Documentation for the UI customisation

python3/vimspector/debug_session.py

@@ -453,6 +453,11 @@ class DebugSession( object ):
     self._stackTraceView.ExpandFrameOrThread()
 
   def ShowOutput( self, category ):
+    if not self._outputView.WindowIsValid():
+      with utils.LetCurrentTabpage( self._uiTab ):
+        vim.command( f'botright { settings.Int( "bottombar_height", 10 ) }new' )
+        self._outputView.UseWindow( vim.current.window )
+
     self._outputView.ShowOutput( category )
 
   def GetOutputBuffers( self ):

python3/vimspector/output.py

@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ class OutputView( object ):
     # FIXME: nunmenu the WinBar ?
     self._buffers = {}
 
+  def WindowIsValid( self ):
+    return self._window.valid
+
+  def UseWindow( self, win ):
+    assert not self._window.valid
+    self._window = win
+    # TODO: Sorting of the WinBar ?
+    for category, _ in self._buffers.items():
+      self._RenderWinBar( category )
+
+
   def _ShowOutput( self, category ):
     if not self._window.valid:
       return

python3/vimspector/utils.py

@@ -214,6 +214,13 @@ def AnyWindowForBuffer( buf ):
       yield
 
 
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def LetCurrentTabpage( tabpage ):
+  with RestoreCurrentWindow():
+    vim.current.tabpage = tabpage
+    yield
+
+
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def LetCurrentWindow( window ):
   with RestoreCurrentWindow():