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From: Theodor Thornhill via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 59662@debbugs.gnu.org, casouri@gmail.com,
	monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, dgutov@yandex.ru
Subject: bug#59662: 29.0.50; [PATCH] Add treesit--indent-defun
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 21:21:53 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y1rfxb4u.fsf@thornhill.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83r0x7wdtm.fsf@gnu.org>

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Theodor Thornhill <theo@thornhill.no>
>> Cc: dgutov@yandex.ru, larsi@gnus.org, 59662@debbugs.gnu.org,
>>  casouri@gmail.com, monnier@iro.umontreal.ca
>> Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:09:10 +0100
>> 
>> Something like the patch below?  Forgive me, but my texinfo-fu is
>> limited.
>
> You have nothing to worry in that department.
>
>> I'm a little unsure if I xrefed to the correct nodes.  Maybe
>> it is better to just mention 'beginning-of-defun' rather than the
>> variable 'beginning-of-defun-function'?
>
> I meant a reference to where beginning-of-defun-function is mentioned,
> and that is in the ELisp manual.  You can see examples of how to
> reference another manual in many places in doc/emacs/*.texi; seartch
> for "elisp".
>

Ok, thanks!

>> >> +(defun prog-fill-reindent-defun (&optional argument)
>> >> +  "Refill paragraph or reindent the definition that the point is on.
>> >> +
>> >> +If the point is in a string, or in a comment, or there is a
>> >> +comment on the current line, fill the paragraph that the point is
>> >> +in or is on the same line.
>> >
>> > I don't understand the difference between "point is in a string, or in
>> > a comment" and "there is a comment on the current line".  
>> >
>> >> +Otherwise, reindent the definition around or below point."
>> >
>> > Likewise this one is confusing.
>> 
>> I'm not sure how to word this differently, but I agree it's a mouthful.
>
> If you explain to me in plain English what you meant, I can suggest a
> better wording.
>

I made another attempt - I think it's a little clearer.  What I want to
say is something like this (| denotes point):

1. If point is inside a comment, refill the paragraph:
  // foo bar | baz

2. If point is before a comment, refill the paragraph:
 |  // foo bar baz

3. If point is inside code, reindent the defun:
int
main(void)
{
             int i;          // <-- This will be reindented
  /* Some very long comment that will _not_ be refilled in this case.  */
  for(;;)
    {
  |   int x;
    }
}

Anyway, see attached patch:

Theo


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From aeb709da894d19ec4fe5b05be1eb957861eb3dba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Theodor Thornhill <theo@thornhill.no>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 20:12:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add prog-fill-reindent-defun (bug#59664)

Introduce a new command that aims to reindent code in a defun, or fill
a paragraph of text.  The command uses treesit.el when available,
otherwise falls back to using syntax-ppss and regexps.  Treesit.el
needs a new variable that is intended to be set by the major modes so
that this and other future functions can know what kind of node we are
looking at.

* doc/emacs/programs.texi: Mention the new command.
* etc/NEWS: Mention the new command.
* lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el (c++-ts-mode): Add regexp for the new
variable.
* lisp/progmodes/csharp-mode.el (csharp-ts-mode): Add regexp for the
new variable.
* lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el (java-ts-mode): Add regexp for the
new variable.
* lisp/progmodes/js.el (js-ts-mode): Add regexp for the new variable.
* list/progmodes/prog-mode.el (prog-mode-map): Bind the new command by
default.
(prog-fill-reindent-defun): New command.
* lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el (bash-ts-mode): Add regexp for the new
variable.
* lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el (typescript-ts-base-mode): Add
regexp for the new variable.
* lisp/treesit.el (treesit-text-type-regexp): New variable.
---
 doc/emacs/programs.texi              | 18 ++++++++++++++
 etc/NEWS                             |  7 ++++++
 lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el          |  4 ++++
 lisp/progmodes/csharp-mode.el        |  5 ++++
 lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el       |  5 ++++
 lisp/progmodes/js.el                 |  5 ++++
 lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el          | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el          |  4 ++++
 lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el |  4 ++++
 lisp/treesit.el                      |  9 +++++++
 10 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/programs.texi b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
index ba8475e86a..d85fcd539c 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/programs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/programs.texi
@@ -409,6 +409,9 @@ Multi-line Indent
 @table @kbd
 @item C-M-q
 Reindent all the lines within one parenthetical grouping.
+@item M-q
+Fill a single paragraph in a defun, or reindent all the lines within
+that defun.
 @item C-u @key{TAB}
 Shift an entire parenthetical grouping rigidly sideways so that its
 first line is properly indented.
@@ -429,6 +432,21 @@ Multi-line Indent
 etc.  To correct the overall indentation as well, type @kbd{@key{TAB}}
 first.
 
