;;; helm-info.el --- Browse info index with helm -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
;; Copyright (C) 2012 ~ 2021 Thierry Volpiatto
;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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;;; Code:
(require 'cl-lib)
(require 'helm)
(require 'helm-lib)
(require 'helm-utils)
(require 'info)
(declare-function Info-index-nodes "info" (&optional file))
(declare-function Info-goto-node "info" (&optional fork))
(declare-function Info-find-node "info" (filename nodename &optional no-going-back))
(declare-function ring-insert "ring")
(declare-function ring-empty-p "ring")
(declare-function ring-ref "ring")
(defvar Info-history)
(defvar Info-directory-list)
;;; Customize
(defgroup helm-info nil
"Info-related applications and libraries for Helm."
:group 'helm)
(defcustom helm-info-default-sources
'(helm-source-info-elisp
helm-source-info-cl
helm-source-info-eieio
helm-source-info-pages)
"Default sources to use for looking up symbols at point in Info
files with `helm-info-at-point'."
:group 'helm-info
:type '(repeat (choice symbol)))
;;; Build info-index sources with `helm-info-source' class.
(cl-defun helm-info-init (&optional (file (helm-get-attr 'info-file)))
"Initialize candidates for info FILE.
If FILE have nodes, loop through all nodes and accumulate candidates
found in each node, otherwise scan only the current info buffer."
;; Allow reinit candidate buffer when using edebug.
(helm-aif (and debug-on-error
(helm-candidate-buffer))
(kill-buffer it))
(unless (helm-candidate-buffer)
(save-selected-window
(info file " *helm info temp buffer*")
(let ((tobuf (helm-candidate-buffer 'global))
Info-history)
(helm-aif (Info-index-nodes)
(cl-dolist (node it)
(Info-goto-node node)
(helm-info-scan-current-buffer tobuf))
(helm-info-scan-current-buffer tobuf))
(bury-buffer)))))
(defun helm-info-scan-current-buffer (tobuf)
"Scan current info buffer and print lines to TOBUF.
Argument TOBUF is the `helm-candidate-buffer'."
(let (start end line)
(goto-char (point-min))
(while (search-forward "\n* " nil t)
(unless (search-forward "Menu:\n" (1+ (point-at-eol)) t)
(setq start (point-at-bol)
;; Fix Bug#1503 by getting the invisible
;; info displayed on next line in long strings.
;; e.g "* Foo.\n (line 12)" instead of
;; "* Foo.(line 12)"
end (or (save-excursion
(goto-char (point-at-bol))
(re-search-forward "(line +[0-9]+)" nil t))
(point-at-eol))
;; Long string have a new line inserted before the
;; invisible spec, remove it.
line (replace-regexp-in-string
"\n" "" (buffer-substring start end)))
(with-current-buffer tobuf
(insert line)
(insert "\n"))))))
(defun helm-info-goto (node-line)
"The helm-info action to jump to NODE-LINE."
(Info-goto-node (car node-line))
(helm-goto-line (cdr node-line)))
(defvar helm-info--node-regexp
"^\\* +\\(.+\\):[[:space:]]+\\(.*\\)\\(?:[[:space:]]*\\)(line +\\([0-9]+\\))"
"A regexp that should match file name, node name and line number in
a line like this:
\* bind: Bash Builtins. (line 21).")
(defun helm-info-display-to-real (line)
"Transform LINE to an acceptable argument for `info'.
If line have a node use the node, otherwise use directly first name found."
(let ((info-file (helm-get-attr 'info-file))
nodename linum)
(when (string-match helm-info--node-regexp line)
(setq nodename (match-string 2 line)
linum (match-string 3 line)))
(if nodename
(cons (format "(%s)%s"
info-file
(replace-regexp-in-string ":\\'" "" nodename))
(string-to-number (or linum "1")))
(cons (format "(%s)%s"
info-file
(helm-aand (replace-regexp-in-string "^* " "" line)
(replace-regexp-in-string "::?.*\\'" "" it)))
1))))
(defclass helm-info-source (helm-source-in-buffer)
((info-file :initarg :info-file
:initform nil
:custom 'string)
(init :initform #'helm-info-init)
(display-to-real :initform #'helm-info-display-to-real)
(get-line :initform #'buffer-substring)
(action :initform '(("Goto node" . helm-info-goto)))))
(defmacro helm-build-info-source (fname &rest args)
`(helm-make-source (concat "Info Index: " ,fname) 'helm-info-source
:info-file ,fname ,@args))
(defun helm-build-info-index-command (name doc source buffer)
"Define a Helm command NAME with documentation DOC.
Arg SOURCE will be an existing helm source named
`helm-source-info-' and BUFFER a string buffer name."
(defalias (intern (concat "helm-info-" name))
(lambda ()
(interactive)
(helm :sources source
:buffer buffer
:candidate-number-limit 1000))
doc))
(defun helm-define-info-index-sources (var-value &optional commands)
"Define Helm sources named helm-source-info-.
