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      1 ;;; eldoc.el --- Show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area  -*- lexical-binding:t; -*-
      2 
      3 ;; Copyright (C) 1996-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
      4 
      5 ;; Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@splode.com>
      6 ;; Keywords: extensions
      7 ;; Created: 1995-10-06
      8 ;; Version: 1.14.0
      9 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "26.3"))
     10 
     11 ;; This is a GNU ELPA :core package.  Avoid functionality that is not
     12 ;; compatible with the version of Emacs recorded above.
     13 
     14 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
     15 
     16 ;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     17 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
     18 ;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
     19 ;; (at your option) any later version.
     20 
     21 ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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     23 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     24 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
     25 
     26 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     27 ;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     28 
     29 ;;; Commentary:
     30 
     31 ;; This program was inspired by the behavior of the "mouse documentation
     32 ;; window" on many Lisp Machine systems; as you type a function's symbol
     33 ;; name as part of a sexp, it will print the argument list for that
     34 ;; function.  Behavior is not identical; for example, you need not actually
     35 ;; type the function name, you need only move point around in a sexp that
     36 ;; calls it.  Also, if point is over a documented variable, it will print
     37 ;; the one-line documentation for that variable instead, to remind you of
     38 ;; that variable's meaning.
     39 
     40 ;; This mode is now enabled by default in all major modes that provide
     41 ;; support for it, such as `emacs-lisp-mode'.
     42 ;; This is controlled by `global-eldoc-mode'.
     43 
     44 ;; Major modes for other languages may use ElDoc by adding an
     45 ;; appropriate function to the buffer-local value of
     46 ;; `eldoc-documentation-functions'.
     47 
     48 ;;; Code:
     49 
     50 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl-lib))
     51 
     52 (defgroup eldoc nil
     53   "Show function arglist or variable docstring in echo area."
     54   :group 'lisp
     55   :group 'extensions)
     56 
     57 (defcustom eldoc-idle-delay 0.50
     58   "Number of seconds of idle time to wait before displaying documentation.
     59 If user input arrives before this interval of time has elapsed after the
     60 last input event, no documentation will be displayed.
     61 
     62 If this variable is set to 0, display the documentation without any delay."
     63   :type 'number)
     64 
     65 (defcustom eldoc-print-after-edit nil
     66   "If non-nil, eldoc info is only shown after editing commands.
     67 Changing the value requires toggling `eldoc-mode'."
     68   :type 'boolean)
     69 
     70 (defcustom eldoc-echo-area-display-truncation-message t
     71   "If non-nil, provide verbose help when a message has been truncated.
     72 When this is non-nil, and the documentation string was truncated to
     73 fit in the echo-area, the documentation will be followed by an
     74 explanation of how to display the full documentation text.
     75 If nil, truncated messages will just have \"...\" to indicate truncation."
     76   :type 'boolean
     77   :version "28.1")
     78 
     79 ;;;###autoload
     80 (defcustom eldoc-minor-mode-string (purecopy " ElDoc")
     81   "String to display in mode line when ElDoc Mode is enabled; nil for none."
     82   :type '(choice string (const :tag "None" nil)))
     83 
     84 (defcustom eldoc-argument-case #'identity
     85   "Case to display argument names of functions, as a symbol.
     86 This has two preferred values: `upcase' or `downcase'.
     87 Actually, any name of a function which takes a string as an argument and
     88 returns another string is acceptable.
     89 
     90 Note that this variable has no effect, unless
     91 `eldoc-documentation-strategy' handles it explicitly."
     92   :type '(radio (function-item upcase)
     93 		(function-item downcase)
     94                 function))
     95 (make-obsolete-variable 'eldoc-argument-case nil "25.1")
     96 
     97 (defcustom eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p 'truncate-sym-name-if-fit
     98   "Allow long ElDoc doc strings to resize echo area display.
     99 If the value is t, never attempt to truncate messages, even if the
    100 echo area must be resized to fit.  In that case, Emacs will resize
    101 the mini-window up to the limit set by `max-mini-window-height'.
    102 
    103 If the value is a positive number, it is used to calculate a
    104 number of screen lines of documentation that ElDoc is allowed to
    105 put in the echo area.  A positive integer specifies the maximum
    106 number of lines directly, while a floating-point number specifies
    107 the number of screen lines as a fraction of the echo area frame's
    108 height.
    109 
    110 If the value is the symbol `truncate-sym-name-if-fit', the part of
    111 the doc string that represents a symbol's name may be truncated
    112 if it will enable the rest of the doc string to fit on a single
    113 line, without resizing the echo area.
    114 
    115 If the value is nil, a doc string is always truncated to fit in a
    116 single screen line of echo-area display.
    117 
    118 Any resizing of the echo area additionally respects
    119 `max-mini-window-height'."
    120   :type '(radio (const   :tag "Always" t)
    121                 (float   :tag "Fraction of frame height" 0.25)
    122                 (integer :tag "Number of lines" 5)
    123                 (const   :tag "Never" nil)
    124                 (const   :tag "Yes, but ask major-mode to truncate
    125  symbol names if it will\ enable argument list to fit on one
    126  line" truncate-sym-name-if-fit)))
    127 
    128 (defcustom eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer nil
    129   "Prefer ElDoc's documentation buffer if it is displayed in some window.
