lisp/isearchb.el

   1 ;;; isearchb --- a marriage between iswitchb and isearch
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiegley
   4
   5 ;; Author: John Wiegley <johnw@gnu.org>
   6 ;; Created: 16 Apr 2004
   7 ;; Version: 1.5
   8 ;; Keywords: lisp
   9 ;; X-URL: http://www.newartisans.com/johnw/emacs.html
  10
  11 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  12
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  17
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  26 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  27
  28 ;;; Commentary:
  29
  30 ;; This module allows you to switch to buffers even faster than with
  31 ;; iswitchb!  It is not intended to replace it, however, as it works
  32 ;; well only with buffers whose names don't typically overlap.  You'll
  33 ;; have to try it first, and see how your mileage varies.
  34 ;;
  35 ;; The first way to use isearchb is by holding down a modifier key, in
  36 ;; which case every letter you type while holding it searches for any
  37 ;; buffer matching what you're typing (using the same ordering scheme
  38 ;; employed by iswitchb).  To use it this way, add to your .emacs:
  39 ;;
  40 ;;   (isearchb-set-keybindings 'super)  ; s-x s-y s-z now finds "xyz"
  41 ;;
  42 ;; The other way is by using a command that puts you into "search"
  43 ;; mode, just like with isearch.  I use C-z for this.  The binding in
  44 ;; my .emacs looks like:
  45 ;;
  46 ;;   (define-key global-map [(control ?z)] 'isearchb-activate)
  47 ;;
  48 ;; Now, after pressing C-z (for example), each self-inserting
  49 ;; character thereafter will search for a buffer containing those
  50 ;; characters.  For instance, typing "C-z xyz" will switch to the
  51 ;; first buffer containing "xyz".  Once you press a non-self-inserting
  52 ;; character (such as any control key sequence), the search will end.
  53 ;;
  54 ;; C-z after C-z toggles between the previously selected buffer and
  55 ;; the current one.
  56 ;;
  57 ;; C-g aborts the search and returns you to your original buffer.
  58 ;;
  59 ;; TAB, after typing in a few characters (after C-z), will jump into
  60 ;; iswitchb, using the prefix you've typed so far.  This is handy when
  61 ;; you realize that isearchb is not powerful enough to find the buffer
  62 ;; you're looking for.
  63 ;;
  64 ;; C-s and C-r move forward and backward in the buffer list.  If
  65 ;; `isearchb-show-completions' is non-nil (the default), the list of
  66 ;; possible completions is shown in the minibuffer.
  67 ;;
  68 ;; If `isearchb-idle-timeout' is set to a number, isearchb will quit
  69 ;; after that many seconds of idle time.  I recommend trying it set to
  70 ;; one or two seconds.  Then, if you switch to a buffer and wait for
  71 ;; that amount of time, you can start typing without manually exiting
  72 ;; isearchb.
  73
  74 ;; TODO:
  75 ;;   C-z C-z is broken
  76 ;;   killing iswitchb.el and then trying to switch back is broken
  77 ;;   make sure TAB isn't broken
  78
  79 (require 'iswitchb)
  80
  81 (defgroup isearchb nil
  82   "Switch between buffers using a mechanism like isearch."
  83   :group 'iswitchb)
  84
  85 (defcustom isearchb-idle-timeout nil
  86   "*Number of idle seconds before isearchb turns itself off.
  87 If nil, don't use a timeout."
  88   :type '(choice (integer :tag "Seconds")
  89                  (const :tag "Disable" nil))
  90   :group 'isearchb)
  91
  92 (defcustom isearchb-show-completions t
  93   "*If non-nil, show possible completions in the minibuffer."
  94   :type 'boolean
  95   :group 'isearchb)
  96
  97 (defvar isearchb-start-buffer nil)
  98 (defvar isearchb-last-buffer nil)
  99 (defvar isearchb-idle-timer nil)
 100
 101 (defun isearchb-stop (&optional return-to-buffer ignore-command)
 102   "Called by isearchb to terminate a search in progress."
 103   (remove-hook 'pre-command-hook 'isearchb-follow-char)
 104   (if return-to-buffer
 105       (switch-to-buffer isearchb-start-buffer)
 106     (setq isearchb-last-buffer isearchb-start-buffer))
 107   (when isearchb-idle-timer
 108     (cancel-timer isearchb-idle-timer)
 109     (setq isearchb-idle-timer nil))
 110   (if ignore-command
 111       (setq this-command 'ignore
 112             last-command 'ignore))
 113   (message nil))
 114
 115 (defun isearchb-iswitchb ()
 116   "isearchb's custom version of the `iswitchb' command.
 117 It's purpose is to pass different call arguments to
 118 `iswitchb-read-buffer'."
