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1;;; server.el --- Lisp code for GNU Emacs running as server process.
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f8c25f1b 3;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6d74b528 4
630cc463 5;; Author: William Sommerfeld <wesommer@athena.mit.edu>
d7b4d18f 6;; Keywords: processes
630cc463 7
9ae0f972 8;; Changes by peck@sun.com and by rms.
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
e5167999 14;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
9ae0f972 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
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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.
9ae0f972 26
630cc463 27;;; Commentary:
9ae0f972 28
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29;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as
30;; a server for other processes.
9ae0f972 31
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32;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server.
33;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess
34;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit,
35;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))
9ae0f972 36
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37;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file,
38;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient.
39;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through
40;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them.
9ae0f972 41
b578f267 42;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited.
9ae0f972 43
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44;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit
45;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next
46;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited
47;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return
48;; to the program that invoked it.
9ae0f972 49
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50;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from
51;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible
52;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke
53;; the client. This is possible in four cases:
9ae0f972 54
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55;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the
56;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another.
9ae0f972 57
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58;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the
59;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another.
9ae0f972 60
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61;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running
62;; as a subprocess of Emacs.
9ae0f972 63
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64;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program
65;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display
66;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be
67;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is
68;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground.
9ae0f972 69
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70;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists
71;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited.
72;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients,
73;; and which files are yet to be edited for each.
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74
75;;; Code:
9ae0f972 76\f
faf931a8 77(defvar server-program (expand-file-name "emacsserver" exec-directory)
f0e70117 78 "*The program to use as the edit server.")
9ae0f972 79
80(defvar server-visit-hook nil
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81 "*List of hooks to call when visiting a file for the Emacs server.")
82
83(defvar server-switch-hook nil
9ae0f972 84 "*List of hooks to call when switching to a buffer for the Emacs server.")
85
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86(defvar server-done-hook nil
87 "*List of hooks to call when done editing a buffer for the Emacs server.")
88
9ae0f972 89(defvar server-process nil
90 "the current server process")
91
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92(defvar server-previous-string "")
93
9ae0f972 94(defvar server-clients nil
95 "List of current server clients.
e82e73c2 96Each element is (CLIENTID BUFFERS...) where CLIENTID is a string
9ae0f972 97that can be given to the server process to identify a client.
98When a buffer is marked as \"done\", it is removed from this list.")
99
100(defvar server-buffer-clients nil
101 "List of clientids for clients requesting editing of current buffer.")
faf931a8 102(make-variable-buffer-local 'server-buffer-clients)
9ae0f972 103;; Changing major modes should not erase this local.
104(put 'server-buffer-clients 'permanent-local t)
105
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106(defvar server-window nil
107 "*The window to use for selecting Emacs server buffers.
108If nil, use the selected window.
109If it is a frame, use the frame's selected window.")
110
9ae0f972 111(defvar server-temp-file-regexp "^/tmp/Re\\|/draft$"
112 "*Regexp which should match filenames of temporary files
113which are deleted and reused after each edit
114by the programs that invoke the emacs server.")
115
9ae0f972 116(or (assq 'server-buffer-clients minor-mode-alist)
117 (setq minor-mode-alist (cons '(server-buffer-clients " Server") minor-mode-alist)))
118
119;; If a *server* buffer exists,
120;; write STRING to it for logging purposes.
121(defun server-log (string)
122 (if (get-buffer "*server*")
123 (save-excursion
124 (set-buffer "*server*")
125 (goto-char (point-max))
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126 (insert (current-time-string) " " string)
127 (or (bolp) (newline)))))
9ae0f972 128
129(defun server-sentinel (proc msg)
130 (cond ((eq (process-status proc) 'exit)
131 (server-log (message "Server subprocess exited")))
132 ((eq (process-status proc) 'signal)
133 (server-log (message "Server subprocess killed")))))
134
7229064d 135;;;###autoload
9ae0f972 136(defun server-start (&optional leave-dead)
137 "Allow this Emacs process to be a server for client processes.
138This starts a server communications subprocess through which
139client \"editors\" can send your editing commands to this Emacs job.
