1 ;;; erc-stamp.el --- Timestamping for ERC messages
3 ;; Copyright (C) 2002-2004, 2006-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5 ;; Author: Mario Lang <mlang@delysid.org>
6 ;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
7 ;; Keywords: comm, processes, timestamp
8 ;; URL: http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ErcStamp
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27 ;; The code contained in this module is responsible for inserting
28 ;; timestamps into ERC buffers. In order to actually activate this,
29 ;; you must call `erc-timestamp-mode'.
31 ;; You can choose between two different ways of inserting timestamps.
32 ;; Customize `erc-insert-timestamp-function' and
33 ;; `erc-insert-away-timestamp-function'.
40 (defgroup erc-stamp nil
41 "For long conversation on IRC it is sometimes quite
42 useful to have individual messages timestamp. This
43 group provides settings related to the format and display
44 of timestamp information in `erc-mode' buffer.
46 For timestamping to be activated, you just need to load `erc-stamp'
47 in your init file or interactively using `load-library'."
50 (defcustom erc-timestamp-format
"[%H:%M]"
51 "If set to a string, messages will be timestamped.
52 This string is processed using `format-time-string'.
53 Good examples are \"%T\" and \"%H:%M\".
55 If nil, timestamping is turned off."
57 :type
'(choice (const nil
)
60 (defcustom erc-timestamp-format-left
"\n[%a %b %e %Y]\n"
61 "If set to a string, messages will be timestamped.
62 This string is processed using `format-time-string'.
63 Good examples are \"%T\" and \"%H:%M\".
65 This timestamp is used for timestamps on the left side of the
66 screen when `erc-insert-timestamp-function' is set to
67 `erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right'.
69 If nil, timestamping is turned off."
71 :type
'(choice (const nil
)
74 (defcustom erc-timestamp-format-right
" [%H:%M]"
75 "If set to a string, messages will be timestamped.
76 This string is processed using `format-time-string'.
77 Good examples are \"%T\" and \"%H:%M\".
79 This timestamp is used for timestamps on the right side of the
80 screen when `erc-insert-timestamp-function' is set to
81 `erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right'.
83 If nil, timestamping is turned off."
85 :type
'(choice (const nil
)
88 (defcustom erc-insert-timestamp-function
'erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right
89 "Function to use to insert timestamps.
91 It takes a single argument STRING which is the final string
92 which all text-properties already appended. This function only cares about
93 inserting this string at the right position. Narrowing is in effect
94 while it is called, so (point-min) and (point-max) determine the region to
97 You will probably want to set
98 `erc-insert-away-timestamp-function' to the same value."
100 :type
'(choice (const :tag
"Both sides" erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right
)
101 (const :tag
"Right" erc-insert-timestamp-right
)
102 (const :tag
"Left" erc-insert-timestamp-left
)
105 (defcustom erc-away-timestamp-format
"<%H:%M>"
106 "Timestamp format used when marked as being away.
108 If nil, timestamping is turned off when away unless `erc-timestamp-format'
111 If `erc-timestamp-format' is set, this will not be used."
113 :type
'(choice (const nil
)
116 (defcustom erc-insert-away-timestamp-function
117 'erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right
118 "Function to use to insert the away timestamp.
120 See `erc-insert-timestamp-function' for details."
122 :type
'(choice (const :tag
"Both sides" erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right
)
123 (const :tag
"Right" erc-insert-timestamp-right
)
124 (const :tag
"Left" erc-insert-timestamp-left
)
127 (defcustom erc-hide-timestamps nil
128 "If non-nil, timestamps will be invisible.
130 This is useful for logging, because, although timestamps will be
131 hidden, they will still be present in the logs."
135 (defcustom erc-echo-timestamps nil
136 "If non-nil, print timestamp in the minibuffer when point is moved.
137 Using this variable, you can turn off normal timestamping,
138 and simply move point to an irc message to see its timestamp
139 printed in the minibuffer."
143 (defcustom erc-echo-timestamp-format
"Timestamped %A, %H:%M:%S"
144 "Format string to be used when `erc-echo-timestamps' is non-nil.
145 This string specifies the format of the timestamp being echoed in
150 (defcustom erc-timestamp-intangible t
151 "Whether the timestamps should be intangible, i.e. prevent the point
152 from entering them and instead jump over them."
156 (defface erc-timestamp-face
'((t :weight bold
:foreground
"green"))
157 "ERC timestamp face."
160 ;;;###autoload (autoload 'erc-timestamp-mode "erc-stamp" nil t)
161 (define-erc-module stamp timestamp
162 "This mode timestamps messages in the channel buffers."
163 ((add-hook 'erc-mode-hook
'erc-munge-invisibility-spec
)
164 (add-hook 'erc-insert-modify-hook
'erc-add-timestamp t
)
165 (add-hook 'erc-send-modify-hook
'erc-add-timestamp t
))
166 ((remove-hook 'erc-mode-hook
'erc-munge-invisibility-spec
)
167 (remove-hook 'erc-insert-modify-hook
'erc-add-timestamp
)
168 (remove-hook 'erc-send-modify-hook
'erc-add-timestamp
)))
170 (defun erc-add-timestamp ()
171 "Add timestamp and text-properties to message.