    130 If this variable's value is t, ElDoc will skip showing
    131 documentation in the echo area if the dedicated documentation
    132 buffer (displayed by `eldoc-doc-buffer') is already displayed in
    133 some window.  If the value is the symbol `maybe', then the echo area
    134 is only skipped if the documentation needs to be truncated there."
    135   :type 'boolean)
    136 
    137 (defface eldoc-highlight-function-argument
    138   '((t (:inherit bold)))
    139   "Face used for the argument at point in a function's argument list.
    140 Note that this face has no effect unless the `eldoc-documentation-strategy'
    141 handles it explicitly.")
    142 
    143 ;;; No user options below here.
    144 
    145 (defvar eldoc-message-commands-table-size 31
    146   "Used by `eldoc-add-command' to initialize `eldoc-message-commands' obarray.
    147 It should probably never be necessary to do so, but if you
    148 choose to increase the number of buckets, you must do so before loading
    149 this file since the obarray is initialized at load time.
    150 Remember to keep it a prime number to improve hash performance.")
    151 
    152 (defvar eldoc-message-commands
    153   ;; Don't define as `defconst' since it would then go to (read-only) purespace.
    154   (make-vector eldoc-message-commands-table-size 0)
    155   "Commands after which it is appropriate to print in the echo area.
    156 ElDoc does not try to print function arglists, etc., after just any command,
    157 because some commands print their own messages in the echo area and these
    158 functions would instantly overwrite them.  But `self-insert-command' as well
    159 as most motion commands are good candidates.
    160 This variable contains an obarray of symbols; do not manipulate it
    161 directly.  Instead, use `eldoc-add-command' and `eldoc-remove-command'.")
    162 
    163 ;; Not a constant.
    164 (defvar eldoc-last-data (make-vector 3 nil)
    165   ;; Don't define as `defconst' since it would then go to (read-only) purespace.
    166   "Bookkeeping; elements are as follows:
    167   0 - contains the last symbol read from the buffer.
    168   1 - contains the string last displayed in the echo area for variables,
    169       or argument string for functions.
    170   2 - `function' if function args, `variable' if variable documentation.")
    171 (make-obsolete-variable 'eldoc-last-data "use your own instead" "25.1")
    172 
    173 (defvar eldoc-last-message nil)
    174 
    175 (defvar eldoc-timer nil "ElDoc's timer object.")
    176 
    177 (defvar eldoc-current-idle-delay eldoc-idle-delay
    178   "Idle time delay currently in use by timer.
    179 This is used to determine if `eldoc-idle-delay' is changed by the user.")
    180 
    181 (defvar eldoc-message-function #'eldoc-minibuffer-message
    182   "The function used by `eldoc--message' to display messages.
    183 It should receive the same arguments as `message'.")
    184 
    185 (defun eldoc-edit-message-commands ()
    186   "Return an obarray containing common editing commands.
    187 
    188 When `eldoc-print-after-edit' is non-nil, ElDoc messages are only
    189 printed after commands contained in this obarray."
    190   (let ((cmds (make-vector 31 0))
    191 	(re (regexp-opt '("delete" "insert" "edit" "electric" "newline"))))
    192     (mapatoms (lambda (s)
    193 		(and (commandp s)
    194 		     (string-match-p re (symbol-name s))
    195 		     (intern (symbol-name s) cmds)))
    196 	      obarray)
    197     cmds))
    198 
    199 
    200 ;;;###autoload
    201 (define-minor-mode eldoc-mode
    202   "Toggle echo area display of Lisp objects at point (ElDoc mode).
    203 
    204 ElDoc mode is a buffer-local minor mode.  When enabled, the echo
    205 area displays information about a function or variable in the
    206 text where point is.  If point is on a documented variable, it
    207 displays the first line of that variable's doc string.  Otherwise
    208 it displays the argument list of the function called in the
    209 expression point is on." :lighter eldoc-minor-mode-string
    210   (setq eldoc-last-message nil)
    211   (cond
    212    ((not (eldoc--supported-p))
    213     (when (called-interactively-p 'any)
    214       (message "There is no ElDoc support in this buffer"))
    215     (setq eldoc-mode nil))
    216    (eldoc-mode
    217     (when eldoc-print-after-edit
    218       (setq-local eldoc-message-commands (eldoc-edit-message-commands)))
    219     (add-hook 'post-command-hook #'eldoc-schedule-timer nil t)
    220     (add-hook 'pre-command-hook #'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area nil t))
    221    (t
    222     (kill-local-variable 'eldoc-message-commands)
    223     (remove-hook 'post-command-hook #'eldoc-schedule-timer t)
    224     (remove-hook 'pre-command-hook #'eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area t)
    225     (when eldoc-timer
    226       (cancel-timer eldoc-timer)
    227       (setq eldoc-timer nil)))))
    228 
    229 ;;;###autoload
    230 (define-globalized-minor-mode global-eldoc-mode eldoc-mode turn-on-eldoc-mode
    231   :initialize 'custom-initialize-delay
    232   :init-value t
    233   ;; For `read--expression', the usual global mode mechanism of
    234   ;; `change-major-mode-hook' runs in the minibuffer before
    235   ;; `eldoc-documentation-strategy' is set, so `turn-on-eldoc-mode'
    236   ;; does nothing.  Configure and enable eldoc from
    237   ;; `eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook' instead.
