1 ;;; derived.el --- allow inheritance of major modes
2 ;; (formerly mode-clone.el)
4 ;; Copyright (C) 1993-1994, 1999, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6 ;; Author: David Megginson (dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca)
8 ;; Keywords: extensions
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28 ;; GNU Emacs is already, in a sense, object oriented -- each object
29 ;; (buffer) belongs to a class (major mode), and that class defines
30 ;; the relationship between messages (input events) and methods
31 ;; (commands) by means of a keymap.
33 ;; The only thing missing is a good scheme of inheritance. It is
34 ;; possible to simulate a single level of inheritance with generous
35 ;; use of hooks and a bit of work -- sgml-mode, for example, also runs
36 ;; the hooks for text-mode, and keymaps can inherit from other keymaps
37 ;; -- but generally, each major mode ends up reinventing the wheel.
38 ;; Ideally, someone should redesign all of Emacs's major modes to
39 ;; follow a more conventional object-oriented system: when defining a
40 ;; new major mode, the user should need only to name the existing mode
41 ;; it is most similar to, then list the (few) differences.
43 ;; In the mean time, this package offers most of the advantages of
44 ;; full inheritance with the existing major modes. The macro
45 ;; `define-derived-mode' allows the user to make a variant of an existing
46 ;; major mode, with its own keymap. The new mode will inherit the key
47 ;; bindings of its parent, and will, in fact, run its parent first
48 ;; every time it is called. For example, the commands
50 ;; (define-derived-mode hypertext-mode text-mode "Hypertext"
51 ;; "Major mode for hypertext.\n\n\\{hypertext-mode-map}"
52 ;; (setq case-fold-search nil))
54 ;; (define-key hypertext-mode-map [down-mouse-3] 'do-hyper-link)
56 ;; will create a function `hypertext-mode' with its own (sparse)
57 ;; keymap `hypertext-mode-map.' The command M-x hypertext-mode will
58 ;; perform the following actions:
60 ;; - run the command (text-mode) to get its default setup
61 ;; - replace the current keymap with 'hypertext-mode-map,' which will
62 ;; inherit from 'text-mode-map'.
63 ;; - replace the current syntax table with
64 ;; 'hypertext-mode-syntax-table', which will borrow its defaults
65 ;; from the current text-mode-syntax-table.
66 ;; - replace the current abbrev table with
67 ;; 'hypertext-mode-abbrev-table', which will borrow its defaults
68 ;; from the current text-mode-abbrev table
69 ;; - change the mode line to read "Hypertext"
70 ;; - assign the value 'hypertext-mode' to the 'major-mode' variable
71 ;; - run the body of commands provided in the macro -- in this case,
72 ;; set the local variable `case-fold-search' to nil.
74 ;; The advantages of this system are threefold. First, text mode is
75 ;; untouched -- if you had added the new keystroke to `text-mode-map,'
76 ;; possibly using hooks, you would have added it to all text buffers
77 ;; -- here, it appears only in hypertext buffers, where it makes
78 ;; sense. Second, it is possible to build even further, and make
79 ;; a derived mode from a derived mode. The commands
81 ;; (define-derived-mode html-mode hypertext-mode "HTML")
82 ;; [various key definitions]
84 ;; will add a new major mode for HTML with very little fuss.
86 ;; Note also the function `derived-mode-p' which can tell if the current
87 ;; mode derives from another. In a hypertext-mode, buffer, for example,
88 ;; (derived-mode-p 'text-mode) would return non-nil. This should always
89 ;; be used in place of (eq major-mode 'text-mode).
93 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl
))
95 ;;; PRIVATE: defsubst must be defined before they are first used
97 (defsubst derived-mode-hook-name
(mode)
98 "Construct a mode-hook name based on a MODE name."
99 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode
) "-hook")))
101 (defsubst derived-mode-map-name
(mode)
102 "Construct a map name based on a MODE name."
103 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode
) "-map")))
105 (defsubst derived-mode-syntax-table-name
(mode)
106 "Construct a syntax-table name based on a MODE name."
107 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode
) "-syntax-table")))
109 (defsubst derived-mode-abbrev-table-name
(mode)
110 "Construct an abbrev-table name based on a MODE name."
111 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode
) "-abbrev-table")))
113 ;; PUBLIC: define a new major mode which inherits from an existing one.
