Allow loading the plugin in the background

If zle is already active (plugin has been loaded in the background),
just start the widgets and set up the automatic re-binding (if manual
rebind has not been specified).

See GitHub issue #481

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ jobs:
     shell: /bin/bash --login
     docker:
     - image: ericfreese/zsh-autosuggestions-test:latest
-      command: /sbin/init
     steps:
     - checkout
     - run:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.md

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: bug
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+### Describe the bug
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what the bug is. -->
+
+### To Reproduce
+Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+
+<!-- If you are not able to reproduce it by running `zsh -df` and sourcing the plugin manually, it means there that the issue is caused by something in your local config file(s). Temporarily comment out or remove sections of your config and restart `zsh` until you narrow down exactly what is causing the issue. -->
+
+```sh
+% zsh -df
+% source path/to/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+% ... # what do you do to reproduce?
+```
+
+### Expected behavior
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen. -->
+
+### Screenshots
+<!-- If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem. -->
+
+### Desktop
+ - OS + distribution: <!-- e.g. Arch Linux 2019.07.01 -->
+ - Zsh version: <!-- `echo $ZSH_VERSION` -->
+ - Plugin version: <!-- or git commit hash if installed via git -->
+
+### Additional context
+<!-- Add any other context about the problem here. -->

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: enhancement
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] -->
+
+### Describe the solution you'd like
+<!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. -->
+
+### Describe alternatives you've considered
+<!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. -->
+
+### Additional context
+<!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. -->

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.6.4
+- Fix `vi-forward-char` triggering a bell when using it to accept a suggestion (#488)
+- New configuration option to skip completion suggestions when buffer matches a pattern (#487)
+- New configuration option to ignore history entries matching a pattern (#456)
+
 ## v0.6.3
 - Fixed bug moving cursor to end of buffer after accepting suggestion (#453)
 

INSTALL.md

@@ -1,26 +1,22 @@
 # Installation
 
-* [Manual](#manual-git-clone)
+* [Packages](#packages)
 * [Antigen](#antigen)
 * [Oh My Zsh](#oh-my-zsh)
-* [Arch Linux](#arch-linux)
-* [macOS via Homebrew](#macos-via-homebrew)
+* [Manual](#manual-git-clone)
 
-## Manual (Git Clone)
+## Packages
 
-1. Clone this repository somewhere on your machine. This guide will assume `~/.zsh/zsh-autosuggestions`.
-
-    ```sh
-    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ~/.zsh/zsh-autosuggestions
-    ```
-
-2. Add the following to your `.zshrc`:
-
-    ```sh
-    source ~/.zsh/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
-    ```
-
-3. Start a new terminal session.
+| System  | Package |
+| ------------- | ------------- |
+| Debian / Ubuntu | [zsh-autosuggestions OBS repository](https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=shells%3Azsh-users%3Azsh-autosuggestions&package=zsh-autosuggestions) |
+| Fedora / CentOS / RHEL / Scientific Linux | [zsh-autosuggestions OBS repository](https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=shells%3Azsh-users%3Azsh-autosuggestions&package=zsh-autosuggestions) |
+| OpenSUSE / SLE | [zsh-autosuggestions OBS repository](https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=shells%3Azsh-users%3Azsh-autosuggestions&package=zsh-autosuggestions) |
+| Arch Linux / Manjaro / Antergos / Hyperbola | [zsh-autosuggestions](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/zsh-autosuggestions), [zsh-autosuggestions-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zsh-autosuggestions-git) |
+| NixOS | [zsh-autosuggestions](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/shells/zsh/zsh-autosuggestions/default.nix) |
+| Void Linux | [zsh-autosuggestions](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcpkgs/zsh-autosuggestions/template) |
+| Mac OS | [homebrew](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/zsh-autosuggestions.rb)  |
+| NetBSD | [pkgsrc](http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/shells/zsh-autosuggestions/README.html)  |
 
 ## Antigen
 
@@ -48,36 +44,18 @@
 
 3. Start a new terminal session.
 
-## Arch Linux
+## Manual (Git Clone)
 
-1. Install [`zsh-autosuggestions`](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/zsh-autosuggestions/) from the `community` repository.
+1. Clone this repository somewhere on your machine. This guide will assume `~/.zsh/zsh-autosuggestions`.
 
