1 ;;; esh-arg.el --- argument processing
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5 ;; Author: John Wiegley <johnw@gnu.org>
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26 (eval-when-compile (require 'esh-maint
))
28 (defgroup eshell-arg nil
29 "Argument parsing involves transforming the arguments passed on the
30 command line into equivalent Lisp forms that, when evaluated, will
31 yield the values intended."
32 :tag
"Argument parsing"
37 ;; Parsing of arguments can be extended by adding functions to the
38 ;; hook `eshell-parse-argument-hook'. For a good example of this, see
39 ;; `eshell-parse-drive-letter', defined in eshell-dirs.el.
41 (defcustom eshell-parse-argument-hook
43 ;; a term such as #<buffer NAME>, or #<process NAME> is a buffer
44 ;; or process reference
45 'eshell-parse-special-reference
47 ;; numbers convert to numbers if they stand alone
50 (when (and (not eshell-current-argument
)
51 (not eshell-current-quoted
)
52 (looking-at eshell-number-regexp
)
53 (eshell-arg-delimiter (match-end 0)))
54 (goto-char (match-end 0))
55 (let ((str (match-string 0)))
56 (if (> (length str
) 0)
57 (add-text-properties 0 1 '(number t
) str
))
60 ;; parse any non-special characters, based on the current context
63 (unless eshell-inside-quote-regexp
64 (setq eshell-inside-quote-regexp
66 (apply 'string eshell-special-chars-inside-quoting
))))
67 (unless eshell-outside-quote-regexp
68 (setq eshell-outside-quote-regexp
70 (apply 'string eshell-special-chars-outside-quoting
))))
71 (when (looking-at (if eshell-current-quoted
72 eshell-inside-quote-regexp
73 eshell-outside-quote-regexp
))
74 (goto-char (match-end 0))
75 (let ((str (match-string 0)))
77 (set-text-properties 0 (length str
) nil str
))
80 ;; whitespace or a comment is an argument delimiter
84 (when (or (looking-at "[ \t]+")
85 (and (not eshell-current-argument
)
86 (looking-at "#\\([^<'].*\\|$\\)")
89 (add-text-properties (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)
91 (goto-char (match-end 0))
92 (eshell-finish-arg)))))
94 ;; backslash before a special character means escape it
95 'eshell-parse-backslash
97 ;; text beginning with ' is a literally quoted
98 'eshell-parse-literal-quote
100 ;; text beginning with " is interpolably quoted
101 'eshell-parse-double-quote
103 ;; argument delimiter
104 'eshell-parse-delimiter
)
105 "*Define how to process Eshell command line arguments.
106 When each function on this hook is called, point will be at the
107 current position within the argument list. The function should either
108 return nil, meaning that it did no argument parsing, or it should
109 return the result of the parse as a sexp. It is also responsible for
110 moving the point forward to reflect the amount of input text that was
113 If no function handles the current character at point, it will be
114 treated as a literal character."
122 (defcustom eshell-arg-load-hook
'(eshell-arg-initialize)
123 "*A hook that gets run when `eshell-arg' is loaded."
127 (defcustom eshell-delimiter-argument-list
'(?\
; ?& ?\| ?\> ? ?\t ?\n)
128 "List of characters to recognize as argument separators."
129 :type
'(repeat character
)
132 (defcustom eshell-special-chars-inside-quoting
'(?
\\ ?
\")
133 "*Characters which are still special inside double quotes."
134 :type
'(repeat character
)
137 (defcustom eshell-special-chars-outside-quoting
138 (append eshell-delimiter-argument-list
'(?
# ?
! ?
\\ ?
\" ?
\'))
139 "*Characters that require escaping outside of double quotes.
140 Without escaping them, they will introduce a change in the argument."
141 :type
'(repeat character
)
144 ;;; Internal Variables:
146 (defvar eshell-current-argument nil
)
147 (defvar eshell-current-modifiers nil
)
148 (defvar eshell-arg-listified nil
)
149 (defvar eshell-nested-argument nil
)
150 (defvar eshell-current-quoted nil
)
151 (defvar eshell-inside-quote-regexp nil
)
152 (defvar eshell-outside-quote-regexp nil
)
156 (defun eshell-arg-initialize ()
157 "Initialize the argument parsing code."
