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| | ;;; help-fns.el --- Complex help functions -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
;; Copyright (C) 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 1998-2017 Free Software
;; Foundation, Inc.
;; Maintainer: emacs-devel@gnu.org
;; Keywords: help, internal
;; Package: emacs
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; GNU Emacs 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 3 of the License, or
;; (at your option) any later version.
;; GNU Emacs 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. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
;;; Commentary:
;; This file contains those help commands which are complicated, and
;; which may not be used in every session. For example
;; `describe-function' will probably be heavily used when doing elisp
;; programming, but not if just editing C files. Simpler help commands
;; are in help.el
;;; Code:
(require 'cl-lib)
(require 'help-mode)
(require 'radix-tree)
(defvar help-fns-describe-function-functions nil
"List of functions to run in help buffer in `describe-function'.
Those functions will be run after the header line and argument
list was inserted, and before the documentation will be inserted.
The functions will receive the function name as argument.")
;; Functions
(defvar help-definition-prefixes nil
;; FIXME: We keep `definition-prefixes' as a hash-table so as to
;; avoid pre-loading radix-tree and because it takes slightly less
;; memory. But when we use this table it's more efficient to
;; represent it as a radix tree, since the main operation is to do
;; `radix-tree-prefixes'. Maybe we should just bite the bullet and
;; use a radix tree for `definition-prefixes' (it's not *that*
;; costly, really).
"Radix-tree representation replacing `definition-prefixes'.")
(defun help-definition-prefixes ()
"Return the up-to-date radix-tree form of `definition-prefixes'."
(when (> (hash-table-count definition-prefixes) 0)
(maphash (lambda (prefix files)
(let ((old (radix-tree-lookup help-definition-prefixes prefix)))
(setq help-definition-prefixes
(radix-tree-insert help-definition-prefixes
prefix (append old files)))))
definition-prefixes)
(clrhash definition-prefixes))
help-definition-prefixes)
(defun help--loaded-p (file)
"Try and figure out if FILE has already been loaded."
(or (let ((feature (intern-soft file)))
(and feature (featurep feature)))
(let* ((re (load-history-regexp file))
(done nil))
(dolist (x load-history)
(and (car x) (string-match-p re (car x)) (setq done t)))
done)))
(defun help--load-prefixes (prefixes)
(pcase-dolist (`(,prefix . ,files) prefixes)
(setq help-definition-prefixes
(radix-tree-insert help-definition-prefixes prefix nil))
(dolist (file files)
;; FIXME: Should we scan help-definition-prefixes to remove
;; other prefixes of the same file?
;; FIXME: this regexp business is not good enough: for file
;; `toto', it will say `toto' is loaded when in reality it was
;; just cedet/semantic/toto that has been loaded.
(unless (help--loaded-p file)
(load file 'noerror 'nomessage)))))
(defun help--symbol-completion-table (string pred action)
(let ((prefixes (radix-tree-prefixes (help-definition-prefixes) string)))
(help--load-prefixes prefixes))
(let ((prefix-completions
(mapcar #'intern (all-completions string definition-prefixes))))
(complete-with-action action obarray string
(if pred (lambda (sym)
(or (funcall pred sym)
(memq sym prefix-completions)))))))
(defvar describe-function-orig-buffer nil
"Buffer that was current when `describe-function' was invoked.
Functions on `help-fns-describe-function-functions' can use this
to get buffer-local values.")
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-function (function)
"Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol).
When called from lisp, FUNCTION may also be a function object."
(interactive
(let* ((fn (function-called-at-point))
(enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
(val (completing-read
(if fn
(format "Describe function (default %s): " fn)
"Describe function: ")
#'help--symbol-completion-table
(lambda (f) (or (fboundp f) (get f 'function-documentation)))
t nil nil
(and fn (symbol-name fn)))))
(unless (equal val "")
(setq fn (intern val)))
(unless (and fn (symbolp fn))
(user-error "You didn't specify a function symbol"))
(unless (or (fboundp fn) (get fn 'function-documentation))
(user-error "Symbol's function definition is void: %s" fn))
(list fn)))
;; We save describe-function-orig-buffer on the help xref stack, so
;; it is restored by the back/forward buttons. 'help-buffer'
;; expects (current-buffer) to be a help buffer when processing
;; those buttons, so we can't change the current buffer before
;; calling that.
(let ((describe-function-orig-buffer
(or describe-function-orig-buffer
(current-buffer))))
(help-setup-xref
(list (lambda (function buffer)
(let ((describe-function-orig-buffer
(if (buffer-live-p buffer) buffer)))
(describe-function function)))
function describe-function-orig-buffer)
(called-interactively-p 'interactive))
(save-excursion
(with-help-window (help-buffer)
(if (get function 'reader-construct)
(princ function)
(prin1 function))
;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
(princ " is ")
(describe-function-1 function)
(with-current-buffer standard-output
;; Return the text we displayed.
(buffer-string))))
))
;; Could be this, if we make symbol-file do the work below.
;; (defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind)
;; "Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined.
;; KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine."
;; (symbol-file (if (symbolp subr-or-var) subr-or-var
;; (subr-name subr-or-var))
;; (if (eq kind 'var) 'defvar 'defun)))
;;;###autoload
(defun help-C-file-name (subr-or-var kind)
"Return the name of the C file where SUBR-OR-VAR is defined.
KIND should be `var' for a variable or `subr' for a subroutine."
