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1 ;;; server.el --- Lisp code for GNU Emacs running as server process.
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: William Sommerfeld <wesommer@athena.mit.edu>
6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
7 ;; Keywords: processes
9 ;; Changes by peck@sun.com and by rms.
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28 ;;; Commentary:
30 ;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as
31 ;; a server for other processes.
33 ;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server.
34 ;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess
35 ;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit,
36 ;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))
38 ;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file,
39 ;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient.
40 ;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through
41 ;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them.
43 ;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited.
45 ;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit
46 ;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next
47 ;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited
48 ;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return
49 ;; to the program that invoked it.
51 ;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from
52 ;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible
53 ;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke
54 ;; the client. This is possible in four cases:
56 ;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the
57 ;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another.
59 ;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the
60 ;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another.
62 ;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running
63 ;; as a subprocess of Emacs.
65 ;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program
66 ;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display
67 ;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be
68 ;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is
69 ;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground.
71 ;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists
72 ;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited.
73 ;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients,
74 ;; and which files are yet to be edited for each.
76 ;;; Code:
78 (defvar server-program (expand-file-name "emacsserver" exec-directory)
79 "*The program to use as the edit server.")
81 (defvar server-visit-hook nil
82 "*List of hooks to call when visiting a file for the Emacs server.")
84 (defvar server-switch-hook nil
85 "*List of hooks to call when switching to a buffer for the Emacs server.")
87 (defvar server-done-hook nil
88 "*List of hooks to call when done editing a buffer for the Emacs server.")
90 (defvar server-process nil
91 "the current server process")
93 (defvar server-previous-string "")
95 (defvar server-clients nil
96 "List of current server clients.
97 Each element is (CLIENTID BUFFERS...) where CLIENTID is a string
98 that can be given to the server process to identify a client.
99 When a buffer is marked as \"done\", it is removed from this list.")
101 (defvar server-buffer-clients nil
102 "List of clientids for clients requesting editing of current buffer.")
103 (make-variable-buffer-local 'server-buffer-clients)
104 ;; Changing major modes should not erase this local.
105 (put 'server-buffer-clients 'permanent-local t)
107 (defvar server-window nil
108 "*The window to use for selecting Emacs server buffers.
109 If nil, use the selected window.
110 If it is a frame, use the frame's selected window.")
112 (defvar server-temp-file-regexp "^/tmp/Re\\|/draft$"
113 "*Regexp which should match filenames of temporary files
114 which are deleted and reused after each edit
115 by the programs that invoke the emacs server.")
117 (or (assq 'server-buffer-clients minor-mode-alist)
118 (setq minor-mode-alist (cons '(server-buffer-clients " Server") minor-mode-alist)))
120 ;; If a *server* buffer exists,
121 ;; write STRING to it for logging purposes.
122 (defun server-log (string)
123 (if (get-buffer "*server*")
124 (save-excursion
125 (set-buffer "*server*")
126 (goto-char (point-max))
127 (insert (current-time-string) " " string)
128 (or (bolp) (newline)))))
130 (defun server-sentinel (proc msg)
131 (cond ((eq (process-status proc) 'exit)
132 (server-log (message "Server subprocess exited")))
133 ((eq (process-status proc) 'signal)
134 (server-log (message "Server subprocess killed")))))
136 ;;;###autoload
137 (defun server-start (&optional leave-dead)
138 "Allow this Emacs process to be a server for client processes.
139 This starts a server communications subprocess through which
140 client \"editors\" can send your editing commands to this Emacs job.
141 To use the server, set up the program `emacsclient' in the
142 Emacs distribution as your standard \"editor\".
144 Prefix arg means just kill any existing server communications subprocess."
145 (interactive "P")
146 ;; kill it dead!
147 (if server-process
148 (progn
149 (set-process-sentinel server-process nil)
150 (condition-case () (delete-process server-process) (error nil))))
151 ;; Delete the socket files made by previous server invocations.
