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5e046f6d 1;;; derived.el --- allow inheritance of major modes
84ae4908 2;; (formerly mode-clone.el)
5e046f6d 3
b43704f2 4;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
114f9c96 5;; 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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6
7;; Author: David Megginson (dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca)
8;; Maintainer: FSF
9;; Keywords: extensions
bd78fa1d 10;; Package: emacs
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11
12;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
13
d6cba7ae 14;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
5e046f6d 15;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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16;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
17;; (at your option) any later version.
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18
19;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
20;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
21;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
22;; GNU General Public License for more details.
23
24;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
d6cba7ae 25;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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26\f
27;;; Commentary:
28
29;; GNU Emacs is already, in a sense, object oriented -- each object
30;; (buffer) belongs to a class (major mode), and that class defines
31;; the relationship between messages (input events) and methods
32;; (commands) by means of a keymap.
33;;
34;; The only thing missing is a good scheme of inheritance. It is
35;; possible to simulate a single level of inheritance with generous
36;; use of hooks and a bit of work -- sgml-mode, for example, also runs
37;; the hooks for text-mode, and keymaps can inherit from other keymaps
38;; -- but generally, each major mode ends up reinventing the wheel.
39;; Ideally, someone should redesign all of Emacs's major modes to
40;; follow a more conventional object-oriented system: when defining a
41;; new major mode, the user should need only to name the existing mode
42;; it is most similar to, then list the (few) differences.
43;;
44;; In the mean time, this package offers most of the advantages of
45;; full inheritance with the existing major modes. The macro
46;; `define-derived-mode' allows the user to make a variant of an existing
47;; major mode, with its own keymap. The new mode will inherit the key
48;; bindings of its parent, and will, in fact, run its parent first
49;; every time it is called. For example, the commands
50;;
51;; (define-derived-mode hypertext-mode text-mode "Hypertext"
52;; "Major mode for hypertext.\n\n\\{hypertext-mode-map}"
53;; (setq case-fold-search nil))
54;;
55;; (define-key hypertext-mode-map [down-mouse-3] 'do-hyper-link)
56;;
57;; will create a function `hypertext-mode' with its own (sparse)
58;; keymap `hypertext-mode-map.' The command M-x hypertext-mode will
59;; perform the following actions:
60;;
61;; - run the command (text-mode) to get its default setup
62;; - replace the current keymap with 'hypertext-mode-map,' which will
63;; inherit from 'text-mode-map'.
64;; - replace the current syntax table with
65;; 'hypertext-mode-syntax-table', which will borrow its defaults
66;; from the current text-mode-syntax-table.
67;; - replace the current abbrev table with
68;; 'hypertext-mode-abbrev-table', which will borrow its defaults
69;; from the current text-mode-abbrev table
70;; - change the mode line to read "Hypertext"
71;; - assign the value 'hypertext-mode' to the 'major-mode' variable
72;; - run the body of commands provided in the macro -- in this case,
73;; set the local variable `case-fold-search' to nil.
74;;
75;; The advantages of this system are threefold. First, text mode is
76;; untouched -- if you had added the new keystroke to `text-mode-map,'
77;; possibly using hooks, you would have added it to all text buffers
78;; -- here, it appears only in hypertext buffers, where it makes
79;; sense. Second, it is possible to build even further, and make
80;; a derived mode from a derived mode. The commands
81;;
82;; (define-derived-mode html-mode hypertext-mode "HTML")
83;; [various key definitions]
84;;
85;; will add a new major mode for HTML with very little fuss.
86;;
87;; Note also the function `derived-mode-p' which can tell if the current
88;; mode derives from another. In a hypertext-mode, buffer, for example,
89;; (derived-mode-p 'text-mode) would return non-nil. This should always
90;; be used in place of (eq major-mode 'text-mode).
91\f
92;;; Code:
93
94(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
95
96;;; PRIVATE: defsubst must be defined before they are first used
97
98(defsubst derived-mode-hook-name (mode)
fea34e9f 99 "Construct a mode-hook name based on a MODE name."
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100 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-hook")))
101
102(defsubst derived-mode-map-name (mode)
103 "Construct a map name based on a MODE name."
104 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-map")))
105
106(defsubst derived-mode-syntax-table-name (mode)
107 "Construct a syntax-table name based on a MODE name."
108 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-syntax-table")))
109
110(defsubst derived-mode-abbrev-table-name (mode)
111 "Construct an abbrev-table name based on a MODE name."
112 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-abbrev-table")))
113
114;; PUBLIC: define a new major mode which inherits from an existing one.
115
116;;;###autoload
117(defmacro define-derived-mode (child parent name &optional docstring &rest body)
118 "Create a new mode as a variant of an existing mode.
