annotate lisp/time-stamp.el @ 29207:6c4e371d4efd

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;;; time-stamp.el --- Maintain last change time stamps in files edited by Emacs

;; Copyright 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Maintainer's Time-stamp: <1999-06-26 15:12:53 gildea>
;; Maintainer: Stephen Gildea <[e-mail]>
;; Keywords: tools

;; This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
;; any later version.

;; This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
;; GNU General Public License for more details.

;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

;;; Commentary:

;; A template in a file can be updated with a new time stamp when
;; you save the file.  For example:
;;     static char *ts = "sdmain.c Time-stamp: <1996-08-13 10:20:51 gildea>";
;; See the top of `time-stamp.el' for another example.

;; To use time-stamping, add this line to your .emacs file:
;;     (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
;; Now any time-stamp templates in your files will be updated automatically.

;; See the documentation for the functions `time-stamp'
;; and `time-stamp-toggle-active' for details.

;;; Code:

(defgroup time-stamp nil
  "Maintain last change time stamps in files edited by Emacs."
  :group 'data
  :group 'extensions)

(defcustom time-stamp-format "%:y-%02m-%02d %02H:%02M:%02S %u"
  "*Format of the string inserted by \\[time-stamp].
The value may be a string or a list.  Lists are supported only for
backward compatibility; see variable `time-stamp-old-format-warn'.

A string is used verbatim except for character sequences beginning with %:

%:a  weekday name: `Monday'.		%#A gives uppercase: `MONDAY'
%3a  abbreviated weekday: `Mon'.	%3A gives uppercase: `MON'
%:b  month name: `January'.		%#B gives uppercase: `JANUARY'
%3b  abbreviated month: `Jan'.		%3B gives uppercase: `JAN'
%02d day of month
%02H 24-hour clock hour
%02I 12-hour clock hour
%02m month number
%02M minute
%#p  `am' or `pm'.			%P  gives uppercase: `AM' or `PM'
%02S seconds
%w   day number of week, Sunday is 0
%02y 2-digit year: `97'			%:y 4-digit year: `1997'
%z   time zone name: `est'.		%Z  gives uppercase: `EST'

Non-date items:
%%   a literal percent character: `%'
%f   file name without directory	%F  gives absolute pathname
%s   system name
%u   user's login name			%U  user's full name
%h   mail host name

Decimal digits between the % and the type character specify the
field width.  Strings are truncated on the right; years on the left.
A leading zero in the field width zero-fills a number.

For example, to get the format used by the `date' command,
use \"%3a %3b %2d %02H:%02M:%02S %Z %:y\".

In the future these formats will be aligned more with `format-time-string'.
Because of this transition, the default padding for numeric formats will
change in a future version.  Therefore either a padding width should be
specified, or the : modifier should be used to explicitly request the
historical default."
  :type 'string
  :group 'time-stamp)

(defcustom time-stamp-active t
  "*Non-nil to enable time-stamping of buffers by \\[time-stamp].
Can be toggled by \\[time-stamp-toggle-active].
See also the variable `time-stamp-warn-inactive'."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'time-stamp)

(defcustom time-stamp-warn-inactive t
  "Non-nil to have \\[time-stamp] warn if a buffer did not get time-stamped.
A warning is printed if `time-stamp-active' disables time stamping and the
buffer contains a template that would otherwise have been updated."
  :type 'boolean
  :group 'time-stamp)

(defcustom time-stamp-old-format-warn 'ask
  "Action to take if `time-stamp-format' is an old-style list.
If `error', the format is not used.  If `ask', the user is queried about
using the time-stamp-format.  If `warn', a warning is displayed.
If nil, no notification is given."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "No notification" nil)
                 (const :tag "Don't use the format" error)
                 (const ask) (const warn))
  :group 'time-stamp)

(defcustom time-stamp-time-zone nil
  "If non-nil, a string naming the timezone to be used by \\[time-stamp].
Format is the same as that used by the environment variable TZ on your system."
  :type '(choice (const nil) string)
  :group 'time-stamp)


;;; Do not change time-stamp-line-limit, time-stamp-start,
;;; time-stamp-end, time-stamp-pattern, time-stamp-inserts-lines,
;;; or time-stamp-count in your .emacs or you will be incompatible
;;; with other people's files!  If you must change them, do so only
;;; in the local variables section of the file itself.