 119   (interactive)
 120   (let* ((prompt "iswitch ")
 121          (iswitchb-method 'samewindow)
 122          (buf (iswitchb-read-buffer prompt nil nil iswitchb-text t)))
 123     (if (eq iswitchb-exit 'findfile)
 124         (call-interactively 'find-file)
 125       (when buf
 126         (if (get-buffer buf)
 127             ;; buffer exists, so view it and then exit
 128             (iswitchb-visit-buffer buf)
 129           ;; else buffer doesn't exist
 130           (iswitchb-possible-new-buffer buf))))))
 131
 132 (defun isearchb ()
 133   "Switch to buffer matching a substring, based on chars typed."
 134   (interactive)
 135   (unless (eq last-command 'isearchb)
 136     (setq iswitchb-text nil))
 137   (unless iswitchb-text
 138     (setq iswitchb-text "")
 139     (iswitchb-make-buflist nil))
 140   (if last-command-char
 141       (setq iswitchb-rescan t
 142             iswitchb-text (concat iswitchb-text
 143                                   (char-to-string last-command-char))))
 144   (iswitchb-set-matches)
 145   (let* ((match (car iswitchb-matches))
 146          (buf (and match (get-buffer match))))
 147     (if (null buf)
 148         (progn
 149           (isearchb-stop t)
 150           (isearchb-iswitchb))
 151       (switch-to-buffer buf)
 152       (if isearchb-show-completions
 153           (message "isearchb: %s%s" iswitchb-text
 154                    (iswitchb-completions iswitchb-text nil))
 155         (if (= 1 (length iswitchb-matches))
 156             (message "isearchb: %s (only match)" iswitchb-text)
 157           (message "isearchb: %s" iswitchb-text))))))
 158
 159 (defun isearchb-set-keybindings (modifier)
 160   "Setup isearchb on the given MODIFIER."
 161   (dotimes (i 128)
 162     (if (eq 'self-insert-command
 163             (lookup-key global-map (vector i)))
 164         (define-key global-map (vector (list modifier i)) 'isearchb))))
 165
 166 (defun isearchb-follow-char ()
 167   "Function added to post-command-hook to handle the isearchb \"mode\"."
 168   (let (keys)
 169     (if (not (and (memq last-command '(isearchb isearchb-activate))
 170                   (setq keys (this-command-keys))
 171                   (= 1 (length keys))))
 172         (isearchb-stop)
 173       (cond
 174        ((or (equal keys "\C-h") (equal keys "\C-?")
 175             (equal keys [backspace]) (equal keys [delete]))
 176         (setq iswitchb-text
 177               (substring iswitchb-text 0 (1- (length iswitchb-text))))
 178         (if (= 0 (length iswitchb-text))
 179             (isearchb-stop t t)
 180           (setq last-command-char nil)
 181           (setq this-command 'isearchb)))
 182        ((or (equal keys "\C-i") (equal keys [tab]))
 183         (setq this-command 'isearchb-iswitchb))
 184        ((equal keys "\C-s")
 185         (iswitchb-next-match)
 186         (setq last-command-char nil)
 187         (setq this-command 'isearchb))
 188        ((equal keys "\C-r")
 189         (iswitchb-prev-match)
 190         (setq last-command-char nil)
 191         (setq this-command 'isearchb))
 192        ((equal keys "\C-g")
 193         (ding)
 194         (isearchb-stop t t))
 195        ((eq (lookup-key global-map keys) 'self-insert-command)
 196         (setq this-command 'isearchb)))
 197       (if (and isearchb-idle-timeout
 198                (null isearchb-idle-timer))
 199         (setq isearchb-idle-timer
 200               (run-with-idle-timer isearchb-idle-timeout nil
 201                                    'isearchb-stop))))))
 202
 203 ;;;###autoload
 204 (defun isearchb-activate ()
 205   "Active isearchb mode for subsequent alphanumeric keystrokes.
 206 Executing this command again will terminate the search; or, if
 207 the search has not yet begun, will toggle to the last buffer
 208 accessed via isearchb."
 209   (interactive)
 210   (cond
 211    ((eq last-command 'isearchb)
 212     (isearchb-stop nil t))
 213    ((eq last-command 'isearchb-activate)
 214     (if isearchb-last-buffer
 215         (switch-to-buffer isearchb-last-buffer)
 216       (error "isearchb: There is no previous buffer to toggle to."))
 217     (isearchb-stop nil t))
 218    (t
 219     (message "isearchb: ")
 220     (setq iswitchb-text nil
 221           isearchb-start-buffer (current-buffer))
 222     (add-hook 'pre-command-hook 'isearchb-follow-char))))
 223
 224 (provide 'isearchb)
 225
 226 ;;; arch-tag: 9277523f-a624-4aa0-ba10-b89eeb7b6e99
 227 ;;; isearchb.el ends here