;;; appt.el --- appointment notification functions
-;; Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
-;; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1989-1990, 1994, 1998, 2001-2013 Free Software
+;; Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Neil Mager <neilm@juliet.ll.mit.edu>
;; Maintainer: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
;; `appt-check' reads.
;;
;; You can change the way the appointment window is created/deleted by
-;; setting the variables
-;;
-;; appt-disp-window-function
-;; and
-;; appt-delete-window-function
-;;
-;; For instance, these variables could be set to functions that display
-;; appointments in pop-up frames, which are lowered or iconified after
-;; `appt-display-interval' minutes.
+;; setting the variables `appt-disp-window-function' and
+;; `appt-delete-window-function'. For instance, you could be set them
+;; to functions that display appointments in pop-up frames, which are
+;; lowered or iconified after `appt-display-interval' minutes.
;;
;;; Code:
:group 'calendar)
(defcustom appt-message-warning-time 12
- "Time in minutes before an appointment that the warning begins."
+ "Default time in minutes before an appointment that the warning begins.
+You probably want to make `appt-display-interval' a factor of this."
:type 'integer
:group 'appt)
+(defcustom appt-warning-time-regexp "warntime \\([0-9]+\\)"
+ "Regexp matching a string giving the warning time for an appointment.
+The first subexpression matches the time in minutes (an integer).
+This overrides the default `appt-message-warning-time'.
+You may want to put this inside a diary comment (see `diary-comment-start').
+For example, to be warned 30 minutes in advance of an appointment:
+ 2011/06/01 12:00 Do something ## warntime 30
+"
+ :version "24.1"
+ :type 'regexp
+ :group 'appt)
+
(defcustom appt-audible t
"Non-nil means beep to indicate appointment."
:type 'boolean
(defcustom appt-display-mode-line t
"Non-nil means display minutes to appointment and time on the mode line.
-This is in addition to any other display of appointment messages."
+This is in addition to any other display of appointment messages.
+The mode line updates every minute, independent of the value of
+`appt-display-interval'."
:type 'boolean
:group 'appt)
(defcustom appt-display-diary t
"Non-nil displays the diary when the appointment list is first initialized.
-This will occur at midnight when the appointment list is updated."
+This occurs when this package is first activated, and then at
+midnight when the appointment list updates."
:type 'boolean
:group 'appt)
(defcustom appt-display-interval 3
- "Number of minutes to wait between checking the appointment list."
+ "Interval in minutes at which to display appointment reminders.
+Once an appointment becomes due, Emacs displays reminders every
+`appt-display-interval' minutes. You probably want to make
+`appt-message-warning-time' be a multiple of this, so that you get
+a final message displayed precisely when the appointment is due.
+
+Note that this variable controls the interval at which
+`appt-display-message' is called. The mode line display (if active)
+always updates every minute."
:type 'integer
:group 'appt)
"Function called to display appointment window.
Only relevant if reminders are being displayed in a window.
It should take three string arguments: the number of minutes till
-the appointment, the current time, and the text of the appointment."
- :type '(choice (const appt-disp-window)
- function)
+the appointment, the current time, and the text of the appointment.
+Each argument may also be a list, if multiple appointments are
+relevant at any one time."
+ :type 'function
:group 'appt)
(defcustom appt-delete-window-function 'appt-delete-window
"Function called to remove appointment window and buffer.
Only relevant if reminders are being displayed in a window."
- :type '(choice (const appt-delete-window)
- function)
+ :type 'function
:group 'appt)
;; TODO Turn this into an alist? It would be easier to add more
;; optional elements.
-;; TODO There should be a way to set WARNTIME (and other properties)
-;; from the diary-file. Implementing that would be a good reason
-;; to change this to an alist.
+;; Why is the first element (MINUTES) rather than just MINUTES?
+;; It may just inherit from diary-entries-list, where we have
+;; ((MONTH DAY YEAR) ENTRY)
(defvar appt-time-msg-list nil
"The list of appointments for today.
Use `appt-add' and `appt-delete' to add and delete appointments.
