lisp/isearchb.el

   1 ;;; isearchb --- a marriage between iswitchb and isearch
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 2004-2011  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   4
   5 ;; Author: John Wiegley <johnw@gnu.org>
   6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
   7 ;; Created: 16 Apr 2004
   8 ;; Version: 1.5
   9 ;; Keywords: lisp
  10 ;; X-URL: http://www.newartisans.com/johnw/emacs.html
  11
  12 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  13
  14 ;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  15 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  16 ;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  17 ;; (at your option) any later version.
  18
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  21 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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  23
  24 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  25 ;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  26
  27 ;;; Commentary:
  28
  29 ;; This module allows you to switch to buffers even faster than with
  30 ;; iswitchb!  It is not intended to replace it, however, as it works
  31 ;; well only with buffers whose names don't typically overlap.  You'll
  32 ;; have to try it first, and see how your mileage varies.
  33 ;;
  34 ;; The first way to use isearchb is by holding down a modifier key, in
  35 ;; which case every letter you type while holding it searches for any
  36 ;; buffer matching what you're typing (using the same ordering scheme
  37 ;; employed by iswitchb).  To use it this way, add to your .emacs:
  38 ;;
  39 ;;   (isearchb-set-keybindings 'super)  ; s-x s-y s-z now finds "xyz"
  40 ;;
  41 ;; The other way is by using a command that puts you into "search"
  42 ;; mode, just like with isearch.  I use C-z for this.  The binding in
  43 ;; my .emacs looks like:
  44 ;;
  45 ;;   (define-key global-map [(control ?z)] 'isearchb-activate)
  46 ;;
  47 ;; Now, after pressing C-z (for example), each self-inserting
  48 ;; character thereafter will search for a buffer containing those
  49 ;; characters.  For instance, typing "C-z xyz" will switch to the
  50 ;; first buffer containing "xyz".  Once you press a non-self-inserting
  51 ;; character (such as any control key sequence), the search will end.
  52 ;;
  53 ;; C-z after C-z toggles between the previously selected buffer and
  54 ;; the current one.
  55 ;;
  56 ;; C-g aborts the search and returns you to your original buffer.
  57 ;;
  58 ;; TAB, after typing in a few characters (after C-z), will jump into
  59 ;; iswitchb, using the prefix you've typed so far.  This is handy when
  60 ;; you realize that isearchb is not powerful enough to find the buffer
  61 ;; you're looking for.
  62 ;;
  63 ;; C-s and C-r move forward and backward in the buffer list.  If
  64 ;; `isearchb-show-completions' is non-nil (the default), the list of
  65 ;; possible completions is shown in the minibuffer.
  66 ;;
  67 ;; If `isearchb-idle-timeout' is set to a number, isearchb will quit
  68 ;; after that many seconds of idle time.  I recommend trying it set to
  69 ;; one or two seconds.  Then, if you switch to a buffer and wait for
  70 ;; that amount of time, you can start typing without manually exiting
  71 ;; isearchb.
  72
  73 ;; TODO:
  74 ;;   C-z C-z is broken
  75 ;;   killing iswitchb.el and then trying to switch back is broken
  76 ;;   make sure TAB isn't broken
  77
  78 (require 'iswitchb)
  79
  80 (defgroup isearchb nil
  81   "Switch between buffers using a mechanism like isearch."
  82   :group 'iswitchb)
  83
  84 (defcustom isearchb-idle-timeout nil
  85   "Number of idle seconds before isearchb turns itself off.
  86 If nil, don't use a timeout."
  87   :type '(choice (integer :tag "Seconds")
  88                  (const :tag "Disable" nil))
  89   :group 'isearchb)
  90
  91 (defcustom isearchb-show-completions t
  92   "If non-nil, show possible completions in the minibuffer."
  93   :type 'boolean
  94   :group 'isearchb)
  95
  96 (defvar isearchb-start-buffer nil)
  97 (defvar isearchb-last-buffer nil)
  98 (defvar isearchb-idle-timer nil)
  99
 100 (defun isearchb-stop (&optional return-to-buffer ignore-command)
 101   "Called by isearchb to terminate a search in progress."
 102   (remove-hook 'pre-command-hook 'isearchb-follow-char)
 103   (if return-to-buffer
 104       (switch-to-buffer isearchb-start-buffer)
 105     (setq isearchb-last-buffer isearchb-start-buffer))
 106   (when isearchb-idle-timer
 107     (cancel-timer isearchb-idle-timer)
 108     (setq isearchb-idle-timer nil))
 109   (if ignore-command
 110       (setq this-command 'ignore
 111             last-command 'ignore))
 112   (message nil))
 113
 114 (defun isearchb-iswitchb ()
 115   "isearchb's custom version of the `iswitchb' command.
