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1 /* Markers: examining, setting and deleting.
2 Copyright (C) 1985, 1997-1998, 2001-2016 Free Software Foundation,
3 Inc.
5 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
7 GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
9 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at
10 your option) any later version.
12 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
15 GNU General Public License for more details.
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
18 along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
21 #include <config.h>
23 #include "lisp.h"
24 #include "character.h"
25 #include "buffer.h"
27 /* Record one cached position found recently by
28 buf_charpos_to_bytepos or buf_bytepos_to_charpos. */
30 static ptrdiff_t cached_charpos;
31 static ptrdiff_t cached_bytepos;
32 static struct buffer *cached_buffer;
33 static EMACS_INT cached_modiff;
35 /* Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com> reported ~3x increased
36 bootstrap time when byte_char_debug_check is enabled; so this
37 is never turned on by --enable-checking configure option. */
39 #ifdef MARKER_DEBUG
41 extern int count_markers (struct buffer *) EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
42 extern ptrdiff_t verify_bytepos (ptrdiff_t charpos) EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
44 static void
45 byte_char_debug_check (struct buffer *b, ptrdiff_t charpos, ptrdiff_t bytepos)
47 ptrdiff_t nchars;
49 if (NILP (BVAR (b, enable_multibyte_characters)))
50 return;
52 if (bytepos > BUF_GPT_BYTE (b))
53 nchars
54 = multibyte_chars_in_text (BUF_BEG_ADDR (b),
55 BUF_GPT_BYTE (b) - BUF_BEG_BYTE (b))
56 + multibyte_chars_in_text (BUF_GAP_END_ADDR (b),
57 bytepos - BUF_GPT_BYTE (b));
58 else
59 nchars = multibyte_chars_in_text (BUF_BEG_ADDR (b),
60 bytepos - BUF_BEG_BYTE (b));
62 if (charpos - 1 != nchars)
63 emacs_abort ();
66 #else /* not MARKER_DEBUG */
68 #define byte_char_debug_check(b, charpos, bytepos) do { } while (0)
70 #endif /* MARKER_DEBUG */
72 void
73 clear_charpos_cache (struct buffer *b)
75 if (cached_buffer == b)
76 cached_buffer = 0;
79 /* Converting between character positions and byte positions. */
81 /* There are several places in the buffer where we know
82 the correspondence: BEG, BEGV, PT, GPT, ZV and Z,
83 and everywhere there is a marker. So we find the one of these places
84 that is closest to the specified position, and scan from there. */
86 /* This macro is a subroutine of buf_charpos_to_bytepos.
87 Note that it is desirable that BYTEPOS is not evaluated
88 except when we really want its value. */
90 #define CONSIDER(CHARPOS, BYTEPOS) \
91 { \
92 ptrdiff_t this_charpos = (CHARPOS); \
93 bool changed = 0; \
95 if (this_charpos == charpos) \
96 { \
97 ptrdiff_t value = (BYTEPOS); \
99 byte_char_debug_check (b, charpos, value); \
100 return value; \
102 else if (this_charpos > charpos) \
104 if (this_charpos < best_above) \
106 best_above = this_charpos; \
107 best_above_byte = (BYTEPOS); \
108 changed = 1; \
111 else if (this_charpos > best_below) \
113 best_below = this_charpos; \
114 best_below_byte = (BYTEPOS); \
115 changed = 1; \
118 if (changed) \
120 if (best_above - best_below == best_above_byte - best_below_byte) \
122 ptrdiff_t value = best_below_byte + (charpos - best_below); \
124 byte_char_debug_check (b, charpos, value); \
125 return value; \
130 static void
131 CHECK_MARKER (Lisp_Object x)
133 CHECK_TYPE (MARKERP (x), Qmarkerp, x);
136 /* Return the byte position corresponding to CHARPOS in B. */
138 ptrdiff_t
139 buf_charpos_to_bytepos (struct buffer *b, ptrdiff_t charpos)
141 struct Lisp_Marker *tail;
142 ptrdiff_t best_above, best_above_byte;
143 ptrdiff_t best_below, best_below_byte;
145 eassert (BUF_BEG (b) <= charpos && charpos <= BUF_Z (b));
147 best_above = BUF_Z (b);
148 best_above_byte = BUF_Z_BYTE (b);
150 /* If this buffer has as many characters as bytes,
151 each character must be one byte.
