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1 ;;; eldoc.el --- Show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area -*- lexical-binding:t; -*-
2
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1996-2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4
5 ;; Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
6 ;; Maintainer: friedman@splode.com
7 ;; Keywords: extensions
8 ;; Created: 1995-10-06
9
10 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
11
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16
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21
22 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
23 ;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
24
25 ;;; Commentary:
26
27 ;; This program was inspired by the behavior of the "mouse documentation
28 ;; window" on many Lisp Machine systems; as you type a function's symbol
29 ;; name as part of a sexp, it will print the argument list for that
30 ;; function. Behavior is not identical; for example, you need not actually
31 ;; type the function name, you need only move point around in a sexp that
32 ;; calls it. Also, if point is over a documented variable, it will print
33 ;; the one-line documentation for that variable instead, to remind you of
34 ;; that variable's meaning.
35
36 ;; One useful way to enable this minor mode is to put the following in your
37 ;; .emacs:
38 ;;
39 ;; (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'eldoc-mode)
40 ;; (add-hook 'lisp-interaction-mode-hook 'eldoc-mode)
41 ;; (add-hook 'ielm-mode-hook 'eldoc-mode)
42 ;; (add-hook 'eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook 'eldoc-mode)
43
44 ;; Major modes for other languages may use ElDoc by defining an
45 ;; appropriate function as the buffer-local value of
46 ;; `eldoc-documentation-function'.
47
48 ;;; Code:
49
50 (defgroup eldoc nil
51 "Show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area."
52 :group 'lisp
53 :group 'extensions)
54
55 (defcustom eldoc-idle-delay 0.50
56 "Number of seconds of idle time to wait before printing.
57 If user input arrives before this interval of time has elapsed after the
58 last input, no documentation will be printed.
59
60 If this variable is set to 0, no idle time is required."
61 :type 'number
62 :group 'eldoc)
63
64 (defcustom eldoc-print-after-edit nil
65 "If non-nil eldoc info is only shown when editing.
66 Changing the value requires toggling `eldoc-mode'."
67 :type 'boolean
68 :group 'eldoc)
69
70 ;;;###autoload
71 (defcustom eldoc-minor-mode-string (purecopy " ElDoc")
72 "String to display in mode line when ElDoc Mode is enabled; nil for none."
73 :type '(choice string (const :tag "None" nil))
74 :group 'eldoc)
75
76 (defcustom eldoc-argument-case #'identity
77 "Case to display argument names of functions, as a symbol.
78 This has two preferred values: `upcase' or `downcase'.
79 Actually, any name of a function which takes a string as an argument and
80 returns another string is acceptable.
81
82 Note that this variable has no effect, unless
83 `eldoc-documentation-function' handles it explicitly."
84 :type '(radio (function-item upcase)
85 (function-item downcase)
86 function)
87 :group 'eldoc)
88 (make-obsolete-variable 'eldoc-argument-case nil "25.1")
89
90 (defcustom eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p 'truncate-sym-name-if-fit
91 "Allow long ElDoc messages to resize echo area display.
92 If value is t, never attempt to truncate messages; complete symbol name
93 and function arglist or 1-line variable documentation will be displayed
94 even if echo area must be resized to fit.
95
96 If value is any non-nil value other than t, symbol name may be truncated
97 if it will enable the function arglist or documentation string to fit on a
98 single line without resizing window. Otherwise, behavior is just like
99 former case.
100
101 If value is nil, messages are always truncated to fit in a single line of
102 display in the echo area. Function or variable symbol name may be
103 truncated to make more of the arglist or documentation string visible.
104
105 Note that this variable has no effect, unless
106 `eldoc-documentation-function' handles it explicitly."
107 :type '(radio (const :tag "Always" t)
108 (const :tag "Never" nil)
109 (const :tag "Yes, but truncate symbol names if it will\
110 enable argument list to fit on one line" truncate-sym-name-if-fit))
111 :group 'eldoc)
112
113 (defface eldoc-highlight-function-argument
114 '((t (:inherit bold)))
115 "Face used for the argument at point in a function's argument list.
116 Note that this face has no effect unless the `eldoc-documentation-function'
117 handles it explicitly."
118 :group 'eldoc)
119
120 ;;; No user options below here.
121
122 (defvar eldoc-message-commands-table-size 31
123 "Used by `eldoc-add-command' to initialize `eldoc-message-commands' obarray.
124 It should probably never be necessary to do so, but if you
125 choose to increase the number of buckets, you must do so before loading
126 this file since the obarray is initialized at load time.
