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1 ;;; finder.el --- topic & keyword-based code finder
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
4 ;; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 ;; Author: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
7 ;; Created: 16 Jun 1992
8 ;; Version: 1.0
9 ;; Keywords: help
11 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
13 ;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
14 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
15 ;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
16 ;; (at your option) any later version.
18 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
19 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
20 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
21 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
23 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
24 ;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
26 ;;; Commentary:
28 ;; This mode uses the Keywords library header to provide code-finding
29 ;; services by keyword.
31 ;; Things to do:
32 ;; 1. Support multiple keywords per search. This could be extremely hairy;
33 ;; there doesn't seem to be any way to get completing-read to exit on
34 ;; an EOL with no substring pending, which is what we'd want to end the loop.
35 ;; 2. Search by string in synopsis line?
36 ;; 3. Function to check finder-package-info for unknown keywords.
38 ;;; Code:
40 (require 'lisp-mnt)
41 (require 'find-func) ;for find-library(-suffixes)
42 ;; Use `load' rather than `require' so that it doesn't get loaded
43 ;; during byte-compilation (at which point it might be missing).
44 (load "finder-inf" t t)
46 ;; These are supposed to correspond to top-level customization groups,
47 ;; says rms.
48 (defvar finder-known-keywords
50 (abbrev . "abbreviation handling, typing shortcuts, macros")
51 ;; Too specific:
52 (bib . "code related to the `bib' bibliography processor")
53 (c . "support for the C language and related languages")
54 (calendar . "calendar and time management support")
55 (comm . "communications, networking, remote access to files")
56 (convenience . "convenience features for faster editing")
57 (data . "support for editing files of data")
58 (docs . "support for Emacs documentation")
59 (emulations . "emulations of other editors")
60 (extensions . "Emacs Lisp language extensions")
61 (faces . "support for multiple fonts")
62 (files . "support for editing and manipulating files")
63 (frames . "support for Emacs frames and window systems")
64 (games . "games, jokes and amusements")
65 (hardware . "support for interfacing with exotic hardware")
66 (help . "support for on-line help systems")
67 (hypermedia . "support for links between text or other media types")
68 (i18n . "internationalization and alternate character-set support")
69 (internal . "code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults")
70 (languages . "specialized modes for editing programming languages")
71 (lisp . "Lisp support, including Emacs Lisp")
72 (local . "code local to your site")
73 (maint . "maintenance aids for the Emacs development group")
74 (mail . "modes for electronic-mail handling")
75 (matching . "various sorts of searching and matching")
76 (mouse . "mouse support")
77 (multimedia . "images and sound support")
78 (news . "support for netnews reading and posting")
79 (oop . "support for object-oriented programming")
80 (outlines . "support for hierarchical outlining")
81 (processes . "process, subshell, compilation, and job control support")
82 (terminals . "support for terminal types")
83 (tex . "supporting code for the TeX formatter")
84 (tools . "programming tools")
85 (unix . "front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, UNIX-like features")
86 (wp . "word processing")
89 (defvar finder-mode-map
90 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap))
91 (menu-map (make-sparse-keymap "Finder")))
92 (define-key map " " 'finder-select)
93 (define-key map "f" 'finder-select)
94 (define-key map [follow-link] 'mouse-face)
95 (define-key map [mouse-2] 'finder-mouse-select)
96 (define-key map "\C-m" 'finder-select)
97 (define-key map "?" 'finder-summary)
98 (define-key map "n" 'next-line)
99 (define-key map "p" 'previous-line)
100 (define-key map "q" 'finder-exit)
101 (define-key map "d" 'finder-list-keywords)
103 (define-key map [menu-bar finder-mode]
104 (cons "Finder" menu-map))
105 (define-key menu-map [finder-exit]
106 '(menu-item "Quit" finder-exit
107 :help "Exit Finder mode"))
108 (define-key menu-map [finder-summary]
109 '(menu-item "Summary" finder-summary
110 :help "Summary item on current line in a finder buffer"))
111 (define-key menu-map [finder-list-keywords]
112 '(menu-item "List keywords" finder-list-keywords
113 :help "Display descriptions of the keywords in the Finder buffer"))
114 (define-key menu-map [finder-select]
115 '(menu-item "Select" finder-select
116 :help "Select item on current line in a finder buffer"))
117 map))
119 (defvar finder-mode-syntax-table
120 (let ((st (make-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)))
121 (modify-syntax-entry ?\; ". " st)
123 "Syntax table used while in `finder-mode'.")
125 (defvar finder-font-lock-keywords
126 '(("`\\([^'`]+\\)'" 1 font-lock-constant-face prepend))
127 "Font-lock keywords for Finder mode.")
129 (defvar finder-headmark nil
130 "Internal finder-mode variable, local in finder buffer.")
132 ;;; Code for regenerating the keyword list.
134 (defvar finder-package-info nil
135 "Assoc list mapping file names to description & keyword lists.")