119
120The arguments to this command are as follow:
121
122CHILD: the name of the command for the derived mode.
123PARENT: the name of the command for the parent mode (e.g. `text-mode')
124 or nil if there is no parent.
125NAME: a string which will appear in the status line (e.g. \"Hypertext\")
126DOCSTRING: an optional documentation string--if you do not supply one,
127 the function will attempt to invent something useful.
128BODY: forms to execute just before running the
129 hooks for the new mode. Do not use `interactive' here.
130
131BODY can start with a bunch of keyword arguments. The following keyword
132 arguments are currently understood:
133:group GROUP
134 Declare the customization group that corresponds to this mode.
3e2c3ab0 135 The command `customize-mode' uses this.
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136:syntax-table TABLE
137 Use TABLE instead of the default.
138 A nil value means to simply use the same syntax-table as the parent.
139:abbrev-table TABLE
140 Use TABLE instead of the default.
141 A nil value means to simply use the same abbrev-table as the parent.
142
143Here is how you could define LaTeX-Thesis mode as a variant of LaTeX mode:
144
145 (define-derived-mode LaTeX-thesis-mode LaTeX-mode \"LaTeX-Thesis\")
146
147You could then make new key bindings for `LaTeX-thesis-mode-map'
148without changing regular LaTeX mode. In this example, BODY is empty,
149and DOCSTRING is generated by default.
150
151On a more complicated level, the following command uses `sgml-mode' as
152the parent, and then sets the variable `case-fold-search' to nil:
153
154 (define-derived-mode article-mode sgml-mode \"Article\"
155 \"Major mode for editing technical articles.\"
156 (setq case-fold-search nil))
157
158Note that if the documentation string had been left out, it would have
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159been generated automatically, with a reference to the keymap.
160
161The new mode runs the hook constructed by the function
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162`derived-mode-hook-name'.
163
164See Info node `(elisp)Derived Modes' for more details."
5e046f6d 165 (declare (debug (&define name symbolp sexp [&optional stringp]
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166 [&rest keywordp sexp] def-body))
167 (doc-string 4))
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168
169 (when (and docstring (not (stringp docstring)))
170 ;; Some trickiness, since what appears to be the docstring may really be
171 ;; the first element of the body.
172 (push docstring body)
173 (setq docstring nil))
174
175 (when (eq parent 'fundamental-mode) (setq parent nil))
176
177 (let ((map (derived-mode-map-name child))
178 (syntax (derived-mode-syntax-table-name child))
179 (abbrev (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name child))
180 (declare-abbrev t)
181 (declare-syntax t)
182 (hook (derived-mode-hook-name child))
183 (group nil))
184
185 ;; Process the keyword args.
186 (while (keywordp (car body))
187 (case (pop body)
188 (:group (setq group (pop body)))
189 (:abbrev-table (setq abbrev (pop body)) (setq declare-abbrev nil))
190 (:syntax-table (setq syntax (pop body)) (setq declare-syntax nil))
191 (t (pop body))))
192
193 (setq docstring (derived-mode-make-docstring
194 parent child docstring syntax abbrev))
195
196 `(progn
b43704f2 197 (unless (get ',hook 'variable-documentation)
156680e2 198 (put ',hook 'variable-documentation
a7610c52 199 (purecopy ,(format "Hook run when entering %s mode.
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200No problems result if this variable is not bound.
201`add-hook' automatically binds it. (This is true for all hook variables.)"
a7610c52 202 name))))
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203 (unless (boundp ',map)
204 (put ',map 'definition-name ',child))
5e046f6d 205 (defvar ,map (make-sparse-keymap))
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206 (unless (get ',map 'variable-documentation)
207 (put ',map 'variable-documentation
a7610c52 208 (purecopy ,(format "Keymap for `%s'." child))))
5e046f6d 209 ,(if declare-syntax
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210 `(progn
211 (unless (boundp ',syntax)
212 (put ',syntax 'definition-name ',child))
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213 (defvar ,syntax (make-syntax-table))
214 (unless (get ',syntax 'variable-documentation)
215 (put ',syntax 'variable-documentation
a7610c52 216 (purecopy ,(format "Syntax table for `%s'." child))))))
5e046f6d 217 ,(if declare-abbrev
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218 `(progn
219 (put ',abbrev 'definition-name ',child)
220 (defvar ,abbrev
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221 (progn (define-abbrev-table ',abbrev nil) ,abbrev))
222 (unless (get ',abbrev 'variable-documentation)
223 (put ',abbrev 'variable-documentation
a7610c52 224 (purecopy ,(format "Abbrev table for `%s'." child))))))
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225 (put ',child 'derived-mode-parent ',parent)
226 ,(if group `(put ',child 'custom-mode-group ,group))
227
228 (defun ,child ()
229 ,docstring
230 (interactive)
231 ; Run the parent.
