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5abdc915 1;;; autorevert --- revert buffers when files on disk change
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48764ae2 3;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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5;; Author: Anders Lindgren <andersl@csd.uu.se>
f5f727f8 6;; Keywords: convenience
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7;; Created: 1 Jun 1997
8;; Date: 3 Jul 1997
9
10;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
11
12;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
13;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
14;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
15;; any later version.
16
17;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
18;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
19;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
20;; GNU General Public License for more details.
21
22;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
23;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
24;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
25;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
26
27;;; Commentary:
28
29;; Introduction:
30;;
31;; Whenever a file that Emacs is editing has been changed by another
48764ae2 32;; program the user normally has to execute the command `revert-buffer'
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33;; to load the new content of the file into Emacs.
34;;
35;; This package contains two minor modes: Global Auto-Revert Mode and
48764ae2 36;; Auto-Revert Mode. Both modes automatically revert buffers
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37;; whenever the corresponding files have been changed on disk.
38;;
39;; Auto-Revert Mode can be activated for individual buffers.
40;; Global Auto-Revert Mode applies to all file buffers.
41;;
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42;; Both modes operate by checking the time stamp of all files at
43;; intervals of `auto-revert-interval'. The default is every five
44;; seconds. The check is aborted whenever the user actually uses
45;; Emacs. You should never even notice that this package is active
46;; (except that your buffers will be reverted, of course).
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47
48;; Usage:
49;;
50;; Go to the appropriate buffer and press:
51;; M-x auto-revert-mode RET
52;;
53;; To activate Global Auto-Revert Mode, press:
54;; M-x global-auto-revert-mode RET
55;;
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56;; To activate Global Auto-Revert Mode every time Emacs is started
57;; customise the option `global-auto-revert-mode' or the following
58;; line could be added to your ~/.emacs:
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59;; (global-auto-revert-mode 1)
60;;
61;; The function `turn-on-auto-revert-mode' could be added to any major
62;; mode hook to activate Auto-Revert Mode for all buffers in that
63;; mode. For example, the following line will activate Auto-Revert
64;; Mode in all C mode buffers:
65;;
66;; (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-revert-mode)
67
68;;; Code:
69
70;; Dependencies:
71
72(require 'timer)
73(eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
74
75
76;; Custom Group:
77;;
78;; The two modes will be placed next to Auto Save Mode under the
79;; Files group under Emacs.
80
81(defgroup auto-revert nil
48764ae2 82 "Revert individual buffers when files on disk change.
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83
84Auto-Revert Mode can be activated for individual buffer.
85Global Auto-Revert Mode applies to all buffers."
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86 :group 'files
87 :group 'convenience)
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88
89
90;; Variables:
91
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92;; Autoload for the benefit of `make-mode-line-mouse-sensitive'.
93;;;###autoload
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94(defvar auto-revert-mode nil
95 "*Non-nil when Auto-Revert Mode is active.
96
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97Never set this variable directly, use the command `auto-revert-mode'
98instead.")
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99
100(defcustom global-auto-revert-mode nil
101 "When on, buffers are automatically reverted when files on disk change.
102
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103Set this variable using \\[customize] only. Otherwise, use the
104command `global-auto-revert-mode'."
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105 :group 'auto-revert
106 :initialize 'custom-initialize-default
107 :set '(lambda (symbol value)
108 (global-auto-revert-mode (or value 0)))
109 :type 'boolean
110 :require 'autorevert)
111
112(defcustom auto-revert-interval 5
113 "Time, in seconds, between Auto-Revert Mode file checks."
114 :group 'auto-revert
115 :type 'integer)
116
117(defcustom auto-revert-stop-on-user-input t
118 "When non-nil Auto-Revert Mode stops checking files on user input."
119 :group 'auto-revert
120 :type 'boolean)
121
122(defcustom auto-revert-verbose t
123 "When nil, Auto-Revert Mode will not generate any messages.
124
125Currently, messages are generated when the mode is activated or
126deactivated, and whenever a file is reverted."
127 :group 'auto-revert
128 :type 'boolean)
129
130(defcustom auto-revert-mode-text " ARev"
131 "String to display in the mode line when Auto-Revert Mode is active.
132
133\(When the string is not empty, make sure that it has a leading space.)"
134 :tag "Auto Revert Mode Text" ; To separate it from `global-...'
135 :group 'auto-revert
136 :type 'string)
137
138(defcustom auto-revert-mode-hook nil
139 "Functions to run when Auto-Revert Mode is activated."