     ```sh
-    pacman -S zsh-autosuggestions
-    ```
-
-    or, to use a package based on the `master` branch, install [`zsh-autosuggestions-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zsh-autosuggestions-git/) from the [AUR](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_User_Repository).
-
-2. Add the following to your `.zshrc`:
-
-    ```sh
-    source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
-    ```
-
-3. Start a new terminal session.
-
-## macOS via Homebrew
-
-1. Install the `zsh-autosuggestions` package using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/).
-
-    ```sh
-    brew install zsh-autosuggestions
+    git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ~/.zsh/zsh-autosuggestions
     ```
 
 2. Add the following to your `.zshrc`:
 
     ```sh
-    source /usr/local/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
+    source ~/.zsh/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh
     ```
 
 3. Start a new terminal session.

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ It suggests commands as you type based on history and completions.
 
 Requirements: Zsh v4.3.11 or later
 
-[![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions)
+[![CircleCI](https://img.shields.io/circleci/build/github/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions)
+[![Chat on Gitter](https://img.shields.io/gitter/room/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.svg)](https://gitter.im/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions)
 
 <a href="https://asciinema.org/a/37390" target="_blank"><img src="https://asciinema.org/a/37390.png" width="400" /></a>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ You may want to override the default global config variables. Default values of
 
 ### Suggestion Highlight Style
 
-Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE` to configure the style that the suggestion is shown with. The default is `fg=8`, which will set the foreground color to color 8 from the 256-color palette. If your terminal only supports 8 colors, you will need to use a number between 0 and 7.
+Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HIGHLIGHT_STYLE` to configure the style that the suggestion is shown with. The default is `fg=8`, which will set the foreground color to color 8 from the [256-color palette](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Xterm_256color_chart.svg). If your terminal only supports 8 colors, you will need to use a number between 0 and 7.
 
 Background color can also be set, and the suggestion can be styled bold, underlined, or standout. For example, this would show suggestions with bold, underlined, pink text on a cyan background:
 
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ For more info, read the Character Highlighting section of the zsh manual: `man z
 `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY` is an array that specifies how suggestions should be generated. The strategies in the array are tried successively until a suggestion is found. There are currently three built-in strategies to choose from:
 
 - `history`: Chooses the most recent match from history.
+- `completion`: Chooses a suggestion based on what tab-completion would suggest. (requires `zpty` module)
 - `match_prev_cmd`: Like `history`, but chooses the most recent match whose preceding history item matches the most recently executed command ([more info](src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh)). Note that this strategy won't work as expected with ZSH options that don't preserve the history order such as `HIST_IGNORE_ALL_DUPS` or `HIST_EXPIRE_DUPS_FIRST`.
-- `completion`: (experimental) Chooses a suggestion based on what tab-completion would suggest. (requires `zpty` module)
 
 For example, setting `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY=(history completion)` will first try to find a suggestion from your history, but, if it can't find a match, will find a suggestion from the completion engine.
 
@@ -86,6 +87,18 @@ As of `v0.4.0`, suggestions can be fetched asynchronously. To enable this behavi
 
 Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_MANUAL_REBIND` (it can be set to anything) to disable automatic widget re-binding on each precmd. This can be a big boost to performance, but you'll need to handle re-binding yourself if any of the widget lists change or if you or another plugin wrap any of the autosuggest widgets. To re-bind widgets, run `_zsh_autosuggest_bind_widgets`.
 
