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1 ;;; octave-inf.el --- running Octave as an inferior Emacs process
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
4 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 ;; Author: Kurt Hornik <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
7 ;; Author: John Eaton <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>
8 ;; Maintainer: Kurt Hornik <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
9 ;; Keywords: languages
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26 ;;; Commentary:
28 ;;; Code:
30 (require 'octave-mod)
31 (require 'comint)
33 (defgroup octave-inferior nil
34 "Running Octave as an inferior Emacs process."
35 :group 'octave)
37 (defcustom inferior-octave-program "octave"
38 "Program invoked by `inferior-octave'."
39 :type 'string
40 :group 'octave-inferior)
42 (defcustom inferior-octave-prompt
43 "\\(^octave\\(\\|.bin\\|.exe\\)\\(-[.0-9]+\\)?\\(:[0-9]+\\)?\\|^debug\\|^\\)>+ "
44 "Regexp to match prompts for the inferior Octave process."
45 :type 'regexp
46 :group 'octave-inferior)
48 (defcustom inferior-octave-startup-file nil
49 "Name of the inferior Octave startup file.
50 The contents of this file are sent to the inferior Octave process on
51 startup."
52 :type '(choice (const :tag "None" nil)
53 file)
54 :group 'octave-inferior)
56 (defcustom inferior-octave-startup-args nil
57 "List of command line arguments for the inferior Octave process.
58 For example, for suppressing the startup message and using `traditional'
59 mode, set this to (\"-q\" \"--traditional\")."
60 :type '(repeat string)
61 :group 'octave-inferior)
63 (defvar inferior-octave-mode-map
64 (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
65 (set-keymap-parent map comint-mode-map)
66 (define-key map "\t" 'comint-dynamic-complete)
67 (define-key map "\M-?" 'comint-dynamic-list-filename-completions)
68 (define-key map "\C-c\C-l" 'inferior-octave-dynamic-list-input-ring)
69 (define-key map [menu-bar inout list-history]
70 '("List Input History" . inferior-octave-dynamic-list-input-ring))
71 (define-key map "\C-c\C-h" 'octave-help)
72 map)
73 "Keymap used in Inferior Octave mode.")
75 (defvar inferior-octave-mode-syntax-table
76 (let ((table (make-syntax-table)))
77 (modify-syntax-entry ?\` "w" table)
78 (modify-syntax-entry ?\# "<" table)
79 (modify-syntax-entry ?\n ">" table)
80 table)
81 "Syntax table in use in inferior-octave-mode buffers.")
83 (defcustom inferior-octave-mode-hook nil
84 "*Hook to be run when Inferior Octave mode is started."
85 :type 'hook
86 :group 'octave-inferior)
88 (defvar inferior-octave-font-lock-keywords
89 (list
90 (cons inferior-octave-prompt 'font-lock-type-face))
91 ;; Could certainly do more font locking in inferior Octave ...
92 "Additional expressions to highlight in Inferior Octave mode.")
95 ;;; Compatibility functions
96 (if (not (fboundp 'comint-line-beginning-position))
97 ;; comint-line-beginning-position is defined in Emacs 21
98 (defun comint-line-beginning-position ()
99 "Returns the buffer position of the beginning of the line, after any prompt.
100 The prompt is assumed to be any text at the beginning of the line matching
101 the regular expression `comint-prompt-regexp', a buffer local variable."
102 (save-excursion (comint-bol nil) (point))))
105 (defvar inferior-octave-output-list nil)
106 (defvar inferior-octave-output-string nil)
107 (defvar inferior-octave-receive-in-progress nil)
109 (defvar inferior-octave-startup-hook nil)
111 (defvar inferior-octave-complete-impossible nil
112 "Non-nil means that `inferior-octave-complete' is impossible.")
114 (defvar inferior-octave-has-built-in-variables nil
115 "Non-nil means that Octave has built-in variables.")
