🌟 SmartMotion History + Repeat Previous Motion (.)

[FluxxField]

SmartMotion just got smarter — with the new motion history system, you can now repeat the last SmartMotion using a simple keybind: ..

This update introduces a core piece of motion memory, making SmartMotion feel more native and seamless. It's all part of the new misc preset, which you can opt into like this:

require("smart-motion").presets.misc()

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🔁 Repeat Previous Motion

The misc preset adds a SmartMotion, which is bound to the . key by default. This mimics the familiar dot-repeat behavior of Vim — but instead of repeating the last text-editing command, it repeats your last SmartMotion, including all of its dynamic logic.

That means you can:

• Use . to re-trigger your last hint_words() or live_search() motion
• Repeat yanks, jumps, deletes — anything powered by SmartMotion
• Chain SmartMotion more efficiently without reaching for another key combo

Example:

-- Enable it as part of your init
return {
  "FluxxField/smart-motion.nvim",
  opts = {
    presets = {
      misc = true,
    },
  },
}

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📆 Behind the Scenes: The New history Module

Internally, this release introduces a first-class history system that tracks your most recent SmartMotion executions.

Every time a motion completes, it's saved to history — including:

• The entire motion config
• All state and metadata
• Jump or selection behavior
• Collector/extractor/filter/action modules

When you run repeat_prev_motion, SmartMotion injects the previous motion directly back into the dispatcher, skipping the need for a new key sequence or hint selection.

This opens up doors for future features like:

• Cycling through previous motions
• Named motion bookmarks
• Context-aware repetition (like repeat last motion on current line only)

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🔧 Want Custom Logic?

You can directly access the history system via:

local history = require("smart-motion.core.history")

You could build custom motions that:

• Only repeat motions of a certain type (e.g., jump-only)
• Re-filter or re-target the previous motion with new logic
• Combine with your own hot-shot keymaps or fuzzy finders
• Open a file/pop-up with the history list and select a prev motion to run
• Repeat a prev motion in a different direction or a different buffer

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❌ Summary

✅ New history system
✅ repeat_prev_motion motion
✅ Dot-repeat mapped to . via the misc preset
✅ Fully composable and customizable

As SmartMotion grows, this foundational history system will make it even more powerful and ergonomic.

Let me know what motions you want to repeat next 👇