+### Ignoring history suggestions that match a pattern
+
+Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE` to a glob pattern to prevent offering suggestions for history entries that match the pattern. For example, set it to `"cd *"` to never suggest any `cd` commands from history. Or set to `"?(#c50,)"` to never suggest anything 50 characters or longer.
+
+**Note:** This only affects the `history` and `match_prev_cmd` suggestion strategies.
+
+### Skipping completion suggestions for certain cases
+
+Set `ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE` to a glob pattern to prevent offering completion suggestions when the buffer matches that pattern. For example, set it to `"git *"` to disable completion suggestions for git subcommands.
+
+**Note:** This only affects the `completion` suggestion strategy.
+
 
 ### Key Bindings
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.6.3
+v0.6.4

spec/strategies/completion_spec.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ describe 'the `completion` suggestion strategy' do
       session.
         run_command('autoload compinit && compinit').
         run_command('_foo() { compadd bar; compadd bat }').
-        run_command('compdef _foo baz')
+        run_command('_num() { compadd two; compadd three }').
+        run_command('compdef _foo baz').
+        run_command('compdef _num one')
     end
   end
 
@@ -37,6 +39,21 @@ describe 'the `completion` suggestion strategy' do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE is set to a pattern' do
+    let(:options) { ['ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY=completion', 'ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE="one *"'] }
+
+    it 'makes suggestions when the buffer does not match the pattern' do
+      session.send_string('baz ')
+      wait_for { session.content }.to eq('baz bar')
+    end
+
+    it 'does not make suggestions when the buffer matches the pattern' do
+      session.send_string('one t')
+      sleep 1
+      expect(session.content).to eq('one t')
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'when async mode is enabled' do
     let(:options) { ['ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_USE_ASYNC=true', 'ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY=completion'] }
 

spec/strategies/history_spec.rb

@@ -8,5 +8,16 @@ describe 'the `history` suggestion strategy' do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE is set to a pattern' do
+    let(:options) { ['ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE="* bar"'] }
+
+    it 'does not make suggestions that match the pattern' do
+      with_history('ls foo', 'ls bar', 'echo baz') do
+        session.send_string('ls')
+        wait_for { session.content }.to eq('ls foo')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   include_examples 'special characters'
 end

spec/strategies/match_prev_cmd_spec.rb

@@ -3,19 +3,32 @@ require 'strategies/special_characters_helper'
 describe 'the `match_prev_cmd` strategy' do
   let(:options) { ['ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY=match_prev_cmd'] }
 
-  it 'suggests the last matching history entry after the previous command' do
-    with_history(
+  let(:history) { [
     'echo what',
     'ls foo',
     'echo what',
     'ls bar',
     'ls baz',
     'echo what'
-    ) do
+  ] }
+
+  it 'suggests the last matching history entry after the previous command' do
+    with_history(*history) do
       session.send_string('ls')
       wait_for { session.content }.to eq('ls bar')
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE is set to a pattern' do
+    let(:options) { ['ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_STRATEGY=match_prev_cmd', 'ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE="* bar"'] }
+
+    it 'does not make suggestions that match the pattern' do
+      with_history(*history) do
+        session.send_string('ls')
+        wait_for { session.content }.to eq('ls foo')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   include_examples 'special characters'
 end

src/start.zsh

@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_start() {
 	_zsh_autosuggest_bind_widgets
 }
 
-# Start the autosuggestion widgets on the next precmd
-autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
+# Mark for auto-loading the functions that we use
+autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook is-at-least
+
+# If zle is already running, go ahead and start the autosuggestion widgets.
+# Otherwise, wait until the next precmd.
+if zle; then
+	_zsh_autosuggest_start
+	(( ! ${+ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_MANUAL_REBIND} )) && add-zsh-hook precmd _zsh_autosuggest_start
+else
 	add-zsh-hook precmd _zsh_autosuggest_start
+fi

src/strategies/completion.zsh

@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_widget() {
 zle -N autosuggest-capture-completion _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_widget
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_capture_setup() {
-	autoload -Uz is-at-least
-
 	# There is a bug in zpty module in older zsh versions by which a
 	# zpty that exits will kill all zpty processes that were forked
 	# before it. Here we set up a zsh exit hook to SIGKILL the zpty
@@ -96,6 +94,12 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_async() {
 }
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_completion() {
+	# Reset options to defaults and enable LOCAL_OPTIONS
+	emulate -L zsh
+
+	# Enable extended glob for completion ignore pattern
+	setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
+
 	typeset -g suggestion
 	local line REPLY
 