140 :tag "Auto Revert Mode Hook" ; To separate it from `global-...'
141 :group 'auto-revert
142 :type 'hook)
143
144(defcustom global-auto-revert-mode-text ""
145 "String to display when Global Auto-Revert Mode is active.
146
147The default is nothing since when this mode is active this text doesn't
48764ae2 148vary over time, or between buffers. Hence mode line text
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149would only waste precious space."
150 :group 'auto-revert
151 :type 'string)
152
153(defcustom global-auto-revert-mode-hook nil
154 "Hook called when Global Auto-Revert Mode is activated."
155 :group 'auto-revert
156 :type 'hook)
157
158(defcustom global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers nil
159 "*When nil only file buffers are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
160
161When non-nil, both file buffers and buffers with a custom
162`revert-buffer-function' are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode."
163 :group 'auto-revert
164 :type 'boolean)
165
166(defcustom global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers nil
167 "When nil only file buffers are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
168
169When non-nil, both file buffers and buffers with a custom
170`revert-buffer-function' are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
171
172Use this option with care since it could lead to excessive reverts."
173 :group 'auto-revert
174 :type 'boolean)
175
176(defcustom global-auto-revert-ignore-modes '()
177 "List of major modes Global Auto-Revert Mode should not check."
178 :group 'auto-revert
179 :type '(repeat sexp))
180
181(defcustom auto-revert-load-hook nil
182 "Functions to run when Auto-Revert Mode is first loaded."
183 :tag "Load Hook"
184 :group 'auto-revert
185 :type 'hook)
186
187(defvar global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer nil
f1e3ff80 188 "*When non-nil, Global Auto-Revert Mode will not revert this buffer.
4a35aff3 189
48764ae2 190This variable becomes buffer local when set in any fashion.")
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191(make-variable-buffer-local 'global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer)
192
193
194;; Internal variables:
195
196(defvar auto-revert-buffer-list '()
197 "List of buffers in Auto-Revert Mode.
198
199Note that only Auto-Revert Mode, never Global Auto-Revert Mode, adds
200buffers to this list.
201
202The timer function `auto-revert-buffers' is responsible for purging
203the list of old buffers.")
204
205(defvar auto-revert-timer nil
206 "Timer used by Auto-Revert Mode.")
207
208(defvar auto-revert-remaining-buffers '()
209 "Buffers not checked when user input stopped execution.")
210
211
212;; Functions:
213
214;;;###autoload
215(defun auto-revert-mode (&optional arg)
48764ae2 216 "Toggle reverting buffer when file on disk changes.
4a35aff3 217
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218With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on if and only if arg is positive.
219This is a minor mode that affects only the current buffer.
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220Use `global-auto-revert-mode' to automatically revert all buffers."
221 (interactive "P")
222 (make-local-variable 'auto-revert-mode)
afa95cac 223 (put 'auto-revert-mode 'permanent-local t)
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224 (setq auto-revert-mode
225 (if (null arg)
226 (not auto-revert-mode)
227 (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)))
228 (if (and auto-revert-verbose
229 (interactive-p))
230 (message "Auto-Revert Mode is now %s."
231 (if auto-revert-mode "on" "off")))
232 (if auto-revert-mode
233 (if (not (memq (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list))
234 (push (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list))
235 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
236 (delq (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list)))
237 (auto-revert-set-timer)
238 (when auto-revert-mode
239 (auto-revert-buffers)
240 (run-hooks 'auto-revert-mode-hook)))
241
242
243;;;###autoload
244(defun turn-on-auto-revert-mode ()
245 "Turn on Auto-Revert Mode.
246
247This function is designed to be added to hooks, for example:
248 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-revert-mode)"
249 (auto-revert-mode 1))
250
251
252;;;###autoload
253(defun global-auto-revert-mode (&optional arg)
254 "Revert any buffer when file on disk change.
255
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256With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on globally if and only if arg is positive.
257This is a minor mode that affects all buffers.
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258Use `auto-revert-mode' to revert a particular buffer."
259 (interactive "P")
260 (setq global-auto-revert-mode
261 (if (null arg)
262 (not global-auto-revert-mode)
263 (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)))
264 (if (and auto-revert-verbose
265 (interactive-p))
f1e3ff80 266 (message "Global Auto-Revert Mode is now %s."
