1 ;;; find-func.el --- find the definition of the Emacs Lisp function near point
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1999, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Jens Petersen <petersen@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
6 ;; Maintainer: petersen@kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp
7 ;; Keywords: emacs-lisp, functions, variables
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27 ;; The funniest thing about this is that I can't imagine why a package
28 ;; so obviously useful as this hasn't been written before!!
30 ;; (find-function-setup-keys)
36 ;; if you don't like the given keybindings and away you go! It does
37 ;; pretty much what you would expect, putting the cursor at the
38 ;; definition of the function or variable at point.
40 ;; The code started out from `describe-function', `describe-key'
41 ;; ("help.el") and `fff-find-loaded-emacs-lisp-function' (Noah Friedman's
48 (defgroup find-function nil
49 "Finds the definition of the Emacs Lisp symbol near point."
50 ;; :prefix "find-function"
53 (defconst find-function-space-re
"\\(?:\\s-\\|\n\\|;.*\n\\)+")
55 (defcustom find-function-regexp
56 ;; Match things like (defun foo ...), (defmacro foo ...),
57 ;; (define-skeleton foo ...), (define-generic-mode 'foo ...),
58 ;; (define-derived-mode foo ...), (define-minor-mode foo)
60 "^\\s-*(\\(def\\(ine-skeleton\\|ine-generic-mode\\|ine-derived-mode\\|\
61 ine\\(?:-global\\)?-minor-mode\\|ine-compilation-mode\\|un-cvs-mode\\|\
62 foo\\|[^icfgv]\\(\\w\\|\\s_\\)+\\*?\\)\\|easy-mmode-define-[a-z-]+\\|easy-menu-define\\|\
63 menu-bar-make-toggle\\)"
64 find-function-space-re
65 "\\('\\|\(quote \\)?%s\\(\\s-\\|$\\|\(\\|\)\\)")
66 "The regexp used by `find-function' to search for a function definition.
67 Note it must contain a `%s' at the place where `format'
68 should insert the function name. The default value avoids `defconst',
69 `defgroup', `defvar', `defface'.
71 Please send improvements and fixes to the maintainer."
76 (defcustom find-variable-regexp
78 "^\\s-*(\\(def[^fumag]\\(\\w\\|\\s_\\)+\\*?\\|\
79 easy-mmode-def\\(map\\|syntax\\)\\|easy-menu-define\\)"
80 find-function-space-re
82 "The regexp used by `find-variable' to search for a variable definition.
83 Note it must contain a `%s' at the place where `format'
84 should insert the variable name. The default value
85 avoids `defun', `defmacro', `defalias', `defadvice', `defgroup', `defface'.
87 Please send improvements and fixes to the maintainer."
92 (defcustom find-face-regexp
93 (concat"^\\s-*(defface" find-function-space-re
"%s\\(\\s-\\|$\\)")
94 "The regexp used by `find-face' to search for a face definition.
95 Note it must contain a `%s' at the place where `format'
96 should insert the face name.
98 Please send improvements and fixes to the maintainer."
100 :group
'find-function
103 (defvar find-function-regexp-alist
104 '((nil . find-function-regexp
)
105 (defvar . find-variable-regexp
)
106 (defface . find-face-regexp
))
107 "Alist mapping definition types into regexp variables.
108 Each regexp variable's value should actually be a format string
109 to be used to substitute the desired symbol name into the regexp.")
110 (put 'find-function-regexp-alist
'risky-local-variable t
)
112 (defcustom find-function-source-path nil
113 "The default list of directories where `find-function' searches.
115 If this variable is nil then `find-function' searches `load-path' by
117 :type
'(repeat directory
)
118 :group
'find-function
)
120 (defcustom find-function-recenter-line
1
121 "The window line-number from which to start displaying a symbol definition.
122 A value of nil implies center the beginning of the definition.
123 See `find-function' and `find-variable'."
124 :type
'(choice (const :tag
"Center" nil
)
126 :group
'find-function
129 (defcustom find-function-after-hook nil
130 "Hook run after finding symbol definition.
