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1 ;;; guix-utils.el --- General utility functions -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
3 ;; Copyright © 2014, 2015 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
5 ;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
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20 ;;; Commentary:
22 ;; This file provides auxiliary general functions for guix.el package.
24 ;;; Code:
26 (require 'cl-lib)
28 (defvar guix-true-string "Yes")
29 (defvar guix-false-string "–")
30 (defvar guix-list-separator ", ")
32 (defvar guix-time-format "%F %T"
33 "String used to format time values.
34 For possible formats, see `format-time-string'.")
36 (defun guix-get-string (val &optional face)
37 "Convert VAL into a string and return it.
39 VAL can be an expression of any type.
40 If VAL is t/nil, it is replaced with
41 `guix-true-string'/`guix-false-string'.
42 If VAL is list, its elements are concatenated using
43 `guix-list-separator'.
45 If FACE is non-nil, propertize returned string with this FACE."
46 (let ((str (cond
47 ((stringp val) val)
48 ((null val) guix-false-string)
49 ((eq t val) guix-true-string)
50 ((numberp val) (number-to-string val))
51 ((listp val) (mapconcat #'guix-get-string
52 val guix-list-separator))
53 (t (prin1-to-string val)))))
54 (if (and val face)
55 (propertize str 'font-lock-face face)
56 str)))
58 (defun guix-get-time-string (seconds)
59 "Return formatted time string from SECONDS.
60 Use `guix-time-format'."
61 (format-time-string guix-time-format (seconds-to-time seconds)))
63 (defun guix-get-one-line (str)
64 "Return one-line string from a multi-line STR."
65 (replace-regexp-in-string "\n" " " str))
67 (defun guix-format-insert (val &optional face format)
68 "Convert VAL into a string and insert it at point.
69 If FACE is non-nil, propertize VAL with FACE.
70 If FORMAT is non-nil, format VAL with FORMAT."
71 (let ((str (guix-get-string val face)))
72 (insert (if format
73 (format format str)
74 str))))
76 (defun guix-mapinsert (function sequence separator)
77 "Like `mapconcat' but for inserting text.
78 Apply FUNCTION to each element of SEQUENCE, and insert SEPARATOR
79 at point between each FUNCTION call."
80 (when sequence
81 (funcall function (car sequence))
82 (mapc (lambda (obj)
83 (insert separator)
84 (funcall function obj))
85 (cdr sequence))))
87 (defun guix-insert-button (label &optional type &rest properties)
88 "Make button of TYPE with LABEL and insert it at point.
89 See `insert-text-button' for the meaning of PROPERTIES."
90 (if (null label)
91 (guix-format-insert nil)
92 (apply #'insert-text-button label
93 :type (or type 'button)
94 properties)))
96 (defun guix-split-insert (val &optional face col separator)
97 "Convert VAL into a string, split it and insert at point.
99 If FACE is non-nil, propertize returned string with this FACE.
101 If COL is non-nil and result string is a one-line string longer
102 than COL, split it into several short lines.
104 Separate inserted lines with SEPARATOR."
105 (if (null val)
106 (guix-format-insert nil)
107 (let ((strings (guix-split-string (guix-get-string val) col)))
108 (guix-mapinsert (lambda (str) (guix-format-insert str face))
109 strings
110 (or separator "")))))
112 (defun guix-split-string (str &optional col)
113 "Split string STR by lines and return list of result strings.
114 If COL is non-nil and STR is a one-line string longer than COL,
115 split it into several short lines."
116 (let ((strings (split-string str "\n *")))
117 (if (and col
118 (null (cdr strings)) ; if not multi-line
119 (> (length str) col))
120 (split-string (guix-get-filled-string str col) "\n")
121 strings)))
123 (defun guix-get-filled-string (str col)
124 "Return string by filling STR to column COL."
125 (with-temp-buffer
126 (insert str)
127 (let ((fill-column col))
128 (fill-region (point-min) (point-max)))
129 (buffer-string)))
131 (defun guix-concat-strings (strings separator &optional location)
132 "Return new string by concatenating STRINGS with SEPARATOR.
133 If LOCATION is a symbol `head', add another SEPARATOR to the
134 beginning of the returned string; if `tail' - add SEPARATOR to
135 the end of the string; if nil, do not add SEPARATOR; otherwise
136 add both to the end and to the beginning."
137 (let ((str (mapconcat #'identity strings separator)))
138 (cond ((null location)
139 str)
140 ((eq location 'head)
141 (concat separator str))
142 ((eq location 'tail)
143 (concat str separator))
145 (concat separator str separator)))))
147 (defun guix-shell-quote-argument (argument)
148 "Quote shell command ARGUMENT.
149 This function is similar to `shell-quote-argument', but less strict."
150 (if (equal argument "")
151 "''"
152 (replace-regexp-in-string
153 "\n" "'\n'"
154 (replace-regexp-in-string
155 (rx (not (any alnum "-=,./\n"))) "\\\\\\&" argument))))
157 (defun guix-command-symbol (&optional args)
158 "Return symbol by concatenating 'guix' and ARGS (strings)."
159 (intern (guix-concat-strings (cons "guix" args) "-")))
161 (defun guix-command-string (&optional args)
162 "Return 'guix ARGS ...' string with quoted shell arguments."