232 (delay-mode-hooks
233
56924d99 234 (,(or parent 'fundamental-mode))
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235 ; Identify the child mode.
236 (setq major-mode (quote ,child))
237 (setq mode-name ,name)
238 ; Identify special modes.
239 ,(when parent
240 `(progn
241 (if (get (quote ,parent) 'mode-class)
242 (put (quote ,child) 'mode-class
243 (get (quote ,parent) 'mode-class)))
244 ; Set up maps and tables.
245 (unless (keymap-parent ,map)
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246 ;; It would probably be better to set the keymap's parent
247 ;; at the toplevel rather than inside the mode function,
248 ;; but this is not easy for at least the following reasons:
249 ;; - the parent (and its keymap) may not yet be loaded.
250 ;; - the parent's keymap name may be called something else
251 ;; than <parent>-mode-map.
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252 (set-keymap-parent ,map (current-local-map)))
253 ,(when declare-syntax
254 `(let ((parent (char-table-parent ,syntax)))
255 (unless (and parent
256 (not (eq parent (standard-syntax-table))))
257 (set-char-table-parent ,syntax (syntax-table)))))))
258
259 (use-local-map ,map)
260 ,(when syntax `(set-syntax-table ,syntax))
261 ,(when abbrev `(setq local-abbrev-table ,abbrev))
262 ; Splice in the body (if any).
263 ,@body
264 )
265 ;; Run the hooks, if any.
cdcfbcb2 266 (run-mode-hooks ',hook)))))
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267
268;; PUBLIC: find the ultimate class of a derived mode.
269
270(defun derived-mode-class (mode)
271 "Find the class of a major MODE.
272A mode's class is the first ancestor which is NOT a derived mode.
273Use the `derived-mode-parent' property of the symbol to trace backwards.
274Since major-modes might all derive from `fundamental-mode', this function
275is not very useful."
276 (while (get mode 'derived-mode-parent)
277 (setq mode (get mode 'derived-mode-parent)))
278 mode)
bf247b6e 279(make-obsolete 'derived-mode-class 'derived-mode-p "22.1")
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280
281\f
282;;; PRIVATE
283
284(defun derived-mode-make-docstring (parent child &optional
285 docstring syntax abbrev)
286 "Construct a docstring for a new mode if none is provided."
287
288 (let ((map (derived-mode-map-name child))
289 (hook (derived-mode-hook-name child)))
290
291 (unless (stringp docstring)
292 ;; Use a default docstring.
293 (setq docstring
294 (if (null parent)
295 (format "Major-mode.
296Uses keymap `%s', abbrev table `%s' and syntax-table `%s'." map abbrev syntax)
297 (format "Major mode derived from `%s' by `define-derived-mode'.
298It inherits all of the parent's attributes, but has its own keymap,
299abbrev table and syntax table:
300
301 `%s', `%s' and `%s'
302
303which more-or-less shadow %s's corresponding tables."
304 parent map abbrev syntax parent))))
305
306 (unless (string-match (regexp-quote (symbol-name hook)) docstring)
307 ;; Make sure the docstring mentions the mode's hook.
308 (setq docstring
309 (concat docstring
310 (if (null parent)
311 "\n\nThis mode "
312 (concat
313 "\n\nIn addition to any hooks its parent mode "
314 (if (string-match (regexp-quote (format "`%s'" parent))
315 docstring) nil
316 (format "`%s' " parent))
317 "might have run,\nthis mode "))
318 (format "runs the hook `%s'" hook)
319 ", as the final step\nduring initialization.")))
320
321 (unless (string-match "\\\\[{[]" docstring)
322 ;; And don't forget to put the mode's keymap.
323 (setq docstring (concat docstring "\n\n\\{" (symbol-name map) "}")))
324
325 docstring))
326
327\f
328;;; OBSOLETE
329;; The functions below are only provided for backward compatibility with
330;; code byte-compiled with versions of derived.el prior to Emacs-21.
331
332(defsubst derived-mode-setup-function-name (mode)
333 "Construct a setup-function name based on a MODE name."
334 (intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-setup")))
335
336\f
337;; Utility functions for defining a derived mode.
338
339;;;###autoload
340(defun derived-mode-init-mode-variables (mode)
a9873dbb 341 "Initialize variables for a new MODE.
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342Right now, if they don't already exist, set up a blank keymap, an
343empty syntax table, and an empty abbrev table -- these will be merged
344the first time the mode is used."
