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1 ;;; finder.el --- topic & keyword-based code finder
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003,
4 ;; 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 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.
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25 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
26 ;; Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
28 ;;; Commentary:
30 ;; This mode uses the Keywords library header to provide code-finding
31 ;; services by keyword.
33 ;; Things to do:
34 ;; 1. Support multiple keywords per search. This could be extremely hairy;
35 ;; there doesn't seem to be any way to get completing-read to exit on
36 ;; an EOL with no substring pending, which is what we'd want to end the loop.
37 ;; 2. Search by string in synopsis line?
38 ;; 3. Function to check finder-package-info for unknown keywords.
40 ;;; Code:
42 (require 'lisp-mnt)
43 (require 'find-func) ;for find-library(-suffixes)
44 ;; Use `load' rather than `require' so that it doesn't get loaded
45 ;; during byte-compilation (at which point it might be missing).
46 (load "finder-inf" t t)
48 (defvar finder-mode-hook nil
49 "*Hook run when function `finder-mode' is called.")
51 ;; Local variable in finder buffer.
52 (defvar finder-headmark)
54 ;; These are supposed to correspond to top-level customization groups,
55 ;; says rms.
56 (defvar finder-known-keywords
58 (abbrev . "abbreviation handling, typing shortcuts, macros")
59 ;; Too specific:
60 (bib . "code related to the `bib' bibliography processor")
61 (c . "support for the C language and related languages")
62 (calendar . "calendar and time management support")
63 (comm . "communications, networking, remote access to files")
64 (convenience . "convenience features for faster editing")
65 (data . "support for editing files of data")
66 (docs . "support for Emacs documentation")
67 (emulations . "emulations of other editors")
68 (extensions . "Emacs Lisp language extensions")
69 (faces . "support for multiple fonts")
70 (files . "support for editing and manipulating files")
71 (frames . "support for Emacs frames and window systems")
72 (games . "games, jokes and amusements")
73 (hardware . "support for interfacing with exotic hardware")
74 (help . "support for on-line help systems")
75 (hypermedia . "support for links between text or other media types")
76 (i18n . "internationalization and alternate character-set support")
77 (internal . "code for Emacs internals, build process, defaults")
78 (languages . "specialized modes for editing programming languages")
79 (lisp . "Lisp support, including Emacs Lisp")
80 (local . "code local to your site")
81 (maint . "maintenance aids for the Emacs development group")
82 (mail . "modes for electronic-mail handling")
83 (matching . "various sorts of searching and matching")
84 (mouse . "mouse support")
85 (multimedia . "images and sound support")
86 (news . "support for netnews reading and posting")
87 (oop . "support for object-oriented programming")
88 (outlines . "support for hierarchical outlining")
89 (processes . "process, subshell, compilation, and job control support")
90 (terminals . "support for terminal types")
91 (tex . "supporting code for the TeX formatter")
92 (tools . "programming tools")
93 (unix . "front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, UNIX-like features")
94 ;; Not a custom group and not currently useful.
95 ;; (vms . "support code for vms")
96 (wp . "word processing")
99 (defvar finder-mode-map
100 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
101 (define-key map " " 'finder-select)
102 (define-key map "f" 'finder-select)
103 (define-key map [follow-link] 'mouse-face)
104 (define-key map [mouse-2] 'finder-mouse-select)
105 (define-key map "\C-m" 'finder-select)
106 (define-key map "?" 'finder-summary)
107 (define-key map "n" 'next-line)
108 (define-key map "p" 'previous-line)
109 (define-key map "q" 'finder-exit)
110 (define-key map "d" 'finder-list-keywords)
111 map))
114 ;;; Code for regenerating the keyword list.
116 (defvar finder-package-info nil
117 "Assoc list mapping file names to description & keyword lists.")
119 (defvar generated-finder-keywords-file "finder-inf.el"
120 "File \\[finder-compile-keywords] puts finder keywords into.")
122 (defun finder-compile-keywords (&rest dirs)
123 "Regenerate the keywords association list into `generated-finder-keywords-file'.
124 Optional arguments DIRS are a list of Emacs Lisp directories to compile from;
125 no arguments compiles from `load-path'."