    238   (if global-eldoc-mode
    239       (add-hook 'eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook
    240                 #'eldoc--eval-expression-setup)
    241     (remove-hook 'eval-expression-minibuffer-setup-hook
    242                  #'eldoc--eval-expression-setup)))
    243 
    244 (defun eldoc--eval-expression-setup ()
    245   ;; Setup `eldoc', similar to `emacs-lisp-mode'.  FIXME: Call
    246   ;; `emacs-lisp-mode' itself?
    247   (cond ((<= emacs-major-version 27)
    248          (declare-function elisp-eldoc-documentation-function "elisp-mode")
    249          (with-no-warnings
    250            (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
    251                          #'elisp-eldoc-documentation-function)))
    252         (t (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions
    253                      #'elisp-eldoc-var-docstring nil t)
    254            (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions
    255                      #'elisp-eldoc-funcall nil t)
    256            (setq-local eldoc-documentation-strategy
    257                        'eldoc-documentation-default)))
    258   (eldoc-mode +1))
    259 
    260 ;;;###autoload
    261 (defun turn-on-eldoc-mode ()
    262   "Turn on `eldoc-mode' if the buffer has ElDoc support enabled.
    263 See `eldoc-documentation-strategy' for more detail."
    264   (when (eldoc--supported-p)
    265     (eldoc-mode 1)))
    266 
    267 
    268 (defun eldoc-schedule-timer ()
    269   "Ensure `eldoc-timer' is running.
    270 
    271 If the user has changed `eldoc-idle-delay', update the timer to
    272 reflect the change."
    273   (or (and eldoc-timer
    274            (memq eldoc-timer timer-idle-list)) ;FIXME: Why?
    275       (setq eldoc-timer
    276             (run-with-idle-timer
    277 	     eldoc-idle-delay nil
    278 	     (lambda ()
    279                (when (or eldoc-mode
    280                          (and global-eldoc-mode
    281                               (eldoc--supported-p)))
    282                  ;; Don't ignore, but also don't full-on signal errors
    283                  (with-demoted-errors "eldoc error: %s"
    284                    (eldoc-print-current-symbol-info)) )))))
    285 
    286   ;; If user has changed the idle delay, update the timer.
    287   (cond ((not (= eldoc-idle-delay eldoc-current-idle-delay))
    288          (setq eldoc-current-idle-delay eldoc-idle-delay)
    289          (timer-set-idle-time eldoc-timer eldoc-idle-delay t))))
    290 
    291 (defvar eldoc-mode-line-string nil)
    292 (put 'eldoc-mode-line-string 'risky-local-variable t)
    293 
    294 (defun eldoc-minibuffer-message (format-string &rest args)
    295   "Display message specified by FORMAT-STRING and ARGS on the mode-line as needed.
    296 This function displays the message produced by formatting ARGS
    297 with FORMAT-STRING on the mode line when the current buffer is a minibuffer.
    298 Otherwise, it displays the message like `message' would."
    299   (if (or (bound-and-true-p edebug-mode) (minibufferp))
    300       (progn
    301         (add-hook 'post-command-hook #'eldoc-minibuffer--cleanup)
    302 	(with-current-buffer
    303 	    (window-buffer
    304 	     (or (window-in-direction 'above (minibuffer-window))
    305 		 (minibuffer-selected-window)
    306 		 (get-largest-window)))
    307           (when (and mode-line-format
    308                      (not (and (listp mode-line-format)
    309                                (assq 'eldoc-mode-line-string mode-line-format))))
    310 	    (setq mode-line-format
    311 		  (list "" '(eldoc-mode-line-string
    312 			     (" " eldoc-mode-line-string " "))
    313 			mode-line-format)))
    314           (setq eldoc-mode-line-string
    315                 (when (stringp format-string)
    316                   (apply #'format-message format-string args)))
    317           (force-mode-line-update)))
    318     (apply #'message format-string args)))
    319 
    320 (defun eldoc-minibuffer--cleanup ()
    321   (unless (or (bound-and-true-p edebug-mode) (minibufferp))
    322     (setq eldoc-mode-line-string nil
    323           ;; https://debbugs.gnu.org/16920
    324           eldoc-last-message nil)
    325     (remove-hook 'post-command-hook #'eldoc-minibuffer--cleanup)))
    326 
    327 (make-obsolete
    328  'eldoc-message "use `eldoc-documentation-functions' instead." "eldoc-1.1.0")
    329 (defun eldoc-message (&optional string) (eldoc--message string))
    330 (defun eldoc--message (&optional string)
    331   "Display STRING as an ElDoc message if it's non-nil.
