1 ;;; apropos.el --- apropos commands for users and programmers.
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1989, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Joe Wells <jbw@bigbird.bu.edu>
6 ;; Rewritten: Daniel Pfeiffer <occitan@esperanto.org>
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28 ;; The ideas for this package were derived from the C code in
29 ;; src/keymap.c and elsewhere. The functions in this file should
30 ;; always be byte-compiled for speed. Someone should rewrite this in
31 ;; C (as part of src/keymap.c) for speed.
33 ;; The idea for super-apropos is based on the original implementation
34 ;; by Lynn Slater <lrs@esl.com>.
37 ;; Fixed bug, current-local-map can return nil.
38 ;; Change, doesn't calculate key-bindings unless needed.
39 ;; Added super-apropos capability, changed print functions.
40 ;;; Made fast-apropos and super-apropos share code.
41 ;;; Sped up fast-apropos again.
42 ;; Added apropos-do-all option.
43 ;;; Added fast-command-apropos.
44 ;; Changed doc strings to comments for helping functions.
45 ;;; Made doc file buffer read-only, buried it.
46 ;; Only call substitute-command-keys if do-all set.
48 ;; Optionally use configurable faces to make the output more legible.
49 ;; Differentiate between command, function and macro.
50 ;; Apropos-command (ex command-apropos) does cmd and optionally user var.
51 ;; Apropos shows all 3 aspects of symbols (fn, var and plist)
52 ;; Apropos-documentation (ex super-apropos) now finds all it should.
53 ;; New apropos-value snoops through all values and optionally plists.
54 ;; Reading DOC file doesn't load nroff.
55 ;; Added hypertext following of documentation, mouse-2 on variable gives value
56 ;; from buffer in active window.
61 "Apropos commands for users and programmers"
65 ;; I see a degradation of maybe 10-20% only.
66 (defcustom apropos-do-all nil
67 "*Whether the apropos commands should do more.
69 Slows them down more or less. Set this non-nil if you have a fast machine."
74 (defcustom apropos-symbol-face
'bold
75 "*Face for symbol name in Apropos output, or nil for none."
79 (defcustom apropos-keybinding-face
'underline
80 "*Face for lists of keybinding in Apropos output, or nil for none."
84 (defcustom apropos-label-face
'italic
85 "*Face for label (`Command', `Variable' ...) in Apropos output.
86 A value of nil means don't use any special font for them, and also
87 turns off mouse highlighting."
91 (defcustom apropos-property-face
'bold-italic
92 "*Face for property name in apropos output, or nil for none."
96 (defcustom apropos-match-face
'secondary-selection
97 "*Face for matching text in Apropos documentation/value, or nil for none.
98 This applies when you look for matches in the documentation or variable value
99 for the regexp; the part that matches gets displayed in this font."
104 (defvar apropos-mode-map
105 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
106 (define-key map
"\C-m" 'apropos-follow
)
107 (define-key map
" " 'scroll-up
)
108 (define-key map
"\177" 'scroll-down
)
109 (define-key map
"q" 'quit-window
)
110 (define-key map
[mouse-2
] 'apropos-mouse-follow
)
111 (define-key map
[down-mouse-2
] nil
)
113 "Keymap used in Apropos mode.")
115 (defvar apropos-mode-hook nil
116 "*Hook run when mode is turned on.")
118 (defvar apropos-regexp nil
119 "Regexp used in current apropos run.")
121 (defvar apropos-files-scanned
()
122 "List of elc files already scanned in current run of `apropos-documentation'.")
124 (defvar apropos-accumulator
()
125 "Alist of symbols already found in current apropos run.")
127 (defvar apropos-item
()
128 "Current item in or for `apropos-accumulator'.")
131 (define-derived-mode apropos-mode fundamental-mode
"Apropos"
132 "Major mode for following hyperlinks in output of apropos commands.
134 \\{apropos-mode-map}")
137 (defun apropos-variable (regexp &optional do-all
)
138 "Show user variables that match REGEXP.
139 With optional prefix DO-ALL or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also show
141 (interactive (list (read-string
143 (if (or current-prefix-arg apropos-do-all
)
148 (apropos-command regexp nil
149 (if (or do-all apropos-do-all
)
152 (get symbol
'variable-documentation
)))
155 ;; For auld lang syne:
157 (fset 'command-apropos
'apropos-command
)
159 (defun apropos-command (apropos-regexp &optional do-all var-predicate
)
160 "Show commands (interactively callable functions) that match APROPOS-REGEXP.