(defvar time-stamp-line-limit 8	    ;Do not change!
  "Lines of a file searched; positive counts from start, negative from end.
The patterns `time-stamp-start' and `time-stamp-end' must be found in
the first (last) `time-stamp-line-limit' lines of the file for the
file to be time-stamped by \\[time-stamp].  A value of 0 searches the
entire buffer (use with care).

Do not change `time-stamp-line-limit', `time-stamp-start', or
`time-stamp-end' for yourself or you will be incompatible
with other people's files!  If you must change them for some application,
do so in the local variables section of the time-stamped file itself.")


(defvar time-stamp-start "Time-stamp:[ \t]+\\\\?[\"<]+"    ;Do not change!
  "Regexp after which the time stamp is written by \\[time-stamp].
See also the variables `time-stamp-end' and `time-stamp-line-limit'.

Do not change `time-stamp-line-limit', `time-stamp-start', or
`time-stamp-end' for yourself or you will be incompatible
with other people's files!  If you must change them for some application,
do so in the local variables section of the time-stamped file itself.")


(defvar time-stamp-end "\\\\?[\">]"    ;Do not change!
  "Regexp marking the text after the time stamp.
\\[time-stamp] deletes the text between the first match of `time-stamp-start'
and the following match of `time-stamp-end', then writes the
time stamp specified by `time-stamp-format' between them.

The end text normally starts on the same line as the start text ends,
but if there are any newlines in `time-stamp-format', the same number
of newlines must separate the start and end.  \\[time-stamp] tries
to not change the number of lines in the buffer.  `time-stamp-inserts-lines'
controls this behavior.

Do not change `time-stamp-line-limit', `time-stamp-start', `time-stamp-end',
or `time-stamp-inserts-lines' for yourself or you will be incompatible
with other people's files!  If you must change them for some application,
do so in the local variables section of the time-stamped file itself.")


(defvar time-stamp-inserts-lines nil    ;Do not change!
  "Whether time-stamp can change the number of lines in a file.
If nil, \\[time-stamp] skips as many lines as there are newlines in
`time-stamp-format' before looking for the `time-stamp-end' pattern,
thus it tries not to change the number of lines in the buffer.
If non-nil, \\[time-stamp] starts looking for the end pattern
immediately after the start pattern.  This behavior can cause
unexpected changes in the buffer if used carelessly, but it is useful
for generating repeated time stamps.

Do not change `time-stamp-end' or `time-stamp-inserts-lines' for
yourself or you will be incompatible with other people's files!
If you must change them for some application, do so in the local
variables section of the time-stamped file itself.")


(defvar time-stamp-count 1		;Do not change!
  "How many time stamp templates \\[time-stamp] will look for in a buffer.
The same time-stamp will be written in each case.

Do not change `time-stamp-count' for yourself or you will be
incompatible with other people's files!  If you must change it for
some application, do so in the local variables section of the
time-stamped file itself.")


(defvar time-stamp-pattern "%%"		;Do not change!
  "Convenience variable setting all `time-stamp' location and format values.
This string has four parts, each of which is optional.
These four parts set `time-stamp-line-limit', `time-stamp-start',
`time-stamp-format', and `time-stamp-end'.  See the documentation
for each of these variables for details.

The first part is a number followed by a slash; the number sets the number
of lines at the beginning (negative counts from end) of the file searched
for the time-stamp.  The number and the slash may be omitted to use the
normal value.

The second part is a regexp identifying the pattern preceding the time stamp.
This part may be omitted to use the normal pattern.

The third part specifies the format of the time-stamp inserted.  See
the documentation for `time-stamp-format' for details.  Specify this
part as \"%%\" to use the normal format.