    332 
    333 Also store it in `eldoc-last-message' and return that value."
    334   (let ((omessage eldoc-last-message))
    335     (setq eldoc-last-message string)
    336     ;; Do not put eldoc messages in the log since they are Legion.
    337     ;; Emacs way of preventing log messages.
    338     (let ((message-log-max nil))
    339       (cond (eldoc-last-message
    340 	     (funcall eldoc-message-function "%s" eldoc-last-message))
    341 	    (omessage (funcall eldoc-message-function nil)))))
    342   eldoc-last-message)
    343 
    344 (defun eldoc--message-command-p (command)
    345   "Return non-nil if COMMAND is in `eldoc-message-commands'."
    346   (and (symbolp command)
    347        (intern-soft (symbol-name command) eldoc-message-commands)))
    348 
    349 ;; This function goes on pre-command-hook.
    350 ;; Motion commands clear the echo area for some reason,
    351 ;; which make eldoc messages flicker or disappear just before motion
    352 ;; begins.  This function reprints the last eldoc message immediately
    353 ;; before the next command executes, which does away with the flicker.
    354 ;; This doesn't seem to be required for Emacs 19.28 and earlier.
    355 ;; FIXME: The above comment suggests we don't really understand why
    356 ;; this is needed.  Maybe it's not needed any more, but if it is
    357 ;; we should figure out why.
    358 (defun eldoc-pre-command-refresh-echo-area ()
    359   "Reprint `eldoc-last-message' in the echo area."
    360   (and eldoc-last-message
    361        (not (minibufferp))      ;We don't use the echo area when in minibuffer.
    362        (if (and (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
    363 		(eldoc--message-command-p this-command))
    364 	   (eldoc--message eldoc-last-message)
    365          ;; No need to call eldoc--message since the echo area will be cleared
    366          ;; for us, but do note that the last-message will be gone.
    367          (setq eldoc-last-message nil))))
    368 
    369 ;; The point of `eldoc--request-state' is not to over-request, which
    370 ;; can happen if the idle timer is restarted on execution of command
    371 ;; which is guaranteed not to change the conditions that warrant a new
    372 ;; request for documentation.
    373 (defvar eldoc--last-request-state nil
    374   "Tuple containing information about last ElDoc request.")
    375 (defun eldoc--request-state ()
    376   "Compute information to store in `eldoc--last-request-state'."
    377   (list (current-buffer) (buffer-modified-tick) (point)))
    378 
    379 (defun eldoc-display-message-p ()
    380   "Tell if ElDoc can use the echo area."
    381   (and (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p)
    382        (not this-command)
    383        (eldoc--message-command-p last-command)))
    384 
    385 (make-obsolete 'eldoc-display-message-p
    386                "Use `eldoc-documentation-functions' instead."
    387                "eldoc-1.6.0")
    388 
    389 ;; Check various conditions about the current environment that might make
    390 ;; it undesirable to print eldoc messages right this instant.
    391 (defun eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p ()
    392   "Return nil if displaying a message would cause interference."
    393   (not (or executing-kbd-macro
    394            ;; The following configuration shows "Matches..." in the
    395            ;; echo area when point is after a closing bracket, which
    396            ;; conflicts with eldoc.
    397            (and (boundp 'show-paren-context-when-offscreen)
    398                 show-paren-context-when-offscreen
    399                 ;; There's no conflict with the child-frame and
    400                 ;; overlay versions.
    401                 (not (memq show-paren-context-when-offscreen
    402                            '(child-frame overlay)))
    403                 (not (pos-visible-in-window-p
    404                       (overlay-end show-paren--overlay)))))))
    405 
    406 
    407 (defvar eldoc-documentation-functions nil
    408   "Hook of functions that produce doc strings.
    409 
    410 A doc string is typically relevant if point is on a function-like
    411 name, inside its arg list, or on any object with some associated
    412 information.
    413 
    414 Each hook function is called with at least one argument CALLBACK,
    415 a function, and decides whether to display a short doc string
    416 about the context around point.
    417 
    418 - If that decision can be taken quickly, the hook function may
    419   call CALLBACK immediately, following the protocol described
    420   below.  Alternatively, it may ignore CALLBACK entirely and
    421   return either the doc string, or nil if there's no doc
    422   appropriate for the context.
    423 
    424 - If the computation of said doc string (or the decision whether
    425   there is one at all) is expensive or can't be performed
    426   directly, the hook function should return a non-nil, non-string
    427   value and arrange for CALLBACK to be called at a later time,
    428   using asynchronous processes or other asynchronous mechanisms.
    429 
    430 To call the CALLBACK function, the hook function must pass it an
    431 obligatory argument DOCSTRING, a string containing the
    432 documentation, followed by an optional list of arbitrary
    433 keyword-value pairs of the form (:KEY VALUE :KEY2 VALUE2...).
    434 The information contained in these pairs is understood by members
    435 of `eldoc-display-functions', allowing the
    436 documentation-producing backend to cooperate with specific
    437 documentation-displaying frontends.  For example, KEY can be:
    438 
    439 * `:thing', VALUE being a short string or symbol designating what
    440   DOCSTRING reports on.  It can, for example be the name of the
    441   function whose signature is being documented, or the name of
    442   the variable whose docstring is being documented.