127 Remember to keep it a prime number to improve hash performance.")
128
129 (defvar eldoc-message-commands
130 ;; Don't define as `defconst' since it would then go to (read-only) purespace.
131 (make-vector eldoc-message-commands-table-size 0)
132 "Commands after which it is appropriate to print in the echo area.
133 ElDoc does not try to print function arglists, etc., after just any command,
134 because some commands print their own messages in the echo area and these
135 functions would instantly overwrite them. But `self-insert-command' as well
136 as most motion commands are good candidates.
137 This variable contains an obarray of symbols; do not manipulate it
138 directly. Instead, use `eldoc-add-command' and `eldoc-remove-command'.")
139
140 ;; Not a constant.
141 (defvar eldoc-last-data (make-vector 3 nil)
142 ;; Don't define as `defconst' since it would then go to (read-only) purespace.
143 "Bookkeeping; elements are as follows:
144 0 - contains the last symbol read from the buffer.
145 1 - contains the string last displayed in the echo area for variables,
146 or argument string for functions.
147 2 - `function' if function args, `variable' if variable documentation.")
148 (make-obsolete-variable 'eldoc-last-data "use your own instead" "25.1")
149
150 (defvar eldoc-last-message nil)
151
152 (defvar eldoc-timer nil "ElDoc's timer object.")
153
154 (defvar eldoc-current-idle-delay eldoc-idle-delay
155 "Idle time delay currently in use by timer.
156 This is used to determine if `eldoc-idle-delay' is changed by the user.")
157
158 (defvar eldoc-message-function #'eldoc-minibuffer-message
159 "The function used by `eldoc-message' to display messages.
160 It should receive the same arguments as `message'.")
161
162 (defun eldoc-edit-message-commands ()
163 (let ((cmds (make-vector 31 0))
164 (re (regexp-opt '("delete" "insert" "edit" "electric" "newline"))))
165 (mapatoms (lambda (s)
166 (and (commandp s)
167 (string-match-p re (symbol-name s))
168 (intern (symbol-name s) cmds)))
169 obarray)
170 cmds))
171
172 \f
173 ;;;###autoload
174 (define-minor-mode eldoc-mode
175 "Toggle echo area display of Lisp objects at point (ElDoc mode).
176 With a prefix argument ARG, enable ElDoc mode if ARG is positive,
177 and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, enable ElDoc mode
178 if ARG is omitted or nil.
179
180 ElDoc mode is a buffer-local minor mode. When enabled, the echo
181 area displays information about a function or variable in the
182 text where point is. If point is on a documented variable, it
183 displays the first line of that variable's doc string. Otherwise
184 it displays the argument list of the function called in the
185 expression point is on."
186 :group 'eldoc :lighter eldoc-minor-mode-string
187 (setq eldoc-last-message nil)
188 (cond
189 ((memq eldoc-documentation-function '(nil ignore))
190 (message "There is no ElDoc support in this buffer")
191 (setq eldoc-mode nil))
192 (eldoc-mode
193 (when eldoc-print-after-edit
194 (setq-local eldoc-message-commands (eldoc-edit-message-commands)))
195 (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'eldoc-schedule-timer nil t)
196 (add-hook 'pre-command-hook 'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area nil t))
197 (t
198 (kill-local-variable 'eldoc-message-commands)
199 (remove-hook 'post-command-hook 'eldoc-schedule-timer t)
200 (remove-hook 'pre-command-hook 'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area t))))
201
202 ;;;###autoload
203 (define-minor-mode global-eldoc-mode
204 "Toggle Global Eldoc mode on or off.
205 With a prefix argument ARG, enable Global Eldoc mode if ARG is
206 positive, and disable it otherwise. If called from Lisp, enable
207 the mode if ARG is omitted or nil, and toggle it if ARG is ‘toggle’.
208
209 If Global Eldoc mode is on, `eldoc-mode' will be enabled in all
210 buffers where it's applicable. These are buffers that have modes
211 that have enabled eldoc support. See `eldoc-documentation-function'."
212 :group 'eldoc
213 :global t
214 :initialize 'custom-initialize-delay
215 :init-value t
216 (setq eldoc-last-message nil)
217 (if global-eldoc-mode
218 (progn
219 (add-hook 'post-command-hook #'eldoc-schedule-timer)
220 (add-hook 'pre-command-hook #'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area))
221 (remove-hook 'post-command-hook #'eldoc-schedule-timer)
222 (remove-hook 'pre-command-hook #'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area)))
223
224 ;;;###autoload
225 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'turn-on-eldoc-mode 'eldoc-mode "24.4")
226
227 \f
228 (defun eldoc-schedule-timer ()
229 (or (and eldoc-timer
230 (memq eldoc-timer timer-idle-list)) ;FIXME: Why?
