1 ;;; autorevert --- revert buffers when files on disk change
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Anders Lindgren <andersl@andersl.com>
6 ;; Keywords: convenience
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31 ;; Whenever a file that Emacs is editing has been changed by another
32 ;; program the user normally has to execute the command `revert-buffer'
33 ;; to load the new content of the file into Emacs.
35 ;; This package contains two minor modes: Global Auto-Revert Mode and
36 ;; Auto-Revert Mode. Both modes automatically revert buffers
37 ;; whenever the corresponding files have been changed on disk.
39 ;; Auto-Revert Mode can be activated for individual buffers.
40 ;; Global Auto-Revert Mode applies to all file buffers.
42 ;; Both modes operate by checking the time stamp of all files at
43 ;; intervals of `auto-revert-interval'. The default is every five
44 ;; seconds. The check is aborted whenever the user actually uses
45 ;; Emacs. You should never even notice that this package is active
46 ;; (except that your buffers will be reverted, of course).
50 ;; Go to the appropriate buffer and press:
51 ;; M-x auto-revert-mode RET
53 ;; To activate Global Auto-Revert Mode, press:
54 ;; M-x global-auto-revert-mode RET
56 ;; To activate Global Auto-Revert Mode every time Emacs is started
57 ;; customise the option `global-auto-revert-mode' or the following
58 ;; line could be added to your ~/.emacs:
59 ;; (global-auto-revert-mode 1)
61 ;; The function `turn-on-auto-revert-mode' could be added to any major
62 ;; mode hook to activate Auto-Revert Mode for all buffers in that
63 ;; mode. For example, the following line will activate Auto-Revert
64 ;; Mode in all C mode buffers:
66 ;; (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-revert-mode)
73 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl
))
78 ;; The two modes will be placed next to Auto Save Mode under the
79 ;; Files group under Emacs.
81 (defgroup auto-revert nil
82 "Revert individual buffers when files on disk change.
84 Auto-Revert Mode can be activated for individual buffer.
85 Global Auto-Revert Mode applies to all buffers."
92 ;; Autoload for the benefit of `make-mode-line-mouse-sensitive'.
94 (defvar auto-revert-mode nil
95 "*Non-nil when Auto-Revert Mode is active.
97 Never set this variable directly, use the command `auto-revert-mode'
101 (defcustom global-auto-revert-mode nil
102 "When on, buffers are automatically reverted when files on disk change.
104 Set this variable using \\[customize] only. Otherwise, use the
105 command `global-auto-revert-mode'."
107 :initialize
'custom-initialize-default
108 :set
'(lambda (symbol value
)
109 (global-auto-revert-mode (or value
0)))
111 :require
'autorevert
)
113 (defcustom auto-revert-interval
5
114 "Time, in seconds, between Auto-Revert Mode file checks."
118 (defcustom auto-revert-stop-on-user-input t
119 "When non-nil Auto-Revert Mode stops checking files on user input."
123 (defcustom auto-revert-verbose t
124 "When nil, Auto-Revert Mode will not generate any messages.
126 Currently, messages are generated when the mode is activated or
127 deactivated, and whenever a file is reverted."
131 (defcustom auto-revert-mode-text
" ARev"
132 "String to display in the mode line when Auto-Revert Mode is active.
134 \(When the string is not empty, make sure that it has a leading space.)"
135 :tag
"Auto Revert Mode Text" ; To separate it from `global-...'
139 (defcustom auto-revert-mode-hook nil
140 "Functions to run when Auto-Revert Mode is activated."
141 :tag
"Auto Revert Mode Hook" ; To separate it from `global-...'
145 (defcustom global-auto-revert-mode-text
""
146 "String to display when Global Auto-Revert Mode is active.
148 The default is nothing since when this mode is active this text doesn't
149 vary over time, or between buffers. Hence mode line text
150 would only waste precious space."
154 (defcustom global-auto-revert-mode-hook nil
155 "Hook called when Global Auto-Revert Mode is activated."
159 (defcustom global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers nil
160 "*When nil only file buffers are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
162 When non-nil, both file buffers and buffers with a custom
163 `revert-buffer-function' are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode."
167 (defcustom global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers nil
168 "When nil only file buffers are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
170 When non-nil, both file buffers and buffers with a custom
171 `revert-buffer-function' are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
173 Use this option with care since it could lead to excessive reverts."
177 (defcustom global-auto-revert-ignore-modes
'()
178 "List of major modes Global Auto-Revert Mode should not check."
180 :type
'(repeat sexp
))
182 (defcustom auto-revert-load-hook nil
183 "Functions to run when Auto-Revert Mode is first loaded."
188 (defvar global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer nil
189 "*When non-nil, Global Auto-Revert Mode will not revert this buffer.
191 This variable becomes buffer local when set in any fashion.")
192 (make-variable-buffer-local 'global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer
)
195 ;; Internal variables:
197 (defvar auto-revert-buffer-list
'()
198 "List of buffers in Auto-Revert Mode.
200 Note that only Auto-Revert Mode, never Global Auto-Revert Mode, adds
201 buffers to this list.
203 The timer function `auto-revert-buffers' is responsible for purging
204 the list of old buffers.")
206 (defvar auto-revert-timer nil
207 "Timer used by Auto-Revert Mode.")
209 (defvar auto-revert-remaining-buffers
'()
210 "Buffers not checked when user input stopped execution.")
216 (defun auto-revert-mode (&optional arg
)
217 "Toggle reverting buffer when file on disk changes.