345
346 (if (boundp (derived-mode-map-name mode))
347 t
348 (eval `(defvar ,(derived-mode-map-name mode)
349 (make-sparse-keymap)
350 ,(format "Keymap for %s." mode)))
351 (put (derived-mode-map-name mode) 'derived-mode-unmerged t))
352
353 (if (boundp (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode))
354 t
355 (eval `(defvar ,(derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode)
356 ;; Make a syntax table which doesn't specify anything
357 ;; for any char. Valid data will be merged in by
358 ;; derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables.
359 (make-char-table 'syntax-table nil)
360 ,(format "Syntax table for %s." mode)))
361 (put (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode) 'derived-mode-unmerged t))
362
363 (if (boundp (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode))
364 t
365 (eval `(defvar ,(derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode)
366 (progn
367 (define-abbrev-table (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode) nil)
368 (make-abbrev-table))
369 ,(format "Abbrev table for %s." mode)))))
370\f
371;; Utility functions for running a derived mode.
372
373(defun derived-mode-set-keymap (mode)
374 "Set the keymap of the new MODE, maybe merging with the parent."
375 (let* ((map-name (derived-mode-map-name mode))
376 (new-map (eval map-name))
377 (old-map (current-local-map)))
378 (and old-map
379 (get map-name 'derived-mode-unmerged)
380 (derived-mode-merge-keymaps old-map new-map))
381 (put map-name 'derived-mode-unmerged nil)
382 (use-local-map new-map)))
383
384(defun derived-mode-set-syntax-table (mode)
385 "Set the syntax table of the new MODE, maybe merging with the parent."
386 (let* ((table-name (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode))
387 (old-table (syntax-table))
388 (new-table (eval table-name)))
389 (if (get table-name 'derived-mode-unmerged)
390 (derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables old-table new-table))
391 (put table-name 'derived-mode-unmerged nil)
392 (set-syntax-table new-table)))
393
394(defun derived-mode-set-abbrev-table (mode)
395 "Set the abbrev table for MODE if it exists.
396Always merge its parent into it, since the merge is non-destructive."
397 (let* ((table-name (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode))
398 (old-table local-abbrev-table)
399 (new-table (eval table-name)))
400 (derived-mode-merge-abbrev-tables old-table new-table)
401 (setq local-abbrev-table new-table)))
402
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403(defun derived-mode-run-hooks (mode)
404 "Run the mode hook for MODE."
405 (let ((hooks-name (derived-mode-hook-name mode)))
406 (if (boundp hooks-name)
407 (run-hooks hooks-name))))
408
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409;; Functions to merge maps and tables.
410
411(defun derived-mode-merge-keymaps (old new)
412 "Merge an OLD keymap into a NEW one.
413The old keymap is set to be the last cdr of the new one, so that there will
414be automatic inheritance."
415 ;; ?? Can this just use `set-keymap-parent'?
416 (let ((tail new))
417 ;; Scan the NEW map for prefix keys.
418 (while (consp tail)
419 (and (consp (car tail))
420 (let* ((key (vector (car (car tail))))
421 (subnew (lookup-key new key))
422 (subold (lookup-key old key)))
423 ;; If KEY is a prefix key in both OLD and NEW, merge them.
424 (and (keymapp subnew) (keymapp subold)
425 (derived-mode-merge-keymaps subold subnew))))
426 (and (vectorp (car tail))
427 ;; Search a vector of ASCII char bindings for prefix keys.
428 (let ((i (1- (length (car tail)))))
429 (while (>= i 0)
430 (let* ((key (vector i))
431 (subnew (lookup-key new key))
432 (subold (lookup-key old key)))
433 ;; If KEY is a prefix key in both OLD and NEW, merge them.
434 (and (keymapp subnew) (keymapp subold)
435 (derived-mode-merge-keymaps subold subnew)))
436 (setq i (1- i)))))
437 (setq tail (cdr tail))))
438 (setcdr (nthcdr (1- (length new)) new) old))
439
440(defun derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables (old new)
441 "Merge an OLD syntax table into a NEW one.
442Where the new table already has an entry, nothing is copied from the old one."
443 (set-char-table-parent new old))
444
445;; Merge an old abbrev table into a new one.
446;; This function requires internal knowledge of how abbrev tables work,
447;; presuming that they are obarrays with the abbrev as the symbol, the expansion
448;; as the value of the symbol, and the hook as the function definition.
449(defun derived-mode-merge-abbrev-tables (old new)
450 (if old
451 (mapatoms
452 (lambda (symbol)
453 (or (intern-soft (symbol-name symbol) new)
454 (define-abbrev new (symbol-name symbol)
455 (symbol-value symbol) (symbol-function symbol))))
456 old)))
457
458(provide 'derived)
459
84ae4908 460;; arch-tag: 630be248-47d1-4f02-afa0-8207de0ebea0
5e046f6d 461;;; derived.el ends here