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267 (if global-auto-revert-mode "on" "off")))
268 (auto-revert-set-timer)
269 (when global-auto-revert-mode
270 (auto-revert-buffers)
271 (run-hooks 'global-auto-revert-mode-hook)))
272
273
274(defun auto-revert-set-timer ()
275 "Restart or cancel the timer."
276 (if (timerp auto-revert-timer)
277 (cancel-timer auto-revert-timer))
278 (if (or global-auto-revert-mode auto-revert-buffer-list)
279 (setq auto-revert-timer (run-with-timer auto-revert-interval
280 auto-revert-interval
281 'auto-revert-buffers))
282 (setq auto-revert-timer nil)))
283
284
285(defun auto-revert-buffers ()
286 "Revert buffers as specified by Auto-Revert and Global Auto-Revert Mode.
287
288Should `global-auto-revert-mode' be active all file buffers are checked.
289
290Should `auto-revert-mode' be active in some buffers, those buffers
291are checked.
292
293Non-file buffers that have a custom `revert-buffer-function' are
294reverted either when Auto-Revert Mode is active in that buffer, or
295when the variable `global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers' is non-nil
296and Global Auto-Revert Mode is active.
297
48764ae2 298This function stops whenever there is user input. The buffers not
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299checked are stored in the variable `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'.
300
301To avoid starvation, the buffers in `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'
302are checked first the next time this function is called.
303
48764ae2 304This function is also responsible for removing buffers no longer in
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305Auto-Revert mode from `auto-revert-buffer-list', and for canceling
306the timer when no buffers need to be checked."
307 (let ((bufs (if global-auto-revert-mode
308 (buffer-list)
309 auto-revert-buffer-list))
310 (remaining '())
311 (new '()))
312 ;; Partition `bufs' into two halves depending on whether or not
313 ;; the buffers are in `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'. The two
314 ;; halves are then re-joined with the "remaining" buffers at the
315 ;; head of the list.
316 (dolist (buf auto-revert-remaining-buffers)
317 (if (memq buf bufs)
318 (push buf remaining)))
319 (dolist (buf bufs)
320 (if (not (memq buf remaining))
321 (push buf new)))
322 (setq bufs (nreverse (nconc new remaining)))
323 (while (and bufs
324 (not (and auto-revert-stop-on-user-input
325 (input-pending-p))))
326 (let ((buf (car bufs)))
327 (if (buffer-name buf) ; Buffer still alive?
328 (save-excursion
329 (set-buffer buf)
330 ;; Test if someone has turned off Auto-Revert Mode in a
331 ;; non-standard way, for example by changing major mode.
332 (if (and (not auto-revert-mode)
333 (memq buf auto-revert-buffer-list))
334 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
335 (delq buf auto-revert-buffer-list)))
336 (when (and
337 (or auto-revert-mode
338 (and
339 global-auto-revert-mode
340 (not global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer)
341 (not (memq major-mode
342 global-auto-revert-ignore-modes))))
343 (not (buffer-modified-p))
344 (if (buffer-file-name)
345 (and (file-readable-p (buffer-file-name))
346 (not (verify-visited-file-modtime buf)))
347 (and revert-buffer-function
348 (or (and global-auto-revert-mode
349 global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers)
350 auto-revert-mode))))
351 (if auto-revert-verbose
352 (message "Reverting buffer `%s'." buf))
353 (revert-buffer t t)))
354 ;; Remove dead buffer from `auto-revert-buffer-list'.
355 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
356 (delq buf auto-revert-buffer-list))))
357 (setq bufs (cdr bufs)))
358 (setq auto-revert-remaining-buffers bufs)
359 ;; Check if we should cancel the timer.
360 (when (and (not global-auto-revert-mode)
361 (null auto-revert-buffer-list))
362 (cancel-timer auto-revert-timer)
363 (setq auto-revert-timer nil))))
364
365
366;; The end:
367
368(unless (assq 'auto-revert-mode minor-mode-alist)
369 (push '(auto-revert-mode auto-revert-mode-text)
370 minor-mode-alist))
371(unless (assq 'global-auto-revert-mode minor-mode-alist)
372 (push '(global-auto-revert-mode global-auto-revert-mode-text)
373 minor-mode-alist))
374
375(provide 'autorevert)
376
377(run-hooks 'auto-revert-load-hook)
378
379;; This makes it possible to set Global Auto-Revert Mode from
380;; Customize.
381(if global-auto-revert-mode
382 (global-auto-revert-mode 1))
383
384;; autorevert.el ends here.