lisp/chistory.el

   1 ;;; chistory.el --- list command history
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
   4 ;;   2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   5
   6 ;; Author: K. Shane Hartman
   7 ;; Maintainer: FSF
   8 ;; Keywords: convenience
   9
  10 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  11
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  24
  25 ;;; Commentary:
  26
  27 ;; This really has nothing to do with list-command-history per se, but
  28 ;; its a nice alternative to C-x ESC ESC (repeat-complex-command) and
  29 ;; functions as a lister if given no pattern.  It's not important
  30 ;; enough to warrant a file of its own.
  31
  32 ;;; Code:
  33
  34 (defgroup chistory nil
  35   "List command history."
  36   :group 'keyboard)
  37
  38 ;;;###autoload
  39 (defun repeat-matching-complex-command (&optional pattern)
  40   "Edit and re-evaluate complex command with name matching PATTERN.
  41 Matching occurrences are displayed, most recent first, until you select
  42 a form for evaluation.  If PATTERN is empty (or nil), every form in the
  43 command history is offered.  The form is placed in the minibuffer for
  44 editing and the result is evaluated."
  45   (interactive "sRedo Command (regexp): ")
  46   (if pattern
  47       (if (string-match "[^ \t]" pattern)
  48           (setq pattern (substring pattern (match-beginning 0)))
  49         (setq pattern nil)))
  50   (let ((history command-history)
  51         (temp)
  52         (what))
  53     (while (and history (not what))
  54       (setq temp (car history))
  55       (if (and (or (not pattern) (string-match pattern (symbol-name (car temp))))
  56                (y-or-n-p (format "Redo %S? " temp)))
  57           (setq what (car history))
  58         (setq history (cdr history))))
  59     (if (not what)
  60         (error "Command history exhausted")
  61       ;; Try to remove any useless command history element for this command.
  62       (if (eq (car (car command-history)) 'repeat-matching-complex-command)
  63           (setq command-history (cdr command-history)))
  64       (edit-and-eval-command "Redo: " what))))
  65
  66 (defcustom default-command-history-filter-garbage
  67   '(command-history-mode
  68     list-command-history
  69     electric-command-history)
  70   "*A list of symbols to be ignored by `default-command-history-filter'.
  71 If that function is given a list whose car is an element of this list,
  72 then it will return non-nil (indicating the list should be discarded from
  73 the history).
  74 Initially, all commands related to the command history are discarded."
  75   :type '(repeat symbol)
  76   :group 'chistory)
  77
  78 (defvar list-command-history-filter 'default-command-history-filter
  79   "Predicate to test which commands should be excluded from the history listing.
  80 If non-nil, should be the name of a function of one argument.
  81 It is passed each element of the command history when
  82 \\[list-command-history] is called.  If the filter returns non-nil for
  83 some element, that element is excluded from the history listing.  The
  84 default filter removes commands associated with the command-history.")
  85
  86 (defun default-command-history-filter (frob)
  87   "Filter commands matching `default-command-history-filter-garbage' list
  88 from the command history."
  89   (or (not (consp frob))
  90       (memq (car frob) default-command-history-filter-garbage)))
  91
  92 (defcustom list-command-history-max 32
  93   "*If non-nil, maximum length of the listing produced by `list-command-history'."
  94   :type '(choice integer (const nil))
  95   :group 'chistory)
  96
  97 ;;;###autoload
  98 (defun list-command-history ()
  99   "List history of commands typed to minibuffer.
 100 The number of commands listed is controlled by `list-command-history-max'.
 101 Calls value of `list-command-history-filter' (if non-nil) on each history
 102 element to judge if that element should be excluded from the list.
 103
 104 The buffer is left in Command History mode."
 105   (interactive)
 106   (with-output-to-temp-buffer
 107       "*Command History*"
 108     (let ((history command-history)
 109           (buffer-read-only nil)
 110           (count (or list-command-history-max -1)))
 111       (while (and (/= count 0) history)
 112         (if (and (bound-and-true-p list-command-history-filter)
 113                  (funcall list-command-history-filter (car history)))
 114             nil
 115           (setq count (1- count))
 116           (prin1 (car history))
 117           (terpri))
 118         (setq history (cdr history))))
 119     (save-excursion
 120       (set-buffer "*Command History*")
 121       (goto-char (point-min))
 122       (if (eobp)
 123           (error "No command history")
 124         (command-history-mode)))))
 125
 126 (defvar command-history-map
 127   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 128     (set-keymap-parent map lisp-mode-shared-map)
 129     (suppress-keymap map)
 130     (define-key map "x" 'command-history-repeat)
 131     (define-key map "\n" 'next-line)
 132     (define-key map "\r" 'next-line)
 133     (define-key map "\177" 'previous-line)
 134     map)
 135   "Keymap for `command-history-mode'.")
 136
 137 (defun command-history-mode ()
 138   "Major mode for listing and repeating recent commands.
 139
 140 Keybindings:
 141 \\{command-history-map}"
 142   (interactive)
 143   (Command-history-setup)
 144   (setq major-mode 'command-history-mode)
 145   (setq mode-name "Command History")
 146   (use-local-map command-history-map)
 147   (run-mode-hooks 'command-history-mode-hook))
 148
 149 (defun Command-history-setup ()
 150   (kill-all-local-variables)
 151   (use-local-map command-history-map)
 152   (lisp-mode-variables nil)
 153   (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 154   (setq buffer-read-only t))
 155
 156 (defcustom command-history-hook nil
 157   "If non-nil, its value is called on entry to `command-history-mode'."
 158   :type 'hook
 159   :group 'chistory)
 160
 161 (defun command-history-repeat ()
 162   "Repeat the command shown on the current line.
 163 The buffer for that command is the previous current buffer."
 164   (interactive)
 165   (save-excursion
 166     (eval (prog1
 167               (save-excursion
 168                 (beginning-of-line)
 169                 (read (current-buffer)))
 170             (set-buffer
 171              (car (cdr (buffer-list))))))))
 172
 173 ;;;###autoload
 174 (defun command-history ()
 175   "Examine commands from `command-history' in a buffer.
 176 The number of commands listed is controlled by `list-command-history-max'.
 177 The command history is filtered by `list-command-history-filter' if non-nil.
 178 Use \\<command-history-map>\\[command-history-repeat] to repeat the command on the current line.
 179
 180 Otherwise much like Emacs-Lisp Mode except that there is no self-insertion
 181 and digits provide prefix arguments.  Tab does not indent.
 182 \\{command-history-map}
 183
 184 This command always recompiles the Command History listing
 185 and runs the normal hook `command-history-hook'."
 186   (interactive)
 187   (list-command-history)
 188   (pop-to-buffer "*Command History*")
 189   (run-hooks 'command-history-hook))
 190
 191 (provide 'chistory)
 192
 193 ;; arch-tag: c201a0cd-89f2-4d39-a532-4cb309391dbd
 194 ;;; chistory.el ends here