    443   `eldoc-display-in-echo-area', a member of
    444   `eldoc-display-functions', sometimes omits this information
    445   depending on space constraints;
    446 
    447 * `:face', VALUE being a symbol designating a face which both
    448   `eldoc-display-in-echo-area' and `eldoc-display-in-buffer' will
    449   use when displaying `:thing''s value.
    450 
    451 * `:echo', controlling how `eldoc-display-in-echo-area' should
    452   present this documentation item in the echo area, to save
    453   space.  If VALUE is a string, echo it instead of DOCSTRING.  If
    454   a number, only echo DOCSTRING up to that character position.
    455   If `skip', don't echo DOCSTRING at all.
    456 
    457 The additional KEY `:origin' is always added by ElDoc, its VALUE
    458 being the member of `eldoc-documentation-functions' where
    459 DOCSTRING originated. `eldoc-display-functions' may use this
    460 information to organize display of multiple docstrings.
    461 
    462 Finally, major modes should modify this hook locally, for
    463 example:
    464   (add-hook \\='eldoc-documentation-functions #\\='foo-mode-eldoc nil t)
    465 so that the global value (i.e. the default value of the hook) is
    466 taken into account if the major mode specific function does not
    467 return any documentation.")
    468 
    469 (defvar eldoc-display-functions
    470   '(eldoc-display-in-echo-area eldoc-display-in-buffer)
    471   "Hook of functions tasked with displaying ElDoc results.
    472 Each function is passed two arguments: DOCS and INTERACTIVE.  DOCS
    473 is a list (DOC ...) where DOC looks like (STRING :KEY VALUE :KEY2
    474 VALUE2 ...).  STRING is a string containing the documentation's
    475 text and the remainder of DOC is an optional list of
    476 keyword-value pairs denoting additional properties of that
    477 documentation.  For commonly recognized properties, see
    478 `eldoc-documentation-functions'.
    479 
    480 INTERACTIVE says if the request to display doc strings came
    481 directly from the user or from ElDoc's automatic mechanisms'.")
    482 
    483 (defvar eldoc--doc-buffer nil "Buffer displaying latest ElDoc-produced docs.")
    484 
    485 (defun eldoc-doc-buffer (&optional interactive)
    486   "Get or display ElDoc documentation buffer.
    487 
    488 The buffer holds the results of the last documentation request.
    489 If INTERACTIVE, display it.  Else, return said buffer."
    490   (interactive (list t))
    491   (unless (buffer-live-p eldoc--doc-buffer)
    492     (user-error (format
    493                  "ElDoc buffer doesn't exist, maybe `%s' to produce one."
    494                  (substitute-command-keys "\\[eldoc]"))))
    495   (with-current-buffer eldoc--doc-buffer
    496     (cond (interactive
    497            (rename-buffer (replace-regexp-in-string "^ *" ""
    498                                                     (buffer-name)))
    499            (display-buffer (current-buffer)))
    500           (t (current-buffer)))))
    501 
    502 (defvar eldoc-doc-buffer-separator
    503   (concat "\n" (propertize "\n" 'face '(:inherit separator-line :extend t)) "\n")
    504   "String used to separate items in Eldoc documentation buffer.")
    505 
    506 (defun eldoc--format-doc-buffer (docs)
    507   "Ensure DOCS are displayed in an *eldoc* buffer."
    508   (with-current-buffer (if (buffer-live-p eldoc--doc-buffer)
    509                            eldoc--doc-buffer
    510                          (setq eldoc--doc-buffer
    511                                (get-buffer-create " *eldoc*")))
    512     (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
    513           (things-reported-on))
    514       (special-mode)
    515       (erase-buffer)
    516       (setq-local nobreak-char-display nil)
    517       (cl-loop for (docs . rest) on docs
    518                for (this-doc . plist) = docs
    519                for thing = (plist-get plist :thing)
    520                when thing do
    521                (cl-pushnew thing things-reported-on)
    522                (setq this-doc
    523                      (concat
    524                       (propertize (format "%s" thing)
    525                                   'face (plist-get plist :face))
    526                       ": "
    527                       this-doc))
    528                do (insert this-doc)
    529                when rest do
    530                (insert eldoc-doc-buffer-separator)
    531                finally (goto-char (point-min)))
    532       ;; Rename the buffer, taking into account whether it was
    533       ;; hidden or not
    534       (rename-buffer (format "%s*eldoc%s*"
    535                              (if (string-match "^ " (buffer-name)) " " "")
    536                              (if things-reported-on
    537                                  (format " for %s"
    538                                          (mapconcat
    539                                           (lambda (s) (format "%s" s))
    540                                           things-reported-on
    541                                           ", "))
    542                                "")))))
    543   eldoc--doc-buffer)
    544 
    545 (defun eldoc--echo-area-render (docs)
    546   "Similar to `eldoc--format-doc-buffer', but for echo area.