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_completion() {
 	# Exit if we don't have zpty
 	zmodload zsh/zpty 2>/dev/null || return
 
+	# Exit if our search string matches the ignore pattern
+	[[ -n "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE" ]] && [[ "$1" == $~ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE ]] && return
+
 	# Zle will be inactive if we are in async mode
 	if zle; then
 		zpty $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETIONS_PTY_NAME _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_sync
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_completion() {
 		# versions of zsh (older than 5.3), we sometimes get extra bytes after
 		# the second null byte, so trim those off the end.
 		# See http://www.zsh.org/mla/workers/2015/msg03290.html
-		suggestion="${${line#*$'\0'}%$'\0'*}"
+		suggestion="${${(@0)line}[2]}"
 	} always {
 		# Destroy the pty
 		zpty -d $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETIONS_PTY_NAME

src/strategies/history.zsh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_history() {
 	# Reset options to defaults and enable LOCAL_OPTIONS
 	emulate -L zsh
 
-	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m)
+	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m) and (x~y) glob operator
 	setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
 
 	# Escape backslashes and all of the glob operators so we can use
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_history() {
 	# TODO: Use (b) flag when we can drop support for zsh older than v5.0.8
 	local prefix="${1//(#m)[\\*?[\]<>()|^~#]/\\$MATCH}"
 
-	# Get the history items that match
+	# Get the history items that match the prefix, excluding those that match
+	# the ignore pattern
+	local pattern="$prefix*"
+	if [[ -n $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE ]]; then
+		pattern="($pattern)~($ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE)"
+	fi
+
+	# Give the first history item matching the pattern as the suggestion
 	# - (r) subscript flag makes the pattern match on values
-	typeset -g suggestion="${history[(r)${prefix}*]}"
+	typeset -g suggestion="${history[(r)$pattern]}"
 }

src/strategies/match_prev_cmd.zsh

@@ -24,16 +24,23 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
 	# Reset options to defaults and enable LOCAL_OPTIONS
 	emulate -L zsh
 
-	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m)
+	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m) and (x~y) glob operator
 	setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
 
 	# TODO: Use (b) flag when we can drop support for zsh older than v5.0.8
 	local prefix="${1//(#m)[\\*?[\]<>()|^~#]/\\$MATCH}"
 
+	# Get the history items that match the prefix, excluding those that match
+	# the ignore pattern
+	local pattern="$prefix*"
+	if [[ -n $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE ]]; then
+		pattern="($pattern)~($ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE)"
+	fi
+
 	# Get all history event numbers that correspond to history
-	# entries that match pattern $prefix*
+	# entries that match the pattern
 	local history_match_keys
-	history_match_keys=(${(k)history[(R)$prefix*]})
+	history_match_keys=(${(k)history[(R)$~pattern]})
 
 	# By default we use the first history number (most recent history entry)
 	local histkey="${history_match_keys[1]}"

src/widgets.zsh

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 	emulate -L zsh
 
 	# Don't fetch a new suggestion if there's more input to be read immediately
-	if (( $PENDING > 0 )) || (( $KEYS_QUEUED_COUNT > 0 )); then
+	if (( $PENDING > 0 || $KEYS_QUEUED_COUNT > 0 )); then
 		POSTDISPLAY="$orig_postdisplay"
 		return $retval
 	fi
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_suggest() {
 
 # Accept the entire suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_accept() {
-	local -i max_cursor_pos=$#BUFFER
+	local -i retval max_cursor_pos=$#BUFFER
 