+@kindex M-q
+@findex prog-mode-fill-reindent-defun
+@vindex beginning-of-defun-function
+@vindex end-of-defun-function
+@vindex fill-paragraph-function
+  Major modes that derive from @code{prog-mode} can either fill a
+single paragraph in a defun, such as a doc-string, or a comment, or
+(re)indent the surrounding defun if point is not in a comment or a
+string by typing @kbd{M-q}.  The bounds of a defun is decided by the
+variable @code{beginning-of-defun-function} and
+@code{end-of-defun-function}, and the filling mechanism is decided by
+@code{fill-paragraph-function} (@pxref{List Motion,,, elisp, The Emacs
+Lisp Reference Manual} or @ref{Filling,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp
+Reference Manual} for more information).
+
 @kindex C-u TAB
   If you like the relative indentation within a grouping but not the
 indentation of its first line, move point to that first line and type
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 61f813568f..a5eb7f332d 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ using this new option.  (Or set 'display-buffer-alist' directly.)
 After manually editing 'eshell-aliases-file', you can use
 'M-x eshell-read-aliases-list' to load the edited aliases.
 
+** Prog Mode
++++
+*** New command 'prog-fill-reindent-defun'
+This command either fills a single paragraph in a defun, such as a
+doc-string, or a comment, or (re)indents the surrounding defun if
+point is not in a comment or a string.  It is by default bound to
+'M-q' in 'prog-mode' and all its descendants.
 \f
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 30.1
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
index 08b03d5666..114ffc0b03 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/c-ts-mode.el
@@ -603,6 +603,10 @@ c++-ts-mode
                   (group (or (syntax comment-end)
                              (seq (+ "*") "/")))))
 
+  (setq-local treesit-text-type-regexp
+              (regexp-opt '("comment"
+                            "raw_string_literal")))
+
   (treesit-parser-create 'cpp)
 
   (setq-local treesit-simple-indent-rules
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/csharp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/csharp-mode.el
index 8ab5fbc91d..3faeb54fc5 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/csharp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/csharp-mode.el
@@ -911,6 +911,11 @@ csharp-ts-mode
                   (group (or (syntax comment-end)
                              (seq (+ "*") "/")))))
 
+  (setq-local treesit-text-type-regexp
+              (regexp-opt '("comment"
+                            "verbatim_string-literal"
+                            "interpolated_verbatim_string-text")))
+
   ;; Indent.
   (setq-local treesit-simple-indent-rules csharp-ts-mode--indent-rules)
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el
index 96e0d5244c..b1bf965e4f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/java-ts-mode.el
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ java-ts-mode
                   (group (or (syntax comment-end)
                              (seq (+ "*") "/")))))
 
+  (setq-local treesit-text-type-regexp
+              (regexp-opt '("line_comment"
+                            "block_comment"
+                            "text_block")))
+
   ;; Indent.
   (setq-local treesit-simple-indent-rules java-ts-mode--indent-rules)
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/js.el b/lisp/progmodes/js.el
index 45dfef372c..d0b243a22f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/js.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/js.el
@@ -3857,6 +3857,11 @@ js-ts-mode
                     (group (or (syntax comment-end)
                                (seq (+ "*") "/")))))
     (setq-local comment-multi-line t)
+
+    (setq-local treesit-text-type-regexp
+                (regexp-opt '("comment"
+                              "template_string")))
+
     ;; Electric-indent.
     (setq-local electric-indent-chars
 	        (append "{}():;," electric-indent-chars)) ;FIXME: js2-mode adds "[]*".
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el
index 58cb48f182..1bd8234dc9 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl-lib)
-                   (require 'subr-x))
+                   (require 'subr-x)
+                   (require 'treesit))
+
+(declare-function treesit-parser-list "treesit.c")
+(declare-function treesit-node-type "treesit.c")
 
 (defgroup prog-mode nil
   "Generic programming mode, from which others derive."
@@ -102,7 +106,8 @@ prog-context-menu
 
 (defvar-keymap prog-mode-map
   :doc "Keymap used for programming modes."
-  "C-M-q" #'prog-indent-sexp)
+  "C-M-q" #'prog-indent-sexp
+  "M-q" #'prog-fill-reindent-defun)
 
 (defvar prog-indentation-context nil
   "When non-nil, provides context for indenting embedded code chunks.
@@ -140,6 +145,32 @@ prog-indent-sexp
 	  (end (progn (forward-sexp 1) (point))))
       (indent-region start end nil))))
 