    547 Helper for `eldoc-display-in-echo-area'."
    548   (cl-loop for (item . rest) on docs
    549            for (this-doc . plist) = item
    550            for echo = (plist-get plist :echo)
    551            for thing = (plist-get plist :thing)
    552            unless (eq echo 'skip) do
    553            (setq this-doc
    554                  (cond ((integerp echo) (substring this-doc 0 echo))
    555                        ((stringp echo) echo)
    556                        (t this-doc)))
    557            (when thing (setq this-doc
    558                              (concat
    559                               (propertize (format "%s" thing)
    560                                           'face (plist-get plist :face))
    561                               ": "
    562                               this-doc)))
    563            (insert this-doc)
    564            (when rest (insert "\n"))))
    565 
    566 (defun eldoc--echo-area-substring (available)
    567   "Given AVAILABLE lines, get buffer substring to display in echo area.
    568 Helper for `eldoc-display-in-echo-area'."
    569   (let ((start (prog1 (progn
    570                         (goto-char (point-min))
    571                         (skip-chars-forward " \t\n")
    572                         (point))
    573                  (forward-visible-line (1- available))
    574                  (end-of-visible-line)
    575                  (skip-chars-backward " \t\n")))
    576         (truncated (save-excursion
    577                      (skip-chars-forward " \t\n")
    578                      (not (eobp)))))
    579     (cond ((eldoc--echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer-p truncated)
    580            nil)
    581           ((and truncated
    582                 (> available 1)
    583                 eldoc-echo-area-display-truncation-message)
    584            (forward-visible-line -1)
    585            (end-of-visible-line)
    586            (concat (buffer-substring start (point))
    587                    (format
    588                     "\n(Documentation truncated. Use `%s' to see rest)"
    589                     (substitute-command-keys "\\[eldoc-doc-buffer]"))))
    590           (t
    591            (buffer-substring start (point))))))
    592 
    593 (defun eldoc--echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer-p (truncatedp)
    594   "Tell if display in the echo area should be skipped.
    595 Helper for `eldoc-display-in-echo-area'.  If TRUNCATEDP the
    596 documentation to potentially appear in the echo area is
    597 known to be truncated."
    598   (and (or (eq eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer t)
    599            (and truncatedp
    600                 (eq eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer
    601                     'maybe)))
    602        (get-buffer-window eldoc--doc-buffer t)))
    603 
    604 (defun eldoc-display-in-echo-area (docs _interactive)
    605   "Display DOCS in echo area.
    606 Honor `eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p' and
    607 `eldoc-echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer'."
    608   (cond
    609    (;; Check if we have permission to mess with echo area at all.  For
    610     ;; example, if this-command is non-nil while running via an idle
    611     ;; timer, we're still in the middle of executing a command, e.g. a
    612     ;; query-replace where it would be annoying to overwrite the echo
    613     ;; area.
    614     (or
    615      (not (eldoc-display-message-no-interference-p))
    616      this-command
    617      (not (eldoc--message-command-p last-command))))
    618    (;; If we do but nothing to report, clear the echo area.
    619     (null docs)
    620     (eldoc--message nil))
    621    (t
    622     ;; Otherwise, establish some parameters.
    623     (let*
    624         ((width (1- (window-width (minibuffer-window))))
    625          (val (if (and (symbolp eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p)
    626                        eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p)
    627                   max-mini-window-height
    628                 eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p))
    629          (available (cl-typecase val
    630                       (float (truncate (* (frame-height) val)))
    631                       (integer val)
    632                       (t 'just-one-line)))
    633          single-doc single-doc-sym)
    634       (let ((echo-area-message
    635              (cond
    636               (;; To output to the echo area, we handle the
    637                ;; `truncate-sym-name-if-fit' special case first, by
    638                ;; checking for a lot of special conditions.
    639                (and
    640                 (eq 'truncate-sym-name-if-fit eldoc-echo-area-use-multiline-p)
    641                 (null (cdr docs))
    642                 (setq single-doc (caar docs))
    643                 (setq single-doc-sym
    644                       (format "%s" (plist-get (cdar docs) :thing)))
    645                 (< (length single-doc) width)
    646                 (not (string-match "\n" single-doc))
    647                 (> (+ (length single-doc) (length single-doc-sym) 2) width))
    648                single-doc)
    649               ((and (numberp available)
    650                     (cl-plusp available))
    651                ;; Else, given a positive number of logical lines, grab
    652                ;; as many as we can.
    653                (with-temp-buffer
    654                  (eldoc--echo-area-render docs)
    655                  (eldoc--echo-area-substring available)))
    656               (t ;; this is the "truncate brutally" situation
    657                (let ((string
    658                       (with-temp-buffer
    659                         (eldoc--echo-area-render docs)
    660                         (buffer-substring (goto-char (point-min))
    661                                           (progn (end-of-visible-line)
    662                                                  (point))))))
    663                  (if (> (length string) width)  ; truncation to happen
    664                      (unless (eldoc--echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer-p t)
    665                        (truncate-string-to-width string width))
    666                    (unless (eldoc--echo-area-prefer-doc-buffer-p nil)
    667                      string)))))))
    668         (when echo-area-message
    669           (eldoc--message echo-area-message)))))))
    670 
    671 (defun eldoc-display-in-buffer (docs interactive)
    672   "Display DOCS in a dedicated buffer.
