fix: config fixes for Windows

- Update the default config file to use `more` instead of `less` as the
  default pager, in order to support Windows out-of-the-box. (#655, #665).

- Use `terminal` Chroma formatter (rather than `terminal16m`) in order
  to accommodate less capable terminal emulators like `cmd.exe` by
  default. Similarly, default to `colorize: false` in configs (changed
  from `true`) (#665).

- Comment out default `style` in order to avoid printing ANSI color
  codes into terminals without color support (#665)

- Attempt to intelligently choose a default editor, rather than rely on
  a hard-coded `vim` in the configs. This should make it easier to use
  `cheat` immediately without needing to specify configs. It should also
  improve `cheat`'s Windows compatibility. (#665)

cmd/cheat/str_config.go

@@ -9,22 +9,23 @@ import (
 func configs() string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(`---
 # The editor to use with 'cheat -e <sheet>'. Defaults to $EDITOR or $VISUAL.
-editor: vim
+# editor: vim
 
 # Should 'cheat' always colorize output?
-colorize: true
+colorize: false
 
 # Which 'chroma' colorscheme should be applied to the output?
 # Options are available here:
 #   https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma/tree/master/styles
-style: monokai
+# style: monokai
 
 # Which 'chroma' "formatter" should be applied?
 # One of: "terminal", "terminal256", "terminal16m"
-formatter: terminal16m
+formatter: terminal
 
 # Through which pager should output be piped? (Unset this key for no pager.)
-pager: less -FRX
+pager: more
+# pager: less -FRX # <- recommended where available
 
 # The paths at which cheatsheets are available. Tags associated with a cheatpath
 # are automatically attached to all cheatsheets residing on that path.

configs/conf.yml

@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 ---
 # The editor to use with 'cheat -e <sheet>'. Defaults to $EDITOR or $VISUAL.
-editor: vim
+# editor: vim
 
 # Should 'cheat' always colorize output?
-colorize: true
+colorize: false
 
 # Which 'chroma' colorscheme should be applied to the output?
 # Options are available here:
 #   https://github.com/alecthomas/chroma/tree/master/styles
-style: monokai
+# style: monokai
 
 # Which 'chroma' "formatter" should be applied?
 # One of: "terminal", "terminal256", "terminal16m"
-formatter: terminal16m
+formatter: terminal
 
 # Through which pager should output be piped? (Unset this key for no pager.)
-pager: less -FRX
+pager: more
+# pager: less -FRX # <- recommended where available
 
 # The paths at which cheatsheets are available. Tags associated with a cheatpath
 # are automatically attached to all cheatsheets residing on that path.

internal/config/config.go

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	cp "github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/cheatpath"
@@ -98,10 +100,24 @@ func New(opts map[string]interface{}, confPath string, resolve bool) (Config, er
 			conf.Editor = os.Getenv("VISUAL")
 		} else if os.Getenv("EDITOR") != "" {
 			conf.Editor = os.Getenv("EDITOR")
+		} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+			conf.Editor = "notepad"
+		} else {
+			// try to fall back to `nano`
+			path, err := exec.LookPath("nano")
+			if err != nil {
+				return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to locate nano: %s", err)
+			}
+
+			// use `nano` if we found it
+			if path != "" {
+				conf.Editor = "nano"
+				// otherwise, give up
 			} else {
 				return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("no editor set")
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
 	// if a chroma style was not provided, set a default
 	if conf.Style == "" {
@@ -110,12 +126,13 @@ func New(opts map[string]interface{}, confPath string, resolve bool) (Config, er
 
 	// if a chroma formatter was not provided, set a default
 	if conf.Formatter == "" {
-		conf.Formatter = "terminal16m"
+		conf.Formatter = "terminal"
 	}
 
-	// if a pager was not provided, set a default
+	// attempt to fall back to `PAGER` if a pager is not specified in configs
-	if strings.TrimSpace(conf.Pager) == "" {
+	conf.Pager = strings.TrimSpace(conf.Pager)
-		conf.Pager = ""
+	if conf.Pager == "" && os.Getenv("PAGER") != "" {
+		conf.Pager = os.Getenv("PAGER")
 	}
 
 	return conf, nil

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func TestEmptyEditor(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// initialize a config
 	conf, err := New(map[string]interface{}{}, mock.Path("conf/empty.yml"), false)
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("failed to return an error on empty editor")
+		t.Errorf("failed to initialize test: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// set editor, and assert that it is respected