152 This takes care of the case where enable-multibyte-characters is nil. */
153 if (best_above == best_above_byte)
154 return charpos;
156 best_below = BEG;
157 best_below_byte = BEG_BYTE;
159 /* We find in best_above and best_above_byte
160 the closest known point above CHARPOS,
161 and in best_below and best_below_byte
162 the closest known point below CHARPOS,
164 If at any point we can tell that the space between those
165 two best approximations is all single-byte,
166 we interpolate the result immediately. */
168 CONSIDER (BUF_PT (b), BUF_PT_BYTE (b));
169 CONSIDER (BUF_GPT (b), BUF_GPT_BYTE (b));
170 CONSIDER (BUF_BEGV (b), BUF_BEGV_BYTE (b));
171 CONSIDER (BUF_ZV (b), BUF_ZV_BYTE (b));
173 if (b == cached_buffer && BUF_MODIFF (b) == cached_modiff)
174 CONSIDER (cached_charpos, cached_bytepos);
176 for (tail = BUF_MARKERS (b); tail; tail = tail->next)
178 CONSIDER (tail->charpos, tail->bytepos);
180 /* If we are down to a range of 50 chars,
181 don't bother checking any other markers;
182 scan the intervening chars directly now. */
183 if (best_above - best_below < 50)
184 break;
187 /* We get here if we did not exactly hit one of the known places.
188 We have one known above and one known below.
189 Scan, counting characters, from whichever one is closer. */
191 if (charpos - best_below < best_above - charpos)
193 bool record = charpos - best_below > 5000;
195 while (best_below != charpos)
197 best_below++;
198 BUF_INC_POS (b, best_below_byte);
201 /* If this position is quite far from the nearest known position,
202 cache the correspondence by creating a marker here.
203 It will last until the next GC. */
204 if (record)
205 build_marker (b, best_below, best_below_byte);
207 byte_char_debug_check (b, best_below, best_below_byte);
209 cached_buffer = b;
210 cached_modiff = BUF_MODIFF (b);
211 cached_charpos = best_below;
212 cached_bytepos = best_below_byte;
214 return best_below_byte;
216 else
218 bool record = best_above - charpos > 5000;
220 while (best_above != charpos)
222 best_above--;
223 BUF_DEC_POS (b, best_above_byte);
226 /* If this position is quite far from the nearest known position,
227 cache the correspondence by creating a marker here.
228 It will last until the next GC. */
229 if (record)
230 build_marker (b, best_above, best_above_byte);
232 byte_char_debug_check (b, best_above, best_above_byte);
234 cached_buffer = b;
235 cached_modiff = BUF_MODIFF (b);
236 cached_charpos = best_above;
237 cached_bytepos = best_above_byte;
239 return best_above_byte;
243 #undef CONSIDER
245 /* This macro is a subroutine of buf_bytepos_to_charpos.