137 (defvar generated-finder-keywords-file "finder-inf.el"
138 "The function `finder-compile-keywords' writes keywords into this file.")
140 ;; Skip autogenerated files, because they will never contain anything
141 ;; useful, and because in parallel builds of Emacs they may get
142 ;; modified while we are trying to read them.
143 ;; http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-pretest-bug/2007-01/msg00469.html
144 ;; ldefs-boot is not auto-generated, but has nothing useful.
145 (defvar finder-no-scan-regexp "\\(^\\.#\\|\\(loaddefs\\|ldefs-boot\\|\
146 cus-load\\|finder-inf\\|esh-groups\\|subdirs\\)\\.el$\\)"
147 "Regexp matching file names not to scan for keywords.")
149 (autoload 'autoload-rubric "autoload")
151 (defun finder-compile-keywords (&rest dirs)
152 "Regenerate the keywords association list into `generated-finder-keywords-file'.
153 Optional arguments DIRS are a list of Emacs Lisp directories to compile from;
154 no arguments compiles from `load-path'."
155 (save-excursion
156 (find-file generated-finder-keywords-file)
157 (setq buffer-undo-list t)
158 (erase-buffer)
159 (insert (autoload-rubric generated-finder-keywords-file
160 "keyword-to-package mapping" t))
161 (search-backward "\f")
162 (insert "(setq finder-package-info '(\n")
163 (let (processed summary keywords)
164 (mapc
165 (lambda (d)
166 (when (file-exists-p (directory-file-name d))
167 (message "Directory %s" d)
168 (mapc
169 (lambda (f)
170 ;; FIXME should this not be using (expand-file-name f d)?
171 (unless (or (member f processed)
172 (string-match finder-no-scan-regexp f))
173 (setq processed (cons f processed))
174 (with-temp-buffer
175 (insert-file-contents (expand-file-name f d))
176 (setq summary (lm-synopsis)
177 keywords (lm-keywords-list)))
178 (insert
179 (format " (\"%s\"\n "
180 (if (string-match "\\.\\(gz\\|Z\\)$" f)
181 (file-name-sans-extension f)
182 f)))
183 (prin1 summary (current-buffer))
184 (insert "\n ")
185 (princ keywords (current-buffer))
186 (insert ")\n")))
187 (directory-files d nil
188 ;; Allow compressed files also. FIXME:
189 ;; generalize this, especially for
190 ;; MS-DOG-type filenames.
191 "^[^=].*\\.el\\(\\.\\(gz\\|Z\\)\\)?$"
192 ))))
193 (or dirs load-path)))
194 (insert " ))\n")
195 (eval-buffer) ; so we get the new keyword list immediately
196 (basic-save-buffer)))
198 (defun finder-compile-keywords-make-dist ()
199 "Regenerate `finder-inf.el' for the Emacs distribution."
200 (apply 'finder-compile-keywords command-line-args-left)
201 (kill-emacs))
203 ;;; Now the retrieval code
205 (defun finder-insert-at-column (column &rest strings)
206 "Insert, at column COLUMN, other args STRINGS."
207 (if (>= (current-column) column) (insert "\n"))
208 (move-to-column column t)
209 (apply 'insert strings))
211 (defvar finder-help-echo nil)
213 (defun finder-mouse-face-on-line ()
214 "Put `mouse-face' and `help-echo' properties on the previous line."
215 (save-excursion
216 (forward-line -1)
217 ;; If finder-insert-at-column moved us to a new line, go back one more.
218 (if (looking-at "[ \t]") (forward-line -1))
219 (unless finder-help-echo
220 (setq finder-help-echo
221 (let* ((keys1 (where-is-internal 'finder-select
222 finder-mode-map))
223 (keys (nconc (where-is-internal
224 'finder-mouse-select finder-mode-map)
225 keys1)))
226 (concat (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")
227 ": select item"))))
228 (add-text-properties
229 (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)
230 '(mouse-face highlight
231 help-echo finder-help-echo))))
233 ;;;###autoload
234 (defun finder-list-keywords ()
235 "Display descriptions of the keywords in the Finder buffer."