(let ((docbuf (get-buffer-create " *DOC*"))
(name (if (eq 'var kind)
(concat "V" (symbol-name subr-or-var))
(concat "F" (subr-name (advice--cd*r subr-or-var))))))
(with-current-buffer docbuf
(goto-char (point-min))
(if (eobp)
(insert-file-contents-literally
(expand-file-name internal-doc-file-name doc-directory)))
(let ((file (catch 'loop
(while t
(let ((pnt (search-forward (concat "\x1f" name "\n"))))
(re-search-backward "\x1fS\\(.*\\)")
(let ((file (match-string 1)))
(if (member file build-files)
(throw 'loop file)
(goto-char pnt))))))))
(if (string-match "^ns.*\\(\\.o\\|obj\\)\\'" file)
(setq file (replace-match ".m" t t file 1))
(if (string-match "\\.\\(o\\|obj\\)\\'" file)
(setq file (replace-match ".c" t t file))))
(if (string-match "\\.\\(c\\|m\\)\\'" file)
(concat "src/" file)
file)))))
(defcustom help-downcase-arguments nil
"If non-nil, argument names in *Help* buffers are downcased."
:type 'boolean
:group 'help
:version "23.2")
(defun help-highlight-arg (arg)
"Highlight ARG as an argument name for a *Help* buffer.
Return ARG in face `help-argument-name'; ARG is also downcased
if the variable `help-downcase-arguments' is non-nil."
(propertize (if help-downcase-arguments (downcase arg) arg)
'face 'help-argument-name))
(defun help-do-arg-highlight (doc args)
(with-syntax-table (make-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
(modify-syntax-entry ?\- "w")
(dolist (arg args)
(setq doc (replace-regexp-in-string
;; This is heuristic, but covers all common cases
;; except ARG1-ARG2
(concat "\\<" ; beginning of word
"\\(?:[a-z-]*-\\)?" ; for xxx-ARG
"\\("
(regexp-quote arg)
"\\)"
"\\(?:es\\|s\\|th\\)?" ; for ARGth, ARGs
"\\(?:-[a-z0-9-]+\\)?" ; for ARG-xxx, ARG-n
"\\(?:-[{([<`\"‘].*?\\)?"; for ARG-{x}, (x), <x>, [x], `x', ‘x’
"\\>") ; end of word
(help-highlight-arg arg)
doc t t 1)))
doc))
(defun help-highlight-arguments (usage doc &rest args)
(when (and usage (string-match "^(" usage))
(with-temp-buffer
(insert usage)
(goto-char (point-min))
(let ((case-fold-search nil)
(next (not (or args (looking-at "\\["))))
(opt nil))
;; Make a list of all arguments
(skip-chars-forward "^ ")
(while next
(or opt (not (looking-at " &")) (setq opt t))
(if (not (re-search-forward " \\([\\[(]*\\)\\([^] &).]+\\)" nil t))
(setq next nil)
(setq args (cons (match-string 2) args))
(when (and opt (string= (match-string 1) "("))
;; A pesky CL-style optional argument with default value,
;; so let's skip over it
(search-backward "(")
(goto-char (scan-sexps (point) 1)))))
;; Highlight arguments in the USAGE string
(setq usage (help-do-arg-highlight (buffer-string) args))
;; Highlight arguments in the DOC string
(setq doc (and doc (help-do-arg-highlight doc args))))))
;; Return value is like the one from help-split-fundoc, but highlighted
(cons usage doc))
;; The following function was compiled from the former functions
;; `describe-simplify-lib-file-name' and `find-source-lisp-file' with
;; some excerpts from `describe-function-1' and `describe-variable'.
;; The only additional twists provided are (1) locate the defining file
;; for autoloaded functions, and (2) give preference to files in the
;; "install directory" (directories found via `load-path') rather than
;; to files in the "compile directory" (directories found by searching
;; the loaddefs.el file). We autoload it because it's also used by
;; `describe-face' (instead of `describe-simplify-lib-file-name').
;;;###autoload
(defun find-lisp-object-file-name (object type)
"Guess the file that defined the Lisp object OBJECT, of type TYPE.
OBJECT should be a symbol associated with a function, variable, or face;
alternatively, it can be a function definition.
If TYPE is `defvar', search for a variable definition.
If TYPE is `defface', search for a face definition.
If TYPE is not a symbol, search for a function definition.
The return value is the absolute name of a readable file where OBJECT is
defined. If several such files exist, preference is given to a file
found via `load-path'. The return value can also be `C-source', which
means that OBJECT is a function or variable defined in C. If no
suitable file is found, return nil."
(let* ((autoloaded (autoloadp type))
(file-name (or (and autoloaded (nth 1 type))
(symbol-file
;; FIXME: Why do we have this weird "If TYPE is the
;; value returned by `symbol-function' for a function
;; symbol" exception?
object (or (if (symbolp type) type) 'defun)))))
(cond
(autoloaded
;; An autoloaded function: Locate the file since `symbol-function'
;; has only returned a bare string here.
(setq file-name
(locate-file file-name load-path '(".el" ".elc") 'readable)))
((and (stringp file-name)
(string-match "[.]*loaddefs.el\\'" file-name))
;; An autoloaded variable or face. Visit loaddefs.el in a buffer
;; and try to extract the defining file. The following form is
;; from `describe-function-1' and `describe-variable'.
(let ((location
(condition-case nil
(find-function-search-for-symbol object nil file-name)
(error nil))))
(when (cdr location)
(with-current-buffer (car location)
(goto-char (cdr location))
(when (re-search-backward
"^;;; Generated autoloads from \\(.*\\)" nil t)
(setq file-name
(locate-file
(file-name-sans-extension
(match-string-no-properties 1))
load-path '(".el" ".elc") 'readable))))))))
(cond
((and (not file-name) (subrp type))
;; A built-in function. The form is from `describe-function-1'.