The fourth part is a regexp identifying the pattern following the time stamp.
This part may be omitted to use the normal pattern.

As an example, the default behavior can be specified something like this:
\"8/Time-stamp: [\\\"<]%:y-%02m-%02d %02H:%02M:%02S %u[\\\">]\"

Do not change `time-stamp-pattern' for yourself or you will be incompatible
with other people's files!  Set it only in the local variables section
of the time-stamped file itself.")



;;;###autoload
(defun time-stamp ()
  "Update the time stamp string(s) in the buffer.
A template in a file can be automatically updated with a new time stamp
every time you save the file.  Add this line to your .emacs file:
    (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
Normally the template must appear in the first 8 lines of a file and
look like one of the following:
      Time-stamp: <>
      Time-stamp: \" \"
The time stamp is written between the brackets or quotes:
      Time-stamp: <1998-02-18 10:20:51 gildea>
The time stamp is updated only if the variable `time-stamp-active' is non-nil.
The format of the time stamp is set by the variable `time-stamp-format'.
The variables `time-stamp-line-limit', `time-stamp-start', `time-stamp-end',
`time-stamp-count', and `time-stamp-inserts-lines' control finding the
template."
  (interactive)
  (let ((line-limit time-stamp-line-limit)
	(ts-start time-stamp-start)
	(ts-format time-stamp-format)
	(ts-end time-stamp-end)
	(ts-count time-stamp-count)
	(format-lines 0)
	(end-lines 1)
	(start nil)
	search-limit)
    (if (stringp time-stamp-pattern)
	(progn
	  (string-match "\\`\\(\\(-?[0-9]+\\)/\\)?\\([^%]+\\)?\\(\\(.\\|\n\\)*%[-.,:@+_ #^()0-9]*[A-Za-z%]\\)?\\([^%]+\\)?\\'" time-stamp-pattern)
	  (and (match-beginning 2)
	       (setq line-limit
		     (string-to-int (match-string 2 time-stamp-pattern))))
	  (and (match-beginning 3)
	       (setq ts-start (match-string 3 time-stamp-pattern)))
	  (and (match-beginning 4)
	       (not (string-equal (match-string 4 time-stamp-pattern) "%%"))
	       (setq ts-format (match-string 4 time-stamp-pattern)))
	  (and (match-beginning 6)
	       (setq ts-end (match-string 6 time-stamp-pattern)))))
    (cond ((not (integerp line-limit))
	   (setq line-limit 8)
	   (message "time-stamp-line-limit is not an integer")
	   (sit-for 1)))
    (cond ((not (integerp ts-count))
	   (setq ts-count 1)
	   (message "time-stamp-count is not an integer")
	   (sit-for 1))
	  ((< ts-count 1)
	   ;; We need to call time-stamp-once at least once
	   ;; to output any warnings about time-stamp not being active.
	   (setq ts-count 1)))
    ;; Figure out what lines the end should be on.
    (let ((nl-start 0))
      (while (string-match "\n" ts-format nl-start)
	(setq format-lines (1+ format-lines) nl-start (match-end 0))))
    (let ((nl-start 0))
      (while (string-match "\n" ts-end nl-start)
	(setq end-lines (1+ end-lines) nl-start (match-end 0))))
    ;; Find overall what lines to look at
    (save-excursion
      (save-restriction
	(widen)
	(cond ((> line-limit 0)
	       (goto-char (setq start (point-min)))
	       (forward-line line-limit)
	       (setq search-limit (point)))
	      ((< line-limit 0)
	       (goto-char (setq search-limit (point-max)))
	       (forward-line line-limit)
	       (setq start (point)))
	      (t			;0 => no limit (use with care!)
	       (setq start (point-min))
	       (setq search-limit (point-max))))))
    (while (and start
		(< start search-limit)
		(> ts-count 0))
      (setq start (time-stamp-once start search-limit ts-start ts-end
				   ts-format format-lines end-lines))
      (setq ts-count (1- ts-count))))
  ;; be sure to return nil so can be used on write-file-hooks
  nil)