126 (save-excursion
127 (let ((processed nil))
128 (find-file generated-finder-keywords-file)
129 (erase-buffer)
130 (insert ";;; " (file-name-nondirectory generated-finder-keywords-file)
131 " --- keyword-to-package mapping\n")
132 (insert ";; This file is part of GNU Emacs.\n")
133 (insert ";;; Commentary:\n")
134 (insert ";; Don't edit this file. It's generated by finder.el\n\n")
135 (insert ";;; Code:\n")
136 (insert "\n(setq finder-package-info '(\n")
137 (mapcar
138 (lambda (d)
139 (when (file-exists-p (directory-file-name d))
140 (message "Directory %s" d)
141 (mapcar
142 (lambda (f)
143 (if (and (or (string-match "^[^=].*\\.el$" f)
144 ;; Allow compressed files also. Fixme:
145 ;; generalize this, especially for
146 ;; MS-DOG-type filenames.
147 (and (string-match "^[^=].*\\.el\\.\\(gz\\|Z\\)$" f)
148 (require 'jka-compr)))
149 ;; Ignore lock files.
150 (not (string-match "^.#" f))
151 (not (member f processed)))
152 (let (summary keystart keywords)
153 (setq processed (cons f processed))
154 (save-excursion
155 (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*finder-scratch*"))
156 (buffer-disable-undo (current-buffer))
157 (erase-buffer)
158 (insert-file-contents
159 (concat (file-name-as-directory (or d ".")) f))
160 (setq summary (lm-synopsis))
161 (setq keywords (lm-keywords)))
162 (insert
163 (format " (\"%s\"\n "
164 (if (string-match "\\.\\(gz\\|Z\\)$" f)
165 (file-name-sans-extension f)
166 f)))
167 (prin1 summary (current-buffer))
168 (insert
169 "\n ")
170 (setq keystart (point))
171 (insert
172 (if keywords (format "(%s)" keywords) "nil")
173 ")\n")
174 (subst-char-in-region keystart (point) ?, ? )
176 (directory-files (or d ".")))))
177 (or dirs load-path))
178 (insert "))\n
179 \(provide '" (file-name-sans-extension
180 (file-name-nondirectory generated-finder-keywords-file)) ")
182 ;;; Local Variables:
183 ;;; version-control: never
184 ;;; no-byte-compile: t
185 ;;; no-update-autoloads: t
186 ;;; End:
187 ;;; " (file-name-nondirectory generated-finder-keywords-file) " ends here\n")
188 (kill-buffer "*finder-scratch*")
189 (eval-buffer) ;; So we get the new keyword list immediately
190 (basic-save-buffer))))
192 (defun finder-compile-keywords-make-dist ()
193 "Regenerate `finder-inf.el' for the Emacs distribution."
194 (apply 'finder-compile-keywords command-line-args-left)
195 (kill-emacs))
197 ;;; Now the retrieval code
199 (defun finder-insert-at-column (column &rest strings)
200 "Insert, at column COLUMN, other args STRINGS."
201 (if (>= (current-column) column) (insert "\n"))
202 (move-to-column column t)
203 (apply 'insert strings))
205 (defvar finder-help-echo nil)
207 (defun finder-mouse-face-on-line ()
208 "Put `mouse-face' and `help-echo' properties on the previous line."
209 (save-excursion
210 (previous-line 1)
211 (unless finder-help-echo
212 (setq finder-help-echo
213 (let* ((keys1 (where-is-internal 'finder-select
214 finder-mode-map))
215 (keys (nconc (where-is-internal
216 'finder-mouse-select finder-mode-map)
217 keys1)))
218 (concat (mapconcat 'key-description keys ", ")
219 ": select item"))))
220 (add-text-properties
221 (line-beginning-position) (line-end-position)
222 '(mouse-face highlight
223 help-echo finder-help-echo))))
225 ;;;###autoload
226 (defun finder-list-keywords ()
227 "Display descriptions of the keywords in the Finder buffer."