116 (defmacro define-derived-mode
(child parent name
&optional docstring
&rest body
)
117 "Create a new mode as a variant of an existing mode.
119 The arguments to this command are as follow:
121 CHILD: the name of the command for the derived mode.
122 PARENT: the name of the command for the parent mode (e.g. `text-mode')
123 or nil if there is no parent.
124 NAME: a string which will appear in the status line (e.g. \"Hypertext\")
125 DOCSTRING: an optional documentation string--if you do not supply one,
126 the function will attempt to invent something useful.
127 BODY: forms to execute just before running the
128 hooks for the new mode. Do not use `interactive' here.
130 BODY can start with a bunch of keyword arguments. The following keyword
131 arguments are currently understood:
133 Declare the customization group that corresponds to this mode.
134 The command `customize-mode' uses this.
136 Use TABLE instead of the default (CHILD-syntax-table).
137 A nil value means to simply use the same syntax-table as the parent.
139 Use TABLE instead of the default (CHILD-abbrev-table).
140 A nil value means to simply use the same abbrev-table as the parent.
142 Here is how you could define LaTeX-Thesis mode as a variant of LaTeX mode:
144 (define-derived-mode LaTeX-thesis-mode LaTeX-mode \"LaTeX-Thesis\")
146 You could then make new key bindings for `LaTeX-thesis-mode-map'
147 without changing regular LaTeX mode. In this example, BODY is empty,
148 and DOCSTRING is generated by default.
150 On a more complicated level, the following command uses `sgml-mode' as
151 the parent, and then sets the variable `case-fold-search' to nil:
153 (define-derived-mode article-mode sgml-mode \"Article\"
154 \"Major mode for editing technical articles.\"
155 (setq case-fold-search nil))
157 Note that if the documentation string had been left out, it would have
158 been generated automatically, with a reference to the keymap.
160 The new mode runs the hook constructed by the function
161 `derived-mode-hook-name'.
163 See Info node `(elisp)Derived Modes' for more details."
164 (declare (debug (&define name symbolp sexp
[&optional stringp
]
165 [&rest keywordp sexp
] def-body
))
168 (when (and docstring
(not (stringp docstring
)))
169 ;; Some trickiness, since what appears to be the docstring may really be
170 ;; the first element of the body.
171 (push docstring body
)
172 (setq docstring nil
))
174 (when (eq parent
'fundamental-mode
) (setq parent nil
))
176 (let ((map (derived-mode-map-name child
))
177 (syntax (derived-mode-syntax-table-name child
))
178 (abbrev (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name child
))
181 (hook (derived-mode-hook-name child
))
184 ;; Process the keyword args.
185 (while (keywordp (car body
))
187 (:group
(setq group
(pop body
)))
188 (:abbrev-table
(setq abbrev
(pop body
)) (setq declare-abbrev nil
))
189 (:syntax-table
(setq syntax
(pop body
)) (setq declare-syntax nil
))
192 (setq docstring
(derived-mode-make-docstring
193 parent child docstring syntax abbrev
))
196 (unless (get ',hook
'variable-documentation
)
197 (put ',hook
'variable-documentation
198 (purecopy ,(format "Hook run when entering %s mode.
199 No problems result if this variable is not bound.
200 `add-hook' automatically binds it. (This is true for all hook variables.)"
202 (unless (boundp ',map
)
203 (put ',map
'definition-name
',child
))
204 (with-no-warnings (defvar ,map
(make-sparse-keymap)))
205 (unless (get ',map
'variable-documentation
)
206 (put ',map
'variable-documentation
207 (purecopy ,(format "Keymap for `%s'." child
))))
210 (unless (boundp ',syntax
)
211 (put ',syntax
'definition-name
',child
))
212 (defvar ,syntax
(make-syntax-table))
213 (unless (get ',syntax
'variable-documentation
)
214 (put ',syntax
'variable-documentation
215 (purecopy ,(format "Syntax table for `%s'." child
))))))
218 (put ',abbrev
'definition-name
',child
)
220 (progn (define-abbrev-table ',abbrev nil
) ,abbrev
))
221 (unless (get ',abbrev
'variable-documentation
)
222 (put ',abbrev
'variable-documentation
223 (purecopy ,(format "Abbrev table for `%s'." child
))))))
224 (put ',child
'derived-mode-parent
',parent
)
225 ,(if group
`(put ',child
'custom-mode-group
,group
))
233 (,(or parent
'kill-all-local-variables
))
234 ; Identify the child mode.