(defun time-stamp-once (start search-limit ts-start ts-end
			ts-format format-lines end-lines)
  "Update one time-stamp.  Internal routine called by \\[time-stamp].
Returns the end point, which is where `time-stamp' begins the next search."
  (let ((case-fold-search nil)
	(end nil)
	end-search-start
	(end-length nil))
    (save-excursion
      (save-restriction
	(widen)
	;; Find the location of the time stamp.
	(while (and (< (goto-char start) search-limit)
		    (not end)
		    (re-search-forward ts-start search-limit 'move))
	  (setq start (point))
	  (if (not time-stamp-inserts-lines)
	      (forward-line format-lines))
	  (setq end-search-start (max start (point)))
	  (if (= (forward-line end-lines) 0)
	      (progn
	       (and (bolp) (backward-char))
	       (let ((line-end (min (point) search-limit)))
		 (if (>= line-end end-search-start)
		     (progn
		      (goto-char end-search-start)
		      (if (re-search-forward ts-end line-end t)
			  (progn
			    (setq end (match-beginning 0))
			    (setq end-length (- (match-end 0) end))))))))))))
    (if end
	(progn
	  ;; do all warnings outside save-excursion
	  (cond
	   ((not time-stamp-active)
	    (if time-stamp-warn-inactive
		;; don't signal an error in a write-file-hook
		(progn
		  (message "Warning: time-stamp-active is off; did not time-stamp buffer.")
		  (sit-for 1))))
	   ((not (and (stringp ts-start)
		      (stringp ts-end)))
	    (message "time-stamp-start or time-stamp-end is not a string")
	    (sit-for 1))
	   (t
	    (let ((new-time-stamp (time-stamp-string ts-format)))
	      (if (and (stringp new-time-stamp)
		       (not (string-equal (buffer-substring start end)
					  new-time-stamp)))
		  (save-excursion
		    (save-restriction
		      (widen)
		      (delete-region start end)
		      (goto-char start)
		      (insert-and-inherit new-time-stamp)
		      (setq end (point))
		      ;; remove any tabs used to format time stamp
		      (if (search-backward "\t" start t)
			  (progn
			    (untabify start end)
			    (setq end (point))))))))))))
    ;; return the location after this time stamp, if there was one
    (and end end-length
	 (+ end end-length))))


;;;###autoload
(defun time-stamp-toggle-active (&optional arg)
  "Toggle `time-stamp-active', setting whether \\[time-stamp] updates a buffer.
With arg, turn time stamping on if and only if arg is positive."
  (interactive "P")
  (setq time-stamp-active
	(if (null arg)
	    (not time-stamp-active)
	  (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)))
  (message "time-stamp is now %s." (if time-stamp-active "active" "off")))


(defun time-stamp-string (&optional ts-format)
  "Generate the new string to be inserted by \\[time-stamp].
Optionally use FORMAT."
  (or ts-format
      (setq ts-format time-stamp-format))
  (if (stringp ts-format)
      (if (stringp time-stamp-time-zone)
	  (let ((ts-real-time-zone (getenv "TZ")))
	    (unwind-protect
		(progn
		  (setenv "TZ" time-stamp-time-zone)
		  (format-time-string
		   (time-stamp-string-preprocess ts-format)))
	      (setenv "TZ" ts-real-time-zone)))
	(format-time-string
	 (time-stamp-string-preprocess ts-format)))
    ;; handle version 1 compatibility
    (cond ((or (eq time-stamp-old-format-warn 'error)
	       (and (eq time-stamp-old-format-warn 'ask)
		    (not (y-or-n-p "Use non-string time-stamp-format? "))))
	   (message "Warning: no time-stamp: time-stamp-format not a string")
	   (sit-for 1)
	   nil)
	  (t
	   (cond ((eq time-stamp-old-format-warn 'warn)
		  (message "Obsolescent time-stamp-format type; should be string")
		  (sit-for 1)))
	   (time-stamp-fconcat ts-format " ")))))

(defconst time-stamp-no-file "(no file)"
  "String to use when the buffer is not associated with a file.")