246 It is used when BYTEPOS is actually the byte position. */
248 #define CONSIDER(BYTEPOS, CHARPOS) \
250 ptrdiff_t this_bytepos = (BYTEPOS); \
251 int changed = 0; \
253 if (this_bytepos == bytepos) \
255 ptrdiff_t value = (CHARPOS); \
257 byte_char_debug_check (b, value, bytepos); \
258 return value; \
260 else if (this_bytepos > bytepos) \
262 if (this_bytepos < best_above_byte) \
264 best_above = (CHARPOS); \
265 best_above_byte = this_bytepos; \
266 changed = 1; \
269 else if (this_bytepos > best_below_byte) \
271 best_below = (CHARPOS); \
272 best_below_byte = this_bytepos; \
273 changed = 1; \
276 if (changed) \
278 if (best_above - best_below == best_above_byte - best_below_byte) \
280 ptrdiff_t value = best_below + (bytepos - best_below_byte); \
282 byte_char_debug_check (b, value, bytepos); \
283 return value; \
288 /* Return the character position corresponding to BYTEPOS in B. */
290 ptrdiff_t
291 buf_bytepos_to_charpos (struct buffer *b, ptrdiff_t bytepos)
293 struct Lisp_Marker *tail;
294 ptrdiff_t best_above, best_above_byte;
295 ptrdiff_t best_below, best_below_byte;
297 eassert (BUF_BEG_BYTE (b) <= bytepos && bytepos <= BUF_Z_BYTE (b));
299 best_above = BUF_Z (b);
300 best_above_byte = BUF_Z_BYTE (b);
302 /* If this buffer has as many characters as bytes,
303 each character must be one byte.
304 This takes care of the case where enable-multibyte-characters is nil. */
305 if (best_above == best_above_byte)
306 return bytepos;
308 best_below = BEG;
309 best_below_byte = BEG_BYTE;
311 CONSIDER (BUF_PT_BYTE (b), BUF_PT (b));
312 CONSIDER (BUF_GPT_BYTE (b), BUF_GPT (b));
313 CONSIDER (BUF_BEGV_BYTE (b), BUF_BEGV (b));
314 CONSIDER (BUF_ZV_BYTE (b), BUF_ZV (b));
316 if (b == cached_buffer && BUF_MODIFF (b) == cached_modiff)
317 CONSIDER (cached_bytepos, cached_charpos);
319 for (tail = BUF_MARKERS (b); tail; tail = tail->next)
321 CONSIDER (tail->bytepos, tail->charpos);
323 /* If we are down to a range of 50 chars,
324 don't bother checking any other markers;
325 scan the intervening chars directly now. */
326 if (best_above - best_below < 50)
327 break;
330 /* We get here if we did not exactly hit one of the known places.
331 We have one known above and one known below.
332 Scan, counting characters, from whichever one is closer. */
334 if (bytepos - best_below_byte < best_above_byte - bytepos)
336 bool record = bytepos - best_below_byte > 5000;
338 while (best_below_byte < bytepos)
340 best_below++;
341 BUF_INC_POS (b, best_below_byte);
344 /* If this position is quite far from the nearest known position,
345 cache the correspondence by creating a marker here.
346 It will last until the next GC.
347 But don't do it if BUF_MARKERS is nil;
348 that is a signal from Fset_buffer_multibyte. */
349 if (record && BUF_MARKERS (b))
350 build_marker (b, best_below, best_below_byte);
352 byte_char_debug_check (b, best_below, best_below_byte);
354 cached_buffer = b;
355 cached_modiff = BUF_MODIFF (b);
356 cached_charpos = best_below;
357 cached_bytepos = best_below_byte;
359 return best_below;
361 else
363 bool record = best_above_byte - bytepos > 5000;
365 while (best_above_byte > bytepos)
367 best_above--;
368 BUF_DEC_POS (b, best_above_byte);
371 /* If this position is quite far from the nearest known position,
372 cache the correspondence by creating a marker here.
373 It will last until the next GC.
374 But don't do it if BUF_MARKERS is nil;
375 that is a signal from Fset_buffer_multibyte. */
376 if (record && BUF_MARKERS (b))
377 build_marker (b, best_above, best_above_byte);
379 byte_char_debug_check (b, best_above, best_above_byte);
381 cached_buffer = b;
382 cached_modiff = BUF_MODIFF (b);
383 cached_charpos = best_above;
384 cached_bytepos = best_above_byte;
386 return best_above;
390 #undef CONSIDER
392 /* Operations on markers. */
394 DEFUN ("marker-buffer", Fmarker_buffer, Smarker_buffer, 1, 1, 0,
395 doc: /* Return the buffer that MARKER points into, or nil if none.