 116 Its purpose is to pass different call arguments to
 117 `iswitchb-read-buffer'."
 118   (interactive)
 119   (let* ((prompt "iswitch ")
 120          (iswitchb-method 'samewindow)
 121          (buf (iswitchb-read-buffer prompt nil nil iswitchb-text t)))
 122     (if (eq iswitchb-exit 'findfile)
 123         (call-interactively 'find-file)
 124       (when buf
 125         (if (get-buffer buf)
 126             ;; buffer exists, so view it and then exit
 127             (iswitchb-visit-buffer buf)
 128           ;; else buffer doesn't exist
 129           (iswitchb-possible-new-buffer buf))))))
 130
 131 (defun isearchb ()
 132   "Switch to buffer matching a substring, based on chars typed."
 133   (interactive)
 134   (unless (eq last-command 'isearchb)
 135     (setq iswitchb-text nil))
 136   (unless iswitchb-text
 137     (setq iswitchb-text "")
 138     (iswitchb-make-buflist nil))
 139   (if last-command-event
 140       (setq iswitchb-rescan t
 141             iswitchb-text (concat iswitchb-text
 142                                   (char-to-string last-command-event))))
 143   (iswitchb-set-matches)
 144   (let* ((match (car iswitchb-matches))
 145          (buf (and match (get-buffer match))))
 146     (if (null buf)
 147         (progn
 148           (isearchb-stop t)
 149           (isearchb-iswitchb))
 150       (switch-to-buffer buf)
 151       (if isearchb-show-completions
 152           (message "isearchb: %s%s" iswitchb-text
 153                    (iswitchb-completions iswitchb-text))
 154         (if (= 1 (length iswitchb-matches))
 155             (message "isearchb: %s (only match)" iswitchb-text)
 156           (message "isearchb: %s" iswitchb-text))))))
 157
 158 (defun isearchb-set-keybindings (modifier)
 159   "Setup isearchb on the given MODIFIER."
 160   (dotimes (i 128)
 161     (if (eq 'self-insert-command
 162             (lookup-key global-map (vector i)))
 163         (define-key global-map (vector (list modifier i)) 'isearchb))))
 164
 165 (defun isearchb-follow-char ()
 166   "Function added to `post-command-hook' to handle the isearchb \"mode\"."
 167   (let (keys)
 168     (if (not (and (memq last-command '(isearchb isearchb-activate))
 169                   (setq keys (this-command-keys))
 170                   (= 1 (length keys))))
 171         (isearchb-stop)
 172       (cond
 173        ((or (equal keys "\C-h") (equal keys "\C-?")
 174             (equal keys [backspace]) (equal keys [delete]))
 175         (setq iswitchb-text
 176               (substring iswitchb-text 0 (1- (length iswitchb-text))))
 177         (if (= 0 (length iswitchb-text))
 178             (isearchb-stop t t)
 179           (setq last-command-event nil)
 180           (setq this-command 'isearchb)))
 181        ((or (equal keys "\C-i") (equal keys [tab]))
 182         (setq this-command 'isearchb-iswitchb))
 183        ((equal keys "\C-s")
 184         (iswitchb-next-match)
 185         (setq last-command-event nil)
 186         (setq this-command 'isearchb))
 187        ((equal keys "\C-r")
 188         (iswitchb-prev-match)
 189         (setq last-command-event nil)
 190         (setq this-command 'isearchb))
 191        ((equal keys "\C-g")
 192         (ding)
 193         (isearchb-stop t t))
 194        ((eq (lookup-key global-map keys) 'self-insert-command)
 195         (setq this-command 'isearchb)))
 196       (if (and isearchb-idle-timeout
 197                (null isearchb-idle-timer))
 198         (setq isearchb-idle-timer
 199               (run-with-idle-timer isearchb-idle-timeout nil
 200                                    'isearchb-stop))))))
 201
 202 ;;;###autoload
 203 (defun isearchb-activate ()
 204   "Active isearchb mode for subsequent alphanumeric keystrokes.
 205 Executing this command again will terminate the search; or, if
 206 the search has not yet begun, will toggle to the last buffer
 207 accessed via isearchb."
 208   (interactive)
 209   (cond
 210    ((eq last-command 'isearchb)
 211     (isearchb-stop nil t))
 212    ((eq last-command 'isearchb-activate)
 213     (if isearchb-last-buffer
 214         (switch-to-buffer isearchb-last-buffer)
 215       (error "isearchb: There is no previous buffer to toggle to"))
 216     (isearchb-stop nil t))
 217    (t
 218     (message "isearchb: ")
 219     (setq iswitchb-text nil
 220           isearchb-start-buffer (current-buffer))
 221     (add-hook 'pre-command-hook 'isearchb-follow-char))))
 222
 223 (provide 'isearchb)
 224
 225 ;;; isearchb.el ends here