lisp/emacs-lisp/pp.el

   1 ;;; pp.el --- pretty printer for Emacs Lisp
   2
   3 ;; Copyright (C) 1989, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
   4 ;;   2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   5
   6 ;; Author: Randal Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
   7 ;; Keywords: lisp
   8
   9 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
  10
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  25
  26 ;;; Commentary:
  27
  28 ;;; Code:
  29
  30 (defvar font-lock-verbose)
  31
  32 (defgroup pp nil
  33   "Pretty printer for Emacs Lisp."
  34   :prefix "pp-"
  35   :group 'lisp)
  36
  37 (defcustom pp-escape-newlines t
  38   "*Value of `print-escape-newlines' used by pp-* functions."
  39   :type 'boolean
  40   :group 'pp)
  41
  42 ;;;###autoload
  43 (defun pp-to-string (object)
  44   "Return a string containing the pretty-printed representation of OBJECT.
  45 OBJECT can be any Lisp object.  Quoting characters are used as needed
  46 to make output that `read' can handle, whenever this is possible."
  47   (save-excursion
  48     (set-buffer (generate-new-buffer " pp-to-string"))
  49     (unwind-protect
  50         (progn
  51           (lisp-mode-variables nil)
  52           (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
  53           (let ((print-escape-newlines pp-escape-newlines)
  54                 (print-quoted t))
  55             (prin1 object (current-buffer)))
  56           (pp-buffer)
  57           (buffer-string))
  58       (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))))
  59
  60 ;;;###autoload
  61 (defun pp-buffer ()
  62   "Prettify the current buffer with printed representation of a Lisp object."
  63   (goto-char (point-min))
  64   (while (not (eobp))
  65     ;; (message "%06d" (- (point-max) (point)))
  66     (cond
  67      ((condition-case err-var
  68           (prog1 t (down-list 1))
  69         (error nil))
  70       (save-excursion
  71         (backward-char 1)
  72         (skip-chars-backward "'`#^")
  73         (when (and (not (bobp)) (memq (char-before) '(?\s ?\t ?\n)))
  74           (delete-region
  75            (point)
  76            (progn (skip-chars-backward " \t\n") (point)))
  77           (insert "\n"))))
  78      ((condition-case err-var
  79           (prog1 t (up-list 1))
  80         (error nil))
  81       (while (looking-at "\\s)")
  82         (forward-char 1))
  83       (delete-region
  84        (point)
  85        (progn (skip-chars-forward " \t\n") (point)))
  86       (insert ?\n))
  87      (t (goto-char (point-max)))))
  88   (goto-char (point-min))
  89   (indent-sexp))
  90
  91 ;;;###autoload
  92 (defun pp (object &optional stream)
  93   "Output the pretty-printed representation of OBJECT, any Lisp object.
  94 Quoting characters are printed as needed to make output that `read'
  95 can handle, whenever this is possible.
  96 Output stream is STREAM, or value of `standard-output' (which see)."
  97   (princ (pp-to-string object) (or stream standard-output)))
  98
  99 ;;;###autoload
 100 (defun pp-eval-expression (expression)
 101   "Evaluate EXPRESSION and pretty-print its value.
 102 Also add the value to the front of the list in the variable `values'."
 103   (interactive
 104    (list (read-from-minibuffer "Eval: " nil read-expression-map t
 105                                'read-expression-history)))
 106   (setq values (cons (eval expression) values))
 107   (let* ((old-show-function temp-buffer-show-function)
 108          ;; Use this function to display the buffer.
 109          ;; This function either decides not to display it at all
 110          ;; or displays it in the usual way.
 111          (temp-buffer-show-function
 112           (function
 113            (lambda (buf)
 114              (save-excursion
 115                (set-buffer buf)
 116                (goto-char (point-min))
 117                (end-of-line 1)
 118                (if (or (< (1+ (point)) (point-max))
 119                        (>= (- (point) (point-min)) (frame-width)))
 120                    (let ((temp-buffer-show-function old-show-function)
 121                          (old-selected (selected-window))
 122                          (window (display-buffer buf)))
 123                      (goto-char (point-min)) ; expected by some hooks ...
 124                      (make-frame-visible (window-frame window))
 125                      (unwind-protect
 126                          (progn
 127                            (select-window window)
 128                            (run-hooks 'temp-buffer-show-hook))
 129                        (select-window old-selected)))
 130                  (message "%s" (buffer-substring (point-min) (point)))
 131                  ))))))
 132     (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Pp Eval Output*"
 133       (pp (car values))
 134       (with-current-buffer standard-output
 135         (emacs-lisp-mode)
 136         (set (make-local-variable 'font-lock-verbose) nil)))))
 137
 138 ;;;###autoload
 139 (defun pp-eval-last-sexp (arg)
 140   "Run `pp-eval-expression' on sexp before point (which see).
 141 With argument, pretty-print output into current buffer.
 142 Ignores leading comment characters."
 143   (interactive "P")
 144   (let ((stab (syntax-table)) (pt (point)) start exp)
 145     (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
 146     (save-excursion
 147       (forward-sexp -1)
 148       ;; If first line is commented, ignore all leading comments:
 149       (if (save-excursion (beginning-of-line) (looking-at "[ \t]*;"))
 150           (progn
 151             (setq exp (buffer-substring (point) pt))
 152             (while (string-match "\n[ \t]*;+" exp start)
 153               (setq start (1+ (match-beginning 0))
 154                     exp (concat (substring exp 0 start)
 155                                 (substring exp (match-end 0)))))
 156             (setq exp (read exp)))
 157         (setq exp (read (current-buffer)))))
 158     (set-syntax-table stab)
 159     (if arg
 160         (insert (pp-to-string (eval exp)))
 161       (pp-eval-expression exp))))
 162
 163 ;;; Test cases for quote
 164 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''(quote quote))
 165 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''((quote a) (quote b)))
 166 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''('a 'b))       ; same as above
 167 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''((quote (quote quote)) (quote quote)))
 168 ;; These do not satisfy the quote test.
 169 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''quote)
 170 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''(quote))
 171 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''(quote . quote))
 172 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''(quote a b))
 173 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''(quotefoo))
 174 ;; (pp-eval-expression ''(a b))
 175
 176 (provide 'pp)                           ; so (require 'pp) works
 177
 178 ;;; arch-tag: b0f7c65b-02c7-42bb-9ee3-508a59b8fbb9
 179 ;;; pp.el ends here