(if (get-buffer " *DOC*")
(help-C-file-name type 'subr)
'C-source))
((and (not file-name) (symbolp object)
(eq type 'defvar)
(integerp (get object 'variable-documentation)))
;; A variable defined in C. The form is from `describe-variable'.
(if (get-buffer " *DOC*")
(help-C-file-name object 'var)
'C-source))
((not (stringp file-name))
;; If we don't have a file-name string by now, we lost.
nil)
;; Now, `file-name' should have become an absolute file name.
;; For files loaded from ~/.foo.elc, try ~/.foo.
;; This applies to config files like ~/.emacs,
;; which people sometimes compile.
((let (fn)
(and (string-match "\\`\\..*\\.elc\\'"
(file-name-nondirectory file-name))
(string-equal (file-name-directory file-name)
(file-name-as-directory (expand-file-name "~")))
(file-readable-p (setq fn (file-name-sans-extension file-name)))
fn)))
;; When the Elisp source file can be found in the install
;; directory, return the name of that file.
((let ((lib-name
(if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" file-name)
(substring-no-properties file-name 0 -1)
file-name)))
(or (and (file-readable-p lib-name) lib-name)
;; The library might be compressed.
(and (file-readable-p (concat lib-name ".gz")) lib-name))))
((let* ((lib-name (file-name-nondirectory file-name))
;; The next form is from `describe-simplify-lib-file-name'.
(file-name
;; Try converting the absolute file name to a library
;; name, convert that back to a file name and see if we
;; get the original one. If so, they are equivalent.
(if (equal file-name (locate-file lib-name load-path '("")))
(if (string-match "[.]elc\\'" lib-name)
(substring-no-properties lib-name 0 -1)
lib-name)
file-name))
(src-file (locate-library file-name t nil 'readable)))
(and src-file (file-readable-p src-file) src-file))))))
(defun help-fns--key-bindings (function)
(when (commandp function)
(let ((pt2 (with-current-buffer standard-output (point)))
(remapped (command-remapping function)))
(unless (memq remapped '(ignore undefined))
(let ((keys (where-is-internal
(or remapped function) overriding-local-map nil nil))
non-modified-keys)
(if (and (eq function 'self-insert-command)
(vectorp (car-safe keys))
(consp (aref (car keys) 0)))
(princ "It is bound to many ordinary text characters.\n")
;; Which non-control non-meta keys run this command?
(dolist (key keys)
(if (member (event-modifiers (aref key 0)) '(nil (shift)))
(push key non-modified-keys)))
(when remapped
(princ "Its keys are remapped to ")
(princ (if (symbolp remapped)
(format-message "`%s'" remapped)
"an anonymous command"))
(princ ".\n"))
(when keys
(princ (if remapped
"Without this remapping, it would be bound to "
"It is bound to "))
;; If lots of ordinary text characters run this command,
;; don't mention them one by one.
(if (< (length non-modified-keys) 10)
(princ (mapconcat #'key-description keys ", "))
(dolist (key non-modified-keys)
(setq keys (delq key keys)))
(if keys
(progn
(princ (mapconcat #'key-description keys ", "))
(princ ", and many ordinary text characters"))
(princ "many ordinary text characters"))))
(when (or remapped keys non-modified-keys)
(princ ".")
(terpri)))))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(fill-region-as-paragraph pt2 (point))
(unless (looking-back "\n\n" (- (point) 2))
(terpri))))))
(defun help-fns--compiler-macro (function)
(let ((handler (function-get function 'compiler-macro)))
(when handler
(insert "\nThis function has a compiler macro")
(if (symbolp handler)
(progn
(insert (format-message " `%s'" handler))
(save-excursion
(re-search-backward (substitute-command-keys "`\\([^`']+\\)'")
nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-function handler)))
;; FIXME: Obsolete since 24.4.
(let ((lib (get function 'compiler-macro-file)))
(when (stringp lib)
(insert (format-message " in `%s'" lib))
(save-excursion
(re-search-backward (substitute-command-keys "`\\([^`']+\\)'")
nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-function-cmacro function lib)))))
(insert ".\n"))))
(defun help-fns--signature (function doc real-def real-function buffer)
"Insert usage at point and return docstring. With highlighting."
(if (keymapp function)
doc ; If definition is a keymap, skip arglist note.
(let* ((advertised (gethash real-def advertised-signature-table t))
(arglist (if (listp advertised)
advertised (help-function-arglist real-def)))
(usage (help-split-fundoc doc function)))
(if usage (setq doc (cdr usage)))
(let* ((use (cond
((and usage (not (listp advertised))) (car usage))
((listp arglist)
(help--make-usage-docstring function arglist))
((stringp arglist) arglist)
;; Maybe the arglist is in the docstring of a symbol
;; this one is aliased to.
((let ((fun real-function))
(while (and (symbolp fun)
(setq fun (symbol-function fun))
(not (setq usage (help-split-fundoc
(documentation fun)
function)))))
usage)
(car usage))
((or (stringp real-def)
(vectorp real-def))
(format "\nMacro: %s"
(help--docstring-quote
(format-kbd-macro real-def))))
(t "[Missing arglist. Please make a bug report.]")))
;; Insert "`X", not "(\` X)", when documenting `X.