117 (defvar inferior-octave-dynamic-complete-functions
118 '(inferior-octave-complete comint-dynamic-complete-filename)
119 "List of functions called to perform completion for inferior Octave.
120 This variable is used to initialize `comint-dynamic-complete-functions'
121 in the Inferior Octave buffer.")
123 (defun inferior-octave-mode ()
124 "Major mode for interacting with an inferior Octave process.
125 Runs Octave as a subprocess of Emacs, with Octave I/O through an Emacs
126 buffer.
128 Entry to this mode successively runs the hooks `comint-mode-hook' and
129 `inferior-octave-mode-hook'."
130 (interactive)
131 (delay-mode-hooks (comint-mode))
132 (setq comint-prompt-regexp inferior-octave-prompt
133 major-mode 'inferior-octave-mode
134 mode-name "Inferior Octave"
135 mode-line-process '(":%s")
136 local-abbrev-table octave-abbrev-table)
137 (use-local-map inferior-octave-mode-map)
138 (set-syntax-table inferior-octave-mode-syntax-table)
140 (make-local-variable 'comment-start)
141 (setq comment-start octave-comment-start)
142 (make-local-variable 'comment-end)
143 (setq comment-end "")
144 (make-local-variable 'comment-column)
145 (setq comment-column 32)
146 (make-local-variable 'comment-start-skip)
147 (setq comment-start-skip octave-comment-start-skip)
149 (make-local-variable 'font-lock-defaults)
150 (setq font-lock-defaults '(inferior-octave-font-lock-keywords nil nil))
152 (setq comint-input-ring-file-name
153 (or (getenv "OCTAVE_HISTFILE") "~/.octave_hist")
154 comint-input-ring-size (or (getenv "OCTAVE_HISTSIZE") 1024))
155 (set (make-local-variable 'comint-dynamic-complete-functions)
156 inferior-octave-dynamic-complete-functions)
157 (add-hook 'comint-input-filter-functions
158 'inferior-octave-directory-tracker nil t)
159 (comint-read-input-ring t)
161 (run-mode-hooks 'inferior-octave-mode-hook))
163 ;;;###autoload
164 (defun inferior-octave (&optional arg)
165 "Run an inferior Octave process, I/O via `inferior-octave-buffer'.
166 This buffer is put in Inferior Octave mode. See `inferior-octave-mode'.
168 Unless ARG is non-nil, switches to this buffer.
170 The elements of the list `inferior-octave-startup-args' are sent as
171 command line arguments to the inferior Octave process on startup.
173 Additional commands to be executed on startup can be provided either in
174 the file specified by `inferior-octave-startup-file' or by the default
175 startup file, `~/.emacs-octave'."
176 (interactive "P")
177 (let ((buffer inferior-octave-buffer))
178 (get-buffer-create buffer)
179 (if (comint-check-proc buffer)
181 (with-current-buffer buffer
182 (comint-mode)
183 (inferior-octave-startup)
184 (inferior-octave-mode)))
185 (if (not arg)
186 (pop-to-buffer buffer))))
188 ;;;###autoload
189 (defalias 'run-octave 'inferior-octave)
191 (defun inferior-octave-startup ()
192 "Start an inferior Octave process."
193 (let ((proc (comint-exec-1
194 (substring inferior-octave-buffer 1 -1)
195 inferior-octave-buffer
196 inferior-octave-program
197 (append (list "-i" "--no-line-editing")
198 inferior-octave-startup-args))))
199 (set-process-filter proc 'inferior-octave-output-digest)
200 (setq comint-ptyp process-connection-type
201 inferior-octave-process proc
202 inferior-octave-output-list nil
203 inferior-octave-output-string nil
204 inferior-octave-receive-in-progress t)
206 ;; This may look complicated ... However, we need to make sure that
207 ;; we additional startup code only AFTER Octave is ready (otherwise,
208 ;; output may be mixed up). Hence, we need to digest the Octave
209 ;; output to see when it issues a prompt.