132 See the functions `find-function' and `find-variable'."
134 :group
'find-function
139 (defun find-library-suffixes ()
140 (let ((suffixes nil
))
141 (dolist (suffix (get-load-suffixes) (nreverse suffixes
))
142 (unless (string-match "elc" suffix
) (push suffix suffixes
)))))
144 (defun find-library--load-name (library)
145 (let ((name library
))
146 (dolist (dir load-path
)
147 (let ((rel (file-relative-name library dir
)))
148 (if (and (not (string-match "\\`\\.\\./" rel
))
149 (< (length rel
) (length name
)))
151 (unless (equal name library
) name
)))
153 (defun find-library-name (library)
154 "Return the absolute file name of the Emacs Lisp source of LIBRARY.
155 LIBRARY should be a string (the name of the library)."
156 ;; If the library is byte-compiled, try to find a source library by
158 (if (string-match "\\.el\\(c\\(\\..*\\)?\\)\\'" library
)
159 (setq library
(replace-match "" t t library
)))
162 (or find-function-source-path load-path
)
163 (find-library-suffixes))
165 (or find-function-source-path load-path
)
166 load-file-rep-suffixes
)
167 (when (file-name-absolute-p library
)
168 (let ((rel (find-library--load-name library
)))
172 (or find-function-source-path load-path
)
173 (find-library-suffixes))
175 (or find-function-source-path load-path
)
176 load-file-rep-suffixes
)))))
177 (error "Can't find library %s" library
)))
179 (defvar find-function-C-source-directory
180 (let ((dir (expand-file-name "src" source-directory
)))
181 (when (and (file-directory-p dir
) (file-readable-p dir
))
183 "Directory where the C source files of Emacs can be found.
184 If nil, do not try to find the source code of functions and variables
187 (declare-function ad-get-advice-info
"advice" (function))
189 (defun find-function-advised-original (func)
190 "Return the original function symbol of an advised function FUNC.
191 If FUNC is not the symbol of an advised function, just returns FUNC."
192 (or (and (symbolp func
)
194 (let ((ofunc (cdr (assq 'origname
(ad-get-advice-info func
)))))
195 (and (fboundp ofunc
) ofunc
)))
198 (defun find-function-C-source (fun-or-var file type
)
199 "Find the source location where FUN-OR-VAR is defined in FILE.
200 TYPE should be nil to find a function, or `defvar' to find a variable."
201 (let ((dir (or find-function-C-source-directory
202 (read-directory-name "Emacs C source dir: " nil nil t
))))
203 (setq file
(expand-file-name file dir
))
204 (if (file-readable-p file
)
205 (if (null find-function-C-source-directory
)
206 (setq find-function-C-source-directory dir
))
207 (error "The C source file %s is not available"
208 (file-name-nondirectory file
))))
210 ;; Either or both an alias and its target might be advised.
211 (setq fun-or-var
(find-function-advised-original
213 (find-function-advised-original fun-or-var
)))))
214 (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect file
)
215 (goto-char (point-min))
216 (unless (re-search-forward
218 (concat "DEFVAR[A-Z_]*[ \t\n]*([ \t\n]*\""
219 (regexp-quote (symbol-name fun-or-var
))
221 (concat "DEFUN[ \t\n]*([ \t\n]*\""
222 (regexp-quote (subr-name fun-or-var
))
225 (error "Can't find source for %s" fun-or-var
))
226 (cons (current-buffer) (match-beginning 0))))
229 (defun find-library (library)
230 "Find the Emacs Lisp source of LIBRARY.
231 LIBRARY should be a string (the name of the library)."
233 (let* ((dirs (or find-function-source-path load-path
))
234 (suffixes (find-library-suffixes))
235 (table (apply-partially 'locate-file-completion-table
237 (def (if (eq (function-called-at-point) 'require
)
238 ;; `function-called-at-point' may return 'require
239 ;; with `point' anywhere on this line. So wrap the
240 ;; `save-excursion' below in a `condition-case' to
241 ;; avoid reporting a scan-error here.
247 (thing-at-point 'symbol
))
249 (thing-at-point 'symbol
))))
250 (when (and def
(not (test-completion def table
)))
253 (completing-read (if def
(format "Library name (default %s): " def
)
255 table nil nil nil nil def
))))
256 (let ((buf (find-file-noselect (find-library-name library
))))
257 (condition-case nil
(switch-to-buffer buf
) (error (pop-to-buffer buf
)))))
260 (defun find-function-search-for-symbol (symbol type library
)
261 "Search for SYMBOL's definition of type TYPE in LIBRARY.