158 (define-key eshell-command-map
[(meta ?b
)] 'eshell-insert-buffer-name
)
159 (set (make-local-variable 'eshell-inside-quote-regexp
) nil
)
160 (set (make-local-variable 'eshell-outside-quote-regexp
) nil
))
162 (defun eshell-insert-buffer-name (buffer-name)
163 "Insert BUFFER-NAME into the current buffer at point."
164 (interactive "BName of buffer: ")
165 (insert-and-inherit "#<buffer " buffer-name
">"))
167 (defsubst eshell-escape-arg
(string)
168 "Return STRING with the `escaped' property on it."
170 (add-text-properties 0 (length string
) '(escaped t
) string
))
173 (defun eshell-resolve-current-argument ()
174 "If there are pending modifications to be made, make them now."
175 (when eshell-current-argument
176 (when eshell-arg-listified
177 (let ((parts eshell-current-argument
))
179 (unless (stringp (car parts
))
181 (list 'eshell-to-flat-string
(car parts
))))
182 (setq parts
(cdr parts
)))
183 (setq eshell-current-argument
184 (list 'eshell-convert
185 (append (list 'concat
) eshell-current-argument
))))
186 (setq eshell-arg-listified nil
))
187 (while eshell-current-modifiers
188 (setq eshell-current-argument
189 (list (car eshell-current-modifiers
) eshell-current-argument
)
190 eshell-current-modifiers
(cdr eshell-current-modifiers
))))
191 (setq eshell-current-modifiers nil
))
193 (defun eshell-finish-arg (&optional argument
)
194 "Finish the current argument being processed."
196 (setq eshell-current-argument argument
))
197 (throw 'eshell-arg-done t
))
199 (defsubst eshell-arg-delimiter
(&optional pos
)
200 "Return non-nil if POS is an argument delimiter.
201 If POS is nil, the location of point is checked."
202 (let ((pos (or pos
(point))))
203 (or (= pos
(point-max))
204 (memq (char-after pos
) eshell-delimiter-argument-list
))))
208 (defun eshell-parse-arguments (beg end
)
209 "Parse all of the arguments at point from BEG to END.
210 Returns the list of arguments in their raw form.
211 Point is left at the end of the arguments."
215 (narrow-to-region beg end
)
216 (let ((inhibit-point-motion-hooks t
)
218 after-change-functions
220 (remove-text-properties (point-min) (point-max)
221 '(arg-begin nil arg-end nil
))
224 (catch 'eshell-incomplete
226 (let* ((here (point))
227 (arg (eshell-parse-argument)))
229 (error "Failed to parse argument '%s'"
230 (buffer-substring here
(point-max))))
231 (and arg
(nconc args
(list arg
)))))))
233 (throw 'eshell-incomplete delim
)
234 (throw 'eshell-incomplete
235 (list delim
(point) (cdr args
)))))
238 (defun eshell-parse-argument ()
239 "Get the next argument. Leave point after it."
240 (let* ((outer (null eshell-nested-argument
))
241 (arg-begin (and outer
(point)))
242 (eshell-nested-argument t
)
243 eshell-current-argument
244 eshell-current-modifiers
245 eshell-arg-listified
)
246 (catch 'eshell-arg-done
249 (or (run-hook-with-args-until-success
250 'eshell-parse-argument-hook
)
252 (char-to-string (char-after))
254 (if (not eshell-current-argument
)
255 (setq eshell-current-argument result
)
256 (unless eshell-arg-listified
257 (setq eshell-current-argument
258 (list eshell-current-argument
)
259 eshell-arg-listified t
))
260 (nconc eshell-current-argument
(list result
))))))
261 (when (and outer eshell-current-argument
)
262 (add-text-properties arg-begin
(1+ arg-begin
)
263 '(arg-begin t rear-nonsticky
264 (arg-begin arg-end
)))
265 (add-text-properties (1- (point)) (point)
266 '(arg-end t rear-nonsticky
267 (arg-end arg-begin
))))
268 (eshell-resolve-current-argument)
269 eshell-current-argument
))
271 (defsubst eshell-operator
(&rest args
)
272 "A stub function that generates an error if a floating operator is found."
273 (error "Unhandled operator in input text"))
275 (defsubst eshell-looking-at-backslash-return
(pos)
276 "Test whether a backslash-return sequence occurs at POS."
277 (and (eq (char-after pos
) ?
\\)
278 (or (= (1+ pos
) (point-max))
279 (and (eq (char-after (1+ pos
)) ?