42bbacdf 140To use the server, set up the program `emacsclient' in the
9ae0f972 141Emacs distribution as your standard \"editor\".
142
143Prefix arg means just kill any existing server communications subprocess."
144 (interactive "P")
145 ;; kill it dead!
146 (if server-process
147 (progn
148 (set-process-sentinel server-process nil)
149 (condition-case () (delete-process server-process) (error nil))))
150 (condition-case () (delete-file "~/.emacs_server") (error nil))
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151 (let* ((sysname (system-name))
152 (dot-index (string-match "\\." sysname)))
153 (condition-case ()
154 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) sysname))
155 (error nil))
156 ;; In case the server file name was made with a domainless hostname,
157 ;; try deleting that name too.
158 (if dot-index
159 (condition-case ()
160 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid)
161 (substring sysname 0 dot-index)))
162 (error nil))))
9ae0f972 163 ;; If we already had a server, clear out associated status.
164 (while server-clients
165 (let ((buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients))))
166 (server-buffer-done buffer)))
167 (if leave-dead
168 nil
169 (if server-process
170 (server-log (message "Restarting server")))
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171 ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes
172 ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions).
173 (let ((process-connection-type nil))
174 (setq server-process (start-process "server" nil server-program)))
9ae0f972 175 (set-process-sentinel server-process 'server-sentinel)
176 (set-process-filter server-process 'server-process-filter)
177 (process-kill-without-query server-process)))
178\f
179;Process a request from the server to edit some files.
180;Format of STRING is "Client: CLIENTID PATH PATH PATH... \n"
181(defun server-process-filter (proc string)
182 (server-log string)
b53d289e 183 (setq string (concat server-previous-string string))
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184 ;; If the input is multiple lines,
185 ;; process each line individually.
186 (while (string-match "\n" string)
187 (let ((request (substring string 0 (match-beginning 0)))
dfa35e6b 188 client nowait
9ae0f972 189 (files nil)
190 (lineno 1))
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191 ;; Remove this line from STRING.
192 (setq string (substring string (match-end 0)))
7e721a4f 193 (if (string-match "^Error: " request)
26544100 194 (message "Server error: %s" (substring request (match-end 0)))
7e721a4f 195 (if (string-match "^Client: " request)
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196 (progn
197 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
198 (setq client (list (substring request 0 (string-match " " request))))
199 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
200 (while (string-match "[^ ]+ " request)
201 (let ((arg
202 (substring request (match-beginning 0) (1- (match-end 0)))))
203 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
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204 (if (string-match "\\`-nowait" arg)
205 (setq nowait t)
206 (if (string-match "\\`\\+[0-9]+\\'" arg)
207 ;; ARG is a line number option.
208 (setq lineno (read (substring arg 1)))
209 ;; ARG is a file name.
210 ;; Collapse multiple slashes to single slashes.
211 (setq arg (command-line-normalize-file-name arg))
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212 (setq pos 0)
213 ;; Undo the quoting that emacsclient does
214 ;; for certain special characters.
215 (while (string-match "\\\\." arg pos)
216 (setq pos (1+ (match-beginning 0)))
217 (let ((nextchar (aref arg pos)))
218 (cond ((= nextchar ?\\)
219 (setq arg (replace-match "\\" t t arg)))
220 ((= nextchar ?-)
221 (setq arg (replace-match "-" t t arg)))
222 (t
223 (setq arg (replace-match " " t t arg))))))
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224 (setq files
225 (cons (list arg lineno)
226 files))
227 (setq lineno 1)))))
228 (server-visit-files files client nowait)
77e5a3c7 229 ;; CLIENT is now a list (CLIENTNUM BUFFERS...)
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230 (or nowait
231 (setq server-clients (cons client server-clients)))
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232 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 client))
233 (run-hooks 'server-switch-hook)
234 (message (substitute-command-keys
235 "When done with a buffer, type \\[server-edit]")))))))
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236 ;; Save for later any partial line that remains.
237 (setq server-previous-string string))
9ae0f972 238
dfa35e6b 239(defun server-visit-files (files client &optional nowait)
9ae0f972 240 "Finds FILES and returns the list CLIENT with the buffers nconc'd.