262 Visit the library in a buffer, and return a cons cell (BUFFER . POSITION),
263 or just (BUFFER . nil) if the definition can't be found in the file.
265 If TYPE is nil, look for a function definition.
266 Otherwise, TYPE specifies the kind of definition,
267 and it is interpreted via `find-function-regexp-alist'.
268 The search is done in the source for library LIBRARY."
270 (error "Don't know where `%s' is defined" symbol
))
271 ;; Some functions are defined as part of the construct
272 ;; that defines something else.
273 (while (and (symbolp symbol
) (get symbol
'definition-name
))
274 (setq symbol
(get symbol
'definition-name
)))
275 (if (string-match "\\`src/\\(.*\\.\\(c\\|m\\)\\)\\'" library
)
276 (find-function-C-source symbol
(match-string 1 library
) type
)
277 (when (string-match "\\.el\\(c\\)\\'" library
)
278 (setq library
(substring library
0 (match-beginning 1))))
279 ;; Strip extension from .emacs.el to make sure symbol is searched in
281 (when (string-match "\\.emacs\\(.el\\)" library
)
282 (setq library
(substring library
0 (match-beginning 1))))
283 (let* ((filename (find-library-name library
))
284 (regexp-symbol (cdr (assq type find-function-regexp-alist
))))
285 (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect filename
)
286 (let ((regexp (format (symbol-value regexp-symbol
)
287 ;; Entry for ` (backquote) macro in loaddefs.el,
288 ;; (defalias (quote \`)..., has a \ but
289 ;; (symbol-name symbol) doesn't. Add an
290 ;; optional \ to catch this.
292 (regexp-quote (symbol-name symbol
)))))
294 (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
295 (goto-char (point-min))
296 (if (or (re-search-forward regexp nil t
)
297 ;; `regexp' matches definitions using known forms like
298 ;; `defun', or `defvar'. But some functions/variables
299 ;; are defined using special macros (or functions), so
300 ;; if `regexp' can't find the definition, we look for
301 ;; something of the form "(SOMETHING <symbol> ...)".
302 ;; This fails to distinguish function definitions from
303 ;; variable declarations (or even uses thereof), but is
304 ;; a good pragmatic fallback.
306 (concat "^([^ ]+" find-function-space-re
"['(]?"
307 (regexp-quote (symbol-name symbol
))
312 (cons (current-buffer) (point)))
313 (cons (current-buffer) nil
))))))))
316 (defun find-function-noselect (function &optional lisp-only
)
317 "Return a pair (BUFFER . POINT) pointing to the definition of FUNCTION.
319 Finds the source file containing the definition of FUNCTION
320 in a buffer and the point of the definition. The buffer is
321 not selected. If the function definition can't be found in
322 the buffer, returns (BUFFER).
324 If FUNCTION is a built-in function, this function normally
325 attempts to find it in the Emacs C sources; however, if LISP-ONLY
326 is non-nil, signal an error instead.
328 If the file where FUNCTION is defined is not known, then it is
329 searched for in `find-function-source-path' if non-nil, otherwise
332 (error "You didn't specify a function"))
333 (let ((def (symbol-function (find-function-advised-original function
)))
335 ;; FIXME for completeness, it might be nice to print something like:
336 ;; foo (which is advised), which is an alias for bar (which is advised).
338 (or (eq def function
)
340 (setq aliases
(concat aliases
341 (format ", which is an alias for `%s'"
343 (setq aliases
(format "`%s' is an alias for `%s'"
344 function
(symbol-name def
)))))
345 (setq function
(symbol-function (find-function-advised-original function
))
346 def
(symbol-function (find-function-advised-original function
))))
348 (message "%s" aliases
))
350 (cond ((eq (car-safe def
) 'autoload
)
354 (error "%s is a built-in function" function
))
355 (help-C-file-name def
'subr
))
356 ((symbol-file function
'defun
)))))
357 (find-function-search-for-symbol function nil library
))))
359 (defun find-function-read (&optional type
)
360 "Read and return an interned symbol, defaulting to the one near point.