210 (while inferior-octave-receive-in-progress
211 (accept-process-output inferior-octave-process))
212 (goto-char (point-max))
213 (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))
214 (insert-before-markers
215 (concat
216 (if (not (bobp)) "\f\n")
217 (if inferior-octave-output-list
218 (concat (mapconcat
219 'identity inferior-octave-output-list "\n")
220 "\n"))))
222 ;; Find out whether Octave has built-in variables.
223 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest
224 (list "exist \"LOADPATH\"\n"))
225 (setq inferior-octave-has-built-in-variables
226 (string-match "101$" (car inferior-octave-output-list)))
228 ;; An empty secondary prompt, as e.g. obtained by '--braindead',
229 ;; means trouble.
230 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest (list "PS2\n"))
231 (if (string-match "\\(PS2\\|ans\\) = *$" (car inferior-octave-output-list))
232 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest
233 (list (if inferior-octave-has-built-in-variables
234 "PS2 = \"> \"\n"
235 "PS2 (\"> \");\n"))))
237 ;; O.k., now we are ready for the Inferior Octave startup commands.
238 (let* (commands
239 (program (file-name-nondirectory inferior-octave-program))
240 (file (or inferior-octave-startup-file
241 (concat "~/.emacs-" program))))
242 (setq commands
243 (list "more off;\n"
244 (if (not (string-equal
245 inferior-octave-output-string ">> "))
246 (if inferior-octave-has-built-in-variables
247 "PS1=\"\\\\s> \";\n"
248 "PS1 (\"\\\\s> \");\n"))
249 (if (file-exists-p file)
250 (format "source (\"%s\");\n" file))))
251 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest commands))
252 (insert-before-markers
253 (concat
254 (if inferior-octave-output-list
255 (concat (mapconcat
256 'identity inferior-octave-output-list "\n")
257 "\n"))
258 inferior-octave-output-string))
259 ;; Next, we check whether Octave supports `completion_matches' ...
260 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest
261 (list "exist \"completion_matches\"\n"))
262 (setq inferior-octave-complete-impossible
263 (not (string-match "5$" (car inferior-octave-output-list))))
265 ;; And finally, everything is back to normal.
266 (set-process-filter proc 'inferior-octave-output-filter)
267 (run-hooks 'inferior-octave-startup-hook)
268 (run-hooks 'inferior-octave-startup-hook)
269 ;; Just in case, to be sure a cd in the startup file
270 ;; won't have detrimental effects.
271 (inferior-octave-resync-dirs)))
274 (defun inferior-octave-complete ()
275 "Perform completion on the Octave symbol preceding point.
276 This is implemented using the Octave command `completion_matches' which
277 is NOT available with versions of Octave prior to 2.0."
278 (interactive)
279 (let* ((end (point))
280 (command
281 (save-excursion
282 (skip-syntax-backward "w_" (comint-line-beginning-position))
283 (buffer-substring-no-properties (point) end)))
284 (proc (get-buffer-process inferior-octave-buffer)))
285 (cond (inferior-octave-complete-impossible
286 (error (concat
287 "Your Octave does not have `completion_matches'. "
288 "Please upgrade to version 2.X.")))
289 ((string-equal command "")
290 (message "Cannot complete an empty string"))
292 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest
293 (list (concat "completion_matches (\"" command "\");\n")))
294 ;; Sort the list
295 (setq inferior-octave-output-list
296 (sort inferior-octave-output-list 'string-lessp))
297 ;; Remove duplicates
298 (let* ((x inferior-octave-output-list)
299 (y (cdr x)))
300 (while y
301 (if (string-equal (car x) (car y))
302 (setcdr x (setq y (cdr y)))
303 (setq x y
304 y (cdr y)))))
305 ;; And let comint handle the rest
306 (comint-dynamic-simple-complete
307 command inferior-octave-output-list)))))
309 (defun inferior-octave-dynamic-list-input-ring ()
310 "List the buffer's input history in a help buffer."
311 ;; We cannot use `comint-dynamic-list-input-ring', because it replaces
312 ;; "completion" by "history reference" ...