;;; time-stamp is transitioning to using the new, expanded capabilities
;;; of format-time-string.  During the process, this function implements
;;; intermediate, compatible formats and complains about old, soon to
;;; be unsupported, formats.  This function will get a lot (a LOT) shorter
;;; when the transition is complete and we can just pass most things
;;; straight through to format-time-string.
;;;      At all times, all the formats recommended in the doc string
;;; of time-stamp-format will work not only in the current version of
;;; Emacs, but in all versions that have been released within the past
;;; two years.
;;;      The : modifier is a temporary conversion feature used to resolve
;;; ambiguous formats--formats that are changing (over time) incompatibly.
(defun time-stamp-string-preprocess (format &optional time)
  ;; Use a FORMAT to format date, time, file, and user information.
  ;; Optional second argument TIME is only for testing.
  ;; Implements non-time extensions to format-time-string
  ;; and all time-stamp-format compatibility.
  (let ((fmt-len (length format))
	(ind 0)
	cur-char
	(prev-char nil)
	(result "")
	field-width
	field-result
	alt-form change-case require-padding
	(paren-level 0))
    (while (< ind fmt-len)
      (setq cur-char (aref format ind))
      (setq
       result
       (concat result
      (cond
       ((eq cur-char ?%)
	;; eat any additional args to allow for future expansion
	(setq alt-form nil change-case nil require-padding nil field-width "")
	(while (progn
		 (setq ind (1+ ind))
		 (setq cur-char (if (< ind fmt-len)
				    (aref format ind)
				  ?\0))
		 (or (eq ?. cur-char)
		     (eq ?, cur-char) (eq ?: cur-char) (eq ?@ cur-char)
		     (eq ?- cur-char) (eq ?+ cur-char) (eq ?_ cur-char)
		     (eq ?\  cur-char) (eq ?# cur-char) (eq ?^ cur-char)
		     (and (eq ?\( cur-char)
			  (not (eq prev-char ?\\))
			  (setq paren-level (1+ paren-level)))
		     (if (and (eq ?\) cur-char)
			      (not (eq prev-char ?\\))
			      (> paren-level 0))
			 (setq paren-level (1- paren-level))
		       (and (> paren-level 0)
			    (< ind fmt-len)))
		     (if (and (<= ?0 cur-char) (>= ?9 cur-char))
			 ;; get format width
			 (let ((field-index ind))
			   (while (progn
				    (setq ind (1+ ind))
				    (setq cur-char (if (< ind fmt-len)
						       (aref format ind)
						     ?\0))
				    (and (<= ?0 cur-char) (>= ?9 cur-char))))
			   (setq field-width (substring format field-index ind))
			   (setq ind (1- ind))
			   t))))
	  (setq prev-char cur-char)
	  ;; some characters we actually use
	  (cond ((eq cur-char ?:)
		 (setq alt-form t))
		((eq cur-char ?#)
		 (setq change-case t))))
	(setq field-result
	(cond
	 ((eq cur-char ?%)
	  "%%")
	 ((eq cur-char ?a)		;day of week
	  (if change-case
	      (format-time-string "%#A" time)
	    (or alt-form (not (string-equal field-width ""))
		(time-stamp-conv-warn "%a" "%:a"))
	    (if (and alt-form (not (string-equal field-width "")))
		""			;discourage "%:3a"
	      (format-time-string "%A" time))))
	 ((eq cur-char ?A)
	  (if alt-form
	      (format-time-string "%A" time)
	    (or change-case (not (string-equal field-width ""))
		(time-stamp-conv-warn "%A" "%#A"))
	    (format-time-string "%#A" time)))
	 ((eq cur-char ?b)		;month name
	  (if change-case
	      (format-time-string "%#B" time)
	    (or alt-form (not (string-equal field-width ""))