228 (interactive)
229 (if (get-buffer "*Finder*")
230 (pop-to-buffer "*Finder*")
231 (pop-to-buffer (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Finder*")))
232 (finder-mode)
233 (setq buffer-read-only nil)
234 (erase-buffer)
235 (mapc
236 (lambda (assoc)
237 (let ((keyword (car assoc)))
238 (insert (symbol-name keyword))
239 (finder-insert-at-column 14 (concat (cdr assoc) "\n"))
240 (finder-mouse-face-on-line)))
241 finder-known-keywords)
242 (goto-char (point-min))
243 (setq finder-headmark (point))
244 (setq buffer-read-only t)
245 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
246 (balance-windows)
247 (finder-summary)))
249 (defun finder-list-matches (key)
250 (pop-to-buffer (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Finder Category*")))
251 (finder-mode)
252 (setq buffer-read-only nil)
253 (erase-buffer)
254 (let ((id (intern key)))
255 (insert
256 "The following packages match the keyword `" key "':\n\n")
257 (setq finder-headmark (point))
258 (mapc
259 (lambda (x)
260 (if (memq id (car (cdr (cdr x))))
261 (progn
262 (insert (car x))
263 (finder-insert-at-column 16 (concat (nth 1 x) "\n"))
264 (finder-mouse-face-on-line))))
265 finder-package-info)
266 (goto-char (point-min))
267 (forward-line)
268 (setq buffer-read-only t)
269 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
270 (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
271 (finder-summary)))
273 ;;;###autoload
274 (defun finder-commentary (file)
275 "Display FILE's commentary section.
276 FILE should be in a form suitable for passing to `locate-library'."
277 (interactive
278 (list
279 (completing-read "Library name: "
280 'locate-file-completion
281 (cons (or find-function-source-path load-path)
282 (find-library-suffixes)))))
283 (let* ((str (lm-commentary (find-library-name file))))
284 (if (null str)
285 (error "Can't find any Commentary section"))
286 ;; This used to use *Finder* but that would clobber the
287 ;; directory of categories.
288 (delete-other-windows)
289 (pop-to-buffer "*Finder-package*")
290 (setq buffer-read-only nil)
291 (erase-buffer)
292 (insert str)
293 (goto-char (point-min))
294 (delete-blank-lines)
295 (goto-char (point-max))
296 (delete-blank-lines)
297 (goto-char (point-min))
298 (while (re-search-forward "^;+ ?" nil t)
299 (replace-match "" nil nil))
300 (goto-char (point-min))
301 (setq buffer-read-only t)
302 (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
303 (shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer)
304 (finder-mode)
305 (finder-summary)))
307 (defun finder-current-item ()
308 (let ((key (save-excursion
309 (beginning-of-line)
310 (current-word))))
311 (if (or (and finder-headmark (< (point) finder-headmark))
312 (= (length key) 0))
313 (error "No keyword or filename on this line")
314 key)))
316 (defun finder-select ()
317 "Select item on current line in a finder buffer."
318 (interactive)
319 (let ((key (finder-current-item)))
320 (if (string-match "\\.el$" key)
321 (finder-commentary key)
322 (finder-list-matches key))))
324 (defun finder-mouse-select (event)
325 "Select item in a finder buffer with the mouse."
326 (interactive "e")
327 (save-excursion
328 (set-buffer (window-buffer (posn-window (event-start event))))
329 (goto-char (posn-point (event-start event)))
330 (finder-select)))
332 ;;;###autoload
333 (defun finder-by-keyword ()
334 "Find packages matching a given keyword."
335 (interactive)
336 (finder-list-keywords))
338 (defun finder-mode ()
339 "Major mode for browsing package documentation.
340 \\<finder-mode-map>
341 \\[finder-select] more help for the item on the current line
342 \\[finder-exit] exit Finder mode and kill the Finder buffer."
343 (interactive)
344 (kill-all-local-variables)
345 (use-local-map finder-mode-map)
346 (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
347 (setq mode-name "Finder")
348 (setq major-mode 'finder-mode)
349 (set (make-local-variable 'finder-headmark) nil)
350 (run-mode-hooks 'finder-mode-hook))
352 (defun finder-summary ()
353 "Summarize basic Finder commands."
354 (interactive)
355 (message "%s"
356 (substitute-command-keys
357 "\\<finder-mode-map>\\[finder-select] = select, \
358 \\[finder-mouse-select] = select, \\[finder-list-keywords] = to \
359 finder directory, \\[finder-exit] = quit, \\[finder-summary] = help")))
361 (defun finder-exit ()
362 "Exit Finder mode and kill the buffer."
363 (interactive)
364 (or (one-window-p t)
365 (delete-window))
366 ;; Can happen in either buffer -- kill each of the two that exists
367 (and (get-buffer "*Finder*")
368 (kill-buffer "*Finder*"))
369 (and (get-buffer "*Finder Category*")
370 (kill-buffer "*Finder Category*")))
373 (provide 'finder)
375 ;;; arch-tag: ec85ff49-8cb8-41f5-a63f-9131d53ce2c5
376 ;;; finder.el ends here