313 (interactive)
314 (if (or (not (ring-p comint-input-ring))
315 (ring-empty-p comint-input-ring))
316 (message "No history")
317 (let ((history nil)
318 (history-buffer " *Input History*")
319 (index (1- (ring-length comint-input-ring)))
320 (conf (current-window-configuration)))
321 ;; We have to build up a list ourselves from the ring vector.
322 (while (>= index 0)
323 (setq history (cons (ring-ref comint-input-ring index) history)
324 index (1- index)))
325 ;; Change "completion" to "history reference"
326 ;; to make the display accurate.
327 (with-output-to-temp-buffer history-buffer
328 (display-completion-list history)
329 (set-buffer history-buffer))
330 (message "Hit space to flush")
331 (let ((ch (read-event)))
332 (if (eq ch ?\ )
333 (set-window-configuration conf)
334 (setq unread-command-events (list ch)))))))
336 (defun inferior-octave-strip-ctrl-g (string)
337 "Strip leading `^G' character.
338 If STRING starts with a `^G', ring the bell and strip it."
339 (if (string-match "^\a" string)
340 (progn
341 (ding)
342 (setq string (substring string 1))))
343 string)
345 (defun inferior-octave-output-filter (proc string)
346 "Standard output filter for the inferior Octave process.
347 Ring Emacs bell if process output starts with an ASCII bell, and pass
348 the rest to `comint-output-filter'."
349 (comint-output-filter proc (inferior-octave-strip-ctrl-g string)))
351 (defun inferior-octave-output-digest (proc string)
352 "Special output filter for the inferior Octave process.
353 Save all output between newlines into `inferior-octave-output-list', and
354 the rest to `inferior-octave-output-string'."
355 (setq string (concat inferior-octave-output-string string))
356 (while (string-match "\n" string)
357 (setq inferior-octave-output-list
358 (append inferior-octave-output-list
359 (list (substring string 0 (match-beginning 0))))
360 string (substring string (match-end 0))))
361 (if (string-match inferior-octave-prompt string)
362 (setq inferior-octave-receive-in-progress nil))
363 (setq inferior-octave-output-string string))
365 (defun inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest (list)
366 "Send LIST to the inferior Octave process and digest the output.
367 The elements of LIST have to be strings and are sent one by one. All
368 output is passed to the filter `inferior-octave-output-digest'."
369 (let* ((proc inferior-octave-process)
370 (filter (process-filter proc))
371 string)
372 (set-process-filter proc 'inferior-octave-output-digest)
373 (setq inferior-octave-output-list nil)
374 (unwind-protect
375 (while (setq string (car list))
376 (setq inferior-octave-output-string nil
377 inferior-octave-receive-in-progress t)
378 (comint-send-string proc string)
379 (while inferior-octave-receive-in-progress
380 (accept-process-output proc))
381 (setq list (cdr list)))
382 (set-process-filter proc filter))))
384 (defun inferior-octave-directory-tracker (string)
385 "Tracks `cd' commands issued to the inferior Octave process.
386 Use \\[inferior-octave-resync-dirs] to resync if Emacs gets confused."
387 (cond
388 ((string-match "^[ \t]*cd[ \t;]*$" string)
389 (cd "~"))
390 ((string-match "^[ \t]*cd[ \t]+\\([^ \t\n;]*\\)[ \t\n;]*" string)
391 (cd (substring string (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))))))
393 (defun inferior-octave-resync-dirs ()
394 "Resync the buffer's idea of the current directory.
395 This command queries the inferior Octave process about its current
396 directory and makes this the current buffer's default directory."
397 (interactive)
398 (inferior-octave-send-list-and-digest '("disp (pwd ())\n"))
399 (cd (car inferior-octave-output-list)))
401 ;;; provide ourself
403 (provide 'octave-inf)
405 ;; arch-tag: bdce0395-24d1-4bb4-bfba-6fb1eeb1a660
406 ;;; octave-inf.el ends here