396 Returns nil if MARKER points into a dead buffer. */)
397 (register Lisp_Object marker)
399 register Lisp_Object buf;
400 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
401 if (XMARKER (marker)->buffer)
403 XSETBUFFER (buf, XMARKER (marker)->buffer);
404 /* If the buffer is dead, we're in trouble: the buffer pointer here
405 does not preserve the buffer from being GC'd (it's weak), so
406 markers have to be unlinked from their buffer as soon as the buffer
407 is killed. */
408 eassert (BUFFER_LIVE_P (XBUFFER (buf)));
409 return buf;
411 return Qnil;
414 DEFUN ("marker-position", Fmarker_position, Smarker_position, 1, 1, 0,
415 doc: /* Return the position of MARKER, or nil if it points nowhere. */)
416 (Lisp_Object marker)
418 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
419 if (XMARKER (marker)->buffer)
420 return make_number (XMARKER (marker)->charpos);
422 return Qnil;
425 /* Change M so it points to B at CHARPOS and BYTEPOS. */
427 static void
428 attach_marker (struct Lisp_Marker *m, struct buffer *b,
429 ptrdiff_t charpos, ptrdiff_t bytepos)
431 /* In a single-byte buffer, two positions must be equal.
432 Otherwise, every character is at least one byte. */
433 if (BUF_Z (b) == BUF_Z_BYTE (b))
434 eassert (charpos == bytepos);
435 else
436 eassert (charpos <= bytepos);
438 m->charpos = charpos;
439 m->bytepos = bytepos;
441 if (m->buffer != b)
443 unchain_marker (m);
444 m->buffer = b;
445 m->next = BUF_MARKERS (b);
446 BUF_MARKERS (b) = m;
450 /* If BUFFER is nil, return current buffer pointer. Next, check
451 whether BUFFER is a buffer object and return buffer pointer
452 corresponding to BUFFER if BUFFER is live, or NULL otherwise. */
454 static struct buffer *
455 live_buffer (Lisp_Object buffer)
457 struct buffer *b = decode_buffer (buffer);
458 return BUFFER_LIVE_P (b) ? b : NULL;
461 /* Internal function to set MARKER in BUFFER at POSITION. Non-zero
462 RESTRICTED means limit the POSITION by the visible part of BUFFER. */
464 static Lisp_Object
465 set_marker_internal (Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object position,
466 Lisp_Object buffer, bool restricted)
468 struct Lisp_Marker *m;
469 struct buffer *b = live_buffer (buffer);
471 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
472 m = XMARKER (marker);
474 /* Set MARKER to point nowhere if BUFFER is dead, or
475 POSITION is nil or a marker points to nowhere. */
476 if (NILP (position)
477 || (MARKERP (position) && !XMARKER (position)->buffer)
478 || !b)
479 unchain_marker (m);
481 /* Optimize the special case where we are copying the position of
482 an existing marker, and MARKER is already in the same buffer. */
483 else if (MARKERP (position) && b == XMARKER (position)->buffer
484 && b == m->buffer)
486 m->bytepos = XMARKER (position)->bytepos;
487 m->charpos = XMARKER (position)->charpos;
490 else
492 register ptrdiff_t charpos, bytepos;
494 /* Do not use CHECK_NUMBER_COERCE_MARKER because we
495 don't want to call buf_charpos_to_bytepos if POSITION
496 is a marker and so we know the bytepos already. */
497 if (INTEGERP (position))
498 charpos = XINT (position), bytepos = -1;
499 else if (MARKERP (position))
501 charpos = XMARKER (position)->charpos;
502 bytepos = XMARKER (position)->bytepos;
504 else
505 wrong_type_argument (Qinteger_or_marker_p, position);
507 charpos = clip_to_bounds
508 (restricted ? BUF_BEGV (b) : BUF_BEG (b), charpos,
509 restricted ? BUF_ZV (b) : BUF_Z (b));
510 /* Don't believe BYTEPOS if it comes from a different buffer,
511 since that buffer might have a very different correspondence
512 between character and byte positions. */
513 if (bytepos == -1
514 || !(MARKERP (position) && XMARKER (position)->buffer == b))
515 bytepos = buf_charpos_to_bytepos (b, charpos);
516 else
517 bytepos = clip_to_bounds
518 (restricted ? BUF_BEGV_BYTE (b) : BUF_BEG_BYTE (b),
519 bytepos, restricted ? BUF_ZV_BYTE (b) : BUF_Z_BYTE (b));
521 attach_marker (m, b, charpos, bytepos);
523 return marker;
526 DEFUN ("set-marker", Fset_marker, Sset_marker, 2, 3, 0,
527 doc: /* Position MARKER before character number POSITION in BUFFER.
