nvim-dap-vscode-js)
- [nvim-dap-lldb](https://github.com/julianolf/nvim-dap-lldb)
- [nvim-dap-cs](https://github.com/NicholasMata/nvim-dap-cs)
- [nvim-dap-ruby](https://github.com/suketa/nvim-dap-ruby)
- [nvim-dap-kotlin](https://github.com/Mgenuit/nvim-dap-kotlin)
## License
MIT
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2. Installation *turbo-debug-installation*
Add one line to your init.lua: >lua
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug.nvim")
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug")
<
That's it. All dependencies are managed automatically.
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ and persistent-breakpoints into a single cohesive experience with modal
keybindings. The user installs one plugin and gets everything.
```lua
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug.nvim")
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug")
```
That's it. That's the whole setup.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ C/C++/Rust only). Out of scope.
```lua
-- init.lua
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug.nvim")
vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug")
```
One line. One plugin. Everything works.
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Autocmd to close on any keypress. Content built from the keys table.
A user who has never configured DAP should be able to:
1. Add one line to their init.lua: `vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug.nvim")`
1. Add one line to their init.lua: `vim.pack.add("swaits/turbo-debug")`
2. Open a file in any of the world's top 10 languages.
3. Press `x` on a line to set a breakpoint (visible immediately in gutter).
4. Press `<leader>d` to enter debug mode. See the help box. See the UI.