+(defun prog-fill-reindent-defun (&optional argument)
+  "Refill or reindent the paragraph or defun that contains point.
+
+If the point is in a string or a comment, fill the paragraph that
+contains point or follows point.
+
+Otherwise, reindent the definition that contains point or follows
+point."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (save-excursion
+    (let ((treesit-text-node
+           (and (treesit-parser-list)
+                (string-match-p
+                 treesit-text-type-regexp
+                 (treesit-node-type (treesit-node-at (point)))))))
+      (if (or treesit-text-node
+              (nth 8 (syntax-ppss))
+              (re-search-forward comment-start-skip (line-end-position) t))
+          (if (memq fill-paragraph-function '(t nil))
+              (lisp-fill-paragraph argument)
+            (funcall fill-paragraph-function argument))
+        (beginning-of-defun)
+        (let ((start (point)))
+          (end-of-defun)
+          (indent-region start (point) nil))))))
+
 (defun prog-first-column ()
   "Return the indentation column normally used for top-level constructs."
   (or (car prog-indentation-context) 0))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
index e170d18afe..1605e40347 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sh-script.el
@@ -1619,6 +1619,10 @@ bash-ts-mode
                   ( bracket delimiter misc-punctuation operator)))
     (setq-local treesit-font-lock-settings
                 sh-mode--treesit-settings)
+    (setq-local treesit-text-type-regexp
+                (regexp-opt '("comment"
+                              "heredoc_start"
+                              "heredoc_body")))
     (treesit-major-mode-setup)))
 
 (advice-add 'bash-ts-mode :around #'sh--redirect-bash-ts-mode
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el
index 20916eaf37..59598b4c63 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/typescript-ts-mode.el
@@ -323,6 +323,10 @@ typescript-ts-base-mode
                   (group (or (syntax comment-end)
                              (seq (+ "*") "/")))))
 
+  (setq-local treesit-text-type-regexp
+              (regexp-opt '("comment"
+                            "template_string")))
+
   ;; Electric
   (setq-local electric-indent-chars
               (append "{}():;," electric-indent-chars))
diff --git a/lisp/treesit.el b/lisp/treesit.el
index dbbf7ec18c..41feac35c2 100644
--- a/lisp/treesit.el
+++ b/lisp/treesit.el
@@ -1626,6 +1626,15 @@ treesit-end-of-defun
     (when top
       (goto-char (treesit-node-end top)))))
 
+(defvar-local treesit-text-type-regexp "\\`comment\\'"
+  "A regexp that matches the node type of textual nodes.
+
+A textual node is a node that is not normal code, such as
+comments and multiline string literals.  For example,
+\"(line|block)_comment\" in the case of a comment, or
+\"text_block\" in the case of a string.  This is used by
+`prog-fill-reindent-defun' and friends.")
+
 ;;; Activating tree-sitter
 
 (defun treesit-ready-p (language &optional quiet)
-- 
2.34.1


  reply	other threads:[~2022-12-10 20:21 UTC|newest]

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2022-11-28 19:32 bug#59662: 29.0.50; [PATCH] Add treesit--indent-defun Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
     [not found] ` <handler.59662.B.16696639455818.ack@debbugs.gnu.org>
2022-11-29  6:10   ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-11-29 12:01 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-29 12:14   ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-11-29 14:15     ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-30 10:33 ` Yuan Fu
2022-11-30 23:23 ` Yuan Fu
2022-12-01  1:07   ` Yuan Fu
2022-12-01  7:19     ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-01  6:10   ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-01  7:13   ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-01  7:22     ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-01  7:48       ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-01  8:13         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 15:06         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 15:45           ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-02 18:32             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 18:52               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-02 19:02           ` Daniel Martín via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 20:24             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 21:09               ` Daniel Martín via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 21:19                 ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-04 12:33                   ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-04 12:40                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-07  9:31                       ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-07 13:44                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-02 19:53     ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-02 20:01       ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-02 20:07       ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-02 22:27         ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-03  6:47           ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-03 15:59             ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-03 17:54               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08  1:37                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08  7:16                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08  8:11                     ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08  8:27                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08  8:56                         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08  9:08                           ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 10:39                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08 11:09                             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 11:38                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08 14:22                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 14:58                                 ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 16:06                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 16:33                                     ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 22:03                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 14:18                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 14:53                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08 15:43                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 16:04                                 ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 16:23                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 19:15                                     ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 19:50                                       ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 20:12                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-08 21:21                                         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-09  5:06                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-09 13:24                                             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-09 13:38                                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 14:46                                                 ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-09 14:56                                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 15:13                                                     ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-09 15:27                                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 15:29                                                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 15:50                                                         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-09 16:05                                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 19:15                                                             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-09 20:28                                                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 20:31                                                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 20:20                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-09 20:30                                                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-10 14:04                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-10 19:25                                                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-09 21:09                                                             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-10 12:02                                                               ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-10 14:27                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-10 14:09                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-10 20:21                                                                 ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors [this message]
2022-12-11  8:11                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-11  8:39                                                                     ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-11 10:03                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-11 14:13                                                                         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-11 20:36                                                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-11 20:39                                                                             ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 22:05                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 22:10                                         ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-08 22:49                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 14:24                     ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 15:37                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-12-08 15:46                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-07 19:54 ` Yuan Fu
2022-12-07 20:06   ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-07 21:40     ` Yuan Fu
2022-12-07 21:53       ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-12-07 23:09         ` Yuan Fu
2022-12-08  6:02           ` Theodor Thornhill via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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