528 If BUFFER is omitted or nil, it defaults to the current buffer. If
529 POSITION is nil, makes marker point nowhere so it no longer slows down
530 editing in any buffer. Returns MARKER. */)
531 (Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object position, Lisp_Object buffer)
533 return set_marker_internal (marker, position, buffer, 0);
536 /* Like the above, but won't let the position be outside the visible part. */
538 Lisp_Object
539 set_marker_restricted (Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object position,
540 Lisp_Object buffer)
542 return set_marker_internal (marker, position, buffer, 1);
545 /* Set the position of MARKER, specifying both the
546 character position and the corresponding byte position. */
548 Lisp_Object
549 set_marker_both (Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object buffer,
550 ptrdiff_t charpos, ptrdiff_t bytepos)
552 register struct Lisp_Marker *m;
553 register struct buffer *b = live_buffer (buffer);
555 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
556 m = XMARKER (marker);
558 if (b)
559 attach_marker (m, b, charpos, bytepos);
560 else
561 unchain_marker (m);
562 return marker;
565 /* Like the above, but won't let the position be outside the visible part. */
567 Lisp_Object
568 set_marker_restricted_both (Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object buffer,
569 ptrdiff_t charpos, ptrdiff_t bytepos)
571 register struct Lisp_Marker *m;
572 register struct buffer *b = live_buffer (buffer);
574 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
575 m = XMARKER (marker);
577 if (b)
579 attach_marker
580 (m, b,
581 clip_to_bounds (BUF_BEGV (b), charpos, BUF_ZV (b)),
582 clip_to_bounds (BUF_BEGV_BYTE (b), bytepos, BUF_ZV_BYTE (b)));
584 else
585 unchain_marker (m);
586 return marker;
589 /* Remove MARKER from the chain of whatever buffer it is in,
590 leaving it points to nowhere. This is called during garbage
591 collection, so we must be careful to ignore and preserve
592 mark bits, including those in chain fields of markers. */
594 void
595 unchain_marker (register struct Lisp_Marker *marker)
597 register struct buffer *b = marker->buffer;
599 if (b)
601 register struct Lisp_Marker *tail, **prev;
603 /* No dead buffers here. */
604 eassert (BUFFER_LIVE_P (b));
606 marker->buffer = NULL;
607 prev = &BUF_MARKERS (b);
609 for (tail = BUF_MARKERS (b); tail; prev = &tail->next, tail = *prev)
610 if (marker == tail)
612 if (*prev == BUF_MARKERS (b))
614 /* Deleting first marker from the buffer's chain. Crash
615 if new first marker in chain does not say it belongs
616 to the same buffer, or at least that they have the same
617 base buffer. */
618 if (tail->next && b->text != tail->next->buffer->text)
619 emacs_abort ();
621 *prev = tail->next;
622 /* We have removed the marker from the chain;
623 no need to scan the rest of the chain. */
624 break;
627 /* Error if marker was not in it's chain. */
628 eassert (tail != NULL);
632 /* Return the char position of marker MARKER, as a C integer. */
634 ptrdiff_t
635 marker_position (Lisp_Object marker)
637 register struct Lisp_Marker *m = XMARKER (marker);
638 register struct buffer *buf = m->buffer;
640 if (!buf)
641 error ("Marker does not point anywhere");
643 eassert (BUF_BEG (buf) <= m->charpos && m->charpos <= BUF_Z (buf));
645 return m->charpos;
648 /* Return the byte position of marker MARKER, as a C integer. */
650 ptrdiff_t
651 marker_byte_position (Lisp_Object marker)
653 register struct Lisp_Marker *m = XMARKER (marker);
654 register struct buffer *buf = m->buffer;
656 if (!buf)
657 error ("Marker does not point anywhere");
659 eassert (BUF_BEG_BYTE (buf) <= m->bytepos && m->bytepos <= BUF_Z_BYTE (buf));
661 return m->bytepos;
664 DEFUN ("copy-marker", Fcopy_marker, Scopy_marker, 0, 2, 0,
665 doc: /* Return a new marker pointing at the same place as MARKER.