(use1 (replace-regexp-in-string
"\\`(\\\\=\\\\\\\\=` \\([^\n ]*\\))\\'"
"\\\\=`\\1" use t))
(high (if buffer
(let (subst-use1 subst-doc)
(with-current-buffer buffer
(setq subst-use1 (substitute-command-keys use1))
(setq subst-doc (substitute-command-keys doc)))
(help-highlight-arguments subst-use1 subst-doc))
(cons use1 doc))))
(let ((fill-begin (point))
(high-usage (car high))
(high-doc (cdr high)))
(unless (and (symbolp function)
(get function 'reader-construct))
(insert high-usage "\n"))
(fill-region fill-begin (point))
high-doc)))))
(defun help-fns--parent-mode (function)
;; If this is a derived mode, link to the parent.
(let ((parent-mode (and (symbolp function)
(get function
'derived-mode-parent))))
(when parent-mode
(insert (substitute-command-keys "\nParent mode: `"))
(let ((beg (point)))
(insert (format "%s" parent-mode))
(make-text-button beg (point)
'type 'help-function
'help-args (list parent-mode)))
(insert (substitute-command-keys "'.\n")))))
(defun help-fns--obsolete (function)
;; Ignore lambda constructs, keyboard macros, etc.
(let* ((obsolete (and (symbolp function)
(get function 'byte-obsolete-info)))
(use (car obsolete)))
(when obsolete
(insert "\nThis "
(if (eq (car-safe (symbol-function function)) 'macro)
"macro"
"function")
" is obsolete")
(when (nth 2 obsolete)
(insert (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete))))
(insert (cond ((stringp use) (concat ";\n" use))
(use (format-message ";\nuse `%s' instead." use))
(t "."))
"\n"))))
;; We could use `symbol-file' but this is a wee bit more efficient.
(defun help-fns--autoloaded-p (function file)
"Return non-nil if FUNCTION has previously been autoloaded.
FILE is the file where FUNCTION was probably defined."
(let* ((file (file-name-sans-extension (file-truename file)))
(load-hist load-history)
(target (cons t function))
found)
(while (and load-hist (not found))
(and (caar load-hist)
(equal (file-name-sans-extension (caar load-hist)) file)
(setq found (member target (cdar load-hist))))
(setq load-hist (cdr load-hist)))
found))
(defun help-fns--interactive-only (function)
"Insert some help blurb if FUNCTION should only be used interactively."
;; Ignore lambda constructs, keyboard macros, etc.
(and (symbolp function)
(not (eq (car-safe (symbol-function function)) 'macro))
(let* ((interactive-only
(or (get function 'interactive-only)
(if (boundp 'byte-compile-interactive-only-functions)
(memq function
byte-compile-interactive-only-functions)))))
(when interactive-only
(insert "\nThis function is for interactive use only"
;; Cf byte-compile-form.
(cond ((stringp interactive-only)
(format ";\nin Lisp code %s" interactive-only))
((and (symbolp 'interactive-only)
(not (eq interactive-only t)))
(format-message ";\nin Lisp code use `%s' instead."
interactive-only))
(t "."))
"\n")))))
(defun help-fns-short-filename (filename)
(let* ((abbrev (abbreviate-file-name filename))
(short abbrev))
(dolist (dir load-path)
(let ((rel (file-relative-name filename dir)))
(if (< (length rel) (length short))
(setq short rel)))
(let ((rel (file-relative-name abbrev dir)))
(if (< (length rel) (length short))
(setq short rel))))
short))
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-function-1 (function)
(let* ((advised (and (symbolp function)
(featurep 'nadvice)
(advice--p (advice--symbol-function function))))
;; If the function is advised, use the symbol that has the
;; real definition, if that symbol is already set up.
(real-function
(or (and advised
(advice--cd*r (advice--symbol-function function)))
function))
;; Get the real definition, if any.
(def (if (symbolp real-function)
(cond ((symbol-function real-function))
((get real-function 'function-documentation)
nil)
(t (signal 'void-function (list real-function))))
real-function))
(aliased (and def
(or (symbolp def)
;; Advised & aliased function.
(and advised (symbolp real-function)
(not (eq 'autoload (car-safe def))))
(and (subrp def)
(not (string= (subr-name def)
(symbol-name function)))))))
(real-def (cond
((and aliased (not (subrp def)))
(let ((f real-function))
(while (and (fboundp f)
(symbolp (symbol-function f)))
(setq f (symbol-function f)))
f))
((subrp def) (intern (subr-name def)))
(t def)))
(sig-key (if (subrp def)
(indirect-function real-def)
real-def))
(file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name function (if aliased 'defun
def)))
(pt1 (with-current-buffer (help-buffer) (point)))
(beg (if (and (or (byte-code-function-p def)
(keymapp def)
(memq (car-safe def) '(macro lambda closure)))
(stringp file-name)
(help-fns--autoloaded-p function file-name))
(if (commandp def)
"an interactive autoloaded "
"an autoloaded ")
(if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a "))))
;; Print what kind of function-like object FUNCTION is.
(princ (cond ((or (stringp def) (vectorp def))
"a keyboard macro")
((and (symbolp function)
(get function 'reader-construct))
"a reader construct")
;; Aliases are Lisp functions, so we need to check
;; aliases before functions.
(aliased
(format-message "an alias for `%s'" real-def))
((subrp def)
(if (eq 'unevalled (cdr (subr-arity def)))
(concat beg "special form")
(concat beg "built-in function")))
((autoloadp def)
(format "%s autoloaded %s"
(if (commandp def) "an interactive" "an")
(if (eq (nth 4 def) 'keymap) "keymap"
(if (nth 4 def) "Lisp macro" "Lisp function"))))
((or (eq (car-safe def) 'macro)
;; For advised macros, def is a lambda
;; expression or a byte-code-function-p, so we
;; need to check macros before functions.