161 With optional prefix DO-ALL, or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also show
162 noninteractive functions.
164 If VAR-PREDICATE is non-nil, show only variables, and only those that
165 satisfy the predicate VAR-PREDICATE."
166 (interactive (list (read-string (concat
168 (if (or current-prefix-arg
174 (let ((standard-output (get-buffer-create "*Apropos*")))
175 (print-help-return-message 'identity
))))
176 (or do-all
(setq do-all apropos-do-all
))
177 (setq apropos-accumulator
178 (apropos-internal apropos-regexp
180 (if do-all
'functionp
'commandp
))))
181 (let ((tem apropos-accumulator
))
183 (if (get (car tem
) 'apropos-inhibit
)
184 (setq apropos-accumulator
(delq (car tem
) apropos-accumulator
)))
185 (setq tem
(cdr tem
))))
186 (let ((p apropos-accumulator
)
190 (setq symbol
(car p
))
191 (unless var-predicate
192 (if (functionp symbol
)
193 (if (setq doc
(documentation symbol t
))
194 (substring doc
0 (string-match "\n" doc
))
195 "(not documented)")))
197 (funcall var-predicate symbol
)
198 (if (setq doc
(documentation-property
199 symbol
'variable-documentation t
))
201 (string-match "\n" doc
))))))
203 (and (apropos-print t nil
)
209 (defun apropos (apropos-regexp &optional do-all
)
210 "Show all bound symbols whose names match APROPOS-REGEXP.
211 With optional prefix DO-ALL or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also
212 show unbound symbols and key bindings, which is a little more
213 time-consuming. Returns list of symbols and documentation found."
214 (interactive "sApropos symbol (regexp): \nP")
215 (setq apropos-accumulator
216 (apropos-internal apropos-regexp
223 (symbol-plist symbol
))))))
224 (let ((tem apropos-accumulator
))
226 (if (get (car tem
) 'apropos-inhibit
)
227 (setq apropos-accumulator
(delq (car tem
) apropos-accumulator
)))
228 (setq tem
(cdr tem
))))
229 (let ((p apropos-accumulator
)
230 symbol doc properties
)
233 (setq symbol
(car p
))
234 (when (fboundp symbol
)
235 (if (setq doc
(condition-case nil
236 (documentation symbol t
)
238 "(alias for undefined function)")))
239 (substring doc
0 (string-match "\n" doc
))
241 (when (boundp symbol
)
242 (if (setq doc
(documentation-property
243 symbol
'variable-documentation t
))
244 (substring doc
0 (string-match "\n" doc
))
246 (when (setq properties
(symbol-plist symbol
))
247 (setq doc
(list (car properties
)))
248 (while (setq properties
(cdr (cdr properties
)))
249 (setq doc
(cons (car properties
) doc
)))
250 (mapconcat #'symbol-name
(nreverse doc
) " "))
251 (when (get symbol
'widget-type
)
252 (if (setq doc
(documentation-property
253 symbol
'widget-documentation t
))
255 (string-match "\n" doc
))
258 (if (setq doc
(documentation-property
259 symbol
'face-documentation t
))
261 (string-match "\n" doc
))
263 (when (get symbol
'custom-group
)
264 (if (setq doc
(documentation-property
265 symbol
'group-documentation t
))
267 (string-match "\n" doc
))
268 "(not documented)"))))
271 (or do-all apropos-do-all
)
276 (defun apropos-value (apropos-regexp &optional do-all
)
277 "Show all symbols whose value's printed image matches APROPOS-REGEXP.
278 With optional prefix DO-ALL or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also looks
279 at the function and at the names and values of properties.
280 Returns list of symbols and values found."
281 (interactive "sApropos value (regexp): \nP")
282 (or do-all
(setq do-all apropos-do-all
))
283 (setq apropos-accumulator
())
287 (setq f nil v nil p nil
)
288 (or (memq symbol
'(apropos-regexp do-all apropos-accumulator
290 (setq v
(apropos-value-internal 'boundp symbol
'symbol-value
)))
292 (setq f
(apropos-value-internal 'fboundp symbol
'symbol-function
)
293 p
(apropos-format-plist symbol
"\n " t
)))
295 (setq apropos-accumulator
(cons (list symbol f v p
)
296 apropos-accumulator
))))))
297 (apropos-print nil t
))
301 (defun apropos-documentation (apropos-regexp &optional do-all
)
302 "Show symbols whose documentation contain matches for APROPOS-REGEXP.