The original list is generated from today's `diary-entries-list', and
can be regenerated using the function `appt-check'.
Each element of the generated list has the form
-\(MINUTES STRING [FLAG] [WARNTIME])
+\((MINUTES) STRING [FLAG] [WARNTIME])
where MINUTES is the time in minutes of the appointment after midnight,
and STRING is the description of the appointment.
-FLAG and WARNTIME can only be present if the element was made
-with `appt-add'. A non-nil FLAG indicates that the element was made
-with `appt-add', so calling `appt-make-list' again should preserve it.
-If WARNTIME is non-nil, it is an integer to use in place
-of `appt-message-warning-time'.")
+FLAG and WARNTIME are not always present. A non-nil FLAG
+indicates that the element was made with `appt-add', so calling
+`appt-make-list' again should preserve it. If WARNTIME is non-nil,
+it is an integer to use in place of `appt-message-warning-time'.")
(defconst appt-max-time (1- (* 24 60))
"11:59pm in minutes - number of minutes in a day minus 1.")
(put 'appt-mode-string 'risky-local-variable t) ; for 'face property
(defvar appt-prev-comp-time nil
- "Time of day (mins since midnight) at which we last checked appointments.
-A nil value forces the diary file to be (re-)checked for appointments.")
-
-(defvar appt-now-displayed nil
- "Non-nil when we have started notifying about a appointment that is near.")
+ "Time of day (mins since midnight) at which we last checked appointments.")
-(defvar appt-display-count nil
+(defvar appt-display-count 0
"Internal variable used to count number of consecutive reminders.")
(defvar appt-timer nil
(defun appt-display-message (string mins)
"Display a reminder about an appointment.
The string STRING describes the appointment, due in integer MINS minutes.
-The format of the visible reminder is controlled by `appt-display-format'.
-The variable `appt-audible' controls the audible reminder."
+The arguments may also be lists, where each element relates to a
+separate appointment. The variable `appt-display-format' controls
+the format of the visible reminder. If `appt-audible' is non-nil,
+also calls `beep' for an audible reminder."
(if appt-audible (beep 1))
+ ;; Backwards compatibility: avoid passing lists to a-d-w-f if not necessary.
+ (and (listp mins)
+ (= (length mins) 1)
+ (setq mins (car mins)
+ string (car string)))
(cond ((eq appt-display-format 'window)
- (funcall appt-disp-window-function
- (number-to-string mins)
- ;; TODO - use calendar-month-abbrev-array rather than %b?
- (format-time-string "%a %b %e " (current-time))
- string)
+ ;; TODO use calendar-month-abbrev-array rather than %b?
+ (let ((time (format-time-string "%a %b %e " (current-time)))
+ err)
+ (condition-case err
+ (funcall appt-disp-window-function
+ (if (listp mins)
+ (mapcar 'number-to-string mins)
+ (number-to-string mins))
+ time string)
+ (wrong-type-argument
+ (if (not (listp mins))
+ (signal (car err) (cdr err))
+ (message "Argtype error in `appt-disp-window-function' - \
+update it for multiple appts?")
+ ;; Fallback to just displaying the first appt, as we used to.
+ (funcall appt-disp-window-function
+ (number-to-string (car mins)) time
+ (car string))))))
(run-at-time (format "%d sec" appt-display-duration)
nil
appt-delete-window-function))
((eq appt-display-format 'echo)
- (message "%s" string))))
-
+ (message "%s" (if (listp string)
+ (mapconcat 'identity string "\n")
+ string)))))
+
+(defun appt-mode-line (min-to-app &optional abbrev)
+ "Return an appointment string suitable for use in the mode-line.
+MIN-TO-APP is a list of minutes, as strings.
+If ABBREV is non-nil, abbreviates some text."
+ ;; All this silliness is just to make the formatting slightly nicer.