362 If TYPE is nil, insist on a symbol with a function definition.
363 Otherwise TYPE should be `defvar' or `defface'.
364 If TYPE is nil, defaults using `function-called-at-point',
365 otherwise uses `variable-at-point'."
366 (let* ((symb1 (cond ((null type
) (function-called-at-point))
367 ((eq type
'defvar
) (variable-at-point))
368 (t (variable-at-point t
))))
369 (symb (unless (eq symb1
0) symb1
))
370 (predicate (cdr (assq type
'((nil . fboundp
)
372 (defface . facep
)))))
373 (prompt-type (cdr (assq type
'((nil .
"function")
374 (defvar .
"variable")
375 (defface .
"face")))))
376 (prompt (concat "Find " prompt-type
377 (and symb
(format " (default %s)" symb
))
379 (enable-recursive-minibuffers t
))
380 (list (intern (completing-read
381 prompt obarray predicate
382 t nil nil
(and symb
(symbol-name symb
)))))))
384 (defun find-function-do-it (symbol type switch-fn
)
385 "Find Emacs Lisp SYMBOL in a buffer and display it.
386 TYPE is nil to search for a function definition,
387 or else `defvar' or `defface'.
389 The variable `find-function-recenter-line' controls how
390 to recenter the display. SWITCH-FN is the function to call
391 to display and select the buffer.
392 See also `find-function-after-hook'.
394 Set mark before moving, if the buffer already existed."
395 (let* ((orig-point (point))
396 (orig-buf (window-buffer))
397 (orig-buffers (buffer-list))
398 (buffer-point (save-excursion
399 (find-definition-noselect symbol type
)))
400 (new-buf (car buffer-point
))
401 (new-point (cdr buffer-point
)))
403 (when (memq new-buf orig-buffers
)
404 (push-mark orig-point
))
405 (funcall switch-fn new-buf
)
406 (when new-point
(goto-char new-point
))
407 (recenter find-function-recenter-line
)
408 (run-hooks 'find-function-after-hook
))))
411 (defun find-function (function)
412 "Find the definition of the FUNCTION near point.
414 Finds the source file containing the definition of the function
415 near point (selected by `function-called-at-point') in a buffer and
416 places point before the definition.
417 Set mark before moving, if the buffer already existed.
419 The library where FUNCTION is defined is searched for in
420 `find-function-source-path', if non-nil, otherwise in `load-path'.
421 See also `find-function-recenter-line' and `find-function-after-hook'."
422 (interactive (find-function-read))
423 (find-function-do-it function nil
'switch-to-buffer
))
426 (defun find-function-other-window (function)
427 "Find, in another window, the definition of FUNCTION near point.
429 See `find-function' for more details."
430 (interactive (find-function-read))
431 (find-function-do-it function nil
'switch-to-buffer-other-window
))
434 (defun find-function-other-frame (function)
435 "Find, in another frame, the definition of FUNCTION near point.
437 See `find-function' for more details."
438 (interactive (find-function-read))
439 (find-function-do-it function nil
'switch-to-buffer-other-frame
))
442 (defun find-variable-noselect (variable &optional file
)
443 "Return a pair `(BUFFER . POINT)' pointing to the definition of VARIABLE.
445 Finds the library containing the definition of VARIABLE in a buffer and
446 the point of the definition. The buffer is not selected.
447 If the variable's definition can't be found in the buffer, return (BUFFER).
449 The library where VARIABLE is defined is searched for in FILE or
450 `find-function-source-path', if non-nil, otherwise in `load-path'."
452 (error "You didn't specify a variable")
453 (let ((library (or file
454 (symbol-file variable
'defvar
)
455 (help-C-file-name variable
'var
))))
456 (find-function-search-for-symbol variable
'defvar library
))))
459 (defun find-variable (variable)
460 "Find the definition of the VARIABLE at or before point.
462 Finds the library containing the definition of the variable
463 near point (selected by `variable-at-point') in a buffer and
464 places point before the definition.
466 Set mark before moving, if the buffer already existed.
468 The library where VARIABLE is defined is searched for in
469 `find-function-source-path', if non-nil, otherwise in `load-path'.