    673 If INTERACTIVE is t, also display the buffer."
    674   (eldoc--format-doc-buffer docs)
    675   (when interactive (eldoc-doc-buffer t)))
    676 
    677 (defun eldoc-documentation-default ()
    678   "Show the first non-nil documentation string for item at point.
    679 This is the default value for `eldoc-documentation-strategy'."
    680   (run-hook-wrapped 'eldoc-documentation-functions
    681                     (lambda (f)
    682                       (funcall f (eldoc--make-callback :eager f)))))
    683 
    684 (defun eldoc--documentation-compose-1 (eagerlyp)
    685   "Helper function for composing multiple doc strings.
    686 If EAGERLYP is non-nil show documentation as soon as possible,
    687 else wait for all doc strings."
    688   (run-hook-wrapped 'eldoc-documentation-functions
    689                     (lambda (f)
    690                       (let* ((callback (eldoc--make-callback
    691                                         (if eagerlyp :eager :patient)
    692                                         f))
    693                              (str (funcall f callback)))
    694                         (if (or (null str) (stringp str)) (funcall callback str))
    695                         nil)))
    696   t)
    697 
    698 (defun eldoc-documentation-compose ()
    699   "Show multiple documentation strings together after waiting for all of them.
    700 This is meant to be used as a value for `eldoc-documentation-strategy'."
    701   (eldoc--documentation-compose-1 nil))
    702 
    703 (defun eldoc-documentation-compose-eagerly ()
    704   "Show multiple documentation strings one by one as soon as possible.
    705 This is meant to be used as a value for `eldoc-documentation-strategy'."
    706   (eldoc--documentation-compose-1 t))
    707 
    708 (defun eldoc-documentation-enthusiast ()
    709   "Show most important documentation string produced so far.
    710 This is meant to be used as a value for `eldoc-documentation-strategy'."
    711   (run-hook-wrapped 'eldoc-documentation-functions
    712                     (lambda (f)
    713                       (let* ((callback (eldoc--make-callback :enthusiast f))
    714                              (str (funcall f callback)))
    715                         (if (stringp str) (funcall callback str))
    716                         nil)))
    717   t)
    718 
    719 ;; JT@2020-07-10: ElDoc is pre-loaded, so in Emacs < 28 we can't
    720 ;; make the "old" `eldoc-documentation-function' point to the new
    721 ;; `eldoc-documentation-strategy', so we do the reverse.  This allows
    722 ;; for ElDoc to be loaded in those older Emacs versions and work with
    723 ;; whomever (major-modes, extensions, user) sets one or the other
    724 ;; variable.
    725 (defmacro eldoc--documentation-strategy-defcustom
    726     (main secondary value docstring &rest more)
    727   "Defcustom helper macro for sorting `eldoc-documentation-strategy'."
    728   (declare (indent 2))
    729   `(if (< emacs-major-version 28)
    730        (progn
    731          (defcustom ,secondary ,value ,docstring ,@more)
    732          (define-obsolete-variable-alias ',main ',secondary "eldoc-1.1.0"))
    733        (progn
    734          (defcustom ,main ,value ,docstring  ,@more)
    735          (defvaralias ',secondary ',main ,docstring))))
    736 
    737 (eldoc--documentation-strategy-defcustom eldoc-documentation-strategy
    738     eldoc-documentation-function
    739   #'eldoc-documentation-default
    740   "How to collect and display results of `eldoc-documentation-functions'.
    741 
    742 This variable controls how to call the functions in the special hook
    743 `eldoc-documentation-functions', and how to organize their results
    744 for display to the user.  The functions in `eldoc-documentation-functions'
    745 are the source of documentation, and act as back-end for ElDoc.
    746 
    747 The following values are supported:
    748 
    749 - `eldoc-documentation-default': Call functions in the special
    750   hook in order, until one of them returns a non-nil string
    751   value.  Display only that string.
    752 
    753 - `eldoc-documentation-compose': Call all the functions in the
    754   special hook and display all of the resulting strings together,
    755   after all of the functions were called, and in the order of the
    756   functions in the hook.
    757 
    758 - `eldoc-documentation-compose-eagerly': Call all the functions in
    759   the special hook, and display each non-nil string as soon as it
    760   is returned by a function, before calling the next function.
    761 
    762 - `eldoc-documentation-enthusiast': Call all the functions in the
    763   special hook, and display only the most important resulting
    764   string at any given time.  A function appearing first in
    765   the special hook is considered more important than those which
    766   appear after it.
    767 
    768 This variable can also be set to a function of no arguments that
    769 returns something other than a string or nil, and allows for some
    770 or all of the special hook `eldoc-documentation-functions' to be
    771 run.  In that case, the strategy function should follow that
    772 other variable's protocol closely and display the resulting doc
    773 strings itself.