152 (let* ((sysname (system-name))
153 (dot-index (string-match "\\." sysname)))
154 (condition-case ()
155 (delete-file (format "~/.emacs-server-%s" sysname))
156 (error nil))
157 (condition-case ()
158 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) sysname))
159 (error nil))
160 ;; In case the server file name was made with a domainless hostname,
161 ;; try deleting that name too.
162 (if dot-index
163 (let ((shortname (substring sysname 0 dot-index)))
164 (condition-case ()
165 (delete-file (format "~/.emacs-server-%s" shortname))
166 (error nil))
167 (condition-case ()
168 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) shortname))
169 (error nil)))))
170 ;; If this Emacs already had a server, clear out associated status.
171 (while server-clients
172 (let ((buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients))))
173 (server-buffer-done buffer)))
174 (if leave-dead
176 (if server-process
177 (server-log (message "Restarting server")))
178 ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes
179 ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions).
180 (let ((process-connection-type nil))
181 (setq server-process (start-process "server" nil server-program)))
182 (set-process-sentinel server-process 'server-sentinel)
183 (set-process-filter server-process 'server-process-filter)
184 (process-kill-without-query server-process)))
186 ;Process a request from the server to edit some files.
187 ;Format of STRING is "Client: CLIENTID PATH PATH PATH... \n"
188 (defun server-process-filter (proc string)
189 (server-log string)
190 (setq string (concat server-previous-string string))
191 ;; If the input is multiple lines,
192 ;; process each line individually.
193 (while (string-match "\n" string)
194 (let ((request (substring string 0 (match-beginning 0)))
195 client nowait
196 (files nil)
197 (lineno 1))
198 ;; Remove this line from STRING.
199 (setq string (substring string (match-end 0)))
200 (if (string-match "^Error: " request)
201 (message "Server error: %s" (substring request (match-end 0)))
202 (if (string-match "^Client: " request)
203 (progn
204 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
205 (setq client (list (substring request 0 (string-match " " request))))
206 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
207 (while (string-match "[^ ]+ " request)
208 (let ((arg
209 (substring request (match-beginning 0) (1- (match-end 0))))
210 (pos 0))
211 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
212 (if (string-match "\\`-nowait" arg)
213 (setq nowait t)
214 (if (string-match "\\`\\+[0-9]+\\'" arg)
215 ;; ARG is a line number option.
216 (setq lineno (read (substring arg 1)))
217 ;; ARG is a file name.
218 ;; Collapse multiple slashes to single slashes.
219 (setq arg (command-line-normalize-file-name arg))
220 ;; Undo the quoting that emacsclient does
221 ;; for certain special characters.
222 (while (string-match "&." arg pos)
223 (setq pos (1+ (match-beginning 0)))
224 (let ((nextchar (aref arg pos)))
225 (cond ((= nextchar ?&)
226 (setq arg (replace-match "&" t t arg)))
227 ((= nextchar ?-)
228 (setq arg (replace-match "-" t t arg)))
230 (setq arg (replace-match " " t t arg))))))
231 (setq files
232 (cons (list arg lineno)
233 files))
234 (setq lineno 1)))))
235 (server-visit-files files client nowait)
236 ;; CLIENT is now a list (CLIENTNUM BUFFERS...)
237 (or nowait
238 (setq server-clients (cons client server-clients)))
239 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 client))
240 (run-hooks 'server-switch-hook)
241 (message (substitute-command-keys
242 "When done with a buffer, type \\[server-edit]")))))))
243 ;; Save for later any partial line that remains.
244 (setq server-previous-string string))
246 (defun server-visit-files (files client &optional nowait)
247 "Finds FILES and returns the list CLIENT with the buffers nconc'd.
248 FILES is an alist whose elements are (FILENAME LINENUMBER).
249 NOWAIT non-nil means this client is not waiting for the results,
250 so don't mark these buffers specially, just visit them normally."
251 ;; Bind last-nonmenu-event to force use of keyboard, not mouse, for queries.