+ (let* ((multiple (> (length min-to-app) 1))
+ (imin (if (or (not multiple)
+ (not (delete (car min-to-app) min-to-app)))
+ (car min-to-app))))
+ (format "%s%s %s"
+ (if abbrev "App't" "Appointment")
+ (if multiple "s" "")
+ (if (equal imin "0") "now"
+ (format "in %s %s"
+ (or imin (mapconcat 'identity min-to-app ","))
+ (if abbrev "min."
+ (format "minute%s" (if (equal imin "1") "" "s"))))))))
(defun appt-check (&optional force)
"Check for an appointment and update any reminder display.
Controls the format in which reminders are displayed.
`appt-audible'
- Variable used to determine if reminder is audible.
- Default is t.
+ Non-nil means there is an audible component to reminders.
`appt-message-warning-time'
- Variable used to determine when appointment message
- should first be displayed.
+ The default number of minutes in advance at which reminders
+ should start.
`appt-display-mode-line'
- If non-nil, a generic message giving the time remaining
- is shown in the mode-line when an appointment is due.
+ Non-nil means show in the mode line a countdown to the
+ time of each appointment, once reminders start.
`appt-display-interval'
- Interval in minutes at which to check for pending appointments.
+ Interval in minutes at which to display appointment messages.
`appt-display-diary'
- Display the diary buffer when the appointment list is
- initialized for the first time in a day.
+ Non-nil means display the diary whenever the appointment list is
+ initialized (e.g. the first time we check for appointments each day).
The following variables are only relevant if reminders are being
displayed in a window:
`appt-display-duration'
- The number of seconds an appointment message is displayed.
+ Number of seconds for which an appointment message is displayed.
`appt-disp-window-function'
Function called to display appointment window.
`appt-delete-window-function'
Function called to remove appointment window and buffer."
(interactive "P") ; so people can force updates
- (let* ((min-to-app -1)
- (prev-appt-mode-string appt-mode-string)
- (prev-appt-display-count (or appt-display-count 0))
- ;; Non-nil means do a full check for pending appointments and
- ;; display in whatever ways the user has selected. When no
- ;; appointment is being displayed, we always do a full check.
- (full-check
- (or (not appt-now-displayed)
- ;; This is true every appt-display-interval minutes.
- (zerop (mod prev-appt-display-count appt-display-interval))))
- ;; Non-nil means only update the interval displayed in the mode line.
- (mode-line-only (unless full-check appt-now-displayed))
- now cur-comp-time appt-comp-time appt-warn-time)
- (when (or full-check mode-line-only)
- (save-excursion ; FIXME ?
- ;; Convert current time to minutes after midnight (12.01am = 1).
- (setq now (decode-time)
- cur-comp-time (+ (* 60 (nth 2 now)) (nth 1 now)))
- ;; At first check in any day, update appointments to today's list.
- (if (or force ; eg initialize, diary save
- (null appt-prev-comp-time) ; first check
- (< cur-comp-time appt-prev-comp-time)) ; new day
- (ignore-errors
- (let ((diary-hook (if (assoc 'appt-make-list diary-hook)
- diary-hook
- (cons 'appt-make-list diary-hook))))
- (if appt-display-diary
- (diary)
- ;; Not displaying the diary, so we can ignore
- ;; diary-number-of-entries. Since appt.el only
- ;; works on a daily basis, no need for more entries.
- (diary-list-entries (calendar-current-date) 1 t)))))
- (setq appt-prev-comp-time cur-comp-time
- appt-mode-string nil
- appt-display-count nil)
- ;; If there are entries in the list, and the user wants a
- ;; message issued, get the first time off of the list and
- ;; calculate the number of minutes until the appointment.
- (when appt-time-msg-list
- (setq appt-comp-time (caar (car appt-time-msg-list))
- appt-warn-time (or (nth 3 (car appt-time-msg-list))
- appt-message-warning-time)
- min-to-app (- appt-comp-time cur-comp-time))
- (while (and appt-time-msg-list
- (< appt-comp-time cur-comp-time))
+ (let* ((prev-appt-mode-string appt-mode-string)
+ (prev-appt-display-count appt-display-count)
+ ;; Convert current time to minutes after midnight (12.01am = 1).