173 This function is meant to be called from `erc-insert-modify-hook'
174 or `erc-send-modify-hook'."
175 (unless (get-text-property (point) 'invisible
)
176 (let ((ct (current-time)))
177 (if (fboundp erc-insert-timestamp-function
)
178 (funcall erc-insert-timestamp-function
179 (erc-format-timestamp ct erc-timestamp-format
))
180 (error "Timestamp function unbound"))
181 (when (and (fboundp erc-insert-away-timestamp-function
)
182 erc-away-timestamp-format
184 (not erc-timestamp-format
))
185 (funcall erc-insert-away-timestamp-function
186 (erc-format-timestamp ct erc-away-timestamp-format
)))
187 (add-text-properties (point-min) (point-max)
188 (list 'timestamp ct
))
189 (add-text-properties (point-min) (point-max)
190 (list 'point-entered
'erc-echo-timestamp
)))))
192 (defvar erc-timestamp-last-inserted nil
193 "Last timestamp inserted into the buffer.")
194 (make-variable-buffer-local 'erc-timestamp-last-inserted
)
196 (defvar erc-timestamp-last-inserted-left nil
197 "Last timestamp inserted into the left side of the buffer.
198 This is used when `erc-insert-timestamp-function' is set to
199 `erc-timestamp-left-and-right'")
200 (make-variable-buffer-local 'erc-timestamp-last-inserted-left
)
202 (defvar erc-timestamp-last-inserted-right nil
203 "Last timestamp inserted into the right side of the buffer.
204 This is used when `erc-insert-timestamp-function' is set to
205 `erc-timestamp-left-and-right'")
206 (make-variable-buffer-local 'erc-timestamp-last-inserted-right
)
208 (defcustom erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag t
209 "Insert timestamp only if its value changed since last insertion.
210 If `erc-insert-timestamp-function' is `erc-insert-timestamp-left', a
211 string of spaces which is the same size as the timestamp is added to
212 the beginning of the line in its place. If you use
213 `erc-insert-timestamp-right', nothing gets inserted in place of the
218 (defcustom erc-timestamp-right-column nil
219 "If non-nil, the column at which the timestamp is inserted,
220 if the timestamp is to be printed to the right. If nil,
221 `erc-insert-timestamp-right' will use other means to determine
225 (integer :tag
"Column number")
226 (const :tag
"Unspecified" nil
)))
228 (defcustom erc-timestamp-use-align-to
(and (not (featurep 'xemacs
))
229 (>= emacs-major-version
22)
230 (eq window-system
'x
))
231 "If non-nil, use the :align-to display property to align the stamp.
232 This gives better results when variable-width characters (like
233 Asian language characters and math symbols) precede a timestamp.
234 Unfortunately, it only works in Emacs 22 and when using the X
237 A side effect of enabling this is that there will only be one
238 space before a right timestamp in any saved logs."
242 (defun erc-insert-timestamp-left (string)
243 "Insert timestamps at the beginning of the line."
244 (goto-char (point-min))
245 (let* ((ignore-p (and erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag
246 (string-equal string erc-timestamp-last-inserted
)))
247 (len (length string
))
248 (s (if ignore-p
(make-string len ?
) string
)))
249 (unless ignore-p
(setq erc-timestamp-last-inserted string
))
250 (erc-put-text-property 0 len
'field
'erc-timestamp s
)
251 (erc-put-text-property 0 len
'invisible
'timestamp s
)
254 (defun erc-insert-aligned (string pos
)
255 "Insert STRING at the POSth column.
257 If `erc-timestamp-use-align-to' is t, use the :align-to display
258 property to get to the POSth column."
259 (if (not erc-timestamp-use-align-to
)
262 (put-text-property (1- (point)) (point) 'display
263 (list 'space
':align-to pos
)))
266 ;; Silence byte-compiler
267 (defvar erc-fill-column
)
269 (defun erc-insert-timestamp-right (string)
270 "Insert timestamp on the right side of the screen.
271 STRING is the timestamp to insert. The function is a possible value
272 for `erc-insert-timestamp-function'.
274 If `erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag' is nil, a timestamp is always
275 printed. If this variable is non-nil, a timestamp is only printed if
276 it is different from the last.
278 If `erc-timestamp-right-column' is set, its value will be used as the
279 column at which the timestamp is to be printed. If it is nil, and
280 `erc-fill-mode' is active, then the timestamp will be printed just
281 before `erc-fill-column'. Otherwise, if the current buffer is
282 shown in a window, that window's width is used. If the buffer is
283 not shown, and `fill-column' is set, then the timestamp will be
284 printed just `fill-column'. As a last resort, the timestamp will
285 be printed just before the window-width."