252 (let (client-record (last-nonmenu-event t) (obuf (current-buffer)))
253 ;; Restore the current buffer afterward, but not using save-excursion,
254 ;; because we don't want to save point in this buffer
255 ;; if it happens to be one of those specified by the server.
256 (unwind-protect
257 (while files
258 ;; If there is an existing buffer modified or the file is modified,
259 ;; revert it.
260 ;; If there is an existing buffer with deleted file, offer to write it.
261 (let* ((filen (car (car files)))
262 (obuf (get-file-buffer filen)))
263 (if (and obuf (set-buffer obuf))
264 (if (file-exists-p filen)
265 (if (or (not (verify-visited-file-modtime obuf))
266 (buffer-modified-p obuf))
267 (revert-buffer t nil))
268 (if (y-or-n-p
269 (concat "File no longer exists: "
270 filen
271 ", write buffer to file? "))
272 (write-file filen)))
273 (set-buffer (find-file-noselect filen))
274 (run-hooks 'server-visit-hook)))
275 (goto-line (nth 1 (car files)))
276 (if (not nowait)
277 (setq server-buffer-clients
278 (cons (car client) server-buffer-clients)))
279 (setq client-record (cons (current-buffer) client-record))
280 (setq files (cdr files)))
281 (set-buffer obuf))
282 (nconc client client-record)))
284 (defun server-buffer-done (buffer &optional for-killing)
285 "Mark BUFFER as \"done\" for its client(s).
286 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
287 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
288 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
289 (let ((running (eq (process-status server-process) 'run))
290 (next-buffer nil)
291 (killed nil)
292 (first t)
293 (old-clients server-clients))
294 (while old-clients
295 (let ((client (car old-clients)))
296 (or next-buffer
297 (setq next-buffer (nth 1 (memq buffer client))))
298 (delq buffer client)
299 ;; Delete all dead buffers from CLIENT.
300 (let ((tail client))
301 (while tail
302 (and (bufferp (car tail))
303 (null (buffer-name (car tail)))
304 (delq (car tail) client))
305 (setq tail (cdr tail))))
306 ;; If client now has no pending buffers,
307 ;; tell it that it is done, and forget it entirely.
308 (if (cdr client) nil
309 (if running
310 (progn
311 ;; Don't send emacsserver two commands in close succession.
312 ;; It cannot handle that.
313 (or first (sit-for 1))
314 (setq first nil)
315 (send-string server-process
316 (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))
317 (server-log (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))))
318 (setq server-clients (delq client server-clients))))
319 (setq old-clients (cdr old-clients)))
320 (if (and (bufferp buffer) (buffer-name buffer))
321 (progn
322 (save-excursion
323 (set-buffer buffer)
324 (setq server-buffer-clients nil)
325 (run-hooks 'server-done-hook))
326 (if for-killing
327 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
328 (progn (kill-buffer buffer)
329 (setq killed t))
330 (bury-buffer buffer)))))
331 (list next-buffer killed)))
333 (defun server-temp-file-p (buffer)
334 "Return non-nil if BUFFER contains a file considered temporary.
335 These are files whose names suggest they are repeatedly
336 reused to pass information to another program.
338 The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames
339 are considered temporary."
340 (and (buffer-file-name buffer)
341 (string-match server-temp-file-regexp (buffer-file-name buffer))))
343 (defun server-done ()
344 "Offer to save current buffer, mark it as \"done\" for clients.
345 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
346 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
347 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed the BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
348 (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
349 (if server-buffer-clients
350 (progn
351 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
352 ;; For a temp file, save, and do make a non-numeric backup
353 ;; (unless make-backup-files is nil).
354 (let ((version-control nil)
355 (buffer-backed-up nil))
356 (save-buffer))
357 (if (and (buffer-modified-p)
358 buffer-file-name
359 (y-or-n-p (concat "Save file " buffer-file-name "? ")))
360 (save-buffer buffer)))
361 (server-buffer-done buffer)))))
363 ;; Ask before killing a server buffer.
