1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/plugin/nvim.lua b/runtime/plugin/nvim.lua
index 0a33826b82..e3d4625c3b 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/nvim.lua
+++ b/runtime/plugin/nvim.lua
@@ -18,3 +18,31 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('InspectTree', function(cmd)
     vim.treesitter.inspect_tree()
   end
 end, { desc = 'Inspect treesitter language tree for buffer', count = true })
+
+-- TODO: use vim.region() when it lands... #13896 #16843
+local function get_visual_selection()
+  local save_a = vim.fn.getreginfo('a')
+  vim.cmd([[norm! "ay]])
+  local selection = vim.fn.getreg('a', 1)
+  vim.fn.setreg('a', save_a)
+  return selection
+end
+
+local gx_desc =
+  'Opens filepath or URI under cursor with the system handler (file explorer, web browser, …)'
+local function do_open(uri)
+  local _, err = vim.ui.open(uri)
+  if err then
+    vim.notify(err, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
+  end
+end
+if vim.fn.maparg('gx', 'n') == '' then
+  vim.keymap.set({ 'n' }, 'gx', function()
+    do_open(vim.fn.expand('<cfile>'))
+  end, { desc = gx_desc })
+end
+if vim.fn.maparg('gx', 'x') == '' then
+  vim.keymap.set({ 'x' }, 'gx', function()
+    do_open(get_visual_selection())
+  end, { desc = gx_desc })
+end