1 ;;; server.el --- Lisp code for GNU Emacs running as server process.
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: William Sommerfeld <wesommer@athena.mit.edu>
8 ;; Changes by peck@sun.com and by rms.
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28 ;;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as
29 ;;; a server for other processes.
31 ;;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server.
32 ;;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess
33 ;;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit,
34 ;;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))
36 ;;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file,
37 ;;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient.
38 ;;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through
39 ;;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them.
41 ;;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited.
43 ;;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit
44 ;;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next
45 ;;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited
46 ;;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return
47 ;;; to the program that invoked it.
49 ;;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from
50 ;;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible
51 ;;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke
52 ;;; the client. This is possible in four cases:
54 ;;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the
55 ;;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another.
57 ;;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the
58 ;;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another.
60 ;;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running
61 ;;; as a subprocess of Emacs.
63 ;;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program
64 ;;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display
65 ;;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be
66 ;;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is
67 ;;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground.
69 ;;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists
70 ;;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited.
71 ;;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients,
72 ;;; and which files are yet to be edited for each.
76 (defvar server-program
(expand-file-name "emacsserver" exec-directory
)
77 "*The program to use as the edit server.")
79 (defvar server-visit-hook nil
80 "*List of hooks to call when visiting a file for the Emacs server.")
82 (defvar server-switch-hook nil
83 "*List of hooks to call when switching to a buffer for the Emacs server.")
85 (defvar server-done-hook nil
86 "*List of hooks to call when done editing a buffer for the Emacs server.")
88 (defvar server-process nil
89 "the current server process")
91 (defvar server-previous-string
"")
93 (defvar server-clients nil
94 "List of current server clients.
95 Each element is (CLIENTID BUFFERS...) where CLIENTID is a string
96 that can be given to the server process to identify a client.
97 When a buffer is marked as \"done\", it is removed from this list.")
99 (defvar server-buffer-clients nil
100 "List of clientids for clients requesting editing of current buffer.")
101 (make-variable-buffer-local 'server-buffer-clients
)
102 ;; Changing major modes should not erase this local.
103 (put 'server-buffer-clients
'permanent-local t
)
105 (defvar server-window nil
106 "*The window to use for selecting Emacs server buffers.
107 If nil, use the selected window.
108 If it is a frame, use the frame's selected window.")
110 (defvar server-temp-file-regexp
"^/tmp/Re\\|/draft$"
111 "*Regexp which should match filenames of temporary files
112 which are deleted and reused after each edit
113 by the programs that invoke the emacs server.")
115 (or (assq 'server-buffer-clients minor-mode-alist
)
116 (setq minor-mode-alist
(cons '(server-buffer-clients " Server") minor-mode-alist
)))
118 ;; If a *server* buffer exists,
119 ;; write STRING to it for logging purposes.
120 (defun server-log (string)
121 (if (get-buffer "*server*")
123 (set-buffer "*server*")
124 (goto-char (point-max))
125 (insert (current-time-string) " " string
)
126 (or (bolp) (newline)))))
128 (defun server-sentinel (proc msg
)
129 (cond ((eq (process-status proc
) 'exit
)
130 (server-log (message "Server subprocess exited")))
131 ((eq (process-status proc
) 'signal
)
132 (server-log (message "Server subprocess killed")))))
135 (defun server-start (&optional leave-dead
)
136 "Allow this Emacs process to be a server for client processes.
137 This starts a server communications subprocess through which
138 client \"editors\" can send your editing commands to this Emacs job.
139 To use the server, set up the program `emacsclient' in the
140 Emacs distribution as your standard \"editor\".
142 Prefix arg means just kill any existing server communications subprocess."
147 (set-process-sentinel server-process nil
)
148 (condition-case () (delete-process server-process
) (error nil
))))
149 (condition-case () (delete-file "~/.emacs_server") (error nil
))
150 (let* ((sysname (system-name))
151 (dot-index (string-match "\\." sysname
)))
153 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) sysname
))
155 ;; In case the server file name was made with a domainless hostname,
156 ;; try deleting that name too.
159 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid)
160 (substring sysname
0 dot-index
)))
162 ;; If we already had a server, clear out associated status.
163 (while server-clients
164 (let ((buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients
))))
165 (server-buffer-done buffer
)))
169 (server-log (message "Restarting server")))
170 ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes
171 ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions).
