1 ;;; crm.el --- read multiple strings with completion
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4 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 ;; Author: Sen Nagata <sen@eccosys.com>
7 ;; Keywords: completion, minibuffer, multiple elements
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28 ;; This code defines a function, `completing-read-multiple', which
29 ;; provides the ability to read multiple strings in the minibuffer,
32 ;; By using this functionality, a user may specify multiple strings at
33 ;; a single prompt, optionally using completion.
35 ;; Multiple strings are specified by separating each of the strings
36 ;; with a prespecified separator character. For example, if the
37 ;; separator character is a comma, the strings 'alice', 'bob', and
38 ;; 'eve' would be specified as 'alice,bob,eve'.
40 ;; The default value for the separator character is the value of
41 ;; `crm-default-separator' (comma). The separator character may be
42 ;; changed by modifying the value of `crm-separator'.
44 ;; Contiguous strings of non-separator-characters are referred to as
45 ;; 'elements'. In the aforementioned example, the elements are:
46 ;; 'alice', 'bob', and 'eve'.
48 ;; Completion is available on a per-element basis. For example, if
49 ;; the contents of the minibuffer are 'alice,bob,eve' and point is
50 ;; between 'l' and 'i', pressing TAB operates on the element 'alice'.
52 ;; For the moment, I have decided to not bind any special behavior to
53 ;; the separator key. In the future, the separator key might be used
54 ;; to provide completion in certain circumstances. One of the reasons
55 ;; why this functionality is not yet provided is that it is unclear to
56 ;; the author what the precise circumstances are, under which
57 ;; separator-invoked completion should be provided.
59 ;; Design note: `completing-read-multiple' is modeled after
60 ;; `completing-read'. They should be similar -- it was intentional.
62 ;; Some of this code started out as translation from C code in
63 ;; src/minibuf.c to Emacs Lisp code.
65 ;; Thanks to Richard Stallman for all of his help (many of the good
66 ;; ideas in here are from him), Gerd Moellmann for his attention,
67 ;; Stefan Monnier for responding with a code sample and comments very
68 ;; early on, and Kai Grossjohann & Soren Dayton for valuable feedback.
70 ;;; Questions and Thoughts:
72 ;; -the author has gone through a number of test-and-fix cycles w/
73 ;; this code, so it should be usable. please let me know if you find
76 ;; -should `completing-read-multiple' allow a trailing separator in
77 ;; a return value when REQUIRE-MATCH is t? if not, should beep when a user
78 ;; tries to exit the minibuffer via RET?
80 ;; -TODO: possibly make return values from `crm-do-completion' into constants
82 ;; -TODO: find out whether there is an appropriate way to distinguish between
83 ;; functions intended for internal use and those that aren't.
85 ;; -tip: use M-f and M-b for ease of navigation among elements.
91 ;; first revamped version
94 (defconst crm-default-separator
","
95 "Default separator for `completing-read-multiple'.")
97 (defvar crm-separator crm-default-separator
98 "Separator used for separating strings in `completing-read-multiple'.
99 It should be a single character string that doesn't appear in the list of
100 completion candidates. Modify this value to make `completing-read-multiple'
101 use a separator other than `crm-default-separator'.")
103 ;; actual filling in of these maps occurs below via `crm-init-keymaps'
104 (defvar crm-local-completion-map nil
105 "Local keymap for minibuffer multiple input with completion.
106 Analog of `minibuffer-local-completion-map'.")
108 (defvar crm-local-must-match-map nil
109 "Local keymap for minibuffer multiple input with exact match completion.
110 Analog of `minibuffer-local-must-match-map' for crm.")
112 (defvar crm-completion-table nil
113 "An alist whose elements' cars are strings, or an obarray.
114 This is a table used for completion by `completing-read-multiple' and its
115 supporting functions.")
117 ;; this is supposed to be analogous to last_exact_completion in src/minibuf.c
118 (defvar crm-last-exact-completion nil
119 "Completion string if last attempt reported \"Complete, but not unique\".")
121 (defvar crm-left-of-element nil
122 "String to the left of the current element.")
124 (defvar crm-current-element nil
125 "The current element.")
127 (defvar crm-right-of-element nil
128 "String to the right of the current element.")
130 (defvar crm-beginning-of-element nil
131 "Buffer position representing the beginning of the current element.")
133 (defvar crm-end-of-element nil
134 "Buffer position representing the end of the current element.")
136 ;; emulates temp_echo_area_glyphs from src/minibuf.c
137 (defun crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs (message-string)
138 "Temporarily display MESSAGE-STRING in echo area.
139 After user-input or 2 seconds, erase the displayed string."
141 (goto-char (point-max))
142 (insert message-string
)
144 (backward-char (length message-string
))
145 (delete-char (length message-string
))))
147 ;; this function evolved from a posting by Stefan Monnier
148 (defun crm-collection-fn (string predicate flag
)
149 "Function used by `completing-read-multiple' to compute completion values.
150 The value of STRING is the string to be completed.
152 The value of PREDICATE is a function to filter possible matches, or
155 The value of FLAG is used to specify the type of completion operation.
156 A value of nil specifies `try-completion'. A value of t specifies
157 `all-completions'. A value of lambda specifes a test for an exact match.
159 For more information on STRING, PREDICATE, and FLAG, see the Elisp
160 Reference sections on 'Programmed Completion' and 'Basic Completion
163 (when (string-match (concat ".*" crm-separator
) string
)
164 (setq lead
(substring string
0 (match-end 0)))
165 (setq string
(substring string
(match-end 0))))
166 (if (eq flag
'lambda
)
167 ;; return t for exact match, nil otherwise
168 (let ((result (try-completion string crm-completion-table predicate
)))
175 ;; called via (all-completions string 'crm-completion-fn predicate)?
176 (all-completions string crm-completion-table predicate
)
177 ;; called via (try-completion string 'crm-completion-fn predicate)?
178 (let ((result (try-completion string crm-completion-table predicate
)))
183 (defun crm-find-current-element ()
184 "Parse the minibuffer to find the current element.
185 If no element can be found, return nil.
187 If an element is found, bind:
189 -the variable `crm-current-element' to the current element,
191 -the variables `crm-left-of-element' and `crm-right-of-element' to
192 the strings to the left and right of the current element,
195 -the variables `crm-beginning-of-element' and `crm-end-of-element' to
196 the buffer positions of the beginning and end of the current element
200 (let* ((minibuffer-string (buffer-string))
201 (end-index (or (string-match "," minibuffer-string
(1- (point)))
203 (target-string (substring minibuffer-string
0 end-index
))
204 (index (or (string-match
205 (concat crm-separator
"\\([^" crm-separator
"]*\\)$")
208 (concat "^\\([^" crm-separator
"]*\\)$")
210 (if (not (numberp index
))
211 ;; no candidate found
215 (setq crm-beginning-of-element
(match-beginning 1))
216 (setq crm-end-of-element end-index
)
217 ;; string to the left of the current element
218 (setq crm-left-of-element
(substring target-string
0 (match-beginning 1)))
219 ;; the current element
220 (setq crm-current-element
(match-string 1 target-string
))
221 ;; string to the right of the current element
222 (setq crm-right-of-element
(substring minibuffer-string end-index
))
225 (defun crm-test-completion (candidate)
226 "Return t if CANDIDATE is an exact match for a valid completion."
228 ;; TODO: verify whether the arguments are appropriate
230 candidate crm-completion-table minibuffer-completion-predicate
)))
231 (if (member candidate completions
)
235 (defun crm-minibuffer-completion-help ()
236 "Display a list of possible completions of the current minibuffer element."
238 (message "Making completion list...")
239 (if (not (crm-find-current-element))
241 (let ((completions (all-completions crm-current-element
242 minibuffer-completion-table
243 minibuffer-completion-predicate
)))
245 (if (null completions
)
246 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [No completions]")
247 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
248 (display-completion-list (sort completions
'string-lessp
))))))
251 (defun crm-do-completion ()
252 "This is the internal completion engine.
253 This function updates the text in the minibuffer
254 to complete the current string, and returns a number between 0 and 6.
255 The meanings of the return values are:
257 0 - the string has no possible completion
258 1 - the string is already a valid and unique match
260 3 - the string is already a valid match (but longer matches exist too)
261 4 - the string was completed to a valid match
262 5 - some completion has been done, but the result is not a match
263 6 - no completion was done, and the string is not an exact match"
265 (if (not (crm-find-current-element))
267 (let (last completion completedp
)
269 (try-completion crm-current-element
270 minibuffer-completion-table
271 minibuffer-completion-predicate
))
272 (setq last crm-last-exact-completion
)
273 (setq crm-last-exact-completion nil
)
277 (if (null completion
) ; no possible completion
279 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [No match]")
280 (throw 'crm-exit
0)))
282 (if (eq completion t
) ; was already an exact and unique completion
286 (null (string-equal completion crm-current-element
)))
291 (insert crm-left-of-element completion
)
292 ;; (if crm-complete-up-to-point
293 ;; (insert crm-separator))
294 (insert crm-right-of-element
)
295 (backward-char (length crm-right-of-element
))
296 ;; TODO: is this correct?
297 (setq crm-current-element completion
)))
299 (if (null (crm-test-completion crm-current-element
))
301 (if completedp
; some completion happened
303 (if completion-auto-help
304 (crm-minibuffer-completion-help)
305 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [Next char not unique]")))
308 (throw 'crm-exit
4)))
310 (setq crm-last-exact-completion completion
)
311 (if (not (null last
))
313 (if (not (null (equal crm-current-element last
)))
314 (crm-minibuffer-completion-help))))
316 ;; returning -- was already an exact completion
317 (throw 'crm-exit
3)))))
319 (defun crm-minibuffer-complete ()
320 "Complete the current element.
321 If no characters can be completed, display a list of possible completions.
323 Return t if the current element is now a valid match; otherwise return nil."
325 ;; take care of scrolling if necessary -- completely cribbed from minibuf.c
326 (if (not (eq last-command this-command
))
328 (setq minibuffer-scroll-window nil
))
329 (let ((window minibuffer-scroll-window
))
330 (if (and (not (null window
))
332 (not (null (window-buffer window
))))
334 (set-buffer (window-buffer window
))
336 (setq tem
(pos-visible-in-window-p (point-max) window
))
339 (set-window-start window
(point-min) nil
)
340 (scroll-other-window nil
))
341 ;; reaching here means exiting the function w/ return value of nil
345 ;(crm-end-of-element nil)
346 (result (crm-do-completion)))
351 ;; adapted from Emacs 21
352 (if (not (eq (point) crm-end-of-element
))
353 (goto-char (+ 1 crm-end-of-element
)))
354 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [Sole completion]")
357 ;; adapted from Emacs 21
358 (if (not (eq (point) crm-end-of-element
))
359 (goto-char (+ 1 crm-end-of-element
)))
360 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [Complete, but not unique]")
363 ;; i love traffic lights...but only when they're green
364 (defun crm-find-longest-completable-substring (string)
365 "Determine the longest completable (left-anchored) substring of STRING.
366 The description \"left-anchored\" means the positions of the characters
367 in the substring must be the same as those of the corresponding characters
368 in STRING. Anchoring is what `^' does in a regular expression.
370 The table and predicate used for completion are
371 `minibuffer-completion-table' and `minibuffer-completion-predicate',
374 A non-nil return value means that there is some substring which is
375 completable. A return value of t means that STRING itself is
376 completable. If a string value is returned it is the longest
377 completable proper substring of STRING. If nil is returned, STRING
378 does not have any non-empty completable substrings.
380 Remember: \"left-anchored\" substring"
381 (let* ((length-of-string (length string
))
382 (index length-of-string
)
383 (done (if (> length-of-string
0)
386 (first t
) ; ugh, special handling for first time through...
389 ;; loop through left-anchored substrings in order of descending length,
390 ;; find the first substring that is completable
392 (setq result
(try-completion (substring string
0 index
)
393 minibuffer-completion-table
394 minibuffer-completion-predicate
))
396 ;; found completable substring
399 (if (and (eq result t
) first
)
400 ;; exactly matching string first time through
402 ;; fully-completed proper substring
403 (setq goal-string
(substring string
0 index
)))))
404 (setq index
(1- index
))
409 ;; possible values include: t, nil, some string
412 ;; TODO: decide whether trailing separator is allowed. current
413 ;; implementation appears to allow it
414 (defun crm-strings-completed-p (separated-string)
415 "Verify that strings in SEPARATED-STRING are completed strings.
416 A return value of t means that all strings were verified. A number is
417 returned if verification was unsuccessful. This number represents the
418 position in SEPARATED-STRING up to where completion was successful."
419 (let ((strings (split-string separated-string crm-separator
))
420 ;; buffers start at 1, not 0
425 (while (and strings
(not done
))
426 (setq current-string
(car strings
)
427 result
(try-completion current-string
428 minibuffer-completion-table
429 minibuffer-completion-predicate
))
431 (setq strings
(cdr strings
)
432 current-position
(+ current-position
433 (length current-string
)
434 ;; automatically adding 1 for separator
437 ;; still one more case of a match
440 (all-completions result
441 minibuffer-completion-table
442 minibuffer-completion-predicate
)))
443 (if (member result string-list
)
444 ;; ho ho, code duplication...
445 (setq strings
(cdr strings
)
446 current-position
(+ current-position
447 (length current-string
)
451 ;; current-string is a partially-completed string
452 (setq current-position
(+ current-position
453 (length current-string
))))))
454 ;; current-string cannot be completed
455 (let ((completable-substring
456 (crm-find-longest-completable-substring current-string
)))
458 (setq current-position
(+ current-position
459 (length completable-substring
)))))))
465 ;; try to complete candidate, then check all separated strings. move
466 ;; point to problem position if checking fails for some string. if
467 ;; checking succeeds for all strings, exit.
468 (defun crm-minibuffer-complete-and-exit ()
469 "If all of the minibuffer elements are valid completions then exit.
470 All elements in the minibuffer must match. If there is a mismatch, move point
471 to the location of mismatch and do not exit.
473 This function is modeled after `minibuffer_complete_and_exit' in src/minibuf.c"
476 (if (not (crm-find-current-element))
483 (if (eq (point-min) (point-max))
486 ;; TODO: this test is suspect?
487 (if (not (null (crm-test-completion crm-current-element
)))
488 (throw 'crm-exit
"check"))
490 ;; TODO: determine how to detect errors
491 (let ((result (crm-do-completion)))
496 (throw 'crm-exit
"check"))
498 (if (not (null minibuffer-completion-confirm
))
500 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [Confirm]")
502 (throw 'crm-exit
"check")))
507 (if (equal result
"check")
509 (crm-strings-completed-p (buffer-string))))
510 ;; check all of minibuffer
511 (if (eq check-strings t
)
513 (if (numberp check-strings
)
515 (goto-char check-strings
)
516 (crm-temp-echo-area-glyphs " [An element did not match]"))
517 (message "Unexpected error"))))
520 (message "Unexpected error")))))))
522 (defun crm-init-keymaps ()
523 "Initialize the keymaps used by `completing-read-multiple'.
524 Two keymaps are used depending on the value of the REQUIRE-MATCH
525 argument of the function `completing-read-multiple'.
527 If REQUIRE-MATCH is nil, the keymap `crm-local-completion-map' is used.
528 This keymap inherits from the keymap named `minibuffer-local-completion-map'.
529 The only difference is that TAB is bound to `crm-minibuffer-complete' in
530 the inheriting keymap.
532 If REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, the keymap `crm-local-must-match-map' is used.
533 This keymap inherits from the keymap named `minibuffer-local-must-match-map'.
534 The inheriting keymap binds RET to `crm-minibuffer-complete-and-exit'
535 and TAB to `crm-minibuffer-complete'."
536 (unless crm-local-completion-map
537 (setq crm-local-completion-map
(make-sparse-keymap))
538 (set-keymap-parent crm-local-completion-map
539 minibuffer-local-completion-map
)
541 (define-key crm-local-completion-map
543 (function crm-minibuffer-complete
)))
545 (unless crm-local-must-match-map
546 (setq crm-local-must-match-map
(make-sparse-keymap))
547 (set-keymap-parent crm-local-must-match-map
548 minibuffer-local-must-match-map
)
550 (define-key crm-local-must-match-map
552 (function crm-minibuffer-complete-and-exit
))
553 (define-key crm-local-must-match-map
555 (function crm-minibuffer-complete
))))
559 ;; superemulates behavior of completing_read in src/minibuf.c
561 (defun completing-read-multiple
562 (prompt table
&optional predicate require-match initial-input
563 hist def inherit-input-method
)
564 "Read multiple strings in the minibuffer, with completion.
565 By using this functionality, a user may specify multiple strings at a
566 single prompt, optionally using completion.
568 Multiple strings are specified by separating each of the strings with
569 a prespecified separator character. For example, if the separator
570 character is a comma, the strings 'alice', 'bob', and 'eve' would be
571 specified as 'alice,bob,eve'.
573 The default value for the separator character is the value of
574 `crm-default-separator' (comma). The separator character may be
575 changed by modifying the value of `crm-separator'.
577 Contiguous strings of non-separator-characters are referred to as
578 'elements'. In the aforementioned example, the elements are: 'alice',
581 Completion is available on a per-element basis. For example, if the
582 contents of the minibuffer are 'alice,bob,eve' and point is between
583 'l' and 'i', pressing TAB operates on the element 'alice'.
585 The return value of this function is a list of the read strings.
587 See the documentation for `completing-read' for details on the arguments:
588 PROMPT, TABLE, PREDICATE, REQUIRE-MATCH, INITIAL-INPUT, HIST, DEF, and
589 INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD."
590 (let ((minibuffer-completion-table (function crm-collection-fn
))
591 (minibuffer-completion-predicate predicate
)
592 ;; see completing_read in src/minibuf.c
593 (minibuffer-completion-confirm
594 (unless (eq require-match t
) require-match
))
595 (crm-completion-table table
)
596 crm-last-exact-completion
600 crm-beginning-of-element
602 (map (if require-match
603 crm-local-must-match-map
604 crm-local-completion-map
)))
605 (split-string (read-from-minibuffer
606 prompt initial-input map
607 nil hist def inherit-input-method
)
610 ;; testing and debugging
611 ;; (defun crm-init-test-environ ()
612 ;; "Set up some variables for testing."
614 ;; (setq my-prompt "Prompt: ")
616 ;; '(("hi") ("there") ("man") ("may") ("mouth") ("ma")
617 ;; ("a") ("ab") ("abc") ("abd") ("abf") ("zab") ("acb")
618 ;; ("da") ("dab") ("dabc") ("dabd") ("dabf") ("dzab") ("dacb")
619 ;; ("fda") ("fdab") ("fdabc") ("fdabd") ("fdabf") ("fdzab") ("fdacb")
620 ;; ("gda") ("gdab") ("gdabc") ("gdabd") ("gdabf") ("gdzab") ("gdacb")
622 ;; (setq my-separator ","))
624 ;(completing-read-multiple my-prompt my-table)
625 ;(completing-read-multiple my-prompt my-table nil t)
626 ;(completing-read-multiple my-prompt my-table nil "match")
627 ;(completing-read my-prompt my-table nil t)
628 ;(completing-read my-prompt my-table nil "match")
632 ;;; arch-tag: db1911d9-86c6-4a42-b32a-4910701b15a6