1 ;;; elec-pair.el --- Automatic parenthesis pairing -*- lexical-binding:t -*-
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5 ;; Author: João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com>
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30 (defcustom electric-pair-pairs
32 "Alist of pairs that should be used regardless of major mode.
34 Pairs of delimiters in this list are a fallback in case they have
35 no syntax relevant to `electric-pair-mode' in the mode's syntax
38 See also the variable `electric-pair-text-pairs'."
41 :type
'(repeat (cons character character
)))
44 (defcustom electric-pair-text-pairs
46 "Alist of pairs that should always be used in comments and strings.
48 Pairs of delimiters in this list are a fallback in case they have
49 no syntax relevant to `electric-pair-mode' in the syntax table
50 defined in `electric-pair-text-syntax-table'"
53 :type
'(repeat (cons character character
)))
55 (defcustom electric-pair-skip-self
#'electric-pair-default-skip-self
56 "If non-nil, skip char instead of inserting a second closing paren.
58 When inserting a closing paren character right before the same character,
59 just skip that character instead, so that hitting ( followed by ) results
60 in \"()\" rather than \"())\".
62 This can be convenient for people who find it easier to hit ) than C-f.
64 Can also be a function of one argument (the closer char just
65 inserted), in which case that function's return value is
70 (const :tag
"Never skip" nil
)
71 (const :tag
"Help balance" electric-pair-default-skip-self
)
72 (const :tag
"Always skip" t
)
75 (defcustom electric-pair-inhibit-predicate
76 #'electric-pair-default-inhibit
77 "Predicate to prevent insertion of a matching pair.
79 The function is called with a single char (the opening char just inserted).
80 If it returns non-nil, then `electric-pair-mode' will not insert a matching
85 (const :tag
"Conservative" electric-pair-conservative-inhibit
)
86 (const :tag
"Help balance" electric-pair-default-inhibit
)
87 (const :tag
"Always pair" ignore
)
90 (defcustom electric-pair-preserve-balance t
91 "Non-nil if default pairing and skipping should help balance parentheses.
93 The default values of `electric-pair-inhibit-predicate' and
94 `electric-pair-skip-self' check this variable before delegating to other
95 predicates responsible for making decisions on whether to pair/skip some
96 characters based on the actual state of the buffer's parentheses and
102 (defcustom electric-pair-delete-adjacent-pairs t
103 "If non-nil, backspacing an open paren also deletes adjacent closer.
105 Can also be a function of no arguments, in which case that function's
106 return value is considered instead."
111 (const :tag
"No" nil
)
114 (defcustom electric-pair-open-newline-between-pairs t
115 "If non-nil, a newline between adjacent parentheses opens an extra one.
117 Can also be a function of no arguments, in which case that function's
118 return value is considered instead."
123 (const :tag
"No" nil
)
126 (defcustom electric-pair-skip-whitespace t
127 "If non-nil skip whitespace when skipping over closing parens.
129 The specific kind of whitespace skipped is given by the variable
130 `electric-pair-skip-whitespace-chars'.
132 The symbol `chomp' specifies that the skipped-over whitespace
135 Can also be a function of no arguments, in which case that function's
136 return value is considered instead."
140 (const :tag
"Yes, jump over whitespace" t
)
141 (const :tag
"Yes, and delete whitespace" chomp
)
142 (const :tag
"No, no whitespace skipping" nil
)
145 (defcustom electric-pair-skip-whitespace-chars
(list ?
\t ?\s ?
\n)
146 "Whitespace characters considered by `electric-pair-skip-whitespace'."
149 :type
'(choice (set (const :tag
"Space" ?\s
)
150 (const :tag
"Tab" ?
\t)
151 (const :tag
"Newline" ?
\n))
154 (defun electric-pair--skip-whitespace ()
155 "Skip whitespace forward, not crossing comment or string boundaries."
156 (let ((saved (point))
157 (string-or-comment (nth 8 (syntax-ppss))))
158 (skip-chars-forward (apply #'string electric-pair-skip-whitespace-chars
))
159 (unless (eq string-or-comment
(nth 8 (syntax-ppss)))
162 (defvar electric-pair-text-syntax-table prog-mode-syntax-table
163 "Syntax table used when pairing inside comments and strings.
165 `electric-pair-mode' considers this syntax table only when point in inside
166 quotes or comments. If lookup fails here, `electric-pair-text-pairs' will
169 (defun electric-pair-backward-delete-char (n &optional killflag untabify
)
170 "Delete characters backward, and maybe also two adjacent paired delimiters.
172 Remaining behavior is given by `backward-delete-char' or, if UNTABIFY is
173 non-nil, `backward-delete-char-untabify'."