303 With optional prefix DO-ALL or if `apropos-do-all' is non-nil, also use
304 documentation that is not stored in the documentation file and show key
306 Returns list of symbols and documentation found."
307 (interactive "sApropos documentation (regexp): \nP")
308 (or do-all
(setq do-all apropos-do-all
))
309 (setq apropos-accumulator
() apropos-files-scanned
())
310 (let ((standard-input (get-buffer-create " apropos-temp"))
314 (set-buffer standard-input
)
315 (apropos-documentation-check-doc-file)
319 (setq f
(apropos-safe-documentation symbol
)
320 v
(get symbol
'variable-documentation
))
321 (if (integerp v
) (setq v
))
322 (setq f
(apropos-documentation-internal f
)
323 v
(apropos-documentation-internal v
))
325 (if (setq apropos-item
326 (cdr (assq symbol apropos-accumulator
)))
329 (setcar apropos-item f
))
331 (setcar (cdr apropos-item
) v
)))
332 (setq apropos-accumulator
333 (cons (list symbol f v
)
334 apropos-accumulator
)))))))
335 (apropos-print nil t
))
336 (kill-buffer standard-input
))))
339 (defun apropos-value-internal (predicate symbol function
)
340 (if (funcall predicate symbol
)
342 (setq symbol
(prin1-to-string (funcall function symbol
)))
343 (if (string-match apropos-regexp symbol
)
345 (if apropos-match-face
346 (put-text-property (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)
347 'face apropos-match-face
351 (defun apropos-documentation-internal (doc)
353 (apropos-documentation-check-elc-file (car doc
))
355 (string-match apropos-regexp doc
)
357 (if apropos-match-face
358 (put-text-property (match-beginning 0)
360 'face apropos-match-face
361 (setq doc
(copy-sequence doc
))))
364 (defun apropos-format-plist (pl sep
&optional compare
)
365 (setq pl
(symbol-plist pl
))
368 (setq p
(format "%s %S" (car pl
) (nth 1 pl
)))
369 (if (or (not compare
) (string-match apropos-regexp p
))
370 (if apropos-property-face
371 (put-text-property 0 (length (symbol-name (car pl
)))
372 'face apropos-property-face p
))
376 (and compare apropos-match-face
377 (put-text-property (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0)
378 'face apropos-match-face
380 (setq p-out
(concat p-out
(if p-out sep
) p
))))
381 (setq pl
(nthcdr 2 pl
)))
385 ;; Finds all documentation related to APROPOS-REGEXP in internal-doc-file-name.
387 (defun apropos-documentation-check-doc-file ()
388 (let (type symbol
(sepa 2) sepb beg end
)
391 (insert-file-contents (concat doc-directory internal-doc-file-name
))
393 (while (save-excursion
394 (setq sepb
(search-forward "\^_"))
396 (beginning-of-line 2)
397 (if (save-restriction
398 (narrow-to-region (point) (1- sepb
))
399 (re-search-forward apropos-regexp nil t
))
401 (setq beg
(match-beginning 0)
403 (goto-char (1+ sepa
))
404 (or (setq type
(if (eq ?F
(preceding-char))
405 1 ; function documentation
406 2) ; variable documentation
408 beg
(- beg
(point) 1)
409 end
(- end
(point) 1)
410 doc
(buffer-substring (1+ (point)) (1- sepb
))
411 apropos-item
(assq symbol apropos-accumulator
))
412 (setq apropos-item
(list symbol nil nil
)
413 apropos-accumulator
(cons apropos-item
414 apropos-accumulator
)))
415 (if apropos-match-face
416 (put-text-property beg end
'face apropos-match-face doc
))
417 (setcar (nthcdr type apropos-item
) doc
)))
418 (setq sepa
(goto-char sepb
)))))
420 (defun apropos-documentation-check-elc-file (file)
421 (if (member file apropos-files-scanned
)
423 (let (symbol doc beg end this-is-a-variable
)
424 (setq apropos-files-scanned
(cons file apropos-files-scanned
))
426 (insert-file-contents file
)
427 (while (search-forward "\n#@" nil t
)
428 ;; Read the comment length, and advance over it.