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241FILES is an alist whose elements are (FILENAME LINENUMBER).
242NOWAIT non-nil means this client is not waiting for the results,
243so don't mark these buffers specially, just visit them normally."
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244 ;; Bind last-nonmenu-event to force use of keyboard, not mouse, for queries.
245 (let (client-record (last-nonmenu-event t) (obuf (current-buffer)))
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246 ;; Restore the current buffer afterward, but not using save-excursion,
247 ;; because we don't want to save point in this buffer
248 ;; if it happens to be one of those specified by the server.
249 (unwind-protect
250 (while files
251 ;; If there is an existing buffer modified or the file is modified,
252 ;; revert it.
253 ;; If there is an existing buffer with deleted file, offer to write it.
254 (let* ((filen (car (car files)))
255 (obuf (get-file-buffer filen)))
256 (if (and obuf (set-buffer obuf))
257 (if (file-exists-p filen)
258 (if (or (not (verify-visited-file-modtime obuf))
259 (buffer-modified-p obuf))
260 (revert-buffer t nil))
261 (if (y-or-n-p
262 (concat "File no longer exists: "
263 filen
264 ", write buffer to file? "))
265 (write-file filen)))
266 (set-buffer (find-file-noselect filen))
267 (run-hooks 'server-visit-hook)))
268 (goto-line (nth 1 (car files)))
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269 (if (not nowait)
270 (setq server-buffer-clients
271 (cons (car client) server-buffer-clients)))
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272 (setq client-record (cons (current-buffer) client-record))
273 (setq files (cdr files)))
274 (set-buffer obuf))
9ae0f972 275 (nconc client client-record)))
276\f
277(defun server-buffer-done (buffer)
278 "Mark BUFFER as \"done\" for its client(s).
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279This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
280NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
281or nil. KILLED is t if we killed BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
9ae0f972 282 (let ((running (eq (process-status server-process) 'run))
283 (next-buffer nil)
9184aafb 284 (killed nil)
08c22983 285 (first t)
9ae0f972 286 (old-clients server-clients))
287 (while old-clients
288 (let ((client (car old-clients)))
289 (or next-buffer
290 (setq next-buffer (nth 1 (memq buffer client))))
291 (delq buffer client)
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292 ;; Delete all dead buffers from CLIENT.
293 (let ((tail client))
294 (while tail
295 (and (bufferp (car tail))
296 (null (buffer-name (car tail)))
297 (delq (car tail) client))
298 (setq tail (cdr tail))))
9ae0f972 299 ;; If client now has no pending buffers,
300 ;; tell it that it is done, and forget it entirely.
301 (if (cdr client) nil
302 (if running
303 (progn
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304 ;; Don't send emacsserver two commands in close succession.
305 ;; It cannot handle that.
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306 (or first (sit-for 1))
307 (setq first nil)
308 (send-string server-process
309 (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))
310 (server-log (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))))
9ae0f972 311 (setq server-clients (delq client server-clients))))
312 (setq old-clients (cdr old-clients)))
68469f74 313 (if (and (bufferp buffer) (buffer-name buffer))
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314 (progn
315 (save-excursion
316 (set-buffer buffer)
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317 (setq server-buffer-clients nil)
318 (run-hooks 'server-done-hook))
c58bf9ae 319 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
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320 (progn (kill-buffer buffer)
321 (setq killed t))
c58bf9ae 322 (bury-buffer buffer))))
9184aafb 323 (list next-buffer killed)))
9ae0f972 324
325(defun server-temp-file-p (buffer)
326 "Return non-nil if BUFFER contains a file considered temporary.
327These are files whose names suggest they are repeatedly
328reused to pass information to another program.
329
330The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames
331are considered temporary."
332 (and (buffer-file-name buffer)
333 (string-match server-temp-file-regexp (buffer-file-name buffer))))
334
335(defun server-done ()
cc9875f9 336 "Offer to save current buffer, mark it as \"done\" for clients.
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337This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
338NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
339or nil. KILLED is t if we killed the BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
9ae0f972 340 (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
341 (if server-buffer-clients
c58bf9ae 342 (progn
9ae0f972 343 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
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344 ;; For a temp file, save, and do make a non-numeric backup
345 ;; (unless make-backup-files is nil).
