lisp/chistory.el

   1 ;;; chistory.el --- list command history
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 2001-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   4
   5 ;; Author: K. Shane Hartman
   6 ;; Maintainer: FSF
   7 ;; Keywords: convenience
   8
   9 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  10
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  23
  24 ;;; Commentary:
  25
  26 ;; This really has nothing to do with list-command-history per se, but
  27 ;; its a nice alternative to C-x ESC ESC (repeat-complex-command) and
  28 ;; functions as a lister if given no pattern.  It's not important
  29 ;; enough to warrant a file of its own.
  30
  31 ;;; Code:
  32
  33 (defgroup chistory nil
  34   "List command history."
  35   :group 'keyboard)
  36
  37 ;;;###autoload
  38 (defun repeat-matching-complex-command (&optional pattern)
  39   "Edit and re-evaluate complex command with name matching PATTERN.
  40 Matching occurrences are displayed, most recent first, until you select
  41 a form for evaluation.  If PATTERN is empty (or nil), every form in the
  42 command history is offered.  The form is placed in the minibuffer for
  43 editing and the result is evaluated."
  44   (interactive "sRedo Command (regexp): ")
  45   (if pattern
  46       (if (string-match "[^ \t]" pattern)
  47           (setq pattern (substring pattern (match-beginning 0)))
  48         (setq pattern nil)))
  49   (let ((history command-history)
  50         (temp)
  51         (what))
  52     (while (and history (not what))
  53       (setq temp (car history))
  54       (if (and (or (not pattern) (string-match pattern (symbol-name (car temp))))
  55                (y-or-n-p (format "Redo %S? " temp)))
  56           (setq what (car history))
  57         (setq history (cdr history))))
  58     (if (not what)
  59         (error "Command history exhausted")
  60       ;; Try to remove any useless command history element for this command.
  61       (if (eq (car (car command-history)) 'repeat-matching-complex-command)
  62           (setq command-history (cdr command-history)))
  63       (edit-and-eval-command "Redo: " what))))
  64
  65 (defcustom default-command-history-filter-garbage
  66   '(command-history-mode
  67     list-command-history
  68     electric-command-history)
  69   "A list of symbols to be ignored by `default-command-history-filter'.
  70 If that function is given a list whose car is an element of this list,
  71 then it will return non-nil (indicating the list should be discarded from
  72 the history).
  73 Initially, all commands related to the command history are discarded."
  74   :type '(repeat symbol)
  75   :group 'chistory)
  76
  77 (defvar list-command-history-filter 'default-command-history-filter
  78   "Predicate to test which commands should be excluded from the history listing.
  79 If non-nil, should be the name of a function of one argument.
  80 It is passed each element of the command history when
  81 \\[list-command-history] is called.  If the filter returns non-nil for
  82 some element, that element is excluded from the history listing.  The
  83 default filter removes commands associated with the command-history.")
  84
  85 (defun default-command-history-filter (frob)
  86   "Filter commands matching `default-command-history-filter-garbage' list
  87 from the command history."
  88   (or (not (consp frob))
  89       (memq (car frob) default-command-history-filter-garbage)))
  90
  91 (defcustom list-command-history-max 32
  92   "If non-nil, maximum length of the listing produced by `list-command-history'."
  93   :type '(choice integer (const nil))
  94   :group 'chistory)
  95
  96 ;;;###autoload
  97 (defun list-command-history ()
  98   "List history of commands typed to minibuffer.
  99 The number of commands listed is controlled by `list-command-history-max'.
 100 Calls value of `list-command-history-filter' (if non-nil) on each history
 101 element to judge if that element should be excluded from the list.
 102
 103 The buffer is left in Command History mode."
 104   (interactive)
 105   (with-output-to-temp-buffer
 106       "*Command History*"
 107     (let ((history command-history)
 108           (buffer-read-only nil)
 109           (count (or list-command-history-max -1)))
 110       (while (and (/= count 0) history)
 111         (if (and (bound-and-true-p list-command-history-filter)
 112                  (funcall list-command-history-filter (car history)))
 113             nil
 114           (setq count (1- count))
 115           (prin1 (car history))
 116           (terpri))
 117         (setq history (cdr history))))
 118     (with-current-buffer "*Command History*"
 119       (goto-char (point-min))
 120       (if (eobp)
 121           (error "No command history")
 122         (command-history-mode)))))
 123
 124 (defvar command-history-map
 125   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
 126     (set-keymap-parent map lisp-mode-shared-map)
 127     (suppress-keymap map)
 128     (define-key map "x" 'command-history-repeat)
 129     (define-key map "\n" 'next-line)
 130     (define-key map "\r" 'next-line)
 131     (define-key map "\177" 'previous-line)
 132     map)
 133   "Keymap for `command-history-mode'.")
 134
 135 (defun command-history-mode ()
 136   "Major mode for listing and repeating recent commands.
 137
 138 Keybindings:
 139 \\{command-history-map}"
 140   (interactive)
 141   (Command-history-setup)
 142   (setq major-mode 'command-history-mode)
 143   (setq mode-name "Command History")
 144   (use-local-map command-history-map)
 145   (run-mode-hooks 'command-history-mode-hook))
 146
 147 (defun Command-history-setup ()
 148   (kill-all-local-variables)
 149   (use-local-map command-history-map)
 150   (lisp-mode-variables nil)
 151   (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 152   (setq buffer-read-only t))
 153
 154 (defcustom command-history-hook nil
 155   "If non-nil, its value is called on entry to `command-history-mode'."
 156   :type 'hook
 157   :group 'chistory)
 158
 159 (defun command-history-repeat ()
 160   "Repeat the command shown on the current line.
 161 The buffer for that command is the previous current buffer."
 162   (interactive)
 163   (save-excursion
 164     (eval (prog1
 165               (save-excursion
 166                 (beginning-of-line)
 167                 (read (current-buffer)))
 168             (set-buffer
 169              (car (cdr (buffer-list))))))))
 170
 171 ;;;###autoload
 172 (defun command-history ()
 173   "Examine commands from `command-history' in a buffer.
 174 The number of commands listed is controlled by `list-command-history-max'.
 175 The command history is filtered by `list-command-history-filter' if non-nil.
 176 Use \\<command-history-map>\\[command-history-repeat] to repeat the command on the current line.
 177
 178 Otherwise much like Emacs-Lisp Mode except that there is no self-insertion
 179 and digits provide prefix arguments.  Tab does not indent.
 180 \\{command-history-map}
 181
 182 This command always recompiles the Command History listing
 183 and runs the normal hook `command-history-hook'."
 184   (interactive)
 185   (list-command-history)
 186   (pop-to-buffer "*Command History*")
 187   (run-hooks 'command-history-hook))
 188
 189 (provide 'chistory)
 190
 191 ;;; chistory.el ends here