(macrop function))
(concat beg "Lisp macro"))
((byte-code-function-p def)
(concat beg "compiled Lisp function"))
((eq (car-safe def) 'lambda)
(concat beg "Lisp function"))
((eq (car-safe def) 'closure)
(concat beg "Lisp closure"))
((keymapp def)
(let ((is-full nil)
(elts (cdr-safe def)))
(while elts
(if (char-table-p (car-safe elts))
(setq is-full t
elts nil))
(setq elts (cdr-safe elts)))
(concat beg (if is-full "keymap" "sparse keymap"))))
(t "")))
(if (and aliased (not (fboundp real-def)))
(princ ",\nwhich is not defined. Please make a bug report.")
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(save-excursion
(save-match-data
(when (re-search-backward (substitute-command-keys
"alias for `\\([^`']+\\)'")
nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-function real-def)))))
(when file-name
;; We used to add .el to the file name,
;; but that's completely wrong when the user used load-file.
(princ (format-message " in `%s'"
(if (eq file-name 'C-source)
"C source code"
(help-fns-short-filename file-name))))
;; Make a hyperlink to the library.
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(save-excursion
(re-search-backward (substitute-command-keys "`\\([^`']+\\)'")
nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-function-def function file-name))))
(princ ".")
(with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
(fill-region-as-paragraph (save-excursion (goto-char pt1) (forward-line 0) (point))
(point)))
(terpri)(terpri)
(let ((doc-raw (documentation function t))
(key-bindings-buffer (current-buffer)))
;; If the function is autoloaded, and its docstring has
;; key substitution constructs, load the library.
(and (autoloadp real-def) doc-raw
help-enable-auto-load
(string-match "\\([^\\]=\\|[^=]\\|\\`\\)\\\\[[{<]" doc-raw)
(autoload-do-load real-def))
(help-fns--key-bindings function)
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(let ((doc (help-fns--signature function doc-raw sig-key
real-function key-bindings-buffer)))
(run-hook-with-args 'help-fns-describe-function-functions function)
(insert "\n"
(or doc "Not documented."))
;; Avoid asking the user annoying questions if she decides
;; to save the help buffer, when her locale's codeset
;; isn't UTF-8.
(unless (memq text-quoting-style '(straight grave))
(set-buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8))))))))
;; Add defaults to `help-fns-describe-function-functions'.
(add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--obsolete)
(add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--interactive-only)
(add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--parent-mode)
(add-hook 'help-fns-describe-function-functions #'help-fns--compiler-macro)
\f
;; Variables
;;;###autoload
(defun variable-at-point (&optional any-symbol)
"Return the bound variable symbol found at or before point.
Return 0 if there is no such symbol.
If ANY-SYMBOL is non-nil, don't insist the symbol be bound."
(with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
(or (condition-case ()
(save-excursion
(skip-chars-forward "'")
(or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
(eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
(eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
(forward-sexp -1))
(skip-chars-forward "'")
(let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
(and (symbolp obj) (boundp obj) obj)))
(error nil))
(let* ((str (find-tag-default))
(sym (if str (intern-soft str))))
(if (and sym (or any-symbol (boundp sym)))
sym
(save-match-data
(when (and str (string-match "\\`\\W*\\(.*?\\)\\W*\\'" str))
(setq sym (intern-soft (match-string 1 str)))
(and (or any-symbol (boundp sym)) sym)))))
0)))
(defun describe-variable-custom-version-info (variable)
(let ((custom-version (get variable 'custom-version))
(cpv (get variable 'custom-package-version))
(output nil))
(if custom-version
(setq output
(format "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of Emacs.\n"
custom-version))
(when cpv
(let* ((package (car-safe cpv))
(version (if (listp (cdr-safe cpv))
(car (cdr-safe cpv))
(cdr-safe cpv)))
(pkg-versions (assq package customize-package-emacs-version-alist))
(emacsv (cdr (assoc version pkg-versions))))
(if (and package version)
(setq output
(format (concat "This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in\nversion %s of the %s package"
(if emacsv
(format " that is part of Emacs %s" emacsv))
".\n")
version package))))))
output))
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-variable (variable &optional buffer frame)
"Display the full documentation of VARIABLE (a symbol).
Returns the documentation as a string, also.
If VARIABLE has a buffer-local value in BUFFER or FRAME
\(default to the current buffer and current frame),
it is displayed along with the global value."
(interactive
(let ((v (variable-at-point))
(enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
(orig-buffer (current-buffer))
val)
(setq val (completing-read
(if (symbolp v)
(format
"Describe variable (default %s): " v)
"Describe variable: ")
#'help--symbol-completion-table
(lambda (vv)
;; In case the variable only exists in the buffer
;; the command we switch back to that buffer before
;; we examine the variable.
(with-current-buffer orig-buffer
(or (get vv 'variable-documentation)
(and (boundp vv) (not (keywordp vv))))))
t nil nil
(if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
(list (if (equal val "")
v (intern val)))))
(let (file-name)
(unless (buffer-live-p buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
(unless (frame-live-p frame) (setq frame (selected-frame)))
(if (not (symbolp variable))
(message "You did not specify a variable")
(save-excursion
(let ((valvoid (not (with-current-buffer buffer (boundp variable))))
(permanent-local (get variable 'permanent-local))
val val-start-pos locus)
;; Extract the value before setting up the output buffer,
;; in case `buffer' *is* the output buffer.