235 (setq major-mode
(quote ,child
))
236 (setq mode-name
,name
)
237 ; Identify special modes.
240 (if (get (quote ,parent
) 'mode-class
)
241 (put (quote ,child
) 'mode-class
242 (get (quote ,parent
) 'mode-class
)))
243 ; Set up maps and tables.
244 (unless (keymap-parent ,map
)
245 ;; It would probably be better to set the keymap's parent
246 ;; at the toplevel rather than inside the mode function,
247 ;; but this is not easy for at least the following reasons:
248 ;; - the parent (and its keymap) may not yet be loaded.
249 ;; - the parent's keymap name may be called something else
250 ;; than <parent>-mode-map.
251 (set-keymap-parent ,map
(current-local-map)))
252 ,(when declare-syntax
253 `(let ((parent (char-table-parent ,syntax
)))
255 (not (eq parent
(standard-syntax-table))))
256 (set-char-table-parent ,syntax
(syntax-table)))))
257 ,(when declare-abbrev
258 `(unless (or (abbrev-table-get ,abbrev
:parents
)
259 ;; This can happen if the major mode defines
260 ;; the abbrev-table to be its parent's.
261 (eq ,abbrev local-abbrev-table
))
262 (abbrev-table-put ,abbrev
:parents
263 (list local-abbrev-table
))))))
265 ,(when syntax
`(set-syntax-table ,syntax
))
266 ,(when abbrev
`(setq local-abbrev-table
,abbrev
))
267 ; Splice in the body (if any).
270 ;; Run the hooks, if any.
271 (run-mode-hooks ',hook
)))))
273 ;; PUBLIC: find the ultimate class of a derived mode.
275 (defun derived-mode-class (mode)
276 "Find the class of a major MODE.
277 A mode's class is the first ancestor which is NOT a derived mode.
278 Use the `derived-mode-parent' property of the symbol to trace backwards.
279 Since major-modes might all derive from `fundamental-mode', this function
281 (while (get mode
'derived-mode-parent
)
282 (setq mode
(get mode
'derived-mode-parent
)))
284 (make-obsolete 'derived-mode-class
'derived-mode-p
"22.1")
289 (defun derived-mode-make-docstring (parent child
&optional
290 docstring syntax abbrev
)
291 "Construct a docstring for a new mode if none is provided."
293 (let ((map (derived-mode-map-name child
))
294 (hook (derived-mode-hook-name child
)))
296 (unless (stringp docstring
)
297 ;; Use a default docstring.
301 Uses keymap `%s', abbrev table `%s' and syntax-table `%s'." map abbrev syntax
)
302 (format "Major mode derived from `%s' by `define-derived-mode'.
303 It inherits all of the parent's attributes, but has its own keymap,
304 abbrev table and syntax table:
308 which more-or-less shadow %s's corresponding tables."
309 parent map abbrev syntax parent
))))
311 (unless (string-match (regexp-quote (symbol-name hook
)) docstring
)
312 ;; Make sure the docstring mentions the mode's hook.
318 "\n\nIn addition to any hooks its parent mode "
319 (if (string-match (regexp-quote (format "`%s'" parent
))
321 (format "`%s' " parent
))
322 "might have run,\nthis mode "))
323 (format "runs the hook `%s'" hook
)
324 ", as the final step\nduring initialization.")))
326 (unless (string-match "\\\\[{[]" docstring
)
327 ;; And don't forget to put the mode's keymap.
328 (setq docstring
(concat docstring
"\n\n\\{" (symbol-name map
) "}")))
334 ;; The functions below are only provided for backward compatibility with
335 ;; code byte-compiled with versions of derived.el prior to Emacs-21.
337 (defsubst derived-mode-setup-function-name
(mode)
338 "Construct a setup-function name based on a MODE name."
339 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode
) "-setup")))
342 ;; Utility functions for defining a derived mode.
345 (defun derived-mode-init-mode-variables (mode)
346 "Initialize variables for a new MODE.
347 Right now, if they don't already exist, set up a blank keymap, an
348 empty syntax table, and an empty abbrev table -- these will be merged
349 the first time the mode is used."
