A new input processor has been added that renders tab characters as spaces instead of the ugly '^I'

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/pgcli/main.py b/pgcli/main.py
index 174cf688..6d4b1995 100644
--- a/pgcli/main.py
+++ b/pgcli/main.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ from prompt_toolkit.document import Document
 from prompt_toolkit.filters import Always, HasFocus, IsDone
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.lexers import PygmentsLexer
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.processors import (ConditionalProcessor,
-                                        HighlightMatchingBracketProcessor)
+                                        HighlightMatchingBracketProcessor,
+                                        TabsProcessor)
 from prompt_toolkit.history import FileHistory
 from prompt_toolkit.auto_suggest import AutoSuggestFromHistory
 from pygments.lexers.sql import PostgresLexer
@@ -682,10 +683,12 @@ class PGCli(object):
             display_completions_in_columns=self.wider_completion_menu,
             multiline=True,
             extra_input_processors=[
-               # Highlight matching brackets while editing.
-               ConditionalProcessor(
-                   processor=HighlightMatchingBracketProcessor(chars='[](){}'),
-                   filter=HasFocus(DEFAULT_BUFFER) & ~IsDone()),
+                # Highlight matching brackets while editing.
+                ConditionalProcessor(
+                    processor=HighlightMatchingBracketProcessor(chars='[](){}'),
+                    filter=HasFocus(DEFAULT_BUFFER) & ~IsDone()),
+                # Render \t as 4 spaces instead of "^I"
+                TabsProcessor(get_char1=lambda _: ' ', get_char2=lambda _: ' '),
             ])
 
         with self._completer_lock: