lisp/finder.el

   1 ;;; finder.el --- topic & keyword-based code finder
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   4
   5 ;; Author: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
   6 ;; Created: 16 Jun 1992
   7 ;; Version: 1.0
   8 ;; Keywords: help
   9
  10 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  11
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  25 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  26
  27 ;;; Commentary:
  28
  29 ;; This mode uses the Keywords library header to provide code-finding
  30 ;; services by keyword.
  31 ;;
  32 ;; Things to do:
  33 ;;    1. Support multiple keywords per search.  This could be extremely hairy;
  34 ;; there doesn't seem to be any way to get completing-read to exit on
  35 ;; an EOL with no substring pending, which is what we'd want to end the loop.
  36 ;;    2. Search by string in synopsis line?
  37 ;;    3. Function to check finder-package-info for unknown keywords.
  38
  39 ;;; Code:
  40
  41 (require 'lisp-mnt)
  42 (require 'finder-inf)
  43
  44 ;; Local variable in finder buffer.
  45 (defvar finder-headmark)
  46
  47 (defvar finder-known-keywords
  48   '(
  49     (abbrev     . "abbreviation handling, typing shortcuts, macros")
  50     (bib        . "code related to the `bib' bibliography processor")
  51     (c          . "support for the C language and related languages")
  52     (calendar   . "calendar and time management support")
  53     (comm       . "communications, networking, remote access to files")
  54     (data       . "support editing files of data")
  55     (docs       . "support for Emacs documentation")
  56     (emulations . "emulations of other editors")
  57     (extensions . "Emacs Lisp language extensions")
  58     (faces      . "support for multiple fonts")
  59     (frames     . "support for Emacs frames and window systems")
  60     (games      . "games, jokes and amusements")
  61     (hardware   . "support for interfacing with exotic hardware")
  62     (help       . "support for on-line help systems")
  63     (hypermedia . "support for links between text or other media types")
  64     (i18n       . "internationalization and alternate character-set support")
  65     (internal   . "code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults")
  66     (languages  . "specialized modes for editing programming languages")
  67     (lisp       . "Lisp support, including Emacs Lisp")
  68     (local      . "code local to your site")
  69     (maint      . "maintenance aids for the Emacs development group")
  70     (mail       . "modes for electronic-mail handling")
  71     (matching   . "various sorts of searching and matching")
  72     (mouse      . "mouse support")
  73     (news       . "support for netnews reading and posting")
  74     (oop        . "support for object-oriented programming")
  75     (outlines   . "support for hierarchical outlining")
  76     (processes  . "process, subshell, compilation, and job control support")
  77     (terminals  . "support for terminal types")
  78     (tex        . "code related to the TeX formatter")
  79     (tools      . "programming tools")
  80     (unix       . "front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, UNIX features")
  81     (vms        . "support code for vms")
  82     (wp         . "word processing")
  83     ))
  84
  85 (defvar finder-mode-map nil)
  86 (or finder-mode-map
  87     (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
  88       (define-key map " "       'finder-select)
  89       (define-key map "f"       'finder-select)
  90       (define-key map "\C-m"    'finder-select)
  91       (define-key map "?"       'finder-summary)
  92       (define-key map "q"       'finder-exit)
  93       (define-key map "d"       'finder-list-keywords)
  94       (setq finder-mode-map map)))
  95
  96
  97 ;;; Code for regenerating the keyword list.
  98
  99 (defvar finder-package-info nil
 100   "Assoc list mapping file names to description & keyword lists.")
 101
 102 (defun finder-compile-keywords (&rest dirs)
 103   "Regenerate the keywords association list into the file `finder-inf.el'.
 104 Optional arguments are a list of Emacs Lisp directories to compile from; no
 105 arguments compiles from `load-path'."
 106   (save-excursion
 107     (let ((processed nil))
 108       (find-file "finder-inf.el")
 109       (erase-buffer)
 110       (insert ";;; finder-inf.el --- keyword-to-package mapping\n")
 111       (insert ";; Keywords: help\n")
 112       (insert ";;; Commentary:\n")
 113       (insert ";; Don't edit this file.  It's generated by finder.el\n\n")
 114       (insert ";;; Code:\n")
 115       (insert "\n(setq finder-package-info '(\n")
 116       (mapcar
 117        (lambda (d)
 118          (mapcar
 119           (lambda (f)
 120             (if (and (string-match "^[^=.].*\\.el$" f)
 121                      (not (member f processed)))
 122                 (let (summary keystart keywords)
 123                   (setq processed (cons f processed))
 124                   (save-excursion
 125                     (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*finder-scratch*"))
 126                     (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
 127                     (erase-buffer)
 128                     (insert-file-contents
 129                      (concat (file-name-as-directory (or d ".")) f))
 130                     (setq summary (lm-synopsis))
 131                     (setq keywords (lm-keywords)))
 132                   (insert
 133                    (format "    (\"%s\"\n        " f))
 134                   (prin1 summary (current-buffer))
 135                   (insert
 136                    "\n        ")
 137                   (setq keystart (point))
 138                   (insert
 139                    (if keywords (format "(%s)" keywords) "nil")
 140                    ")\n")
 141                   (subst-char-in-region keystart (point) ?, ? )
 142                   )))
 143           (directory-files (or d "."))))
 144        (or dirs load-path))
 145       (insert "))\n\n(provide 'finder-inf)\n\n;;; finder-inf.el ends here\n")
 146       (kill-buffer "*finder-scratch*")
 147       (eval-current-buffer) ;; So we get the new keyword list immediately
 148       (basic-save-buffer))))
 149
 150 (defun finder-compile-keywords-make-dist ()
 151   "Regenerate `finder-inf.el' for the Emacs distribution."
 152   (apply 'finder-compile-keywords command-line-args-left)
 153   (kill-emacs))
 154
 155 ;;; Now the retrieval code
 156
 157 (defun finder-insert-at-column (column &rest strings)
 158   "Insert list of STRINGS, at column COLUMN."
 159   (if (> (current-column) column) (insert "\n"))
 160   (move-to-column column)
 161   (let ((col (current-column)))
 162     (if (< col column)
 163         (indent-to column)
 164       (if (and (/= col column)
 165                (= (preceding-char) ?\t))
 166           (let (indent-tabs-mode)
 167             (delete-char -1)
 168             (indent-to col)
 169             (move-to-column column)))))
 170   (apply 'insert strings))
 171
 172 (defun finder-list-keywords ()
 173   "Display descriptions of the keywords in the Finder buffer."
 174   (interactive)
 175   (if (get-buffer "*Finder*")
 176       (pop-to-buffer "*Finder*")
 177     (pop-to-buffer (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Finder*")))
 178     (finder-mode)
 179     (setq buffer-read-only nil)
 180     (erase-buffer)
 181     (mapcar
 182      (lambda (assoc)
 183        (let ((keyword (car assoc)))
 184          (insert (symbol-name keyword))
 185          (finder-insert-at-column 14 (concat (cdr assoc) "\n"))
 186          (cons (symbol-name keyword) keyword)))
 187      finder-known-keywords)
 188     (goto-char (point-min))
 189     (setq finder-headmark (point))
 190     (setq buffer-read-only t)
 191     (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
 192     (balance-windows)
 193     (finder-summary)))
 194
 195 (defun finder-list-matches (key)
 196   (pop-to-buffer (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Finder Category*")))
 197   (finder-mode)
 198   (setq buffer-read-only nil)
 199   (erase-buffer)
 200   (let ((id (intern key)))
 201     (insert
 202      "The following packages match the keyword `" key "':\n\n")
 203     (setq finder-headmark (point))
 204     (mapcar
 205      (lambda (x)
 206        (if (memq id (car (cdr (cdr x))))
 207            (progn
 208              (insert (car x))
 209              (finder-insert-at-column 16 (concat (car (cdr x)) "\n")))))
 210      finder-package-info)
 211     (goto-char (point-min))
 212     (forward-line)
 213     (setq buffer-read-only t)
 214     (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
 215     (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
 216     (finder-summary)))
 217
 218 ;; Search for a file named FILE the same way `load' would search.
 219 (defun finder-find-library (file)
 220   (if (file-name-absolute-p file)
 221       file
 222     (let ((dirs load-path)
 223           found)
 224       (while (and dirs (not found))
 225         (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name (concat file ".el") (car dirs)))
 226             (setq found (expand-file-name file (car dirs)))
 227           (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name file (car dirs)))
 228               (setq found (expand-file-name file (car dirs)))))
 229         (setq dirs (cdr dirs)))
 230       found)))
 231
 232 (defun finder-commentary (file)
 233   (interactive)
 234   (let* ((str (lm-commentary (finder-find-library file))))
 235     (if (null str)
 236         (error "Can't find any Commentary section"))
 237     (pop-to-buffer "*Finder*")
 238     (setq buffer-read-only nil)
 239     (erase-buffer)
 240     (insert str)
 241     (goto-char (point-min))
 242     (delete-blank-lines)
 243     (goto-char (point-max))
 244     (delete-blank-lines)
 245     (goto-char (point-min))
 246     (while (re-search-forward "^;+ ?" nil t)
 247       (replace-match "" nil nil))
 248     (goto-char (point-min))
 249     (setq buffer-read-only t)
 250     (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
 251     (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
 252     (finder-summary)))
 253
 254 (defun finder-current-item ()
 255   (if (and finder-headmark (< (point) finder-headmark))
 256       (error "No keyword or filename on this line")
 257     (save-excursion
 258       (beginning-of-line)
 259       (current-word))))
 260
 261 (defun finder-select ()
 262   (interactive)
 263   (let ((key (finder-current-item)))
 264     (if (string-match "\\.el$" key)
 265         (finder-commentary key)
 266       (finder-list-matches key))))
 267
 268 (defun finder-by-keyword ()
 269   "Find packages matching a given keyword."
 270   (interactive)
 271   (finder-list-keywords))
 272
 273 (defun finder-mode ()
 274   "Major mode for browsing package documentation.
 275 \\<finder-mode-map>
 276 \\[finder-select]       more help for the item on the current line
 277 \\[finder-exit] exit Finder mode and kill the Finder buffer.
 278 "
 279   (interactive)
 280   (use-local-map finder-mode-map)
 281   (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 282   (setq mode-name "Finder")
 283   (setq major-mode 'finder-mode)
 284   (make-local-variable 'finder-headmark)
 285   (setq finder-headmark nil))
 286
 287 (defun finder-summary ()
 288   "Summarize basic Finder commands."
 289   (interactive)
 290   (message "%s"
 291    (substitute-command-keys
 292     "\\<finder-mode-map>\\[finder-select] = select, \\[finder-list-keywords] = to finder directory, \\[finder-exit] = quit, \\[finder-summary] = help")))
 293
 294 (defun finder-exit ()
 295   "Exit Finder mode and kill the buffer"
 296   (interactive)
 297   (delete-window)
 298   (kill-buffer "*Finder*"))
 299
 300 (provide 'finder)
 301
 302 ;;; finder.el ends here