* bug#22703: 24.5; PROPOSAL: Is there a way to update available choices for defcustom variable?
@ 2016-02-16 18:20 Oleksandr Gavenko
2019-08-01 12:44 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Oleksandr Gavenko @ 2016-02-16 18:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 22703
Recently I ask question:
http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/20350/defcustom-values-for-selecting-from-function-call
because I didn't understand show to build code from that I read in docs.
While answer to question help me to build my first "customize" code it miss
main point and I think because the way Emacs customize API works, so nobody
even think about doing as I asked.
I have values:
(defvar my/python-checker-alist
'((pylint . (my/python-pylint-command my/python-pylint-args))
(pep8 . (my/python-pep8-command my/python-pep8-args))
(pyflakes . (my/python-pyflakes-command my/python-pyflakes-args)))
"Known Python source code checkers.")
and want to build `defcustom' definition based on that values:
(choice (const . pylint) (const . pep8) (const . pyflakes))
(defcustom my/python-default-checker 'pyflakes
"Default Python source code checker. See `my/python-checker-alist' for full alist."
:group 'my/python
:type (cons 'choice (mapcar (lambda (e) (cons 'const (car e))) my/python-checker-alist)) )
I am worrying is there a mechanic that **automatically** update `:type' value when
user visit:
M-x customize-group
M-x customize-variable
with my variable?
Official info states:
The argument of ‘:type’ is evaluated, but only once when the
‘defcustom’ is executed, so it isn’t useful for the value to vary.
If someone potentially extend my/python-checker-alist his addition would be
invisible in my/python-default-checker.
I thing it is wrong to ask someone not only to update possible values:
(with-eval-after-load 'my/python
(add-to-list 'my/python-checker-alist ...))
but also somehow to update default values (for my/python-default-checker)
synchronously.
Are there standard convention for such situation?
I see ":options" and "custom-add-frequent-value" but this is not useful when
":type (choice ...)" used. Also it cumbersome even in case of :options ask any
extension developers to call "custom-add-frequent-value" for their additions.
":set" function called after user see menu with pre-filled values while
desired situation when used see updated list of available options.
Solution to this request is to allow value of ":type" be a function which is
evaluated on M-x customize-group / M-x customize-variable.
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http://defun.work/
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* bug#22703: 24.5; PROPOSAL: Is there a way to update available choices for defcustom variable?
2016-02-16 18:20 bug#22703: 24.5; PROPOSAL: Is there a way to update available choices for defcustom variable? Oleksandr Gavenko
@ 2019-08-01 12:44 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2019-08-01 12:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Oleksandr Gavenko; +Cc: 22703
Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com> writes:
> Recently I ask question:
>
> http://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/20350/defcustom-values-for-selecting-from-function-call
>
> because I didn't understand show to build code from that I read in docs.
>
> While answer to question help me to build my first "customize" code it miss
> main point and I think because the way Emacs customize API works, so nobody
> even think about doing as I asked.
>
> I have values:
>
> (defvar my/python-checker-alist
> '((pylint . (my/python-pylint-command my/python-pylint-args))
> (pep8 . (my/python-pep8-command my/python-pep8-args))
> (pyflakes . (my/python-pyflakes-command my/python-pyflakes-args)))
> "Known Python source code checkers.")
>
> and want to build `defcustom' definition based on that values:
>
> (choice (const . pylint) (const . pep8) (const . pyflakes))
>
> (defcustom my/python-default-checker 'pyflakes
> "Default Python source code checker. See `my/python-checker-alist' for full alist."
> :group 'my/python
> :type (cons 'choice (mapcar (lambda (e) (cons 'const (car e))) my/python-checker-alist)) )
>
> I am worrying is there a mechanic that **automatically** update `:type' value when
> user visit:
>
> M-x customize-group
> M-x customize-variable
>
> with my variable?
>
> Official info states:
>
> The argument of ‘:type’ is evaluated, but only once when the
> ‘defcustom’ is executed, so it isn’t useful for the value to vary.
>
> If someone potentially extend my/python-checker-alist his addition would be
> invisible in my/python-default-checker.
>
> I thing it is wrong to ask someone not only to update possible values:
>
> (with-eval-after-load 'my/python
> (add-to-list 'my/python-checker-alist ...))
>
> but also somehow to update default values (for my/python-default-checker)
> synchronously.
>
> Are there standard convention for such situation?
(I'm going through old bug reports that have unfortunately not gotten
any responses.)
Yes, the person extending the defcustom can call
`custom-declare-variable' with the new :type, too. This should be
mentioned in the doc string for `defcustom', I think, and I'm making
that change on the Emacs trunk now.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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