174 (interactive "*p\nP")
175 (let* ((prev (char-before))
177 (syntax-info (and prev
178 (electric-pair-syntax-info prev
)))
179 (syntax (car syntax-info
))
180 (pair (cadr syntax-info
)))
182 (if (functionp electric-pair-delete-adjacent-pairs
)
183 (funcall electric-pair-delete-adjacent-pairs
)
184 electric-pair-delete-adjacent-pairs
)
185 (memq syntax
'(?\
( ?
\" ?\$
))
187 (delete-char 1 killflag
))
189 (backward-delete-char-untabify n killflag
)
190 (backward-delete-char n killflag
))))
192 (defun electric-pair-backward-delete-char-untabify (n &optional killflag
)
193 "Delete characters backward, and maybe also two adjacent paired delimiters.
195 Remaining behavior is given by `backward-delete-char-untabify'."
196 (interactive "*p\nP")
197 (electric-pair-backward-delete-char n killflag t
))
199 (defun electric-pair-conservative-inhibit (char)
201 ;; I find it more often preferable not to pair when the
202 ;; same char is next.
203 (eq char
(char-after))
204 ;; Don't pair up when we insert the second of "" or of ((.
205 (and (eq char
(char-before))
206 (eq char
(char-before (1- (point)))))
207 ;; I also find it often preferable not to pair next to a word.
208 (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w
)))
210 (defun electric-pair-syntax-info (command-event)
211 "Calculate a list (SYNTAX PAIR UNCONDITIONAL STRING-OR-COMMENT-START).
213 SYNTAX is COMMAND-EVENT's syntax character. PAIR is
214 COMMAND-EVENT's pair. UNCONDITIONAL indicates the variables
215 `electric-pair-pairs' or `electric-pair-text-pairs' were used to
216 lookup syntax. STRING-OR-COMMENT-START indicates that point is
217 inside a comment of string."
218 (let* ((pre-string-or-comment (nth 8 (save-excursion
219 (syntax-ppss (1- (point))))))
220 (post-string-or-comment (nth 8 (syntax-ppss (point))))
221 (string-or-comment (and post-string-or-comment
222 pre-string-or-comment
))
223 (table (if string-or-comment
224 electric-pair-text-syntax-table
226 (table-syntax-and-pair (with-syntax-table table
227 (list (char-syntax command-event
)
228 (or (matching-paren command-event
)
230 (fallback (if string-or-comment
231 (append electric-pair-text-pairs
233 electric-pair-pairs
))
234 (direct (assq command-event fallback
))
235 (reverse (rassq command-event fallback
)))
237 ((memq (car table-syntax-and-pair
)
239 (append table-syntax-and-pair
(list nil string-or-comment
)))
240 (direct (if (eq (car direct
) (cdr direct
))
241 (list ?
\" command-event t string-or-comment
)
242 (list ?\
( (cdr direct
) t string-or-comment
)))
243 (reverse (list ?\
) (car reverse
) t string-or-comment
)))))
245 (defun electric-pair--insert (char)
246 (let ((last-command-event char
)
247 (blink-matching-paren nil
)
248 (electric-pair-mode nil
))
249 (self-insert-command 1)))
251 (defun electric-pair--syntax-ppss (&optional pos where
)
252 "Like `syntax-ppss', but sometimes fallback to `parse-partial-sexp'.
254 WHERE is list defaulting to '(string comment) and indicates
255 when to fallback to `parse-partial-sexp'."
256 (let* ((pos (or pos
(point)))
257 (where (or where
'(string comment
)))
258 (quick-ppss (syntax-ppss))
259 (quick-ppss-at-pos (syntax-ppss pos
)))
260 (if (or (and (nth 3 quick-ppss
) (memq 'string where
))
261 (and (nth 4 quick-ppss
) (memq 'comment where
)))
262 (with-syntax-table electric-pair-text-syntax-table
263 (parse-partial-sexp (1+ (nth 8 quick-ppss
)) pos
))
264 ;; HACK! cc-mode apparently has some `syntax-ppss' bugs
265 (if (memq major-mode
'(c-mode c
++ mode
))
266 (parse-partial-sexp (point-min) pos
)
267 quick-ppss-at-pos
))))
269 ;; Balancing means controlling pairing and skipping of parentheses so
270 ;; that, if possible, the buffer ends up at least as balanced as
271 ;; before, if not more. The algorithm is slightly complex because some
272 ;; situations like "()))" need pairing to occur at the end but not at
273 ;; the beginning. Balancing should also happen independently for
274 ;; different types of parentheses, so that having your {}'s unbalanced
275 ;; doesn't keep `electric-pair-mode' from balancing your ()'s and your
277 (defun electric-pair--balance-info (direction string-or-comment
)
278 "Examine lists forward or backward according to DIRECTION's sign.