(unless valvoid
(with-selected-frame frame
(with-current-buffer buffer
(setq val (symbol-value variable)
locus (variable-binding-locus variable)))))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable buffer)
(called-interactively-p 'interactive))
(with-help-window (help-buffer)
(with-current-buffer buffer
(prin1 variable)
(setq file-name (find-lisp-object-file-name variable 'defvar))
(if file-name
(progn
(princ (format-message
" is a variable defined in `%s'.\n"
(if (eq file-name 'C-source)
"C source code"
(file-name-nondirectory file-name))))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(save-excursion
(re-search-backward (substitute-command-keys
"`\\([^`']+\\)'")
nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-variable-def
variable file-name)))
(if valvoid
(princ "It is void as a variable.")
(princ "Its ")))
(if valvoid
(princ " is void as a variable.")
(princ (substitute-command-keys "'s ")))))
(unless valvoid
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(setq val-start-pos (point))
(princ "value is")
(let ((line-beg (line-beginning-position))
(print-rep
(let ((rep
(let ((print-quoted t)
(print-circle t))
(cl-prin1-to-string val))))
(if (and (symbolp val) (not (booleanp val)))
(format-message "`%s'" rep)
rep))))
(if (< (+ (length print-rep) (point) (- line-beg)) 68)
(insert " " print-rep)
(terpri)
(let ((buf (current-buffer)))
(with-temp-buffer
(insert print-rep)
(pp-buffer)
(let ((pp-buffer (current-buffer)))
(with-current-buffer buf
(insert-buffer-substring pp-buffer)))))
;; Remove trailing newline.
(and (= (char-before) ?\n) (delete-char -1)))
(let* ((sv (get variable 'standard-value))
(origval (and (consp sv)
(condition-case nil
(eval (car sv))
(error :help-eval-error))))
from)
(when (and (consp sv)
(not (equal origval val))
(not (equal origval :help-eval-error)))
(princ "\nOriginal value was \n")
(setq from (point))
(pp origval)
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
(delete-region (1- from) from)))))))
(terpri)
(when locus
(cond
((bufferp locus)
(princ (format "Local in buffer %s; "
(buffer-name buffer))))
((terminal-live-p locus)
(princ (format "It is a terminal-local variable; ")))
(t
(princ (format "It is local to %S" locus))))
(if (not (default-boundp variable))
(princ "globally void")
(let ((global-val (default-value variable)))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(princ "global value is ")
(if (eq val global-val)
(princ "the same.")
(terpri)
;; Fixme: pp can take an age if you happen to
;; ask for a very large expression. We should
;; probably print it raw once and check it's a
;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx
(let ((from (point)))
(pp global-val)
;; See previous comment for this function.
;; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
(delete-region (1- from) from)))))))
(terpri))
;; If the value is large, move it to the end.
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(when (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
;; Note that setting the syntax table like below
;; makes forward-sexp move over a `'s' at the end
;; of a symbol.
(set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
(goto-char val-start-pos)
;; The line below previously read as
;; (delete-region (point) (progn (end-of-line) (point)))
;; which suppressed display of the buffer local value for
;; large values.
(when (looking-at "value is") (replace-match ""))
(save-excursion
(insert "\n\nValue:")
(set (make-local-variable 'help-button-cache)
(point-marker)))
(insert "value is shown ")
(insert-button "below"
'action help-button-cache
'follow-link t
'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show value")
(insert ".\n")))
(terpri)
(let* ((alias (condition-case nil
(indirect-variable variable)
(error variable)))
(obsolete (get variable 'byte-obsolete-variable))
(watchpoints (get-variable-watchers variable))
(use (car obsolete))
(safe-var (get variable 'safe-local-variable))
(doc (or (documentation-property
variable 'variable-documentation)
(documentation-property
alias 'variable-documentation)))
(extra-line nil))
;; Mention if it's a local variable.
(cond
((and (local-variable-if-set-p variable)
(or (not (local-variable-p variable))
(with-temp-buffer
(local-variable-if-set-p variable))))
(setq extra-line t)
(princ " Automatically becomes ")
(if permanent-local
(princ "permanently "))
(princ "buffer-local when set.\n"))
((not permanent-local))
((bufferp locus)
(setq extra-line t)
(princ
(substitute-command-keys
" This variable's buffer-local value is permanent.\n")))
(t
(setq extra-line t)
(princ (substitute-command-keys
" This variable's value is permanent \
if it is given a local binding.\n"))))
;; Mention if it's an alias.
(unless (eq alias variable)
(setq extra-line t)
(princ (format-message
" This variable is an alias for `%s'.\n"
alias)))
(when obsolete
(setq extra-line t)
(princ " This variable is obsolete")
(if (nth 2 obsolete)
(princ (format " since %s" (nth 2 obsolete))))
(princ (cond ((stringp use) (concat ";\n " use))
(use (format-message ";\n use `%s' instead."
(car obsolete)))
(t ".")))
(terpri))
(when watchpoints
(setq extra-line t)
(princ " Calls these functions when changed: ")
(princ watchpoints)
(terpri))
(when (member (cons variable val)
(with-current-buffer buffer
file-local-variables-alist))
(setq extra-line t)
(if (member (cons variable val)
(with-current-buffer buffer
dir-local-variables-alist))
(let ((file (and (buffer-file-name buffer)
(not (file-remote-p
(buffer-file-name buffer)))
(dir-locals-find-file
(buffer-file-name buffer))))
(is-directory nil))
(princ (substitute-command-keys
" This variable's value is directory-local"))
(when (consp file) ; result from cache
;; If the cache element has an mtime, we
;; assume it came from a file.
(if (nth 2 file)
;; (car file) is a directory.
(setq file (dir-locals--all-files (car file)))
;; Otherwise, assume it was set directly.
(setq file (car file)
is-directory t)))
(if (null file)
(princ ".\n")
(princ ", set ")
(princ (substitute-command-keys
(cond
(is-directory "for the directory\n `")
;; Many files matched.