163 (let ((args (mapcar #'guix-shell-quote-argument args)))
164 (guix-concat-strings (cons "guix" args) " ")))
166 (defun guix-copy-as-kill (string &optional no-message?)
167 "Put STRING into `kill-ring'.
168 If NO-MESSAGE? is non-nil, do not display a message about it."
169 (kill-new string)
170 (unless no-message?
171 (message "'%s' has been added to kill ring." string)))
173 (defun guix-copy-command-as-kill (args &optional no-message?)
174 "Put 'guix ARGS ...' string into `kill-ring'.
175 See also `guix-copy-as-kill'."
176 (guix-copy-as-kill (guix-command-string args) no-message?))
178 (defun guix-completing-read-multiple (prompt table &optional predicate
179 require-match initial-input
180 hist def inherit-input-method)
181 "Same as `completing-read-multiple' but remove duplicates in result."
182 (cl-remove-duplicates
183 (completing-read-multiple prompt table predicate
184 require-match initial-input
185 hist def inherit-input-method)
186 :test #'string=))
188 (declare-function org-read-date "org" t)
190 (defun guix-read-date (prompt)
191 "Prompt for a date or time using `org-read-date'.
192 Return time value."
193 (require 'org)
194 (org-read-date nil t nil prompt))
196 (defcustom guix-find-file-function #'find-file
197 "Function used to find a file.
198 The function is called by `guix-find-file' with a file name as a
199 single argument."
200 :type '(choice (function-item find-file)
201 (function-item org-open-file)
202 (function :tag "Other function"))
203 :group 'guix)
205 (defun guix-find-file (file)
206 "Find FILE if it exists."
207 (if (file-exists-p file)
208 (funcall guix-find-file-function file)
209 (message "File '%s' does not exist." file)))
211 (defvar url-handler-regexp)
213 (defun guix-find-file-or-url (file-or-url)
214 "Find FILE-OR-URL."
215 (require 'url-handlers)
216 (let ((file-name-handler-alist
217 (cons (cons url-handler-regexp 'url-file-handler)
218 file-name-handler-alist)))
219 (find-file file-or-url)))
221 (defmacro guix-while-search (regexp &rest body)
222 "Evaluate BODY after each search for REGEXP in the current buffer."
223 (declare (indent 1) (debug t))
224 `(save-excursion
225 (goto-char (point-min))
226 (while (re-search-forward ,regexp nil t)
227 ,@body)))
230 ;;; Alist accessors
232 (defmacro guix-define-alist-accessor (name assoc-fun)
233 "Define NAME function to access alist values using ASSOC-FUN."
234 `(defun ,name (alist &rest keys)
235 ,(format "Return value from ALIST by KEYS using `%s'.
236 ALIST is alist of alists of alists ... which can be consecutively
237 accessed with KEYS."
238 assoc-fun)
239 (if (or (null alist) (null keys))
240 alist
241 (apply #',name
242 (cdr (,assoc-fun (car keys) alist))
243 (cdr keys)))))
245 (guix-define-alist-accessor guix-assq-value assq)
246 (guix-define-alist-accessor guix-assoc-value assoc)
249 ;;; Diff
251 (defvar guix-diff-switches "-u"
252 "A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff.")
254 (defun guix-diff (old new &optional switches no-async)
255 "Same as `diff', but use `guix-diff-switches' as default."
256 (diff old new (or switches guix-diff-switches) no-async))
259 ;;; Memoizing
261 (defun guix-memoize (function)
262 "Return a memoized version of FUNCTION."
263 (let ((cache (make-hash-table :test 'equal)))
264 (lambda (&rest args)
265 (let ((result (gethash args cache 'not-found)))
266 (if (eq result 'not-found)
267 (let ((result (apply function args)))
268 (puthash args result cache)
269 result)
270 result)))))
272 (defmacro guix-memoized-defun (name arglist docstring &rest body)
273 "Define a memoized function NAME.
274 See `defun' for the meaning of arguments."
275 (declare (doc-string 3) (indent 2))
276 `(defalias ',name
277 (guix-memoize (lambda ,arglist ,@body))
278 ;; Add '(name args ...)' string with real arglist to the docstring,
279 ;; because *Help* will display '(name &rest ARGS)' for a defined
280 ;; function (since `guix-memoize' returns a lambda with '(&rest
281 ;; args)').
282 ,(format "(%S %s)\n\n%s"
283 name
284 (mapconcat #'symbol-name arglist " ")
285 docstring)))
287 (defmacro guix-memoized-defalias (symbol definition &optional docstring)
288 "Set SYMBOL's function definition to memoized version of DEFINITION."
289 (declare (doc-string 3) (indent 1))
290 `(defalias ',symbol
291 (guix-memoize #',definition)
292 ,(or docstring
293 (format "Memoized version of `%S'." definition))))
295 (defvar guix-memoized-font-lock-keywords
296 (eval-when-compile
297 `((,(rx "("
298 (group "guix-memoized-" (or "defun" "defalias"))
299 symbol-end
300 (zero-or-more blank)
301 (zero-or-one
302 (group (one-or-more (or (syntax word) (syntax symbol))))))
303 (1 font-lock-keyword-face)
304 (2 font-lock-function-name-face nil t)))))
306 (font-lock-add-keywords 'emacs-lisp-mode guix-memoized-font-lock-keywords)
308 (provide 'guix-utils)
310 ;;; guix-utils.el ends here