286 (unless (and erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag
287 (string-equal string erc-timestamp-last-inserted
))
288 (setq erc-timestamp-last-inserted string
)
289 (goto-char (point-max))
290 (forward-char -
1);; before the last newline
291 (let* ((current-window (get-buffer-window (current-buffer)))
292 (str-width (string-width string
))
294 (erc-timestamp-right-column erc-timestamp-right-column
)
295 ((and (boundp 'erc-fill-mode
)
297 (boundp 'erc-fill-column
)
299 (1+ (- erc-fill-column str-width
)))
301 (1+ (- fill-column str-width
)))
303 (- (window-width) str-width
1))))
305 (col (current-column))
307 ;; The following is a kludge used to calculate whether to move
308 ;; to the next line before inserting a stamp. It allows for
309 ;; some margin of error if what is displayed on the line differs
310 ;; from the number of characters on the line.
311 (setq col
(+ col
(ceiling (/ (- col
(- (point) (point-at-bol))) 1.6))))
313 (erc-insert-aligned string pos
)
318 (erc-put-text-property from
(point) 'field
'erc-timestamp
)
319 (erc-put-text-property from
(point) 'rear-nonsticky t
)
320 (when erc-timestamp-intangible
321 (erc-put-text-property from
(1+ (point)) 'intangible t
)))))
323 (defun erc-insert-timestamp-left-and-right (string)
324 "This is another function that can be assigned to
325 `erc-insert-timestamp-function'. If the date is changed, it will
326 print a blank line, the date, and another blank line. If the time is
327 changed, it will then print it off to the right."
328 (let* ((ct (current-time))
329 (ts-left (erc-format-timestamp ct erc-timestamp-format-left
))
330 (ts-right (erc-format-timestamp ct erc-timestamp-format-right
)))
331 ;; insert left timestamp
332 (unless (string-equal ts-left erc-timestamp-last-inserted-left
)
333 (goto-char (point-min))
334 (erc-put-text-property 0 (length ts-left
) 'field
'erc-timestamp ts-left
)
336 (setq erc-timestamp-last-inserted-left ts-left
))
337 ;; insert right timestamp
338 (let ((erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag t
)
339 (erc-timestamp-last-inserted erc-timestamp-last-inserted-right
))
340 (erc-insert-timestamp-right ts-right
)
341 (setq erc-timestamp-last-inserted-right ts-right
))))
343 ;; for testing: (setq erc-timestamp-only-if-changed-flag nil)
345 (defun erc-format-timestamp (time format
)
346 "Return TIME formatted as string according to FORMAT.
347 Return the empty string if FORMAT is nil."
349 (let ((ts (format-time-string format time
)))
350 (erc-put-text-property 0 (length ts
) 'face
'erc-timestamp-face ts
)
351 (erc-put-text-property 0 (length ts
) 'invisible
'timestamp ts
)
352 (erc-put-text-property 0 (length ts
)
353 'isearch-open-invisible
'timestamp ts
)
354 ;; N.B. Later use categories instead of this harmless, but
355 ;; inelegant, hack. -- BPT
356 (and erc-timestamp-intangible
357 (not erc-hide-timestamps
) ; bug#11706
358 (erc-put-text-property 0 (length ts
) 'intangible t ts
))
362 ;; This function is used to munge `buffer-invisibility-spec to an
363 ;; appropriate value. Currently, it only handles timestamps, thus its
364 ;; location. If you add other features which affect invisibility,
365 ;; please modify this function and move it to a more appropriate
367 (defun erc-munge-invisibility-spec ()
368 (if erc-hide-timestamps
369 (setq buffer-invisibility-spec
370 (if (listp buffer-invisibility-spec
)
371 (cons 'timestamp buffer-invisibility-spec
)
372 (list 't
'timestamp
)))
373 (setq buffer-invisibility-spec
374 (if (listp buffer-invisibility-spec
)
375 (remove 'timestamp buffer-invisibility-spec
)
378 (defun erc-hide-timestamps ()
379 "Hide timestamp information from display."
381 (setq erc-hide-timestamps t
)
382 (erc-munge-invisibility-spec))
384 (defun erc-show-timestamps ()
385 "Show timestamp information on display.
386 This function only works if `erc-timestamp-format' was previously
387 set, and timestamping is already active."
389 (setq erc-hide-timestamps nil
)
390 (erc-munge-invisibility-spec))
392 (defun erc-toggle-timestamps ()
393 "Hide or show timestamps in ERC buffers.
395 Note that timestamps can only be shown for a message using this
396 function if `erc-timestamp-format' was set and timestamping was
397 enabled when the message was inserted."
399 (if erc-hide-timestamps
400 (setq erc-hide-timestamps nil
)
401 (setq erc-hide-timestamps t
))
402 (mapc (lambda (buffer)
403 (with-current-buffer buffer
404 (erc-munge-invisibility-spec)))
407 (defun erc-echo-timestamp (before now
)
408 "Print timestamp text-property of an IRC message.
409 Argument BEFORE is where point was before it got moved and
410 NOW is position of point currently."
411 (when erc-echo-timestamps
412 (let ((stamp (get-text-property now
'timestamp
)))
414 (message "%s" (format-time-string erc-echo-timestamp-format
419 ;;; erc-stamp.el ends here
422 ;; indent-tabs-mode: t