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e8af40ee 1;;; autorevert.el --- revert buffers when files on disk change
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bf2150fa 3;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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a468671a 5;; Author: Anders Lindgren <andersl@andersl.com>
f5f727f8 6;; Keywords: convenience
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7;; Created: 1997-06-01
8;; Date: 1999-11-30
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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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6ea3b61f 100;;;###autoload
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101(defcustom global-auto-revert-mode nil
102 "When on, buffers are automatically reverted when files on disk change.
103
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104Set this variable using \\[customize] only. Otherwise, use the
105command `global-auto-revert-mode'."
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106 :group 'auto-revert
107 :initialize 'custom-initialize-default
108 :set '(lambda (symbol value)
109 (global-auto-revert-mode (or value 0)))
110 :type 'boolean
111 :require 'autorevert)
112
113(defcustom auto-revert-interval 5
114 "Time, in seconds, between Auto-Revert Mode file checks."
115 :group 'auto-revert
116 :type 'integer)
117
118(defcustom auto-revert-stop-on-user-input t
119 "When non-nil Auto-Revert Mode stops checking files on user input."
120 :group 'auto-revert
121 :type 'boolean)
122
123(defcustom auto-revert-verbose t
124 "When nil, Auto-Revert Mode will not generate any messages.
125
126Currently, messages are generated when the mode is activated or
127deactivated, and whenever a file is reverted."
128 :group 'auto-revert
129 :type 'boolean)
130
131(defcustom auto-revert-mode-text " ARev"
132 "String to display in the mode line when Auto-Revert Mode is active.
133
134\(When the string is not empty, make sure that it has a leading space.)"
135 :tag "Auto Revert Mode Text" ; To separate it from `global-...'
136 :group 'auto-revert
137 :type 'string)
138
139(defcustom auto-revert-mode-hook nil
140 "Functions to run when Auto-Revert Mode is activated."
141 :tag "Auto Revert Mode Hook" ; To separate it from `global-...'
142 :group 'auto-revert
143 :type 'hook)
144
145(defcustom global-auto-revert-mode-text ""
146 "String to display when Global Auto-Revert Mode is active.
147
148The default is nothing since when this mode is active this text doesn't
48764ae2 149vary over time, or between buffers. Hence mode line text
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150would only waste precious space."
151 :group 'auto-revert
152 :type 'string)
153
154(defcustom global-auto-revert-mode-hook nil
155 "Hook called when Global Auto-Revert Mode is activated."
156 :group 'auto-revert
157 :type 'hook)
158
159(defcustom global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers nil
160 "*When nil only file buffers are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode.
161
162When non-nil, both file buffers and buffers with a custom
163`revert-buffer-function' are reverted by Global Auto-Revert Mode."
164 :group 'auto-revert
165 :type 'boolean)
166
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167(defcustom global-auto-revert-ignore-modes '()
168 "List of major modes Global Auto-Revert Mode should not check."
169 :group 'auto-revert
170 :type '(repeat sexp))
171
172(defcustom auto-revert-load-hook nil
173 "Functions to run when Auto-Revert Mode is first loaded."
174 :tag "Load Hook"
175 :group 'auto-revert
176 :type 'hook)
177
178(defvar global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer nil
f1e3ff80 179 "*When non-nil, Global Auto-Revert Mode will not revert this buffer.
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48764ae2 181This variable becomes buffer local when set in any fashion.")
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182(make-variable-buffer-local 'global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer)
183
184
185;; Internal variables:
186
187(defvar auto-revert-buffer-list '()
188 "List of buffers in Auto-Revert Mode.
189
190Note that only Auto-Revert Mode, never Global Auto-Revert Mode, adds
191buffers to this list.
192
193The timer function `auto-revert-buffers' is responsible for purging
194the list of old buffers.")
195
196(defvar auto-revert-timer nil
197 "Timer used by Auto-Revert Mode.")
198
199(defvar auto-revert-remaining-buffers '()
200 "Buffers not checked when user input stopped execution.")
201
202
203;; Functions:
204
205;;;###autoload
206(defun auto-revert-mode (&optional arg)
48764ae2 207 "Toggle reverting buffer when file on disk changes.
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209With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on if and only if arg is positive.
210This is a minor mode that affects only the current buffer.
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211Use `global-auto-revert-mode' to automatically revert all buffers."
212 (interactive "P")
213 (make-local-variable 'auto-revert-mode)
afa95cac 214 (put 'auto-revert-mode 'permanent-local t)
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215 (setq auto-revert-mode
216 (if (null arg)
217 (not auto-revert-mode)
218 (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)))
219 (if (and auto-revert-verbose
220 (interactive-p))
221 (message "Auto-Revert Mode is now %s."
222 (if auto-revert-mode "on" "off")))
223 (if auto-revert-mode
224 (if (not (memq (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list))
225 (push (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list))
226 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
227 (delq (current-buffer) auto-revert-buffer-list)))
228 (auto-revert-set-timer)
229 (when auto-revert-mode
230 (auto-revert-buffers)
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231 (run-hooks 'auto-revert-mode-hook))
232 auto-revert-mode)
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233
234
235;;;###autoload
236(defun turn-on-auto-revert-mode ()
237 "Turn on Auto-Revert Mode.