280 STRING-OR-COMMENT is info suitable for running `parse-partial-sexp'.
282 Return a cons of two descriptions (MATCHED-P . PAIR) for the
283 innermost and outermost lists that enclose point. The outermost
284 list enclosing point is either the first top-level or first
285 mismatched list found by listing up.
287 If the outermost list is matched, don't rely on its PAIR. If
288 point is not enclosed by any lists, return ((T) . (T))."
291 (table (if string-or-comment
292 electric-pair-text-syntax-table
294 (at-top-level-or-equivalent-fn
295 ;; called when `scan-sexps' ran perfectly, when when it
296 ;; found a parenthesis pointing in the direction of
297 ;; travel. Also when travel started inside a comment and
300 (setq outermost
(list t
))
302 (setq innermost
(list t
)))))
303 (ended-prematurely-fn
304 ;; called when `scan-sexps' crashed against a parenthesis
305 ;; pointing opposite the direction of travel. After
306 ;; traversing that character, the idea is to travel one sexp
307 ;; in the opposite direction looking for a matching
313 (cond ((< direction
0)
316 (with-syntax-table table
319 (scan-sexps (point) 1)))))
322 ;; In this case, no need to use
323 ;; `scan-sexps', we can use some
324 ;; `electric-pair--syntax-ppss' in this
325 ;; case (which uses the quicker
326 ;; `syntax-ppss' in some cases)
327 (let* ((ppss (electric-pair--syntax-ppss
329 (start (car (last (nth 9 ppss
))))
330 (opener (char-after start
)))
332 (eq (char-before pos
)
333 (or (with-syntax-table table
334 (matching-paren opener
))
336 (actual-pair (if (> direction
0)
337 (char-before (point))
338 (char-after (point)))))
340 (setq innermost
(cons matched actual-pair
)))
342 (setq outermost
(cons matched actual-pair
)))))))
344 (while (not outermost
)
346 (with-syntax-table table
347 (scan-sexps (point) (if (> direction
0)
350 (funcall at-top-level-or-equivalent-fn
))
353 ;; some error happened and it is not of the "ended
354 ;; prematurely" kind"...
355 (not (string-match "ends prematurely" (nth 1 err
)))
356 ;; ... or we were in a comment and just came out of
358 (and string-or-comment
359 (not (nth 8 (syntax-ppss)))))
360 (funcall at-top-level-or-equivalent-fn
))
363 (goto-char (nth 3 err
))
364 (funcall ended-prematurely-fn
)))))))
365 (cons innermost outermost
)))
367 (defun electric-pair--looking-at-unterminated-string-p (char)
368 "Say if following string starts with CHAR and is unterminated."
371 (skip-chars-forward (format "^%c" char
))
372 (while (not (zerop (%
(save-excursion (skip-syntax-backward "\\")) 2)))
375 (skip-chars-forward (format "^%c" char
))))
378 (progn (forward-sexp) nil
)
381 (defun electric-pair--inside-string-p (char)
382 "Say if point is inside a string started by CHAR.
384 A comments text is parsed with `electric-pair-text-syntax-table'.
385 Also consider strings within comments, but not strings within
387 ;; FIXME: could also consider strings within strings by examining
389 (let* ((ppss (electric-pair--syntax-ppss (point) '(comment))))
390 (memq (nth 3 ppss
) (list t char
))))
392 (defun electric-pair-inhibit-if-helps-balance (char)
393 "Return non-nil if auto-pairing of CHAR would hurt parentheses' balance.
395 Works by first removing the character from the buffer, then doing
396 some list calculations, finally restoring the situation as if nothing
398 (pcase (electric-pair-syntax-info char
)
399 (`(,syntax
,pair
,_
,s-or-c
)
403 (cond ((eq ?\
( syntax
)
405 (electric-pair--balance-info 1 s-or-c
))
406 (outermost (cdr pair-data
)))
407 (cond ((car outermost
)
410 (eq (cdr outermost
) pair
)))))
412 (electric-pair--looking-at-unterminated-string-p char
))))
413 (insert-char char
)))))
415 (defun electric-pair-skip-if-helps-balance (char)
416 "Return non-nil if skipping CHAR would benefit parentheses' balance.