\n)
280 (= (+ pos
2) (point-max))))))
282 (defun eshell-quote-backslash (string &optional index
)
283 "Intelligently backslash the character occuring in STRING at INDEX.
284 If the character is itself a backslash, it needs no escaping."
285 (let ((char (aref string index
)))
287 (char-to-string char
)
288 (if (memq char eshell-special-chars-outside-quoting
)
289 (string ?
\\ char
)))))
291 (defun eshell-parse-backslash ()
292 "Parse a single backslash (\) character, which might mean escape.
293 It only means escape if the character immediately following is a
294 special character that is not itself a backslash."
295 (when (eq (char-after) ?
\\)
296 (if (eshell-looking-at-backslash-return (point))
297 (throw 'eshell-incomplete ?
\\)
298 (if (and (not (eq (char-after (1+ (point))) ?
\\))
299 (if eshell-current-quoted
300 (memq (char-after (1+ (point)))
301 eshell-special-chars-inside-quoting
)
302 (memq (char-after (1+ (point)))
303 eshell-special-chars-outside-quoting
)))
306 (list 'eshell-escape-arg
307 (char-to-string (char-before))))
308 ;; allow \\<RET> to mean a literal "\" character followed by a
309 ;; normal return, rather than a backslash followed by a line
310 ;; continuator (i.e., "\\ + \n" rather than "\ + \\n"). This
311 ;; is necessary because backslashes in Eshell are not special
312 ;; unless they either precede something special, or precede a
313 ;; backslash that precedes something special. (Mainly this is
314 ;; done to make using backslash on Windows systems more
316 (if (eshell-looking-at-backslash-return (1+ (point)))
321 (defun eshell-parse-literal-quote ()
322 "Parse a literally quoted string. Nothing has special meaning!"
323 (if (eq (char-after) ?
\')
324 (let ((end (eshell-find-delimiter ?
\' ?
\')))
326 (throw 'eshell-incomplete ?
\')
327 (let ((string (buffer-substring-no-properties (1+ (point)) end
)))
329 (while (string-match "''" string
)
330 (setq string
(replace-match "'" t t string
)))
331 (list 'eshell-escape-arg string
))))))
333 (defun eshell-parse-double-quote ()
334 "Parse a double quoted string, which allows for variable interpolation."
335 (when (eq (char-after) ?
\")
336 (let* ((end (eshell-find-delimiter ?
\" ?
\" nil nil t
))
337 (eshell-current-quoted t
))
339 (throw 'eshell-incomplete ?
\")
343 (narrow-to-region (point) end
)
344 (list 'eshell-escape-arg
345 (eshell-parse-argument)))
346 (goto-char (1+ end
)))))))
348 (defun eshell-parse-special-reference ()
349 "Parse a special syntax reference, of the form '#<type arg>'."
350 (if (and (not eshell-current-argument
)
351 (not eshell-current-quoted
)
352 (looking-at "#<\\(buffer\\|process\\)\\s-"))
353 (let ((here (point)))
354 (goto-char (match-end 0))
355 (let* ((buffer-p (string= (match-string 1) "buffer"))
356 (end (eshell-find-delimiter ?\
< ?\
>)))
358 (throw 'eshell-incomplete ?\
<)
359 (if (eshell-arg-delimiter (1+ end
))
361 (list (if buffer-p
'get-buffer-create
'get-process
)
362 (buffer-substring-no-properties (point) end
))
363 (goto-char (1+ end
)))
364 (ignore (goto-char here
))))))))
366 (defun eshell-parse-delimiter ()
367 "Parse an argument delimiter, which is essentially a command operator."
368 ;; this `eshell-operator' keyword gets parsed out by
369 ;; `eshell-separate-commands'. Right now the only possibility for
370 ;; error is an incorrect output redirection specifier.
371 (when (looking-at "[&|;\n]\\s-*")
372 (let ((end (match-end 0)))
373 (if eshell-current-argument
377 (list 'eshell-operator
379 ((eq (char-after end
) ?\
&)
380 (setq end
(1+ end
)) "&&")
381 ((eq (char-after end
) ?\|
)
382 (setq end
(1+ end
)) "||")
383 ((eq (char-after) ?
\n) ";")
385 (char-to-string (char-after)))))
386 (goto-char end
)))))))
388 ;;; esh-arg.el ends here