changeset 13530:625e90e74d83

Initial revision
author Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
date Sun, 12 Nov 1995 21:04:08 +0000
parents 1ebbef179f1e
children b4d9bb7adf24
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+;;; eldoc.el --- show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area
+
+;; Copyright (C) 1995 Noah S. Friedman
+
+;; Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
+;; Maintainer: friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu
+;; Keywords: extensions
+;; Status: Works in Emacs 19 and XEmacs.
+;; Created: 1995-10-06
+
+;; LCD Archive Entry:
+;; eldoc|Noah Friedman|friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu|
+;; show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area|
+;; $Date$|$Revision$|~/misc/eldoc.el.gz|
+
+;; $Id$
+
+;; This program 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 program 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 this program; if not, you can either send email to this
+;; program's maintainer or write to: The Free Software Foundation,
+;; Inc.; 59 Temple Place, Suite 330; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This program was inspired by the behavior of the Lisp Machine "mouse
+;; documentation window"; as you type a function's symbol name as part of a
+;; sexp, it will print the argument list for that function.  However, this
+;; program's behavior is different in a couple of significant ways.  For
+;; one, you need not actually type the function name; you need only move
+;; point around in a sexp that calls it.  However, if point is over a
+;; documented variable, it will print the one-line documentation for that
+;; variable instead, to remind you of that variable's purpose.
+
+;; One useful way to enable this minor mode is to put the following in your
+;; .emacs:
+;;
+;;      (autoload 'turn-on-eldoc-mode "eldoc" nil t)
+;;      (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-eldoc-mode)
+;;      (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook 'turn-on-eldoc-mode)
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defvar eldoc-mode nil
+  "*If non-nil, show the defined parameters for the elisp function near point.
+
+For the emacs lisp function at the beginning of the sexp which point is
+within, show the defined parameters for the function in the echo area.
+This information is extracted directly from the function or macro if it is
+in pure lisp.
+
+If the emacs function is a subr, the parameters are obtained from the
+documentation string if possible.
+
+If point is over a documented variable, print that variable's docstring
+instead; see function `eldoc-print-var-docstring'.
+
+This variable is buffer-local.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'eldoc-mode)
+
+(defvar eldoc-idle-delay 0.50
+  "*Number of seconds of idle time to wait before printing.
+If user input arrives before this interval of time has elapsed after the
+last input, no documentation will be printed.
+
+If this variable is set to 0, no idle time is required.")
+
+(defvar eldoc-argument-case 'upcase
+  "Case to display argument names of functions, as a symbol.
+This has two preferred values: `upcase' or `downcase'.
+Actually, any name of a function which takes a string as an argument and
+returns another string is acceptable.")
+
+(defvar eldoc-mode-message-commands nil
+  "*Obarray of command names where it is appropriate to print in the echo area.
+
+This is not done for all commands since some print their own
+messages in the echo area, and these functions would instantly overwrite
+them.  But self-insert-command as well as most motion commands are good
+candidates.
+
+It is probably best to manipulate this data structure with the commands
+`eldoc-add-command' and `eldoc-remove-command'.")
+
+(cond ((null eldoc-mode-message-commands)
+       ;; If you increase the number of buckets, keep it a prime number.
+       (setq eldoc-mode-message-commands (make-vector 31 0))
+       (let ((list '("self-insert-command"
+                     "next-"         "previous-"
+                     "forward-"      "backward-"
+                     "beginning-of-" "end-of-"
+                     "goto-"
+                     "recenter"
+                     "scroll-"))
+             (syms nil))
+         (while list
+           (setq syms (all-completions (car list) obarray 'fboundp))
+           (setq list (cdr list))
+           (while syms
+             (set (intern (car syms) eldoc-mode-message-commands) t)
+             (setq syms (cdr syms)))))))
+
+;; Bookkeeping; the car contains the last symbol read from the buffer.
+;; The cdr contains the string last displayed in the echo area, so it can
+;; be printed again if necessary without reconsing.
+(defvar eldoc-last-data '(nil . nil))
+
+;; Put this minor mode on the minor-mode-alist.