231 (setq eldoc-timer
232 (run-with-idle-timer
233 eldoc-idle-delay nil
234 (lambda ()
235 (when (or eldoc-mode
236 (and global-eldoc-mode
237 (not (memq eldoc-documentation-function
238 '(nil ignore)))))
239 (eldoc-print-current-symbol-info))))))
240
241 ;; If user has changed the idle delay, update the timer.
242 (cond ((not (= eldoc-idle-delay eldoc-current-idle-delay))
243 (setq eldoc-current-idle-delay eldoc-idle-delay)
244 (timer-set-idle-time eldoc-timer eldoc-idle-delay t))))
245
246 (defvar eldoc-mode-line-string nil)
247 (put 'eldoc-mode-line-string 'risky-local-variable t)
248
249 (defun eldoc-minibuffer-message (format-string &rest args)
250 "Display messages in the mode-line when in the minibuffer.
251 Otherwise work like `message'."
252 (if (minibufferp)
253 (progn
254 (add-hook 'minibuffer-exit-hook
255 (lambda () (setq eldoc-mode-line-string nil
256 ;; http://debbugs.gnu.org/16920
257 eldoc-last-message nil))
258 nil t)
259 (with-current-buffer
260 (window-buffer
261 (or (window-in-direction 'above (minibuffer-window))
262 (minibuffer-selected-window)
263 (get-largest-window)))
264 (unless (and (listp mode-line-format)
265 (assq 'eldoc-mode-line-string mode-line-format))
266 (setq mode-line-format
267 (list "" '(eldoc-mode-line-string
268 (" " eldoc-mode-line-string " "))
269 mode-line-format)))
270 (setq eldoc-mode-line-string
271 (when (stringp format-string)
272 (apply #'format-message format-string args)))
273 (force-mode-line-update)))
274 (apply 'message format-string args)))
275
276 (defun eldoc-message (&rest args)
277 (let ((omessage eldoc-last-message))
278 (setq eldoc-last-message
279 (cond ((eq (car args) eldoc-last-message) eldoc-last-message)
280 ((null (car args)) nil)
281 ;; If only one arg, no formatting to do, so put it in
282 ;; eldoc-last-message so eq test above might succeed on
283 ;; subsequent calls.
284 ((null (cdr args)) (car args))
285 (t (apply #'format-message args))))
286 ;; In emacs 19.29 and later, and XEmacs 19.13 and later, all messages
287 ;; are recorded in a log. Do not put eldoc messages in that log since
288 ;; they are Legion.
289 ;; Emacs way of preventing log messages.
290 (let ((message-log-max nil))
291 (cond (eldoc-last-message
292 (funcall eldoc-message-function "%s" eldoc-last-message))
293 (omessage (funcall eldoc-message-function nil)))))
294 eldoc-last-message)
295
296 (defun eldoc--message-command-p (command)
297 (and (symbolp command)
298 (intern-soft (symbol-name command) eldoc-message-commands)))
299
300 ;; This function goes on pre-command-hook for XEmacs or when using idle
301 ;; timers in Emacs. Motion commands clear the echo area for some reason,
302 ;; which make eldoc messages flicker or disappear just before motion
303 ;; begins. This function reprints the last eldoc message immediately
304 ;; before the next command executes, which does away with the flicker.
305 ;; This doesn't seem to be required for Emacs 19.28 and earlier.
306 (defun eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area ()
307 (and eldoc-last-message
308 (not (minibufferp)) ;We don't use the echo area when in minibuffer.
309 (if (and (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
310 (eldoc--message-command-p this-command))
311 (eldoc-message eldoc-last-message)
312 ;; No need to call eldoc-message since the echo area will be cleared
313 ;; for us, but do note that the last-message will be gone.
314 (setq eldoc-last-message nil))))
315
316 ;; Decide whether now is a good time to display a message.
317 (defun eldoc-display-message-p ()
318 (and (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
319 ;; If this-command is non-nil while running via an idle
320 ;; timer, we're still in the middle of executing a command,
321 ;; e.g. a query-replace where it would be annoying to
322 ;; overwrite the echo area.
323 (not this-command)
324 (eldoc--message-command-p last-command)))
325
326
327 ;; Check various conditions about the current environment that might make
328 ;; it undesirable to print eldoc messages right this instant.