346 (let ((version-control nil)
347 (buffer-backed-up nil))
c58bf9ae 348 (save-buffer))
9ae0f972 349 (if (and (buffer-modified-p)
350 (y-or-n-p (concat "Save file " buffer-file-name "? ")))
351 (save-buffer buffer)))
c58bf9ae 352 (server-buffer-done buffer)))))
faf931a8 353
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354;; Ask before killing a server buffer.
355;; It was suggested to release its client instead,
356;; but I think that is dangerous--the client would proceed
357;; using whatever is on disk in that file. -- rms.
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358(defun server-kill-buffer-query-function ()
359 (or (not server-buffer-clients)
360 (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' still has clients; kill it? "
361 (buffer-name (current-buffer))))))
362
faf931a8 363(add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions
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364 'server-kill-buffer-query-function)
365
366(defun server-kill-emacs-query-function ()
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367 (let (live-client
368 (tail server-clients))
369 ;; See if any clients have any buffers that are still alive.
370 (while tail
371 (if (memq t (mapcar 'stringp (mapcar 'buffer-name (cdr (car tail)))))
372 (setq live-client t))
373 (setq tail (cdr tail)))
374 (or (not live-client)
375 (yes-or-no-p "Server buffers still have clients; exit anyway? "))))
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376
377(add-hook 'kill-emacs-query-functions 'server-kill-emacs-query-function)
9ae0f972 378\f
379(defun server-edit (&optional arg)
380 "Switch to next server editing buffer; say \"Done\" for current buffer.
381If a server buffer is current, it is marked \"done\" and optionally saved.
382When all of a client's buffers are marked as \"done\", the client is notified.
383
384Temporary files such as MH <draft> files are always saved and backed up,
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385no questions asked. (The variable `make-backup-files', if nil, still
386inhibits a backup; you can set it locally in a particular buffer to
387prevent a backup for it.) The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls
9ae0f972 388which filenames are considered temporary.
389
390If invoked with a prefix argument, or if there is no server process running,
391starts server process and that is all. Invoked by \\[server-edit]."
9ae0f972 392 (interactive "P")
393 (if (or arg
394 (not server-process)
395 (memq (process-status server-process) '(signal exit)))
396 (server-start nil)
9184aafb 397 (apply 'server-switch-buffer (server-done))))
9ae0f972 398
98a4349c 399(defun server-switch-buffer (&optional next-buffer killed-one)
9ae0f972 400 "Switch to another buffer, preferably one that has a client.
401Arg NEXT-BUFFER is a suggestion; if it is a live buffer, use it."
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402 ;; KILLED-ONE is t in a recursive call
403 ;; if we have already killed one temp-file server buffer.
404 ;; This means we should avoid the final "switch to some other buffer"
405 ;; since we've already effectively done that.
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406 (cond ((and (windowp server-window)
407 (window-live-p server-window))
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408 (select-window server-window))
409 ((framep server-window)
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410 (if (not (frame-live-p server-window))
411 (setq server-window (make-frame)))
ec40ed9f 412 (select-window (frame-selected-window server-window))))
e5ccf0c1 413 (if (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window))
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414 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0)))
415 ;; Move to a non-dedicated window, if we have one.
416 (let ((last-window (previous-window nil 'nomini 0)))
417 (while (and (window-dedicated-p (selected-window))
418 (not (eq last-window (selected-window))))
419 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0))))
420 (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil)
9ae0f972 421 (if next-buffer
422 (if (and (bufferp next-buffer)
423 (buffer-name next-buffer))
424 (switch-to-buffer next-buffer)
425 ;; If NEXT-BUFFER is a dead buffer,
426 ;; remove the server records for it
427 ;; and try the next surviving server buffer.
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428 (apply 'server-switch-buffer
429 (server-buffer-done next-buffer)))
9ae0f972 430 (if server-clients
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431 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients)) killed-one)
432 (if (not killed-one)
433 (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))))))
9ae0f972 434
435(global-set-key "\C-x#" 'server-edit)
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436\f
437(provide 'server)
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438
439;;; server.el ends here