+(or (assq 'eldoc-mode minor-mode-alist)
+    (setq-default minor-mode-alist
+                  (append minor-mode-alist '((eldoc-mode " ElDoc")))))
+
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun eldoc-mode (&optional prefix)
+  "*If non-nil, then enable eldoc-mode (see variable docstring)."
+  (interactive "P")
+
+  ;; Make sure it's on the post-command-idle-hook if defined, otherwise put
+  ;; it on post-command-hook.  The former first appeared in Emacs 19.30.
+  (add-hook (if (boundp 'post-command-idle-hook)
+                'post-command-idle-hook
+              'post-command-hook)
+            'eldoc-mode-print-current-symbol-info)
+
+  (setq eldoc-mode
+        (>= (prefix-numeric-value prefix) 0))
+  (and (interactive-p)
+       (if eldoc-mode
+           (message "eldoc-mode is enabled")
+         (message "eldoc-mode is disabled")))
+  eldoc-mode)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun turn-on-eldoc-mode ()
+  "Unequivocally turn on eldoc-mode (see variable documentation)."
+  (interactive)
+  (eldoc-mode 1))
+
+(defun eldoc-add-command (cmd)
+  "Add COMMAND to the list of commands which causes function arg display.
+If called interactively, completion matches any bound function.
+
+When point is in a sexp, the function args are not reprinted in the echo
+area after every possible interactive command because some of them print
+their own messages in the echo area; the eldoc functions would instantly
+overwrite them unless it is more restrained."
+  (interactive "aAdd function to eldoc message commands list: ")
+  (and (fboundp cmd)
+       (set (intern (symbol-name cmd) eldoc-mode-message-commands) t)))
+
+(defun eldoc-remove-command (cmd)
+  "Remove COMMAND from the list of commands which causes function arg display.
+If called interactively, completion matches only those functions currently
+in the list.
+
+When point is in a sexp, the function args are not reprinted in the echo
+area after every possible interactive command because some of them print
+their own messages in the echo area; the eldoc functions would instantly
+overwrite them unless it is more restrained."
+  (interactive (list (completing-read
+                      "Remove function from eldoc message commands list: "
+                      eldoc-mode-message-commands 'boundp t)))
+  (and (symbolp cmd)
+       (setq cmd (symbol-name cmd)))
+  (if (fboundp 'unintern)
+      (unintern cmd eldoc-mode-message-commands)
+    (let ((s (intern-soft cmd eldoc-mode-message-commands)))
+      (and s
+           (makunbound s)))))
+
+(defun eldoc-mode-print-current-symbol-info ()
+  (and eldoc-mode
+       ;; Having this mode operate in the minibuffer makes it impossible to
+       ;; see what you're doing.
+       (not (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window)))
+       (sit-for eldoc-idle-delay)
+       (intern-soft (symbol-name this-command) eldoc-mode-message-commands)
+       (let ((current-symbol (eldoc-current-symbol))
+             (current-fnsym  (eldoc-fnsym-in-current-sexp)))
+         (cond ((eq current-symbol current-fnsym)
+                (eldoc-print-fnsym-args current-fnsym))
+               (t
+                (or (eldoc-print-var-docstring current-symbol)
+                    (eldoc-print-fnsym-args current-fnsym)))))))
+
+
+(defun eldoc-print-var-docstring (&optional sym)
+  "Print the brief (one-line) documentation string for the variable at point.
+If called with no argument, print the first line of the variable
+documentation string for the symbol at point in the echo area.
+If called with a symbol, print the line for that symbol.
+
+If the entire line cannot fit in the echo area, the variable name may be
+truncated or eliminated entirely from the output to make room.
+Any leading `*' in the docstring (which indicates the variable is a user
+option) is not printed."
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((s (or sym (eldoc-current-symbol)))
+         (name (symbol-name s))
+         (doc (and s (documentation-property s 'variable-documentation t))))
+    (and doc
+         (save-match-data
+           (and (string-match "\n" doc)
+                (setq doc (substring doc 0 (match-beginning 0))))
+           (and (string-match "^\\*" doc)
+                (setq doc (substring doc 1)))
+           (let* ((doclen (+ (length name) (length ": ") (length doc)))
+                  ;; Subtract 1 from window width since emacs seems not to
+                  ;; write any chars to the last column, at least for some
+                  ;; terminal types.