666 If argument is a number, makes a new marker pointing
667 at that position in the current buffer.
668 If MARKER is not specified, the new marker does not point anywhere.
669 The optional argument TYPE specifies the insertion type of the new marker;
670 see `marker-insertion-type'. */)
671 (register Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object type)
673 register Lisp_Object new;
675 if (!NILP (marker))
676 CHECK_TYPE (INTEGERP (marker) || MARKERP (marker), Qinteger_or_marker_p, marker);
678 new = Fmake_marker ();
679 Fset_marker (new, marker,
680 (MARKERP (marker) ? Fmarker_buffer (marker) : Qnil));
681 XMARKER (new)->insertion_type = !NILP (type);
682 return new;
685 DEFUN ("marker-insertion-type", Fmarker_insertion_type,
686 Smarker_insertion_type, 1, 1, 0,
687 doc: /* Return insertion type of MARKER: t if it stays after inserted text.
688 The value nil means the marker stays before text inserted there. */)
689 (register Lisp_Object marker)
691 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
692 return XMARKER (marker)->insertion_type ? Qt : Qnil;
695 DEFUN ("set-marker-insertion-type", Fset_marker_insertion_type,
696 Sset_marker_insertion_type, 2, 2, 0,
697 doc: /* Set the insertion-type of MARKER to TYPE.
698 If TYPE is t, it means the marker advances when you insert text at it.
699 If TYPE is nil, it means the marker stays behind when you insert text at it. */)
700 (Lisp_Object marker, Lisp_Object type)
702 CHECK_MARKER (marker);
704 XMARKER (marker)->insertion_type = ! NILP (type);
705 return type;
708 DEFUN ("buffer-has-markers-at", Fbuffer_has_markers_at, Sbuffer_has_markers_at,
709 1, 1, 0,
710 doc: /* Return t if there are markers pointing at POSITION in the current buffer. */)
711 (Lisp_Object position)
713 register struct Lisp_Marker *tail;
714 register ptrdiff_t charpos;
716 charpos = clip_to_bounds (BEG, XINT (position), Z);
718 for (tail = BUF_MARKERS (current_buffer); tail; tail = tail->next)
719 if (tail->charpos == charpos)
720 return Qt;
722 return Qnil;
725 #ifdef MARKER_DEBUG
727 /* For debugging -- count the markers in buffer BUF. */
730 count_markers (struct buffer *buf)
732 int total = 0;
733 struct Lisp_Marker *tail;
735 for (tail = BUF_MARKERS (buf); tail; tail = tail->next)
736 total++;
738 return total;
741 /* For debugging -- recompute the bytepos corresponding
742 to CHARPOS in the simplest, most reliable way. */
744 ptrdiff_t
745 verify_bytepos (ptrdiff_t charpos)
747 ptrdiff_t below = 1;
748 ptrdiff_t below_byte = 1;
750 while (below != charpos)
752 below++;
753 BUF_INC_POS (current_buffer, below_byte);
756 return below_byte;
759 #endif /* MARKER_DEBUG */
761 void
762 syms_of_marker (void)
764 defsubr (&Smarker_position);
765 defsubr (&Smarker_buffer);
766 defsubr (&Sset_marker);
767 defsubr (&Scopy_marker);
768 defsubr (&Smarker_insertion_type);
769 defsubr (&Sset_marker_insertion_type);
770 defsubr (&Sbuffer_has_markers_at);