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