431 end
(+ (point) end -
1))
433 (if (save-restriction
434 ;; match ^ and $ relative to doc string
435 (narrow-to-region beg end
)
436 (re-search-forward apropos-regexp nil t
))
438 (goto-char (+ end
2))
439 (setq doc
(buffer-substring beg end
)
440 end
(- (match-end 0) beg
)
441 beg
(- (match-beginning 0) beg
)
442 this-is-a-variable
(looking-at "(def\\(var\\|const\\) ")
444 (skip-chars-forward "(a-z")
447 symbol
(if (consp symbol
)
450 (if (if this-is-a-variable
451 (get symbol
'variable-documentation
)
452 (and (fboundp symbol
) (apropos-safe-documentation symbol
)))
454 (or (setq apropos-item
(assq symbol apropos-accumulator
))
455 (setq apropos-item
(list symbol nil nil
)
456 apropos-accumulator
(cons apropos-item
457 apropos-accumulator
)))
458 (if apropos-match-face
459 (put-text-property beg end
'face apropos-match-face
461 (setcar (nthcdr (if this-is-a-variable
2 1)
467 (defun apropos-safe-documentation (function)
468 "Like `documentation', except it avoids calling `get_doc_string'.
469 Will return nil instead."
470 (while (and function
(symbolp function
))
471 (setq function
(if (fboundp function
)
472 (symbol-function function
))))
473 (if (eq (car-safe function
) 'macro
)
474 (setq function
(cdr function
)))
475 (setq function
(if (byte-code-function-p function
)
476 (if (> (length function
) 4)
478 (if (eq (car-safe function
) 'autoload
)
480 (if (eq (car-safe function
) 'lambda
)
481 (if (stringp (nth 2 function
))
483 (if (stringp (nth 3 function
))
484 (nth 3 function
)))))))
485 (if (integerp function
)
491 (defvar apropos-label-properties nil
492 "List of face properties to use for a label.
493 Bound by `apropos-print' for use by `apropos-print-doc'.")
495 (defun apropos-print (do-keys spacing
)
496 "Output result of apropos searching into buffer `*Apropos*'.
497 The value of `apropos-accumulator' is the list of items to output.
498 Each element should have the format (SYMBOL FN-DOC VAR-DOC [PLIST-DOC]).
499 The return value is the list that was in `apropos-accumulator', sorted
500 alphabetically by symbol name; but this function also sets
501 `apropos-accumulator' to nil before returning."
502 (if (null apropos-accumulator
)
503 (message "No apropos matches for `%s'" apropos-regexp
)
504 (setq apropos-accumulator
505 (sort apropos-accumulator
(lambda (a b
)
506 (string-lessp (car a
) (car b
)))))
507 (setq apropos-label-properties
508 (if (and apropos-label-face
509 (symbolp apropos-label-face
))
510 `(face ,apropos-label-face
512 help-echo
"mouse-2: display help on this item")))
513 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Apropos*"
514 (let ((p apropos-accumulator
)
515 (old-buffer (current-buffer))
516 symbol item point1 point2
)
517 (set-buffer standard-output
)
519 (if (display-mouse-p)
520 (insert "If you move the mouse over text that changes color,\n"
521 (substitute-command-keys
522 "you can click \\[apropos-mouse-follow] to get more information.\n")))
523 (insert (substitute-command-keys
524 "In this buffer, type \\[apropos-follow] to get full documentation.\n\n"))
526 (or (not spacing
) (bobp) (terpri))
527 (setq apropos-item
(car p
)
528 symbol
(car apropos-item
)
531 (princ symbol
) ; print symbol name
532 (setq point2
(point))
533 ;; Calculate key-bindings if we want them.
539 (set-buffer old-buffer
)
540 (where-is-internal symbol
)))
542 ;; Copy over the list of key sequences,
543 ;; omitting any that contain a buffer or a frame.
545 (let ((key (car keys
))
548 (while (< i
(length key
))
549 (if (or (framep (aref key i
))
550 (bufferp (aref key i
)))
554 (setq filtered
(cons key filtered
))))
555 (setq keys
(cdr keys
)))
556 (setq item filtered
))
557 ;; Convert the remaining keys to a string and insert.