364 ;; It was suggested to release its client instead,
365 ;; but I think that is dangerous--the client would proceed
366 ;; using whatever is on disk in that file. -- rms.
367 (defun server-kill-buffer-query-function ()
368 (or (not server-buffer-clients)
369 (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' still has clients; kill it? "
370 (buffer-name (current-buffer))))))
372 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions
373 'server-kill-buffer-query-function)
375 (defun server-kill-emacs-query-function ()
376 (let (live-client
377 (tail server-clients))
378 ;; See if any clients have any buffers that are still alive.
379 (while tail
380 (if (memq t (mapcar 'stringp (mapcar 'buffer-name (cdr (car tail)))))
381 (setq live-client t))
382 (setq tail (cdr tail)))
383 (or (not live-client)
384 (yes-or-no-p "Server buffers still have clients; exit anyway? "))))
386 (add-hook 'kill-emacs-query-functions 'server-kill-emacs-query-function)
388 (defvar server-kill-buffer-running nil
389 "Non-nil while `server-kill-buffer' is running.")
391 ;; When a buffer is killed, inform the clients.
392 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-hook 'server-kill-buffer)
393 (defun server-kill-buffer ()
394 ;; Prevent infinite recursion if user has made server-done-hook
395 ;; call kill-buffer.
396 (or server-kill-buffer-running
397 (let ((server-kill-buffer-running t))
398 (when server-process
399 (server-buffer-done (current-buffer) t)))))
401 (defun server-edit (&optional arg)
402 "Switch to next server editing buffer; say \"Done\" for current buffer.
403 If a server buffer is current, it is marked \"done\" and optionally saved.
404 When all of a client's buffers are marked as \"done\", the client is notified.
406 Temporary files such as MH <draft> files are always saved and backed up,
407 no questions asked. (The variable `make-backup-files', if nil, still
408 inhibits a backup; you can set it locally in a particular buffer to
409 prevent a backup for it.) The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls
410 which filenames are considered temporary.
412 If invoked with a prefix argument, or if there is no server process running,
413 starts server process and that is all. Invoked by \\[server-edit]."
414 (interactive "P")
415 (if (or arg
416 (not server-process)
417 (memq (process-status server-process) '(signal exit)))
418 (server-start nil)
419 (apply 'server-switch-buffer (server-done))))
421 (defun server-switch-buffer (&optional next-buffer killed-one)
422 "Switch to another buffer, preferably one that has a client.
423 Arg NEXT-BUFFER is a suggestion; if it is a live buffer, use it."
424 ;; KILLED-ONE is t in a recursive call
425 ;; if we have already killed one temp-file server buffer.
426 ;; This means we should avoid the final "switch to some other buffer"
427 ;; since we've already effectively done that.
428 (cond ((and (windowp server-window)
429 (window-live-p server-window))
430 (select-window server-window))
431 ((framep server-window)
432 (if (not (frame-live-p server-window))
433 (setq server-window (make-frame)))
434 (select-window (frame-selected-window server-window))))
435 (if (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window))
436 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0)))
437 ;; Move to a non-dedicated window, if we have one.
438 (let ((last-window (previous-window nil 'nomini 0)))
439 (while (and (window-dedicated-p (selected-window))
440 (not (eq last-window (selected-window))))
441 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0))))
442 (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil)
443 (if next-buffer
444 (if (and (bufferp next-buffer)
445 (buffer-name next-buffer))
446 (switch-to-buffer next-buffer)
447 ;; If NEXT-BUFFER is a dead buffer,
448 ;; remove the server records for it
449 ;; and try the next surviving server buffer.
450 (apply 'server-switch-buffer
451 (server-buffer-done next-buffer)))
452 (if server-clients
453 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients)) killed-one)
454 (if (not killed-one)
455 (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))))))
457 (global-set-key "\C-x#" 'server-edit)
459 (provide 'server)
461 ;;; server.el ends here