418 Works by first removing the character from the buffer, then doing
419 some list calculations, finally restoring the situation as if nothing
421 (pcase (electric-pair-syntax-info char
)
422 (`(,syntax
,pair
,_
,s-or-c
)
426 (cond ((eq syntax ?\
))
428 (electric-pair--balance-info
430 (innermost (car pair-data
))
431 (outermost (cdr pair-data
)))
433 (cond ((car outermost
)
436 (not (eq (cdr outermost
) pair
)))))))
438 (electric-pair--inside-string-p char
))))
439 (insert-char char
)))))
441 (defun electric-pair-default-skip-self (char)
442 (if electric-pair-preserve-balance
443 (electric-pair-skip-if-helps-balance char
)
446 (defun electric-pair-default-inhibit (char)
447 (if electric-pair-preserve-balance
448 (electric-pair-inhibit-if-helps-balance char
)
449 (electric-pair-conservative-inhibit char
)))
451 (defun electric-pair-post-self-insert-function ()
452 (let* ((pos (and electric-pair-mode
(electric--after-char-pos)))
453 (skip-whitespace-info))
454 (pcase (electric-pair-syntax-info last-command-event
)
455 (`(,syntax
,pair
,unconditional
,_
)
458 ;; Wrap a pair around the active region.
460 ((and (memq syntax
'(?\
( ?\
) ?
\" ?\$
)) (use-region-p))
461 ;; FIXME: To do this right, we'd need a post-self-insert-function
462 ;; so we could add-function around it and insert the closer after
463 ;; all the rest of the hook has run.
464 (if (or (eq syntax ?
\")
467 (and (not (eq syntax ?\
)))
468 (>= (mark) (point))))
471 (electric-pair--insert pair
))
472 (delete-region pos
(1- pos
))
473 (electric-pair--insert pair
)
475 (electric-pair--insert last-command-event
)))
476 ;; Backslash-escaped: no pairing, no skipping.
479 (not (zerop (%
(skip-syntax-backward "\\") 2))))
482 ((and (memq syntax
'(?\
) ?
\" ?\$
))
483 (and (or unconditional
484 (if (functionp electric-pair-skip-self
)
485 (funcall electric-pair-skip-self last-command-event
)
486 electric-pair-skip-self
))
488 (when (setq skip-whitespace-info
489 (if (functionp electric-pair-skip-whitespace
)
490 (funcall electric-pair-skip-whitespace
)
491 electric-pair-skip-whitespace
))
492 (electric-pair--skip-whitespace))
493 (eq (char-after) last-command-event
))))
494 ;; This is too late: rather than insert&delete we'd want to only
495 ;; skip (or insert in overwrite mode). The difference is in what
496 ;; goes in the undo-log and in the intermediate state which might
497 ;; be visible to other post-self-insert-hook. We'll just have to
498 ;; live with it for now.
499 (when skip-whitespace-info
500 (electric-pair--skip-whitespace))
501 (delete-region (1- pos
) (if (eq skip-whitespace-info
'chomp
)
505 ;; Insert matching pair.
506 ((and (memq syntax
`(?\
( ?
\" ?\$
))
509 (not (funcall electric-pair-inhibit-predicate
510 last-command-event
))))
511 (save-excursion (electric-pair--insert pair
)))))
513 (when (and (if (functionp electric-pair-open-newline-between-pairs
)
514 (funcall electric-pair-open-newline-between-pairs
)
515 electric-pair-open-newline-between-pairs
)
516 (eq last-command-event ?
\n)
517 (< (1+ (point-min)) (point) (point-max))
519 (skip-chars-backward "\t\s")
520 (char-before (1- (point))))
521 (matching-paren (char-after))))
522 (save-excursion (newline 1 t
)))))))
524 (put 'electric-pair-post-self-insert-function
'priority
20)
526 (defun electric-pair-will-use-region ()
528 (memq (car (electric-pair-syntax-info last-command-event
))
529 '(?\
( ?\
) ?
\" ?\$
))))
531 (defvar electric-pair-mode-map
532 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
533 (define-key map
[remap backward-delete-char-untabify
]
534 'electric-pair-backward-delete-char-untabify
)
535 (define-key map
[remap backward-delete-char
]
536 'electric-pair-backward-delete-char
)
537 (define-key map
[remap delete-backward-char
]
538 'electric-pair-backward-delete-char
)
540 "Keymap used by `electric-pair-mode'.")
543 (define-minor-mode electric-pair-mode
544 "Toggle automatic parens pairing (Electric Pair mode).
545 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Electric Pair mode if ARG is
546 positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, enable
547 the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
549 Electric Pair mode is a global minor mode. When enabled, typing
550 an open parenthesis automatically inserts the corresponding
551 closing parenthesis. \(Likewise for brackets, etc.)."
552 :global t
:group
'electricity
553 (if electric-pair-mode
555 (add-hook 'post-self-insert-hook
556 #'electric-pair-post-self-insert-function
)
557 (electric--sort-post-self-insertion-hook)
558 (add-hook 'self-insert-uses-region-functions
559 #'electric-pair-will-use-region
))
560 (remove-hook 'post-self-insert-hook
561 #'electric-pair-post-self-insert-function
)
562 (remove-hook 'self-insert-uses-region-functions
563 #'electric-pair-will-use-region
)))
567 ;;; elec-pair.el ends here