 	# When vicmd keymap is active, the cursor can't move all the way
 	# to the end of the buffer
@@ -127,23 +127,33 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_accept() {
 		max_cursor_pos=$((max_cursor_pos - 1))
 	fi
 
+	# If we're not in a valid state to accept a suggestion, just run the
+	# original widget and bail out
+	if (( $CURSOR != $max_cursor_pos || !$#POSTDISPLAY )); then
+		_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
+		return
+	fi
+
 	# Only accept if the cursor is at the end of the buffer
-	if [[ $CURSOR = $max_cursor_pos ]]; then
 	# Add the suggestion to the buffer
 	BUFFER="$BUFFER$POSTDISPLAY"
 
 	# Remove the suggestion
 	unset POSTDISPLAY
 
+	# Run the original widget before manually moving the cursor so that the
+	# cursor movement doesn't make the widget do something unexpected
+	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
+	retval=$?
+
 	# Move the cursor to the end of the buffer
 	if [[ "$KEYMAP" = "vicmd" ]]; then
 		CURSOR=$(($#BUFFER - 1))
 	else
 		CURSOR=$#BUFFER
 	fi
-	fi
 
-	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
+	return $retval
 }
 
 # Accept the entire suggestion and execute it

zsh-autosuggestions.zsh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Fish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh.
 # https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
-# v0.6.3
+# v0.6.4
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Thiago de Arruda
 # Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Eric Freese
 # 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_modify() {
 	emulate -L zsh
 
 	# Don't fetch a new suggestion if there's more input to be read immediately
-	if (( $PENDING > 0 )) || (( $KEYS_QUEUED_COUNT > 0 )); then
+	if (( $PENDING > 0 || $KEYS_QUEUED_COUNT > 0 )); then
 		POSTDISPLAY="$orig_postdisplay"
 		return $retval
 	fi
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_suggest() {
 
 # Accept the entire suggestion
 _zsh_autosuggest_accept() {
-	local -i max_cursor_pos=$#BUFFER
+	local -i retval max_cursor_pos=$#BUFFER
 
 	# When vicmd keymap is active, the cursor can't move all the way
 	# to the end of the buffer
@@ -389,23 +389,33 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_accept() {
 		max_cursor_pos=$((max_cursor_pos - 1))
 	fi
 
+	# If we're not in a valid state to accept a suggestion, just run the
+	# original widget and bail out
+	if (( $CURSOR != $max_cursor_pos || !$#POSTDISPLAY )); then
+		_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
+		return
+	fi
+
 	# Only accept if the cursor is at the end of the buffer
-	if [[ $CURSOR = $max_cursor_pos ]]; then
 	# Add the suggestion to the buffer
 	BUFFER="$BUFFER$POSTDISPLAY"
 
 	# Remove the suggestion
 	unset POSTDISPLAY
 
+	# Run the original widget before manually moving the cursor so that the
+	# cursor movement doesn't make the widget do something unexpected
+	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
+	retval=$?
+
 	# Move the cursor to the end of the buffer
 	if [[ "$KEYMAP" = "vicmd" ]]; then
 		CURSOR=$(($#BUFFER - 1))
 	else
 		CURSOR=$#BUFFER
 	fi
-	fi
 
-	_zsh_autosuggest_invoke_original_widget $@
+	return $retval
 }
 
 # Accept the entire suggestion and execute it
@@ -531,8 +541,6 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_widget() {
 zle -N autosuggest-capture-completion _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_widget
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_capture_setup() {
-	autoload -Uz is-at-least
-
 	# There is a bug in zpty module in older zsh versions by which a
 	# zpty that exits will kill all zpty processes that were forked
 	# before it. Here we set up a zsh exit hook to SIGKILL the zpty
@@ -582,6 +590,12 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_async() {
 }
 
 _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_completion() {
+	# Reset options to defaults and enable LOCAL_OPTIONS
+	emulate -L zsh
+
+	# Enable extended glob for completion ignore pattern
+	setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
+
 	typeset -g suggestion
 	local line REPLY
 