		(time-stamp-conv-warn "%b" "%:b"))
	    (if (and alt-form (not (string-equal field-width "")))
		""			;discourage "%:3b"
	    (format-time-string "%B" time))))
	 ((eq cur-char ?B)
	  (if alt-form
	      (format-time-string "%B" time)
	    (or change-case (not (string-equal field-width ""))
		(time-stamp-conv-warn "%B" "%#B"))
	    (format-time-string "%#B" time)))
	 ((eq cur-char ?d)		;day of month, 1-31
	  (time-stamp-do-number cur-char alt-form field-width time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?H)		;hour, 0-23
	  (time-stamp-do-number cur-char alt-form field-width time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?I)		;hour, 1-12
	  (time-stamp-do-number cur-char alt-form field-width time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?m)		;month number, 1-12
	  (time-stamp-do-number cur-char alt-form field-width time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?M)		;minute, 0-59
	  (time-stamp-do-number cur-char alt-form field-width time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?p)		;am or pm
	  (or change-case
	      (time-stamp-conv-warn "%p" "%#p"))
	  (format-time-string "%#p" time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?P)		;AM or PM
	  (format-time-string "%p" time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?S)		;seconds, 00-60
	  (time-stamp-do-number cur-char alt-form field-width time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?w)		;weekday number, Sunday is 0
	  (format-time-string "%w" time))
	 ((eq cur-char ?y)		;year
	  (or alt-form (not (string-equal field-width ""))
	      (time-stamp-conv-warn "%y" "%:y"))
	  (string-to-int (format-time-string "%Y" time)))
	 ((eq cur-char ?Y)		;4-digit year, new style
	  (string-to-int (format-time-string "%Y" time)))
	 ((eq cur-char ?z)		;time zone lower case
	  (if change-case
	      ""			;discourage %z variations
	    (format-time-string "%#Z" time)))
	 ((eq cur-char ?Z)
	  (if change-case
	      (format-time-string "%#Z" time)
	    (format-time-string "%Z" time)))
	 ((eq cur-char ?f)		;buffer-file-name, base name only
	  (if buffer-file-name
	      (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)
	    time-stamp-no-file))
	 ((eq cur-char ?F)		;buffer-file-name, full path
	  (or buffer-file-name
	      time-stamp-no-file))
	 ((eq cur-char ?s)		;system name
	  (system-name))
	 ((eq cur-char ?u)		;user name
	  (user-login-name))
	 ((eq cur-char ?U)		;user full name
	  (user-full-name))
	 ((eq cur-char ?l)		;logname (undocumented user name alt)
	  (user-login-name))
	 ((eq cur-char ?L)		;(undocumented alt user full name)
	  (user-full-name))
	 ((eq cur-char ?h)		;mail host name
	  (time-stamp-mail-host-name))
	 ))
	(if (string-equal field-width "")
	    (format "%s" field-result)
	  (let ((padded-result
		 (format (format "%%%s%c"
				 field-width
				 (if (numberp field-result) ?d ?s))
			 (or field-result ""))))
	    (let ((initial-length (length padded-result))
		  (desired-length (string-to-int field-width)))
	      (if (> initial-length desired-length)
		  ;; truncate strings on right, years on left
		  (if (stringp field-result)
		      (substring padded-result 0 desired-length)
		    (if (eq cur-char ?y)
			(substring padded-result (- desired-length))
		      padded-result))	;non-year numbers don't truncate
		padded-result)))))
       (t
	(char-to-string cur-char)))))
      (setq ind (1+ ind)))
    result))