((and (consp file) (cdr file))
(setq file (file-name-directory (car file)))
(format "by one of the\n %s files in the directory\n `"
dir-locals-file))
(t (setq file (car file))
"by the file\n `"))))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(insert-text-button
file 'type 'help-dir-local-var-def
'help-args (list variable file)))
(princ (substitute-command-keys "'.\n"))))
(princ (substitute-command-keys
" This variable's value is file-local.\n"))))
(when (memq variable ignored-local-variables)
(setq extra-line t)
(princ " This variable is ignored as a file-local \
variable.\n"))
;; Can be both risky and safe, eg auto-fill-function.
(when (risky-local-variable-p variable)
(setq extra-line t)
(princ " This variable may be risky if used as a \
file-local variable.\n")
(when (assq variable safe-local-variable-values)
(princ (substitute-command-keys
" However, you have added it to \
`safe-local-variable-values'.\n"))))
(when safe-var
(setq extra-line t)
(princ " This variable is safe as a file local variable ")
(princ "if its value\n satisfies the predicate ")
(princ (if (byte-code-function-p safe-var)
"which is a byte-compiled expression.\n"
(format-message "`%s'.\n" safe-var))))
(if extra-line (terpri))
(princ "Documentation:\n")
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(insert (or doc "Not documented as a variable."))))
;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
(when (custom-variable-p variable)
(let ((customize-label "customize"))
(terpri)
(terpri)
(princ (concat "You can " customize-label " this variable."))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(save-excursion
(re-search-backward
(concat "\\(" customize-label "\\)") nil t)
(help-xref-button 1 'help-customize-variable variable))))
;; Note variable's version or package version.
(let ((output (describe-variable-custom-version-info variable)))
(when output
(terpri)
(terpri)
(princ output))))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
;; Return the text we displayed.
(buffer-string))))))))
(defvar help-xref-stack-item)
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-symbol (symbol &optional buffer frame)
"Display the full documentation of SYMBOL.
Will show the info of SYMBOL as a function, variable, and/or face.
Optional arguments BUFFER and FRAME specify for which buffer and
frame to show the information about SYMBOL; they default to the
current buffer and the selected frame, respectively."
(interactive
(let* ((v-or-f (symbol-at-point))
(found (if v-or-f (cl-some (lambda (x) (funcall (nth 1 x) v-or-f))
describe-symbol-backends)))
(v-or-f (if found v-or-f (function-called-at-point)))
(found (or found v-or-f))
(enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
(val (completing-read (if found
(format
"Describe symbol (default %s): " v-or-f)
"Describe symbol: ")
obarray
(lambda (vv)
(cl-some (lambda (x) (funcall (nth 1 x) vv))
describe-symbol-backends))
t nil nil
(if found (symbol-name v-or-f)))))
(list (if (equal val "")
v-or-f (intern val)))))
(if (not (symbolp symbol))
(user-error "You didn't specify a function or variable"))
(unless (buffer-live-p buffer) (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
(unless (frame-live-p frame) (setq frame (selected-frame)))
(with-current-buffer (help-buffer)
;; Push the previous item on the stack before clobbering the output buffer.
(help-setup-xref nil nil)
(let* ((docs
(nreverse
(delq nil
(mapcar (pcase-lambda (`(,name ,testfn ,descfn))
(when (funcall testfn symbol)
;; Don't record the current entry in the stack.
(setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
(cons name
(funcall descfn symbol buffer frame))))
describe-symbol-backends))))
(single (null (cdr docs))))
(while (cdr docs)
(goto-char (point-min))
(let ((inhibit-read-only t)
(name (caar docs)) ;Name of doc currently at BOB.
(doc (cdr (cadr docs)))) ;Doc to add at BOB.
(when doc
(insert doc)
(delete-region (point)
(progn (skip-chars-backward " \t\n") (point)))
(insert "\n\n"
(eval-when-compile
(propertize "\n" 'face '(:height 0.1 :inverse-video t)))
"\n")
(when name
(insert (symbol-name symbol)
" is also a " name "." "\n\n"))))
(setq docs (cdr docs)))
(unless single
;; Don't record the `describe-variable' item in the stack.
(setq help-xref-stack-item nil)
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-symbol symbol) nil))
(goto-char (point-min)))))
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-syntax (&optional buffer)
"Describe the syntax specifications in the syntax table of BUFFER.
The descriptions are inserted in a help buffer, which is then displayed.
BUFFER defaults to the current buffer."
(interactive)
(setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-syntax buffer)
(called-interactively-p 'interactive))
(with-help-window (help-buffer)
(let ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (syntax-table))))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value)
(while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
(insert "\nThe parent syntax table is:")
(describe-vector table 'internal-describe-syntax-value))))))
(defun help-describe-category-set (value)
(insert (cond
((null value) "default")
((char-table-p value) "deeper char-table ...")
(t (condition-case nil
(category-set-mnemonics value)
(error "invalid"))))))
;;;###autoload
(defun describe-categories (&optional buffer)
"Describe the category specifications in the current category table.
The descriptions are inserted in a buffer, which is then displayed.
If BUFFER is non-nil, then describe BUFFER's category table instead.
BUFFER should be a buffer or a buffer name."