+ (now (decode-time))
+ (now-mins (+ (* 60 (nth 2 now)) (nth 1 now)))
+ appt-mins appt-warn-time min-to-app min-list string-list)
+ (save-excursion ; FIXME ?
+ ;; At first check in any day, update appointments to today's list.
+ (if (or force ; eg initialize, diary save
+ (null appt-prev-comp-time) ; first check
+ (< now-mins appt-prev-comp-time)) ; new day
+ (ignore-errors
+ (let ((diary-hook (if (assoc 'appt-make-list diary-hook)
+ diary-hook
+ (cons 'appt-make-list diary-hook))))
+ (if appt-display-diary
+ (diary)
+ ;; Not displaying the diary, so we can ignore
+ ;; diary-number-of-entries. Since appt.el only
+ ;; works on a daily basis, no need for more entries.
+ (diary-list-entries (calendar-current-date) 1 t)))))
+ ;; Reset everything now in case we somehow missed a minute,
+ ;; or (more likely) an appt was deleted. (This is the only
+ ;; reason we need prev-appt-display-count.)
+ (setq appt-prev-comp-time now-mins
+ appt-mode-string nil
+ appt-display-count 0)
+ ;; If there are entries in the list get each time off of the
+ ;; list and calculate the number of minutes until the appointment.
+ ;; TODO we are looping over all the appointments each time.
+ ;; We could instead sort them by the time at which we need to
+ ;; start warning. But then removing entries in the past becomes
+ ;; less straightforward.
+ (dolist (appt appt-time-msg-list)
+ ;; Remove any entries that are in the past.
+ ;; FIXME how can there be any such entries, given that this
+ ;; function removes entries when they hit zero minutes,
+ ;; and appt-make-list doesn't add any in the past in the first place?
+ (if (< (setq appt-mins (caar appt)) now-mins)
(setq appt-time-msg-list (cdr appt-time-msg-list))
- (if appt-time-msg-list
- (setq appt-comp-time (caar (car appt-time-msg-list)))))
+ (setq appt-warn-time (or (nth 3 appt) appt-message-warning-time)
+ min-to-app (- appt-mins now-mins))
;; If we have an appointment between midnight and
;; `appt-warn-time' minutes after midnight, we
;; must begin to issue a message before midnight. Midnight
;; appointment variable. It is equal to the number of
;; minutes before midnight plus the number of minutes after
;; midnight our appointment is.
- (if (and (< appt-comp-time appt-warn-time)
- (> (+ cur-comp-time appt-warn-time)
- appt-max-time))
- (setq min-to-app (+ (- (1+ appt-max-time) cur-comp-time)
- appt-comp-time)))
- ;; Issue warning if the appointment time is within
- ;; appt-message-warning time.
+ ;; FIXME but appt-make-list constructs appt-time-msg-list to only
+ ;; contain entries with today's date, so this cannot work?
+ ;; Also above we just removed anything with appt-mins < now-mins.
+ (if (and (< appt-mins appt-warn-time)
+ (> (+ now-mins appt-warn-time) appt-max-time))
+ (setq min-to-app (+ (- (1+ appt-max-time) now-mins)
+ appt-mins)))
+ ;; Issue warning if the appointment time is within the warning time.
(when (and (<= min-to-app appt-warn-time)
(>= min-to-app 0))
- (setq appt-now-displayed t
- appt-display-count (1+ prev-appt-display-count))
- (unless mode-line-only
- (appt-display-message (cadr (car appt-time-msg-list))
- min-to-app))
- (when appt-display-mode-line
- (setq appt-mode-string
- (concat " " (propertize
- (format "App't in %s min." min-to-app)
- 'face 'mode-line-emphasis))))
- ;; When an appointment is reached, delete it from the
- ;; list. Reset the count to 0 in case we display another
- ;; appointment on the next cycle.
+ (push min-to-app min-list)
+ (push (cadr appt) string-list)
+ ;; When an appointment is reached, delete it from the list.