+                  (strip (- doclen (1- (window-width (minibuffer-window))))))
+             (cond ((> strip 0)
+                    (let* ((len (length name)))
+                      (cond ((>= strip len)
+                             (message "%s" doc))
+                            (t
+                             (setq name (substring name 0 (- len strip)))
+                             (message "%s: %s" name doc)))))
+                   (t
+                    (message "%s: %s" s doc))))
+           t))))
+
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun eldoc-print-fnsym-args (&optional symbol)
+  "*Show the defined parameters for the function near point.
+For the function at the beginning of the sexp which point is within, show
+the defined parameters for the function in the echo area.
+This information is extracted directly from the function or macro if it is
+in pure lisp.
+If the emacs function is a subr, the parameters are obtained from the
+documentation string if possible."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((sym (or symbol (eldoc-fnsym-in-current-sexp)))
+        (printit t)
+        (args nil))
+    (cond ((not (and (symbolp sym)
+                     (fboundp sym))))
+          ((eq sym (car eldoc-last-data))
+           (setq printit nil)
+           (setq args (cdr eldoc-last-data)))
+          ((subrp (eldoc-symbol-function sym))
+           (setq args (eldoc-function-argstring-from-docstring sym))
+           (setcdr eldoc-last-data args))
+          (t
+           (setq args (eldoc-function-argstring sym))
+           (setcdr eldoc-last-data args)))
+    (and args
+         printit
+         ;; In emacs 19.29 and later, all messages are recorded in a log.
+         ;; Do not put eldoc messages in the log since they are Legion.
+         (let ((message-log-max nil))
+           (message "%s: %s" sym args)))))
+
+(defun eldoc-fnsym-in-current-sexp ()
+  (let* ((p (point))
+         (sym (progn
+                (while (and (eldoc-forward-sexp-safe -1)
+                            (> (point) (point-min))))
+                (cond ((or (= (point) (point-min))
+                           (memq (or (char-after (point)) 0)
+                                 '(?\( ?\"))
+                           ;; If we hit a quotation mark before a paren, we
+                           ;; are inside a specific string, not a list of
+                           ;; symbols.
+                           (eq (or (char-after (1- (point))) 0) ?\"))
+                       nil)
+                      (t (condition-case nil
+                             (read (current-buffer))
+                           (error nil)))))))
+    (goto-char p)
+    (and (symbolp sym)
+         sym)))
+
+(defun eldoc-function-argstring (fn)
+  (let* ((def (eldoc-symbol-function fn))
+         (arglist (cond ((null def) nil)
+                        ((compiled-function-p def)
+                         (if (fboundp 'compiled-function-arglist)
+                             (funcall 'compiled-function-arglist def)
+                           (car (append def nil))))
+                        ((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
+                         (nth 1 def))
+                        (t t))))
+    (eldoc-function-argstring-format arglist)))
+
+
+(defun eldoc-function-argstring-from-docstring (fn)
+  (let ((docstring (documentation fn 'raw))
+        (doc nil)
+        (doclist nil)
+        (end nil))
+    (save-match-data
+      (cond
+       ;; Try first searching for args starting with symbol name.
+       ;; This is to avoid matching parenthetical remarks in e.g. sit-for.
+       ((string-match (format "^(%s[^\n)]*)$" fn) docstring)
+        ;; end does not include trailing ")" sequence.
+        (setq end (- (match-end 0) 1))
+        (if (string-match " +" docstring (match-beginning 0))
+            (setq doc (substring docstring (match-end 0) end))
+          (setq doc "")))
+
+       ;; Try again not requiring this symbol name in the docstring.
+       ;; This will be the case when looking up aliases.
+       ((string-match (format "^([^\n)]+)$" fn) docstring)
+        ;; end does not include trailing ")" sequence.