(defun time-stamp-do-number (format-char alt-form field-width time)
  ;; Handle a compatible FORMAT-CHAR where only
  ;; the default width/padding will change.
  ;; ALT-FORM is whether `#' specified.  FIELD-WIDTH is the string
  ;; width specification or "".  TIME is the time to convert.
  (let ((format-string (concat "%" (char-to-string format-char))))
    (and (not alt-form) (string-equal field-width "")
	 (time-stamp-conv-warn format-string
			       (format "%%:%c" format-char)))
    (if (and alt-form (not (string-equal field-width "")))
	""				;discourage "%:2d" and the like
      (string-to-int (format-time-string format-string time)))))

(defvar time-stamp-conversion-warn t
  "Non-nil to warn about soon-to-be-unsupported forms in `time-stamp-format'.
In would be a bad idea to disable these warnings!
You really need to update your files instead.

The new formats will work with old versions of Emacs.
New formats are being recommended now to allow `time-stamp-format'
to change in the future to be compatible with `format-time-string'.
The new forms being recommended now will continue to work then.")


(defun time-stamp-conv-warn (old-form new-form)
  ;; Display a warning about a soon-to-be-obsolete format.
  (cond
   (time-stamp-conversion-warn
    (save-excursion
      (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Time-stamp-compatibility*"))
      (goto-char (point-max))
      (if (bobp)
	  (progn
	    (insert
	     "The formats recognized in time-stamp-format will change in a future release\n"
	     "to be compatible with the new, expanded format-time-string function.\n\n"
	     "The following obsolescent time-stamp-format construct(s) were found:\n\n")))
      (insert "\"" old-form "\" -- use " new-form "\n"))
    (display-buffer "*Time-stamp-compatibility*"))))



(defun time-stamp-mail-host-name ()
  "Return the name of the host where the user receives mail.
This is the value of `mail-host-address' if bound and a string,
otherwise the value of the function `system-name'."
  (or (and (boundp 'mail-host-address)
	   (stringp mail-host-address)
	   mail-host-address)
      (system-name)))

;;; the rest of this file is for version 1 compatibility

(defun time-stamp-fconcat (list sep)
  "Similar to (mapconcat 'funcall LIST SEP) but LIST allows literals.
If an element of LIST is a symbol, it is funcalled to get the string to use;
the separator SEP is used between two strings obtained by funcalling a
symbol.  Otherwise the element itself is inserted; no separator is used
around literals."
  (let ((return-string "")
	(insert-sep-p nil))
    (while list
      (cond ((symbolp (car list))
	     (if insert-sep-p
		 (setq return-string (concat return-string sep)))
	     (setq return-string (concat return-string (funcall (car list))))
	     (setq insert-sep-p t))
	    (t
	     (setq return-string (concat return-string (car list)))
	     (setq insert-sep-p nil)))
      (setq list (cdr list)))
    return-string))

;;; Some functions used in time-stamp-format

;;; Could generate most of a message-id with
;;; '(time-stamp-yymmdd "" time-stamp-hhmm "@" time-stamp-mail-host-name)

;;; pretty form, suitable for a title page

(defun time-stamp-month-dd-yyyy ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"Month DD, YYYY\" form."
  (format-time-string "%B %e, %Y"))

(defun time-stamp-dd/mm/yyyy ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"DD/MM/YYYY\" form."
  (format-time-string "%d/%m/%Y"))

;;; same as __DATE__ in ANSI C

(defun time-stamp-mon-dd-yyyy ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"Mon DD YYYY\" form.
The first character of DD is space if the value is less than 10."
  (format-time-string "%b %d %Y"))

;;; RFC 822 date

(defun time-stamp-dd-mon-yy ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"DD Mon YY\" form."
  (format-time-string "%d %b %y"))

;;; RCS 3 date

(defun time-stamp-yy/mm/dd ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"YY/MM/DD\" form."
  (format-time-string "%y/%m/%d"))

;;; RCS 5 date

(defun time-stamp-yyyy/mm/dd ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"YYYY/MM/DD\" form."
  (format-time-string "%Y/%m/%d"))

;;; ISO 8601 date

(defun time-stamp-yyyy-mm-dd ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"YYYY-MM-DD\" form."
  (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d"))

(defun time-stamp-yymmdd ()
  "Return the current date as a string in \"YYMMDD\" form."
  (format-time-string "%y%m%d"))

(defun time-stamp-hh:mm:ss ()
  "Return the current time as a string in \"HH:MM:SS\" form."
  (format-time-string "%T"))

(defun time-stamp-hhmm ()
  "Return the current time as a string in \"HHMM\" form."
  (format-time-string "%H%M"))

(provide 'time-stamp)

;;; time-stamp.el ends here