561 (setq key
(condition-case ()
562 (key-description key
)
564 (if apropos-keybinding-face
565 (put-text-property 0 (length key
)
566 'face apropos-keybinding-face
571 (put-text-property (- (point) 3) (point)
572 'face apropos-keybinding-face
)
573 (insert " " (symbol-name symbol
) " ")
575 (put-text-property (- (point) 3) (point)
576 'face apropos-keybinding-face
)))
578 ;; only now so we don't propagate text attributes all over
579 (put-text-property point1 point2
'item
580 (if (eval `(or ,@(cdr apropos-item
)))
583 (if apropos-symbol-face
584 (put-text-property point1 point2
'face apropos-symbol-face
))
585 (apropos-print-doc 'describe-function
1
586 (if (commandp symbol
)
588 (if (apropos-macrop symbol
)
592 ;; We used to use `customize-variable-other-window' instead
593 ;; for a customizable variable, but that is slow.
594 ;; It is better to show an ordinary help buffer
595 ;; and let the user click on the customization button
596 ;; in that buffer, if he wants to.
597 ;; Likewise for `customize-face-other-window'.
598 (apropos-print-doc 'describe-variable
2 "Variable" t
)
599 (apropos-print-doc 'customize-group-other-window
6 "Group" t
)
600 (apropos-print-doc 'describe-face
5 "Face" t
)
601 (apropos-print-doc 'widget-browse-other-window
4 "Widget" t
)
602 (apropos-print-doc 'apropos-describe-plist
3
604 (setq buffer-read-only t
))))
605 (prog1 apropos-accumulator
606 (setq apropos-accumulator
()))) ; permit gc
609 (defun apropos-macrop (symbol)
610 "T if SYMBOL is a Lisp macro."
611 (and (fboundp symbol
)
613 (symbol-function symbol
)))
614 (or (eq (car symbol
) 'macro
)
615 (if (eq (car symbol
) 'autoload
)
620 (defun apropos-print-doc (action i str do-keys
)
621 (if (stringp (setq i
(nth i apropos-item
)))
624 (put-text-property (- (point) 2) (1- (point))
627 (if apropos-label-properties
628 (add-text-properties (- (point) (length str
) 2)
630 apropos-label-properties
))
631 (insert (if do-keys
(substitute-command-keys i
) i
))
632 (or (bolp) (terpri)))))
635 (defun apropos-mouse-follow (event)
637 (let ((other (if (eq (current-buffer) (get-buffer "*Apropos*"))
641 (set-buffer (window-buffer (posn-window (event-start event
))))
642 (goto-char (posn-point (event-start event
)))
643 (or (and (not (eobp)) (get-text-property (point) 'mouse-face
))
644 (and (not (bobp)) (get-text-property (1- (point)) 'mouse-face
))
645 (error "There is nothing to follow here"))
646 (apropos-follow other
))))
649 (defun apropos-follow (&optional other
)
651 (let* (;; Properties are always found at the beginning of the line.
652 (bol (save-excursion (beginning-of-line) (point)))
653 ;; If there is no `item' property here, look behind us.
654 (item (get-text-property bol
'item
))
655 (item-at (if item nil
(previous-single-property-change bol
'item
)))
656 ;; Likewise, if there is no `action' property here, look in front.
657 (action (get-text-property bol
'action
))
658 (action-at (if action nil
(next-single-property-change bol
'action
))))
659 (and (null item
) item-at
660 (setq item
(get-text-property (1- item-at
) 'item
)))
661 (and (null action
) action-at
662 (setq action
(get-text-property action-at
'action
)))
663 (if (not (and item action
))
664 (error "There is nothing to follow here"))
665 (if (consp item
) (error "There is nothing to follow in `%s'" (car item
)))
666 (if other
(set-buffer other
))
667 (funcall action item
)))
671 (defun apropos-describe-plist (symbol)
672 "Display a pretty listing of SYMBOL's plist."
673 (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
674 (set-buffer standard-output
)
677 (princ "'s plist is\n (")
678 (if apropos-symbol-face
679 (put-text-property 8 (- (point) 14) 'face apropos-symbol-face
))
680 (insert (apropos-format-plist symbol
"\n "))
682 (print-help-return-message)))
686 ;;; apropos.el ends here