+        (setq end (- (match-end 0) 1))
+        (if (string-match " +" docstring (match-beginning 0))
+            (setq doc (substring docstring (match-end 0) end))
+          (setq doc "")))
+
+       ;; Emacs subr docstring style:
+       ;;   (fn arg1 arg2 ...): description...
+       ((string-match "^([^\n)]+):" docstring)
+        ;; end does not include trailing "):" sequence.
+        (setq end (- (match-end 0) 2))
+        (if (string-match " +" docstring (match-beginning 0))
+            (setq doc (substring docstring (match-end 0) end))
+          (setq doc "")))
+
+       ;; XEmacs subr docstring style:
+       ;;   "arguments: (arg1 arg2 ...)
+       ((string-match "^arguments: (\\([^\n)]+\\))" docstring)
+        ;; Also, skip leading paren, but the first word is actually an
+        ;; argument, not the function name.
+        (setq doc (substring docstring
+                             (match-beginning 1)
+                             (match-end 1))))
+
+       ;; Some subrs have examples of usage, but they are indented.
+       ;; Actually, `setq-default' may be the only one.
+       ((string-match (format "^[ \t]+\\((%s[^\n)]*)\\)$" fn) docstring)
+        ;; end does not include trailing ")" sequence.
+        (setq end (- (match-end 1) 1))
+        (if (string-match " +" docstring (match-beginning 1))
+            (setq doc (substring docstring (match-end 0) end))
+          (setq doc ""))))
+
+      (cond ((not (stringp doc))
+             nil)
+            ((string-match "&" doc)
+             (let ((p 0)
+                   (l (length doc)))
+               (while (< p l)
+                 (cond ((string-match "[ \t\n]+" doc p)
+                        (setq doclist
+                              (cons (substring doc p (match-beginning 0))
+                                    doclist))
+                        (setq p (match-end 0)))
+                       (t
+                        (setq doclist (cons (substring doc p) doclist))
+                        (setq p l))))
+               (eldoc-function-argstring-format (nreverse doclist))))
+            (t
+             (concat "(" (funcall eldoc-argument-case doc) ")"))))))
+
+(defun eldoc-function-argstring-format (arglist)
+  (cond ((not (listp arglist))
+         (setq arglist nil))
+        ((symbolp (car arglist))
+         (setq arglist
+               (mapcar (function (lambda (s)
+                                   (if (memq s '(&optional &rest))
+                                       (symbol-name s)
+                                     (funcall eldoc-argument-case
+                                              (symbol-name s)))))
+                       arglist)))
+        ((stringp (car arglist))
+         (setq arglist
+               (mapcar (function (lambda (s)
+                                   (if (member s '("&optional" "&rest"))
+                                       s
+                                     (funcall eldoc-argument-case s))))
+                       arglist))))
+  (concat "(" (mapconcat 'identity arglist " ") ")"))
+
+
+;; forward-sexp calls scan-sexps, which returns an error if it hits the
+;; beginning or end of the sexp.  This returns nil instead.
+(defun eldoc-forward-sexp-safe (&optional count)
+  "Move forward across one balanced expression (sexp).
+With argument, do it that many times.  Negative arg -COUNT means
+move backward across COUNT balanced expressions.
+Return distance in buffer moved, or nil."
+  (or count (setq count 1))
+  (condition-case err
+      (- (- (point) (progn
+                      (let ((parse-sexp-ignore-comments t))
+                        (forward-sexp count))
+                      (point))))
+    (error nil)))
+
+;; Do indirect function resolution if possible.
+(defun eldoc-symbol-function (fsym)
+  (let ((defn (and (fboundp fsym)
+                   (symbol-function fsym))))
+    (and (symbolp defn)
+         (condition-case err
+             (setq defn (indirect-function fsym))
+           (error (setq defn nil))))
+    defn))
+
+(defun eldoc-current-symbol ()
+  (let ((c (char-after (point))))
+    (and c
+         (memq (char-syntax c) '(?w ?_))
+         (intern-soft (current-word)))))
+
+(provide 'eldoc)
+
+;;; eldoc.el ends here