172 (let ((process-connection-type nil
))
173 (setq server-process
(start-process "server" nil server-program
)))
174 (set-process-sentinel server-process
'server-sentinel
)
175 (set-process-filter server-process
'server-process-filter
)
176 (process-kill-without-query server-process
)))
178 ;Process a request from the server to edit some files.
179 ;Format of STRING is "Client: CLIENTID PATH PATH PATH... \n"
180 (defun server-process-filter (proc string
)
182 (setq string
(concat server-previous-string string
))
183 ;; If the input is multiple lines,
184 ;; process each line individually.
185 (while (string-match "\n" string
)
186 (let ((request (substring string
0 (match-beginning 0)))
190 ;; Remove this line from STRING.
191 (setq string
(substring string
(match-end 0)))
192 (if (string-match "^Error: " request
)
193 (message (concat "Server error: " (substring request
(match-end 0))))
194 (if (string-match "^Client: " request
)
196 (setq request
(substring request
(match-end 0)))
197 (setq client
(list (substring request
0 (string-match " " request
))))
198 (setq request
(substring request
(match-end 0)))
199 (while (string-match "[^ ]+ " request
)
201 (substring request
(match-beginning 0) (1- (match-end 0)))))
202 (setq request
(substring request
(match-end 0)))
203 (if (string-match "\\`\\+[0-9]+\\'" arg
)
204 (setq lineno
(read (substring arg
1)))
206 (cons (list arg lineno
)
209 (server-visit-files files client
)
210 ;; CLIENT is now a list (CLIENTNUM BUFFERS...)
211 (setq server-clients
(cons client server-clients
))
212 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 client
))
213 (run-hooks 'server-switch-hook
)
214 (message (substitute-command-keys
215 "When done with a buffer, type \\[server-edit]")))))))
216 ;; Save for later any partial line that remains.
217 (setq server-previous-string string
))
219 (defun server-visit-files (files client
)
220 "Finds FILES and returns the list CLIENT with the buffers nconc'd.
221 FILES is an alist whose elements are (FILENAME LINENUMBER)."
222 ;; Bind last-nonmenu-event to force use of keyboard, not mouse, for queries.
223 (let (client-record (last-nonmenu-event t
) (obuf (current-buffer)))
224 ;; Restore the current buffer afterward, but not using save-excursion,
225 ;; because we don't want to save point in this buffer
226 ;; if it happens to be one of those specified by the server.
229 ;; If there is an existing buffer modified or the file is modified,
231 ;; If there is an existing buffer with deleted file, offer to write it.
232 (let* ((filen (car (car files
)))
233 (obuf (get-file-buffer filen
)))
234 (if (and obuf
(set-buffer obuf
))
235 (if (file-exists-p filen
)
236 (if (or (not (verify-visited-file-modtime obuf
))
237 (buffer-modified-p obuf
))
238 (revert-buffer t nil
))
240 (concat "File no longer exists: "
242 ", write buffer to file? "))
244 (set-buffer (find-file-noselect filen
))
245 (run-hooks 'server-visit-hook
)))
246 (goto-line (nth 1 (car files
)))
247 (setq server-buffer-clients
(cons (car client
) server-buffer-clients
))
248 (setq client-record
(cons (current-buffer) client-record
))
249 (setq files
(cdr files
)))
251 (nconc client client-record
)))
253 (defun server-buffer-done (buffer)
254 "Mark BUFFER as \"done\" for its client(s).
255 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
256 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
257 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
258 (let ((running (eq (process-status server-process
) 'run
))
262 (old-clients server-clients
))
264 (let ((client (car old-clients
)))
266 (setq next-buffer
(nth 1 (memq buffer client
))))
268 ;; Delete all dead buffers from CLIENT.
271 (and (bufferp (car tail
))
272 (null (buffer-name (car tail
)))
273 (delq (car tail
) client
))
274 (setq tail
(cdr tail
))))
275 ;; If client now has no pending buffers,
276 ;; tell it that it is done, and forget it entirely.
280 ;; Don't send emacsserver two commands in close succession.
281 ;; It cannot handle that.
282 (or first
(sit-for 1))
284 (send-string server-process
285 (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client
)))
286 (server-log (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client
)))))
287 (setq server-clients
(delq client server-clients
))))
288 (setq old-clients
(cdr old-clients
)))
289 (if (and (bufferp buffer
) (buffer-name buffer
))
293 (setq server-buffer-clients nil
)
294 (run-hooks 'server-done-hook
))
295 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer
)
296 (progn (kill-buffer buffer
)
298 (bury-buffer buffer
))))
299 (list next-buffer killed
)))
301 (defun server-temp-file-p (buffer)
302 "Return non-nil if BUFFER contains a file considered temporary.