(if (zerop min-to-app)
- (setq appt-time-msg-list (cdr appt-time-msg-list)
- appt-display-count nil))))
- ;; If we have changed the mode line string, redisplay all mode lines.
- (and appt-display-mode-line
- (not (string-equal appt-mode-string
- prev-appt-mode-string))
- (progn
- (force-mode-line-update t)
- ;; If the string now has a notification, redisplay right now.
- (if appt-mode-string
- (sit-for 0))))))))
+ (setq appt-time-msg-list (delete appt appt-time-msg-list))))))
+ (when min-list
+ (setq min-list (nreverse min-list)
+ string-list (nreverse string-list))
+ ;; This is true every appt-display-interval minutes from the
+ ;; time at which we first started reminding.
+ ;; TODO in the case of multiple appointments, whose interval
+ ;; should we respect? The first one that we started warning about?
+ ;; That's what we do now, and this makes sense if you interpret
+ ;; a-d-i as "don't remind me any more frequently than this".
+ ;; But should we always show a message when a new appt becomes due?
+ ;; When one appt gets removed, should we switch to the interval
+ ;; of the next?
+ (and (zerop (mod prev-appt-display-count appt-display-interval))
+ (appt-display-message string-list min-list))
+ (when appt-display-mode-line
+ (setq appt-mode-string
+ (concat " " (propertize
+ (appt-mode-line (mapcar 'number-to-string
+ min-list) t)
+ 'face 'mode-line-emphasis))))
+ ;; Reset count to 0 in case we display another appt on the next cycle.
+ (setq appt-display-count (if (eq '(0) min-list) 0
+ (1+ prev-appt-display-count))))
+ ;; If we have changed the mode line string, redisplay all mode lines.
+ (and appt-display-mode-line
+ (not (string-equal appt-mode-string prev-appt-mode-string))
+ (progn
+ (force-mode-line-update t)
+ ;; If the string now has a notification, redisplay right now.
+ (if appt-mode-string
+ (sit-for 0)))))))
(defun appt-disp-window (min-to-app new-time appt-msg)
"Display appointment due in MIN-TO-APP (a string) minutes.
-NEW-TIME is a string giving the date. Displays the appointment
-message APPT-MSG in a separate buffer."
+NEW-TIME is a string giving the current date.
+Displays the appointment message APPT-MSG in a separate buffer.
+The arguments may also be lists, where each element relates to a
+separate appointment."
(let ((this-window (selected-window))
(appt-disp-buf (get-buffer-create appt-buffer-name)))
;; Make sure we're not in the minibuffer before splitting the window.
(when (>= (window-height) (* 2 window-min-height))
(select-window (split-window))))
(switch-to-buffer appt-disp-buf))
+ (or (listp min-to-app)
+ (setq min-to-app (list min-to-app)
+ appt-msg (list appt-msg)))
+ ;; I don't really see the point of the new-time argument.
+ ;; It repeatedly reminds you of the date?
+ ;; It would make more sense if it was eg the time of the appointment.
+ ;; Let's allow it to be a list or not independent of the other elements.
+ (or (listp new-time)
+ (setq new-time (list new-time)))
;; FIXME Link to diary entry?
(calendar-set-mode-line
- (format " Appointment %s. %s "
- (if (string-equal "0" min-to-app) "now"
- (format "in %s minute%s" min-to-app
- (if (string-equal "1" min-to-app) "" "s")))
- new-time))
+ (format " %s. %s" (appt-mode-line min-to-app)
+ (mapconcat 'identity new-time ", ")))
(setq buffer-read-only nil
buffer-undo-list t)
(erase-buffer)
- (insert appt-msg)
+ ;; If we have appointments at different times, prepend the times.
+ (if (or (= 1 (length min-to-app))
+ (not (delete (car min-to-app) min-to-app)))
+ (insert (mapconcat 'identity appt-msg "\n"))
+ (dotimes (i (length appt-msg))
+ (insert (format "%s%sm: %s" (if (> i 0) "\n" "")
+ (nth i min-to-app) (nth i appt-msg)))))
(shrink-window-if-larger-than-buffer (get-buffer-window appt-disp-buf t))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)
(setq buffer-read-only t)
Optional argument WARNTIME is an integer (or string) giving the number
of minutes before the appointment at which to start warning.
