1 ;;; context-coloring.el --- JavaScript syntax highlighting, except not for syntax. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
3 ;; Copyright (C) 2014 Jackson Ray Hamilton
5 ;; Author: Jackson Ray Hamilton <jackson@jacksonrayhamilton.com>
6 ;; Keywords: context coloring highlighting js javascript
8 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "24"))
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25 ;; Highlights JavaScript code according to function context.
29 ;; Install Node.js 0.10+.
30 ;; Run `make` in this file's directory.
33 ;; (require 'context-coloring)
34 ;; (add-hook 'js-mode-hook 'context-coloring-mode)
40 (defface context-coloring-depth--1-face
41 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#7f7f7f"))
42 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#7f7f7f")))
43 "Context coloring face, depth -1; comments."
44 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
46 (defface context-coloring-depth-0-face
47 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#000000"))
48 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffffff")))
49 "Context coloring face, depth 0; global scope."
50 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
52 (defface context-coloring-depth-1-face
53 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#2D6994"))
54 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffff80")))
55 "Context coloring face, depth 1."
56 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
58 (defface context-coloring-depth-2-face
59 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#592D94"))
60 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#cdfacd")))
61 "Context coloring face, depth 2."
62 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
64 (defface context-coloring-depth-3-face
65 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#A13143"))
66 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#d8d8ff")))
67 "Context coloring face, depth 3."
68 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
70 (defface context-coloring-depth-4-face
71 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#AC7135"))
72 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#e7c7ff")))
73 "Context coloring face, depth 4."
74 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
76 (defface context-coloring-depth-5-face
77 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#ACA135"))
78 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffcdcd")))
79 "Context coloring face, depth 5."
80 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
82 (defface context-coloring-depth-6-face
83 '((((background light)) (:foreground "#539A2F"))
84 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffe390")))
85 "Context coloring face, depth 6."
86 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
88 (defface context-coloring-depth--1-italic-face
89 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth--1-face :slant italic)))
90 "Context coloring face, depth -1; italic; comments."
91 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
93 (defface context-coloring-depth-0-bold-face
94 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-0-face :weight bold)))
95 "Context coloring face, depth 0; bold; global scope."
96 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
98 (defface context-coloring-depth-1-bold-face
99 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-1-face :weight bold)))
100 "Context coloring face, depth 1; bold."
101 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
103 (defface context-coloring-depth-2-bold-face
104 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-2-face :weight bold)))
105 "Context coloring face, depth 2; bold."
106 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
108 (defface context-coloring-depth-3-bold-face
109 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-3-face :weight bold)))
110 "Context coloring face, depth 3; bold."
111 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
113 (defface context-coloring-depth-4-bold-face
114 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-4-face :weight bold)))
115 "Context coloring face, depth 4; bold."
116 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
118 (defface context-coloring-depth-5-bold-face
119 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-5-face :weight bold)))
120 "Context coloring face, depth 5; bold."
121 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
123 (defface context-coloring-depth-6-bold-face
124 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-6-face :weight bold)))
125 "Context coloring face, depth 6; bold."
126 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
128 (defconst context-coloring-face-count 7
129 "Number of faces defined for highlighting delimiter levels.
130 Determines depth at which to cycle through faces again.")
135 (defsubst context-coloring-level-face (depth style)
136 "Return face-name for DEPTH and STYLE as a string \"context-coloring-depth-DEPTH-face\".
137 For example: \"context-coloring-depth-1-face\"."
139 (concat "context-coloring-depth-"
142 ;; Has a face directly mapping to it.
143 (and (< depth context-coloring-face-count)
145 ;; After the number of available faces are used up, pretend the 0th
146 ;; face doesn't exist.
149 (- context-coloring-face-count 1)))))
150 (cond ((= 1 style) "-bold")
151 ((= 2 style) "-italic")
156 ;;; Customizable variables
158 (defcustom context-coloring-delay 0.25
159 "Delay between a buffer updates and colorization.
161 Increase this if your machine is high-performing. Decrease it it if ain't."
162 :group 'context-coloring)
164 (defcustom context-coloring-benchmark-colorization nil
165 "If non-nil, display how long each colorization took."
166 :group 'context-coloring)
171 (defvar context-coloring-buffer nil
172 "Reference to this buffer (for timers).")
173 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-buffer)
175 (defvar context-coloring-scopifier-process nil
176 "Only allow a single scopifier process to run at a time. This
177 is a reference to that one process.")
178 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-scopifier-process)
180 (defvar context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer nil
181 "Reference to currently-running idle timer.")
182 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer)
184 (defvar context-coloring-changed nil
185 "Indication that the buffer has changed recently, which would
186 imply that it should be colorized again.")
187 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-changed)
189 (defvar context-coloring-start-time nil
190 "Used to benchmark colorization time.")