351 (if (boundp (derived-mode-map-name mode
))
353 (eval `(defvar ,(derived-mode-map-name mode
)
355 ,(format "Keymap for %s." mode
)))
356 (put (derived-mode-map-name mode
) 'derived-mode-unmerged t
))
358 (if (boundp (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode
))
360 (eval `(defvar ,(derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode
)
361 ;; Make a syntax table which doesn't specify anything
362 ;; for any char. Valid data will be merged in by
363 ;; derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables.
364 (make-char-table 'syntax-table nil
)
365 ,(format "Syntax table for %s." mode
)))
366 (put (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode
) 'derived-mode-unmerged t
))
368 (if (boundp (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode
))
370 (eval `(defvar ,(derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode
)
372 (define-abbrev-table (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode
) nil
)
374 ,(format "Abbrev table for %s." mode
)))))
376 ;; Utility functions for running a derived mode.
378 (defun derived-mode-set-keymap (mode)
379 "Set the keymap of the new MODE, maybe merging with the parent."
380 (let* ((map-name (derived-mode-map-name mode
))
381 (new-map (eval map-name
))
382 (old-map (current-local-map)))
384 (get map-name
'derived-mode-unmerged
)
385 (derived-mode-merge-keymaps old-map new-map
))
386 (put map-name
'derived-mode-unmerged nil
)
387 (use-local-map new-map
)))
389 (defun derived-mode-set-syntax-table (mode)
390 "Set the syntax table of the new MODE, maybe merging with the parent."
391 (let* ((table-name (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode
))
392 (old-table (syntax-table))
393 (new-table (eval table-name
)))
394 (if (get table-name
'derived-mode-unmerged
)
395 (derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables old-table new-table
))
396 (put table-name
'derived-mode-unmerged nil
)
397 (set-syntax-table new-table
)))
399 (defun derived-mode-set-abbrev-table (mode)
400 "Set the abbrev table for MODE if it exists.
401 Always merge its parent into it, since the merge is non-destructive."
402 (let* ((table-name (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode
))
403 (old-table local-abbrev-table
)
404 (new-table (eval table-name
)))
405 (derived-mode-merge-abbrev-tables old-table new-table
)
406 (setq local-abbrev-table new-table
)))
408 (defun derived-mode-run-hooks (mode)
409 "Run the mode hook for MODE."
410 (let ((hooks-name (derived-mode-hook-name mode
)))
411 (if (boundp hooks-name
)
412 (run-hooks hooks-name
))))
414 ;; Functions to merge maps and tables.
416 (defun derived-mode-merge-keymaps (old new
)
417 "Merge an OLD keymap into a NEW one.
418 The old keymap is set to be the last cdr of the new one, so that there will
419 be automatic inheritance."
420 ;; ?? Can this just use `set-keymap-parent'?
422 ;; Scan the NEW map for prefix keys.
424 (and (consp (car tail
))
425 (let* ((key (vector (car (car tail
))))
426 (subnew (lookup-key new key
))
427 (subold (lookup-key old key
)))
428 ;; If KEY is a prefix key in both OLD and NEW, merge them.
429 (and (keymapp subnew
) (keymapp subold
)
430 (derived-mode-merge-keymaps subold subnew
))))
431 (and (vectorp (car tail
))
432 ;; Search a vector of ASCII char bindings for prefix keys.
433 (let ((i (1- (length (car tail
)))))
435 (let* ((key (vector i
))
436 (subnew (lookup-key new key
))
437 (subold (lookup-key old key
)))
438 ;; If KEY is a prefix key in both OLD and NEW, merge them.
439 (and (keymapp subnew
) (keymapp subold
)
440 (derived-mode-merge-keymaps subold subnew
)))
442 (setq tail
(cdr tail
))))
443 (setcdr (nthcdr (1- (length new
)) new
) old
))
445 (defun derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables (old new
)
446 "Merge an OLD syntax table into a NEW one.
447 Where the new table already has an entry, nothing is copied from the old one."
448 (set-char-table-parent new old
))
450 ;; Merge an old abbrev table into a new one.
451 ;; This function requires internal knowledge of how abbrev tables work,
452 ;; presuming that they are obarrays with the abbrev as the symbol, the expansion
453 ;; as the value of the symbol, and the hook as the function definition.
454 (defun derived-mode-merge-abbrev-tables (old new
)
458 (or (intern-soft (symbol-name symbol
) new
)
459 (define-abbrev new
(symbol-name symbol
)
460 (symbol-value symbol
) (symbol-function symbol
))))
465 ;;; derived.el ends here