303 These are files whose names suggest they are repeatedly
304 reused to pass information to another program.
306 The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames
307 are considered temporary."
308 (and (buffer-file-name buffer
)
309 (string-match server-temp-file-regexp
(buffer-file-name buffer
))))
311 (defun server-done ()
312 "Offer to save current buffer, mark it as \"done\" for clients.
313 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
314 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
315 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed the BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
316 (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
317 (if server-buffer-clients
319 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer
)
320 ;; For a temp file, save, and do make a non-numeric backup
321 ;; (unless make-backup-files is nil).
322 (let ((version-control nil
)
323 (buffer-backed-up nil
))
325 (if (and (buffer-modified-p)
326 (y-or-n-p (concat "Save file " buffer-file-name
"? ")))
327 (save-buffer buffer
)))
328 (server-buffer-done buffer
)))))
330 ;; Ask before killing a server buffer.
331 ;; It was suggested to release its client instead,
332 ;; but I think that is dangerous--the client would proceed
333 ;; using whatever is on disk in that file. -- rms.
334 (defun server-kill-buffer-query-function ()
335 (or (not server-buffer-clients
)
336 (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' still has clients; kill it? "
337 (buffer-name (current-buffer))))))
339 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions
340 'server-kill-buffer-query-function
)
342 (defun server-kill-emacs-query-function ()
344 (tail server-clients
))
345 ;; See if any clients have any buffers that are still alive.
347 (if (memq t
(mapcar 'stringp
(mapcar 'buffer-name
(cdr (car tail
)))))
348 (setq live-client t
))
349 (setq tail
(cdr tail
)))
350 (or (not live-client
)
351 (yes-or-no-p "Server buffers still have clients; exit anyway? "))))
353 (add-hook 'kill-emacs-query-functions
'server-kill-emacs-query-function
)
355 (defun server-edit (&optional arg
)
356 "Switch to next server editing buffer; say \"Done\" for current buffer.
357 If a server buffer is current, it is marked \"done\" and optionally saved.
358 When all of a client's buffers are marked as \"done\", the client is notified.
360 Temporary files such as MH <draft> files are always saved and backed up,
361 no questions asked. (The variable `make-backup-files', if nil, still
362 inhibits a backup; you can set it locally in a particular buffer to
363 prevent a backup for it.) The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls
364 which filenames are considered temporary.
366 If invoked with a prefix argument, or if there is no server process running,
367 starts server process and that is all. Invoked by \\[server-edit]."
371 (memq (process-status server-process
) '(signal exit
)))
373 (apply 'server-switch-buffer
(server-done))))
375 (defun server-switch-buffer (&optional next-buffer killed-one
)
376 "Switch to another buffer, preferably one that has a client.
377 Arg NEXT-BUFFER is a suggestion; if it is a live buffer, use it."
378 ;; KILLED-ONE is t in a recursive call
379 ;; if we have already killed one temp-file server buffer.
380 ;; This means we should avoid the final "switch to some other buffer"
381 ;; since we've already effectively done that.
382 (cond ((and (windowp server-window
)
383 (window-live-p server-window
))
384 (select-window server-window
))
385 ((framep server-window
)
386 (if (not (frame-live-p server-window
))
387 (setq server-window
(make-frame)))
388 (select-window (frame-selected-window server-window
))))
389 (if (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window))
390 (select-window (next-window nil
'nomini
0)))
391 ;; Move to a non-dedicated window, if we have one.
392 (let ((last-window (previous-window nil
'nomini
0)))
393 (while (and (window-dedicated-p (selected-window))
394 (not (eq last-window
(selected-window))))
395 (select-window (next-window nil
'nomini
0))))
396 (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil
)
398 (if (and (bufferp next-buffer
)
399 (buffer-name next-buffer
))
400 (switch-to-buffer next-buffer
)
401 ;; If NEXT-BUFFER is a dead buffer,
402 ;; remove the server records for it
403 ;; and try the next surviving server buffer.
404 (apply 'server-switch-buffer
405 (server-buffer-done next-buffer
)))
407 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients
)) killed-one
)
409 (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))))))
411 (global-set-key "\C-x#" 'server-edit
)
415 ;;; server.el ends here