219 With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on if and only if arg is positive.
220 This is a minor mode that affects only the current buffer.
221 Use `global-auto-revert-mode' to automatically revert all buffers."
223 (make-local-variable 'auto-revert-mode
)
224 (put 'auto-revert-mode
'permanent-local t
)
225 (setq auto-revert-mode
227 (not auto-revert-mode
)
228 (> (prefix-numeric-value arg
) 0)))
229 (if (and auto-revert-verbose
231 (message "Auto-Revert Mode is now %s."
232 (if auto-revert-mode
"on" "off")))
234 (if (not (memq (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list
))
235 (push (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list
))
236 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
237 (delq (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list
)))
238 (auto-revert-set-timer)
239 (when auto-revert-mode
240 (auto-revert-buffers)
241 (run-hooks 'auto-revert-mode-hook
))
246 (defun turn-on-auto-revert-mode ()
247 "Turn on Auto-Revert Mode.
249 This function is designed to be added to hooks, for example:
250 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-revert-mode)"
251 (auto-revert-mode 1))
255 (defun global-auto-revert-mode (&optional arg
)
256 "Revert any buffer when file on disk change.
258 With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on globally if and only if arg is positive.
259 This is a minor mode that affects all buffers.
260 Use `auto-revert-mode' to revert a particular buffer."
262 (setq global-auto-revert-mode
264 (not global-auto-revert-mode
)
265 (> (prefix-numeric-value arg
) 0)))
266 (if (and auto-revert-verbose
268 (message "Global Auto-Revert Mode is now %s."
269 (if global-auto-revert-mode
"on" "off")))
270 (auto-revert-set-timer)
271 (when global-auto-revert-mode
272 (auto-revert-buffers)
273 (run-hooks 'global-auto-revert-mode-hook
)))
276 (defun auto-revert-set-timer ()
277 "Restart or cancel the timer."
278 (if (timerp auto-revert-timer
)
279 (cancel-timer auto-revert-timer
))
280 (if (or global-auto-revert-mode auto-revert-buffer-list
)
281 (setq auto-revert-timer
(run-with-timer auto-revert-interval
283 'auto-revert-buffers
))
284 (setq auto-revert-timer nil
)))
287 (defun auto-revert-buffers ()
288 "Revert buffers as specified by Auto-Revert and Global Auto-Revert Mode.
290 Should `global-auto-revert-mode' be active all file buffers are checked.
292 Should `auto-revert-mode' be active in some buffers, those buffers
295 Non-file buffers that have a custom `revert-buffer-function' are
296 reverted either when Auto-Revert Mode is active in that buffer, or
297 when the variable `global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers' is non-nil
298 and Global Auto-Revert Mode is active.
300 This function stops whenever there is user input. The buffers not
301 checked are stored in the variable `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'.
303 To avoid starvation, the buffers in `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'
304 are checked first the next time this function is called.
306 This function is also responsible for removing buffers no longer in
307 Auto-Revert mode from `auto-revert-buffer-list', and for canceling
308 the timer when no buffers need to be checked."
309 (let ((bufs (if global-auto-revert-mode
311 auto-revert-buffer-list
))
314 ;; Partition `bufs' into two halves depending on whether or not
315 ;; the buffers are in `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'. The two
316 ;; halves are then re-joined with the "remaining" buffers at the
318 (dolist (buf auto-revert-remaining-buffers
)
320 (push buf remaining
)))
322 (if (not (memq buf remaining
))
324 (setq bufs
(nreverse (nconc new remaining
)))
326 (not (and auto-revert-stop-on-user-input
328 (let ((buf (car bufs
)))
329 (if (buffer-name buf
) ; Buffer still alive?
332 ;; Test if someone has turned off Auto-Revert Mode in a
333 ;; non-standard way, for example by changing major mode.
334 (if (and (not auto-revert-mode
)
335 (memq buf auto-revert-buffer-list
))
336 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
337 (delq buf auto-revert-buffer-list
)))
341 global-auto-revert-mode
342 (not global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer
)
343 (not (memq major-mode
344 global-auto-revert-ignore-modes
))))
345 (not (buffer-modified-p))
346 (if (buffer-file-name)
347 (and (file-readable-p (buffer-file-name))
348 (not (verify-visited-file-modtime buf
)))
349 (and revert-buffer-function
350 (or (and global-auto-revert-mode
351 global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers
)
353 (if auto-revert-verbose
354 (message "Reverting buffer `%s'." buf
))
355 (revert-buffer t t t
)))
356 ;; Remove dead buffer from `auto-revert-buffer-list'.
357 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
358 (delq buf auto-revert-buffer-list
))))
359 (setq bufs
(cdr bufs
)))
360 (setq auto-revert-remaining-buffers bufs
)
361 ;; Check if we should cancel the timer.
362 (when (and (not global-auto-revert-mode
)
363 (null auto-revert-buffer-list
))
364 (cancel-timer auto-revert-timer
)
365 (setq auto-revert-timer nil
))))
370 (unless (assq 'auto-revert-mode minor-mode-alist
)
371 (push '(auto-revert-mode auto-revert-mode-text
)
373 (unless (assq 'global-auto-revert-mode minor-mode-alist
)
374 (push '(global-auto-revert-mode global-auto-revert-mode-text
)
377 (provide 'autorevert
)
379 (run-hooks 'auto-revert-load-hook
)
381 ;; This makes it possible to set Global Auto-Revert Mode from
383 (if global-auto-revert-mode
384 (global-auto-revert-mode 1))
386 ;; autorevert.el ends here.