470 See also `find-function-recenter-line' and `find-function-after-hook'."
471 (interactive (find-function-read 'defvar
))
472 (find-function-do-it variable
'defvar
'switch-to-buffer
))
475 (defun find-variable-other-window (variable)
476 "Find, in another window, the definition of VARIABLE near point.
478 See `find-variable' for more details."
479 (interactive (find-function-read 'defvar
))
480 (find-function-do-it variable
'defvar
'switch-to-buffer-other-window
))
483 (defun find-variable-other-frame (variable)
484 "Find, in another frame, the definition of VARIABLE near point.
486 See `find-variable' for more details."
487 (interactive (find-function-read 'defvar
))
488 (find-function-do-it variable
'defvar
'switch-to-buffer-other-frame
))
491 (defun find-definition-noselect (symbol type
&optional file
)
492 "Return a pair `(BUFFER . POINT)' pointing to the definition of SYMBOL.
493 If the definition can't be found in the buffer, return (BUFFER).
494 TYPE says what type of definition: nil for a function, `defvar' for a
495 variable, `defface' for a face. This function does not switch to the
496 buffer nor display it.
498 The library where SYMBOL is defined is searched for in FILE or
499 `find-function-source-path', if non-nil, otherwise in `load-path'."
502 (error "You didn't specify a symbol"))
504 (find-function-noselect symbol
))
506 (find-variable-noselect symbol file
))
508 (let ((library (or file
(symbol-file symbol type
))))
509 (find-function-search-for-symbol symbol type library
)))))
511 ;; For symmetry, this should be called find-face; but some programs
512 ;; assume that, if that name is defined, it means something else.
514 (defun find-face-definition (face)
515 "Find the definition of FACE. FACE defaults to the name near point.
517 Finds the Emacs Lisp library containing the definition of the face
518 near point (selected by `variable-at-point') in a buffer and
519 places point before the definition.
521 Set mark before moving, if the buffer already existed.
523 The library where FACE is defined is searched for in
524 `find-function-source-path', if non-nil, otherwise in `load-path'.
525 See also `find-function-recenter-line' and `find-function-after-hook'."
526 (interactive (find-function-read 'defface
))
527 (find-function-do-it face
'defface
'switch-to-buffer
))
530 (defun find-function-on-key (key)
531 "Find the function that KEY invokes. KEY is a string.
532 Set mark before moving, if the buffer already existed."
533 (interactive "kFind function on key: ")
536 (let* ((event (and (eventp key
) (aref key
0))) ; Null event OK below.
537 (start (event-start event
))
538 (modifiers (event-modifiers event
))
539 (window (and (or (memq 'click modifiers
) (memq 'down modifiers
)
540 (memq 'drag modifiers
))
541 (posn-window start
))))
542 ;; For a mouse button event, go to the button it applies to
543 ;; to get the right key bindings. And go to the right place
544 ;; in case the keymap depends on where you clicked.
545 (when (windowp window
)
546 (set-buffer (window-buffer window
))
547 (goto-char (posn-point start
)))
548 (setq defn
(key-binding key
))))
549 (let ((key-desc (key-description key
)))
550 (if (or (null defn
) (integerp defn
))
551 (message "%s is unbound" key-desc
)
553 (message "%s runs %s" key-desc
(prin1-to-string defn
))
554 (find-function-other-window defn
))))))
557 (defun find-function-at-point ()
558 "Find directly the function at point in the other window."
560 (let ((symb (function-called-at-point)))
562 (find-function-other-window symb
))))
565 (defun find-variable-at-point ()
566 "Find directly the variable at point in the other window."
568 (let ((symb (variable-at-point)))
569 (when (and symb
(not (equal symb
0)))
570 (find-variable-other-window symb
))))
573 (defun find-function-setup-keys ()
574 "Define some key bindings for the find-function family of functions."
575 (define-key ctl-x-map
"F" 'find-function
)
576 (define-key ctl-x-4-map
"F" 'find-function-other-window
)
577 (define-key ctl-x-5-map
"F" 'find-function-other-frame
)
578 (define-key ctl-x-map
"K" 'find-function-on-key
)
579 (define-key ctl-x-map
"V" 'find-variable
)
580 (define-key ctl-x-4-map
"V" 'find-variable-other-window
)
581 (define-key ctl-x-5-map
"V" 'find-variable-other-frame
))
585 ;;; find-func.el ends here