The default is `appt-message-warning-time'."
- (interactive "sTime (hh:mm[am/pm]): \nsMessage:
+ (interactive "sTime (hh:mm[am/pm]): \nsMessage: \n\
sMinutes before the appointment to start warning: ")
(unless (string-match appt-time-regexp time)
(error "Unacceptable time-string"))
(or appt-timer (appt-activate))
(let ((time-msg (list (list (appt-convert-time time))
(concat time " " msg) t)))
- ;; It is presently non-sensical to have multiple warnings about
+ ;; It is presently nonsensical to have multiple warnings about
;; the same appointment with just different delays, but it might
;; not always be so. TODO
(if warntime (setq time-msg (append time-msg (list warntime))))
;; entry begins with a time, add it to the
;; appt-time-msg-list. Then sort the list.
(let ((entry-list diary-entries-list)
- (new-time-string "")
- time-string)
+ time-string literal)
;; Below, we assume diary-entries-list was in date
;; order. It is, unless something on
;; diary-list-entries-hook has changed it, eg
(while (and entry-list
(calendar-date-equal
(calendar-current-date) (caar entry-list)))
- (setq time-string (cadr (car entry-list)))
+ (setq time-string (cadr (car entry-list))
+ ;; Including any comments.
+ literal (or (nth 2 (nth 3 (car entry-list)))
+ time-string))
(while (string-match appt-time-regexp time-string)
(let* ((beg (match-beginning 0))
;; Get just the time for this appointment.
(concat "\n[ \t]*" appt-time-regexp)
time-string
(match-end 0)))
+ (warntime
+ (if (string-match appt-warning-time-regexp literal)
+ (string-to-number (match-string 1 literal))))
;; Get the whole string for this appointment.
(appt-time-string
(substring time-string beg end))
+ ;; FIXME why the list? It makes the first
+ ;; element (MINUTES) rather than MINUTES.
(appt-time (list (appt-convert-time only-time)))
- (time-msg (list appt-time appt-time-string)))
+ (time-msg (append
+ (list appt-time appt-time-string)
+ (if warntime (list nil warntime)))))
;; Add this appointment to appt-time-msg-list.
(setq appt-time-msg-list
(nconc appt-time-msg-list (list time-msg))
;; Discard this appointment from the string.
+ ;; (This allows for multiple appts per entry.)
time-string
- (if end (substring time-string end) ""))))
+ (if end (substring time-string end) ""))
+ ;; Similarly, discard the start of literal.
+ (and (> (length time-string) 0)
+ (string-match appt-time-regexp literal)
+ (setq end (string-match
+ (concat "\n[ \t]*" appt-time-regexp)
+ literal (match-end 0)))
+ (setq literal (substring literal end)))))
(setq entry-list (cdr entry-list)))))
(setq appt-time-msg-list (appt-sort-list appt-time-msg-list))
;; Convert current time to minutes after midnight (12:01am = 1),
- ;; so that elements in the list that are earlier than the
- ;; present time can be removed.
+ ;; and remove elements in the list that are in the past.
(let* ((now (decode-time))
- (cur-comp-time (+ (* 60 (nth 2 now)) (nth 1 now)))
- (appt-comp-time (caar (car appt-time-msg-list))))
- (while (and appt-time-msg-list (< appt-comp-time cur-comp-time))
- (setq appt-time-msg-list (cdr appt-time-msg-list))
- (if appt-time-msg-list
- (setq appt-comp-time (caar (car appt-time-msg-list)))))))))
+ (now-mins (+ (* 60 (nth 2 now)) (nth 1 now))))
+ (while (and appt-time-msg-list
+ (< (caar (car appt-time-msg-list)) now-mins))
+ (setq appt-time-msg-list (cdr appt-time-msg-list)))))))
(defun appt-sort-list (appt-list)