(interactive)
(setq buffer (or buffer (current-buffer)))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-categories buffer)
(called-interactively-p 'interactive))
(with-help-window (help-buffer)
(let* ((table (with-current-buffer buffer (category-table)))
(docs (char-table-extra-slot table 0)))
(if (or (not (vectorp docs)) (/= (length docs) 95))
(error "Invalid first extra slot in this category table\n"))
(with-current-buffer standard-output
(setq-default help-button-cache (make-marker))
(insert "Legend of category mnemonics ")
(insert-button "(longer descriptions at the bottom)"
'action help-button-cache
'follow-link t
'help-echo "mouse-2, RET: show full legend")
(insert "\n")
(let ((pos (point)) (items 0) lines n)
(dotimes (i 95)
(if (aref docs i) (setq items (1+ items))))
(setq lines (1+ (/ (1- items) 4)))
(setq n 0)
(dotimes (i 95)
(let ((elt (aref docs i)))
(when elt
(string-match ".*" elt)
(setq elt (match-string 0 elt))
(if (>= (length elt) 17)
(setq elt (concat (substring elt 0 14) "...")))
(if (< (point) (point-max))
(move-to-column (* 20 (/ n lines)) t))
(insert (+ i ?\s) ?: elt)
(if (< (point) (point-max))
(forward-line 1)
(insert "\n"))
(setq n (1+ n))
(if (= (% n lines) 0)
(goto-char pos))))))
(goto-char (point-max))
(insert "\n"
"character(s)\tcategory mnemonics\n"
"------------\t------------------")
(describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set)
(set-marker help-button-cache (point))
(insert "Legend of category mnemonics:\n")
(dotimes (i 95)
(let ((elt (aref docs i)))
(when elt
(if (string-match "\n" elt)
(setq elt (substring elt (match-end 0))))
(insert (+ i ?\s) ": " elt "\n"))))
(while (setq table (char-table-parent table))
(insert "\nThe parent category table is:")
(describe-vector table 'help-describe-category-set))))))
\f
;;; Replacements for old lib-src/ programs. Don't seem especially useful.
;; Replaces lib-src/digest-doc.c.
;;;###autoload
(defun doc-file-to-man (file)
"Produce an nroff buffer containing the doc-strings from the DOC file."
(interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory
internal-doc-file-name t)))
(or (file-readable-p file)
(error "Cannot read file `%s'" file))
(pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*man-doc*"))
(setq buffer-undo-list t)
(insert ".TH \"Command Summary for GNU Emacs\"\n"
".AU Richard M. Stallman\n")
(insert-file-contents file)
(let (notfirst)
(while (search-forward "\x1f" nil 'move)
(if (looking-at "S")
(delete-region (1- (point)) (line-end-position))
(delete-char -1)
(if notfirst
(insert "\n.DE\n")
(setq notfirst t))
(insert "\n.SH ")
(insert (if (looking-at "F") "Function " "Variable "))
(delete-char 1)
(forward-line 1)
(insert ".DS L\n"))))
(insert "\n.DE\n")
(setq buffer-undo-list nil)
(nroff-mode))
;; Replaces lib-src/sorted-doc.c.
;;;###autoload
(defun doc-file-to-info (file)
"Produce a texinfo buffer with sorted doc-strings from the DOC file."
(interactive (list (read-file-name "Name of DOC file: " doc-directory
internal-doc-file-name t)))
(or (file-readable-p file)
(error "Cannot read file `%s'" file))
(let ((i 0) type name doc alist)
(with-temp-buffer
(insert-file-contents file)
;; The characters "@{}" need special treatment.
(while (re-search-forward "[@{}]" nil t)
(backward-char)
(insert "@")
(forward-char 1))
(goto-char (point-min))
(while (search-forward "\x1f" nil t)
(unless (looking-at "S")
(setq type (char-after)
name (buffer-substring (1+ (point)) (line-end-position))
doc (buffer-substring (line-beginning-position 2)
(if (search-forward "\x1f" nil 'move)
(1- (point))
(point)))
alist (cons (list name type doc) alist))
(backward-char 1))))
(pop-to-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*info-doc*"))
(setq buffer-undo-list t)
;; Write the output header.
(insert "\\input texinfo @c -*-texinfo-*-\n"
"@setfilename emacsdoc.info\n"
"@settitle Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n"
"@finalout\n"
"\n@node Top\n"
"@unnumbered Command Summary for GNU Emacs\n\n"
"@table @asis\n\n"
"@iftex\n"
"@global@let@ITEM@item\n"
"@def@item{@filbreak@vskip5pt@ITEM}\n"
"@font@tensy cmsy10 scaled @magstephalf\n"
"@font@teni cmmi10 scaled @magstephalf\n"
"@def\\{{@tensy@char110}}\n" ; this backslash goes with cmr10
"@def|{{@tensy@char106}}\n"
"@def@{{{@tensy@char102}}\n"
"@def@}{{@tensy@char103}}\n"
"@def<{{@teni@char62}}\n"
"@def>{{@teni@char60}}\n"
"@chardef@@64\n"
"@catcode43=12\n"
"@tableindent-0.2in\n"
"@end iftex\n")
;; Sort the array by name; within each name, by type (functions first).
(setq alist (sort alist (lambda (e1 e2)
(if (string-equal (car e1) (car e2))
(<= (cadr e1) (cadr e2))
(string-lessp (car e1) (car e2))))))
;; Print each function.
(dolist (e alist)
(insert "\n@item "
(if (char-equal (cadr e) ?\F) "Function" "Variable")
" @code{" (car e) "}\n@display\n"
(nth 2 e)
"\n@end display\n")
;; Try to avoid a save size overflow in the TeX output routine.
(if (zerop (setq i (% (1+ i) 100)))
(insert "\n@end table\n@table @asis\n")))
(insert "@end table\n"
"@bye\n")
(setq buffer-undo-list nil)
(texinfo-mode)))
(provide 'help-fns)
;;; help-fns.el ends here
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