Sources are generated for all entries of
`helm-default-info-index-list'.
If COMMANDS arg is non-nil, also build commands named
`helm-info-'.
Where NAME is an element of `helm-default-info-index-list'."
(cl-loop for str in var-value
for sym = (intern (concat "helm-source-info-" str))
do (set sym (helm-build-info-source str))
when commands
do (helm-build-info-index-command
str (format "Predefined helm for %s info." str)
sym (format "*helm info %s*" str))))
(defun helm-info-index-set (var value)
(set var value)
(helm-define-info-index-sources value t))
;;; Search Info files
;; `helm-info' is the main entry point here. It prompts the user for an Info
;; file, then a term in the file's index to jump to.
(defvar helm-info-searched (make-ring 32)
"Ring of previously searched Info files.")
(defun helm-get-info-files ()
"Return list of Info files to use for `helm-info'.
Elements of the list are strings of Info file names without
extensions (e.g., \"emacs\" for file \"emacs.info.gz\"). Info
files are found by searching directories in
`Info-directory-list'."
(info-initialize) ; Build Info-directory-list from INFOPATH (Bug#2118)
(let ((files (cl-loop for d in (or Info-directory-list
Info-default-directory-list)
when (file-directory-p d)
append (directory-files d nil "\\.info"))))
(helm-fast-remove-dups
(cl-loop for f in files collect
(helm-file-name-sans-extension f))
:test 'equal)))
(defcustom helm-default-info-index-list
(helm-get-info-files)
"Info files to search in with `helm-info'."
:group 'helm-info
:type '(repeat (choice string))
:set 'helm-info-index-set)
(defun helm-info-search-index (candidate)
"Search the index of CANDIDATE's Info file using the function
helm-info-."
(let ((helm-info-function
(intern-soft (concat "helm-info-" candidate))))
(when (fboundp helm-info-function)
(funcall helm-info-function)
(ring-insert helm-info-searched candidate))))
(defun helm-def-source--info-files ()
"Return a Helm source for Info files."
(helm-build-sync-source "Helm Info"
:candidates
(lambda () (copy-sequence helm-default-info-index-list))
:candidate-number-limit 999
:candidate-transformer
(lambda (candidates)
(sort candidates #'string-lessp))
:nomark t
:action '(("Search index" . helm-info-search-index))))
;;;###autoload
(defun helm-info (&optional refresh)
"Preconfigured `helm' for searching Info files' indices.
With a prefix argument \\[universal-argument], set REFRESH to
non-nil.
Optional parameter REFRESH, when non-nil, re-evaluates
`helm-default-info-index-list'. If the variable has been
customized, set it to its saved value. If not, set it to its
standard value. See `custom-reevaluate-setting' for more.
REFRESH is useful when new Info files are installed. If
`helm-default-info-index-list' has not been customized, the new
Info files are made available."
(interactive "P")
(let ((default (unless (ring-empty-p helm-info-searched)
(ring-ref helm-info-searched 0))))
(when refresh
(custom-reevaluate-setting 'helm-default-info-index-list))
(helm :sources (helm-def-source--info-files)
:buffer "*helm Info*"
:preselect (and default
(concat "\\_<" (regexp-quote default) "\\_>")))))
;;;; Info at point
;; `helm-info-at-point' is the main entry point here. It searches for the
;; symbol at point through the Info sources defined in
;; `helm-info-default-sources' and jumps to it.
(defvar helm-info--pages-cache nil
"Cache for all Info pages on the system.")
(defvar helm-source-info-pages
(helm-build-sync-source "Info Pages"
:init #'helm-info-pages-init
:candidates (lambda () helm-info--pages-cache)
:action '(("Show with Info" .
(lambda (node-str)
(info (replace-regexp-in-string
"^[^:]+: " "" node-str)))))
:requires-pattern 2)
"Helm source for Info pages.")
(defun helm-info-pages-init ()
"Collect candidates for initial Info node Top."
(or helm-info--pages-cache
(let ((info-topic-regexp "\\* +\\([^:]+: ([^)]+)[^.]*\\)\\."))
(save-selected-window
(info "dir" " *helm info temp buffer*")
(Info-find-node "dir" "top")
(goto-char (point-min))
(while (re-search-forward info-topic-regexp nil t)
(push (match-string-no-properties 1)
helm-info--pages-cache))
(kill-buffer)))))
;;;###autoload
(defun helm-info-at-point ()
"Preconfigured `helm' for searching info at point."
(interactive)
;; Symbol at point is used as default as long as one of the sources
;; in `helm-info-default-sources' is member of
;; `helm-sources-using-default-as-input'.
(cl-loop for src in helm-info-default-sources
for name = (if (symbolp src)
(assoc 'name (symbol-value src))
(assoc 'name src))
unless name
do (warn "Couldn't build source `%S' without its info file" src))
(helm :sources helm-info-default-sources
:buffer "*helm info*"))
(provide 'helm-info)
;;; helm-info.el ends here