1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index a1c4b407..254e01b0 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-use anyhow::{Context, Error};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Error};
 use std::cell::Cell;
+use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::future::Future;
 use std::path::{Component, Path, PathBuf};
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use helix_core::{
@@ -86,6 +88,29 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Document {
     }
 }
 
+impl Display for Mode {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Mode::Normal => f.write_str("normal"),
+            Mode::Select => f.write_str("select"),
+            Mode::Insert => f.write_str("insert"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Mode {
+    type Err = Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s {
+            "normal" => Ok(Mode::Normal),
+            "select" => Ok(Mode::Select),
+            "insert" => Ok(Mode::Insert),
+            _ => Err(anyhow!("Invalid mode '{}'", s)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Like std::mem::replace() except it allows the replacement value to be mapped from the
 /// original value.
 fn take_with<T, F>(mut_ref: &mut T, closure: F)