@@ -591,6 +605,9 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_completion() {
 	# Exit if we don't have zpty
 	zmodload zsh/zpty 2>/dev/null || return
 
+	# Exit if our search string matches the ignore pattern
+	[[ -n "$ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE" ]] && [[ "$1" == $~ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETION_IGNORE ]] && return
+
 	# Zle will be inactive if we are in async mode
 	if zle; then
 		zpty $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETIONS_PTY_NAME _zsh_autosuggest_capture_completion_sync
@@ -608,7 +625,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_completion() {
 		# versions of zsh (older than 5.3), we sometimes get extra bytes after
 		# the second null byte, so trim those off the end.
 		# See http://www.zsh.org/mla/workers/2015/msg03290.html
-		suggestion="${${line#*$'\0'}%$'\0'*}"
+		suggestion="${${(@0)line}[2]}"
 	} always {
 		# Destroy the pty
 		zpty -d $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_COMPLETIONS_PTY_NAME
@@ -626,7 +643,7 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_history() {
 	# Reset options to defaults and enable LOCAL_OPTIONS
 	emulate -L zsh
 
-	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m)
+	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m) and (x~y) glob operator
 	setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
 
 	# Escape backslashes and all of the glob operators so we can use
@@ -635,9 +652,16 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_history() {
 	# TODO: Use (b) flag when we can drop support for zsh older than v5.0.8
 	local prefix="${1//(#m)[\\*?[\]<>()|^~#]/\\$MATCH}"
 
-	# Get the history items that match
+	# Get the history items that match the prefix, excluding those that match
+	# the ignore pattern
+	local pattern="$prefix*"
+	if [[ -n $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE ]]; then
+		pattern="($pattern)~($ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE)"
+	fi
+
+	# Give the first history item matching the pattern as the suggestion
 	# - (r) subscript flag makes the pattern match on values
-	typeset -g suggestion="${history[(r)${prefix}*]}"
+	typeset -g suggestion="${history[(r)$pattern]}"
 }
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------#
@@ -665,16 +689,23 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_strategy_match_prev_cmd() {
 	# Reset options to defaults and enable LOCAL_OPTIONS
 	emulate -L zsh
 
-	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m)
+	# Enable globbing flags so that we can use (#m) and (x~y) glob operator
 	setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
 
 	# TODO: Use (b) flag when we can drop support for zsh older than v5.0.8
 	local prefix="${1//(#m)[\\*?[\]<>()|^~#]/\\$MATCH}"
 
+	# Get the history items that match the prefix, excluding those that match
+	# the ignore pattern
+	local pattern="$prefix*"
+	if [[ -n $ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE ]]; then
+		pattern="($pattern)~($ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_HISTORY_IGNORE)"
+	fi
+
 	# Get all history event numbers that correspond to history
-	# entries that match pattern $prefix*
+	# entries that match the pattern
 	local history_match_keys
-	history_match_keys=(${(k)history[(R)$prefix*]})
+	history_match_keys=(${(k)history[(R)$~pattern]})
 
 	# By default we use the first history number (most recent history entry)
 	local histkey="${history_match_keys[1]}"
@@ -820,6 +851,14 @@ _zsh_autosuggest_start() {
 	_zsh_autosuggest_bind_widgets
 }
 
-# Start the autosuggestion widgets on the next precmd
-autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
+# Mark for auto-loading the functions that we use
+autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook is-at-least
+
+# If zle is already running, go ahead and start the autosuggestion widgets.
+# Otherwise, wait until the next precmd.
+if zle; then
+	_zsh_autosuggest_start
+	(( ! ${+ZSH_AUTOSUGGEST_MANUAL_REBIND} )) && add-zsh-hook precmd _zsh_autosuggest_start
+else
 	add-zsh-hook precmd _zsh_autosuggest_start
+fi