1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/helix-view/src/prompt.rs b/helix-view/src/prompt.rs
index 4aaf770b..f1920daa 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/prompt.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/prompt.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+use crate::commands;
+use crate::View;
+use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent};
 use std::string::String;
 
 pub struct Prompt {
     pub buffer: String,
+    pub cursor_loc: usize,
 }
 
 impl Prompt {
     pub fn new() -> Prompt {
         let prompt = Prompt {
-            buffer: String::from(""),
+            buffer: String::from(":"), // starting prompt symbol
+            cursor_loc: 0,
         };
         prompt
     }
@@ -15,4 +20,17 @@ impl Prompt {
     pub fn insert_char(&mut self, c: char) {
         self.buffer.push(c);
     }
+
+    pub fn handle_keyevent(&mut self, key_event: KeyEvent, view: &mut View) {
+        match key_event {
+            KeyEvent {
+                code: KeyCode::Char(c),
+                ..
+            } => self.insert_char(c),
+            KeyEvent {
+                code: KeyCode::Esc, ..
+            } => commands::normal_mode(view, 1),
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
 }