236 (interactive)
237 (if (get-buffer "*Finder*")
238 (pop-to-buffer "*Finder*")
239 (pop-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Finder*"))
240 (finder-mode)
241 (setq buffer-read-only nil
242 buffer-undo-list t)
243 (erase-buffer)
244 (mapc
245 (lambda (assoc)
246 (let ((keyword (car assoc)))
247 (insert (symbol-name keyword))
248 (finder-insert-at-column 14 (concat (cdr assoc) "\n"))
249 (finder-mouse-face-on-line)))
250 finder-known-keywords)
251 (goto-char (point-min))
252 (setq finder-headmark (point)
253 buffer-read-only t)
254 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
255 (balance-windows)
256 (finder-summary)))
258 (defun finder-list-matches (key)
259 (pop-to-buffer (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Finder Category*")))
260 (finder-mode)
261 (setq buffer-read-only nil
262 buffer-undo-list t)
263 (erase-buffer)
264 (let ((id (intern key)))
265 (insert
266 "The following packages match the keyword `" key "':\n\n")
267 (setq finder-headmark (point))
268 (mapc
269 (lambda (x)
270 (when (memq id (cadr (cdr x)))
271 (insert (car x))
272 (finder-insert-at-column 16 (concat (cadr x) "\n"))
273 (finder-mouse-face-on-line)))
274 finder-package-info)
275 (goto-char (point-min))
276 (forward-line)
277 (setq buffer-read-only t)
278 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
279 (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
280 (finder-summary)))
282 (define-button-type 'finder-xref 'action #'finder-goto-xref)
284 (defun finder-goto-xref (button)
285 "Jump to a lisp file for the BUTTON at point."
286 (let* ((file (button-get button 'xref))
287 (lib (locate-library file)))
288 (if lib (finder-commentary lib)
289 (message "Unable to locate `%s'" file))))
291 ;;;###autoload
292 (defun finder-commentary (file)
293 "Display FILE's commentary section.
294 FILE should be in a form suitable for passing to `locate-library'."
295 (interactive
296 (list
297 (completing-read "Library name: "
298 (apply-partially 'locate-file-completion-table
299 (or find-function-source-path load-path)
300 (find-library-suffixes)))))
301 (let ((str (lm-commentary (find-library-name file))))
302 (or str (error "Can't find any Commentary section"))
303 ;; This used to use *Finder* but that would clobber the
304 ;; directory of categories.
305 (pop-to-buffer "*Finder-package*")
306 (setq buffer-read-only nil
307 buffer-undo-list t)
308 (erase-buffer)
309 (insert str)
310 (goto-char (point-min))
311 (delete-blank-lines)
312 (goto-char (point-max))
313 (delete-blank-lines)
314 (goto-char (point-min))
315 (while (re-search-forward "^;+ ?" nil t)
316 (replace-match "" nil nil))
317 (goto-char (point-min))
318 (while (re-search-forward "\\<\\([-[:alnum:]]+\\.el\\)\\>" nil t)
319 (if (locate-library (match-string 1))
320 (make-text-button (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)
321 'xref (match-string-no-properties 1)
322 'help-echo "Read this file's commentary"
323 :type 'finder-xref)))
324 (goto-char (point-min))
325 (setq buffer-read-only t)
326 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
327 (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
328 (finder-mode)
329 (finder-summary)))
331 (defun finder-current-item ()
332 (let ((key (save-excursion
333 (beginning-of-line)
334 (current-word))))
335 (if (or (and finder-headmark (< (point) finder-headmark))
336 (zerop (length key)))
337 (error "No keyword or filename on this line")
338 key)))
340 (defun finder-select ()
341 "Select item on current line in a finder buffer."
342 (interactive)
343 (let ((key (finder-current-item)))
344 (if (string-match "\\.el$" key)
345 (finder-commentary key)
346 (finder-list-matches key))))
348 (defun finder-mouse-select (event)
349 "Select item in a finder buffer with the mouse."
350 (interactive "e")
351 (with-current-buffer (window-buffer (posn-window (event-start event)))
352 (goto-char (posn-point (event-start event)))
353 (finder-select)))
355 ;;;###autoload
356 (defun finder-by-keyword ()
357 "Find packages matching a given keyword."
358 (interactive)
359 (finder-list-keywords))
361 (define-derived-mode finder-mode nil "Finder"
362 "Major mode for browsing package documentation.
363 \\<finder-mode-map>
364 \\[finder-select] more help for the item on the current line
365 \\[finder-exit] exit Finder mode and kill the Finder buffer."
366 :syntax-table finder-mode-syntax-table
367 (setq font-lock-defaults '(finder-font-lock-keywords nil nil
368 (("+-*/.<>=!?$%_&~^:@" . "w")) nil))
369 (set (make-local-variable 'finder-headmark) nil))
371 (defun finder-summary ()
372 "Summarize basic Finder commands."
373 (interactive)
374 (message "%s"
375 (substitute-command-keys
376 "\\<finder-mode-map>\\[finder-select] = select, \
377 \\[finder-mouse-select] = select, \\[finder-list-keywords] = to \
378 finder directory, \\[finder-exit] = quit, \\[finder-summary] = help")))
380 (defun finder-exit ()
381 "Exit Finder mode.
382 Delete the window and kill all Finder-related buffers."
383 (interactive)
384 (ignore-errors (delete-window))
385 (dolist (buff '("*Finder*" "*Finder-package*" "*Finder Category*"))
386 (and (get-buffer buff) (kill-buffer buff))))
389 (provide 'finder)
391 ;; arch-tag: ec85ff49-8cb8-41f5-a63f-9131d53ce2c5
392 ;;; finder.el ends here