329 (defun eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p ()
330 (not (or executing-kbd-macro (bound-and-true-p edebug-active))))
331
332 \f
333 ;;;###autoload
334 (defvar eldoc-documentation-function #'ignore
335 "Function to call to return doc string.
336 The function of no args should return a one-line string for displaying
337 doc about a function etc. appropriate to the context around point.
338 It should return nil if there's no doc appropriate for the context.
339 Typically doc is returned if point is on a function-like name or in its
340 arg list.
341
342 The result is used as is, so the function must explicitly handle
343 the variables `eldoc-argument-case' and `eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p',
344 and the face `eldoc-highlight-function-argument', if they are to have any
345 effect.
346
347 Major modes should modify this variable using `add-function', for example:
348 (add-function :before-until (local \\='eldoc-documentation-function)
349 #\\='foo-mode-eldoc-function)
350 so that the global documentation function (i.e. the default value of the
351 variable) is taken into account if the major mode specific function does not
352 return any documentation.")
353
354 (defun eldoc-print-current-symbol-info ()
355 ;; This is run from post-command-hook or some idle timer thing,
356 ;; so we need to be careful that errors aren't ignored.
357 (with-demoted-errors "eldoc error: %s"
358 (and (or (eldoc-display-message-p)
359 ;; Erase the last message if we won't display a new one.
360 (when eldoc-last-message
361 (eldoc-message nil)
362 nil))
363 (eldoc-message (funcall eldoc-documentation-function)))))
364
365 ;; If the entire line cannot fit in the echo area, the symbol name may be
366 ;; truncated or eliminated entirely from the output to make room for the
367 ;; description.
368 (defun eldoc-docstring-format-sym-doc (prefix doc &optional face)
369 (when (symbolp prefix)
370 (setq prefix (concat (propertize (symbol-name prefix) 'face face) ": ")))
371 (let* ((ea-multi eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p)
372 ;; Subtract 1 from window width since emacs will not write
373 ;; any chars to the last column, or in later versions, will
374 ;; cause a wraparound and resize of the echo area.
375 (ea-width (1- (window-width (minibuffer-window))))
376 (strip (- (+ (length prefix) (length doc)) ea-width)))
377 (cond ((or (<= strip 0)
378 (eq ea-multi t)
379 (and ea-multi (> (length doc) ea-width)))
380 (concat prefix doc))
381 ((> (length doc) ea-width)
382 (substring (format "%s" doc) 0 ea-width))
383 ((>= strip (string-match-p ":? *\\'" prefix))
384 doc)
385 (t
386 ;; Show the end of the partial symbol name, rather
387 ;; than the beginning, since the former is more likely
388 ;; to be unique given package namespace conventions.
389 (concat (substring prefix strip) doc)))))
390
391 ;; When point is in a sexp, the function args are not reprinted in the echo
392 ;; area after every possible interactive command because some of them print
393 ;; their own messages in the echo area; the eldoc functions would instantly
394 ;; overwrite them unless it is more restrained.
395 ;; These functions do display-command table management.
396
397 (defun eldoc-add-command (&rest cmds)
398 (dolist (name cmds)
399 (and (symbolp name)
400 (setq name (symbol-name name)))
401 (set (intern name eldoc-message-commands) t)))
402
403 (defun eldoc-add-command-completions (&rest names)
404 (dolist (name names)
405 (apply #'eldoc-add-command (all-completions name obarray 'commandp))))
406
407 (defun eldoc-remove-command (&rest cmds)
408 (dolist (name cmds)
409 (and (symbolp name)
410 (setq name (symbol-name name)))
411 (unintern name eldoc-message-commands)))
412
413 (defun eldoc-remove-command-completions (&rest names)
414 (dolist (name names)
415 (apply #'eldoc-remove-command
416 (all-completions name eldoc-message-commands))))
417
418 \f
419 ;; Prime the command list.
420 (eldoc-add-command-completions
421 "back-to-indentation"
422 "backward-" "beginning-of-" "delete-other-windows" "delete-window"
423 "down-list" "end-of-" "exchange-point-and-mark" "forward-" "goto-"
424 "handle-select-window" "indent-for-tab-command" "left-" "mark-page"
425 "mark-paragraph" "mouse-set-point" "move-" "move-beginning-of-"
426 "move-end-of-" "next-" "other-window" "pop-global-mark" "previous-"
427 "recenter" "right-" "scroll-" "self-insert-command" "split-window-"
428 "up-list")
429
430 (provide 'eldoc)
431
432 ;;; eldoc.el ends here