191 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-changed)
196 (defconst context-coloring-path
197 (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name))
198 "This file's directory.")
200 (defconst context-coloring-scopifier-path
201 (expand-file-name "./bin/scopifier" context-coloring-path)
202 "Path to the external scopifier executable.")
204 (defun context-coloring-apply-tokens (tokens)
205 "Processes TOKENS to apply context-based coloring to the
206 current buffer. Tokens are vectors consisting of 4 integers:
207 start, end, level, and style."
208 (with-silent-modifications
209 ;; Reset in case there should be uncolored areas.
210 (remove-text-properties (point-min) (point-max) `(face nil rear-nonsticky nil))
212 (len (length tokens)))
217 `(face ,(context-coloring-level-face
219 (elt tokens (+ i 3))) rear-nonsticky t))
222 (defsubst context-coloring-kill-scopifier ()
223 "Kills the currently-running scopifier process for this
225 (when (not (null context-coloring-scopifier-process))
226 (delete-process context-coloring-scopifier-process)
227 (setq context-coloring-scopifier-process nil)))
229 (defun context-coloring-parse-array (input)
230 "Specialized JSON parser for a flat array of numbers."
231 (vconcat (mapcar 'string-to-number (split-string (substring input 1 -1) ","))))
233 (defun context-coloring-scopify ()
234 "Invokes the external scopifier with the current buffer's
235 contents, reading the scopifier's response asynchronously and
236 applying a parsed list of tokens to
237 `context-coloring-apply-tokens'."
239 ;; Prior running tokenization is implicitly obsolete if this function is
241 (context-coloring-kill-scopifier)
243 ;; Start the process.
244 (setq context-coloring-scopifier-process
245 (start-process-shell-command "scopifier" nil context-coloring-scopifier-path))
248 (buffer context-coloring-buffer)
249 (start-time context-coloring-start-time))
251 ;; The process may produce output in multiple chunks. This filter
252 ;; accumulates the chunks into a message.
253 (set-process-filter context-coloring-scopifier-process
254 (lambda (process chunk)
255 (setq output (concat output chunk))))
257 ;; When the process's message is complete, this sentinel parses it as JSON
258 ;; and applies the tokens to the buffer.
259 (set-process-sentinel context-coloring-scopifier-process
260 (lambda (process event)
261 (when (equal "finished\n" event)
262 (let ((tokens (context-coloring-parse-array output)))
263 (with-current-buffer buffer
264 (context-coloring-apply-tokens tokens))
265 (setq context-coloring-scopifier-process nil)
266 (when context-coloring-benchmark-colorization
267 (message "Colorized (after %f seconds)." (- (float-time) start-time))))))))
269 ;; Give the process its input so it can begin.
270 (process-send-region context-coloring-scopifier-process (point-min) (point-max))
271 (process-send-eof context-coloring-scopifier-process))
276 (defun context-coloring-colorize ()
277 "Colors the current buffer by function context."
279 (when context-coloring-benchmark-colorization
280 (setq context-coloring-start-time (float-time))
281 (message "%s" "Colorizing..."))
282 (context-coloring-scopify))
284 (defun context-coloring-change-function (start end length)
285 "Registers a change so that a context-colored buffer can be
287 ;; Tokenization is obsolete if there was a change.
288 (context-coloring-kill-scopifier)
289 (setq context-coloring-changed t))
291 (defun context-coloring-maybe-colorize ()
292 "Colorize unders certain conditions. This will run as an idle
293 timer, so firstly the buffer must not be some other
294 buffer. Additionally, the buffer must have changed, otherwise
295 colorizing would be redundant."
296 (when (and (eq context-coloring-buffer (window-buffer (selected-window)))
297 context-coloring-changed)
298 (setq context-coloring-changed nil)
299 (context-coloring-colorize)))
305 (define-minor-mode context-coloring-mode
306 "Context-based code coloring for JavaScript, inspired by Douglas Crockford."
308 (if (not context-coloring-mode)
310 (context-coloring-kill-scopifier)
311 (when (not (null 'context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer))
312 (cancel-timer context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer))
313 (remove-hook 'after-change-functions 'context-coloring-change-function t)
317 ;; Remember this buffer. This value should not be dynamically-bound.
318 (setq context-coloring-buffer (current-buffer))
320 ;; Colorize once initially.
321 (context-coloring-colorize)
323 ;; Font lock is incompatible with this mode; the converse is also true.
327 ;; Only recolor on change.
328 (add-hook 'after-change-functions 'context-coloring-change-function nil t)
330 ;; Only recolor idly.
331 (setq context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer
332 (run-with-idle-timer context-coloring-delay t 'context-coloring-maybe-colorize))))
334 (provide 'context-coloring)
336 ;;; context-coloring.el ends here