238
239This function is designed to be added to hooks, for example:
240 (add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'turn-on-auto-revert-mode)"
241 (auto-revert-mode 1))
242
243
244;;;###autoload
245(defun global-auto-revert-mode (&optional arg)
246 "Revert any buffer when file on disk change.
247
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248With arg, turn Auto Revert mode on globally if and only if arg is positive.
249This is a minor mode that affects all buffers.
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250Use `auto-revert-mode' to revert a particular buffer."
251 (interactive "P")
252 (setq global-auto-revert-mode
253 (if (null arg)
254 (not global-auto-revert-mode)
255 (> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0)))
256 (if (and auto-revert-verbose
257 (interactive-p))
f1e3ff80 258 (message "Global Auto-Revert Mode is now %s."
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259 (if global-auto-revert-mode "on" "off")))
260 (auto-revert-set-timer)
261 (when global-auto-revert-mode
262 (auto-revert-buffers)
263 (run-hooks 'global-auto-revert-mode-hook)))
264
265
266(defun auto-revert-set-timer ()
267 "Restart or cancel the timer."
268 (if (timerp auto-revert-timer)
269 (cancel-timer auto-revert-timer))
270 (if (or global-auto-revert-mode auto-revert-buffer-list)
271 (setq auto-revert-timer (run-with-timer auto-revert-interval
272 auto-revert-interval
273 'auto-revert-buffers))
274 (setq auto-revert-timer nil)))
275
276
277(defun auto-revert-buffers ()
278 "Revert buffers as specified by Auto-Revert and Global Auto-Revert Mode.
279
280Should `global-auto-revert-mode' be active all file buffers are checked.
281
282Should `auto-revert-mode' be active in some buffers, those buffers
283are checked.
284
285Non-file buffers that have a custom `revert-buffer-function' are
286reverted either when Auto-Revert Mode is active in that buffer, or
287when the variable `global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers' is non-nil
288and Global Auto-Revert Mode is active.
289
48764ae2 290This function stops whenever there is user input. The buffers not
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291checked are stored in the variable `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'.
292
293To avoid starvation, the buffers in `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'
294are checked first the next time this function is called.
295
48764ae2 296This function is also responsible for removing buffers no longer in
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297Auto-Revert mode from `auto-revert-buffer-list', and for canceling
298the timer when no buffers need to be checked."
299 (let ((bufs (if global-auto-revert-mode
300 (buffer-list)
301 auto-revert-buffer-list))
302 (remaining '())
303 (new '()))
304 ;; Partition `bufs' into two halves depending on whether or not
305 ;; the buffers are in `auto-revert-remaining-buffers'. The two
306 ;; halves are then re-joined with the "remaining" buffers at the
307 ;; head of the list.
308 (dolist (buf auto-revert-remaining-buffers)
309 (if (memq buf bufs)
310 (push buf remaining)))
311 (dolist (buf bufs)
312 (if (not (memq buf remaining))
313 (push buf new)))
314 (setq bufs (nreverse (nconc new remaining)))
315 (while (and bufs
316 (not (and auto-revert-stop-on-user-input
317 (input-pending-p))))
318 (let ((buf (car bufs)))
319 (if (buffer-name buf) ; Buffer still alive?
320 (save-excursion
321 (set-buffer buf)
322 ;; Test if someone has turned off Auto-Revert Mode in a
323 ;; non-standard way, for example by changing major mode.
324 (if (and (not auto-revert-mode)
325 (memq buf auto-revert-buffer-list))
326 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
327 (delq buf auto-revert-buffer-list)))
328 (when (and
329 (or auto-revert-mode
330 (and
331 global-auto-revert-mode
332 (not global-auto-revert-ignore-buffer)
333 (not (memq major-mode
334 global-auto-revert-ignore-modes))))
335 (not (buffer-modified-p))
336 (if (buffer-file-name)
337 (and (file-readable-p (buffer-file-name))
338 (not (verify-visited-file-modtime buf)))
339 (and revert-buffer-function
340 (or (and global-auto-revert-mode
341 global-auto-revert-non-file-buffers)
342 auto-revert-mode))))
343 (if auto-revert-verbose
344 (message "Reverting buffer `%s'." buf))
a468671a 345 (revert-buffer t t t)))
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346 ;; Remove dead buffer from `auto-revert-buffer-list'.
347 (setq auto-revert-buffer-list
348 (delq buf auto-revert-buffer-list))))
349 (setq bufs (cdr bufs)))
350 (setq auto-revert-remaining-buffers bufs)
351 ;; Check if we should cancel the timer.
352 (when (and (not global-auto-revert-mode)
353 (null auto-revert-buffer-list))
354 (cancel-timer auto-revert-timer)
355 (setq auto-revert-timer nil))))
356
357
358;; The end:
359
360(unless (assq 'auto-revert-mode minor-mode-alist)
361 (push '(auto-revert-mode auto-revert-mode-text)
362 minor-mode-alist))
363(unless (assq 'global-auto-revert-mode minor-mode-alist)
364 (push '(global-auto-revert-mode global-auto-revert-mode-text)
365 minor-mode-alist))
366
367(provide 'autorevert)
368
369(run-hooks 'auto-revert-load-hook)
370
371;; This makes it possible to set Global Auto-Revert Mode from
372;; Customize.
373(if global-auto-revert-mode
374 (global-auto-revert-mode 1))
375
e8af40ee 376;;; autorevert.el ends here