    774 
    775 For backward compatibility with the \"old\" protocol, this variable
    776 can also be set to a function that returns nil or a doc string,
    777 depending whether or not there is documentation to display at
    778 all."
    779   :link '(info-link "(emacs) Lisp Doc")
    780   :type '(radio (function-item eldoc-documentation-default)
    781                 (function-item eldoc-documentation-compose)
    782                 (function-item eldoc-documentation-compose-eagerly)
    783                 (function-item eldoc-documentation-enthusiast)
    784                 (function :tag "Other function"))
    785   :version "28.1")
    786 
    787 (defun eldoc--supported-p ()
    788   "Non-nil if an ElDoc function is set for this buffer."
    789   (and (not (memq eldoc-documentation-strategy '(nil ignore)))
    790        (or eldoc-documentation-functions
    791            ;; The old API had major modes set `eldoc-documentation-function'
    792            ;; to provide eldoc support.  It's impossible now to determine
    793            ;; reliably whether the `eldoc-documentation-strategy' provides
    794            ;; eldoc support (as in the old API) or whether it just provides
    795            ;; a way to combine the results of the
    796            ;; `eldoc-documentation-functions' (as in the new API).
    797            ;; But at least if it's set buffer-locally it's a good hint that
    798            ;; there's some eldoc support in the current buffer.
    799            (local-variable-p 'eldoc-documentation-strategy))))
    800 
    801 (defvar eldoc--enthusiasm-curbing-timer nil
    802   "Timer used by the `eldoc-documentation-enthusiast' strategy.
    803 When a doc string is encountered, it must endure a certain amount
    804 of time unchallenged until it is displayed to the user.  This
    805 prevents blinking if a lower priority docstring comes in shortly
    806 before a higher priority one.")
    807 
    808 (defalias 'eldoc #'eldoc-print-current-symbol-info)
    809 
    810 ;; This variable should be unbound, but that confuses
    811 ;; `describe-symbol' for some reason.
    812 (defvar eldoc--make-callback nil "Helper for function `eldoc--make-callback'.")
    813 
    814 ;; JT@2020-07-08: the below docstring for the internal function
    815 ;; `eldoc--invoke-strategy' could be moved to
    816 ;; `eldoc-documentation-strategy' or thereabouts if/when we decide to
    817 ;; extend or publish the `make-callback' protocol.
    818 (defun eldoc--make-callback (method origin)
    819   "Make callback suitable for `eldoc-documentation-functions'.
    820 The return value is a function FN whose lambda list is (STRING
    821 &rest PLIST) and can be called by those functions.  Its
    822 responsibility is always to register the docstring STRING along
    823 with options specified in PLIST as the documentation to display
    824 for each particular situation.
    825 
    826 METHOD specifies how the callback behaves relative to other
    827 competing elements in `eldoc-documentation-functions'.  It can
    828 have the following values:
    829 
    830 - `:enthusiast' says to display STRING as soon as possible if
    831   there's no higher priority doc string;
    832 
    833 - `:patient' says to display STRING along with all other
    834    competing strings but only when all of all
    835    `eldoc-documentation-functions' have been collected;
    836 
    837 - `:eager' says to display STRING along with all other competing
    838   strings so far, as soon as possible.
    839 
    840 ORIGIN is the member of `eldoc-documentation-functions' which
    841 will be responsible for eventually calling the FN."
    842   (funcall eldoc--make-callback method origin))
    843 
    844 (defun eldoc--invoke-strategy (interactive)
    845   "Invoke `eldoc-documentation-strategy' function.
    846 
    847 If INTERACTIVE is non-nil, the request came directly from a user
    848 command, otherwise it came from ElDoc's idle
    849 timer, `eldoc-timer'.
    850 
    851 That function's job is to run the `eldoc-documentation-functions'
    852 special hook, using the `run-hook' family of functions.  ElDoc's
    853 built-in strategy functions play along with the
    854 `eldoc--make-callback' protocol, using it to produce a callback
    855 argument to feed the functions that the user places in
    856 `eldoc-documentation-functions'.  Whenever the strategy
    857 determines it has information to display to the user, this
    858 function passes responsibility to the functions in
    859 `eldoc-display-functions'.
    860 
    861 Other third-party values of `eldoc-documentation-strategy' should
    862 not use `eldoc--make-callback'.  They must find some alternate
    863 way to produce callbacks to feed to
    864 `eldoc-documentation-functions' and should endeavor to display
    865 the docstrings eventually produced, using
    866 `eldoc-display-functions'."
    867   (let* (;; How many callbacks have been created by the strategy
    868          ;; function and passed to elements of
    869          ;; `eldoc-documentation-functions'.
    870          (howmany 0)
    871          ;; How many calls to callbacks we're still waiting on.  Used
    872          ;; by `:patient'.
    873          (want 0)
    874          ;; The doc strings and corresponding options registered so
    875          ;; far.
    876          (docs-registered '()))
    877     (cl-labels
    878         ((register-doc
    879           (pos string plist origin)
    880           (when (and string (> (length string) 0))
    881             (push (cons pos (cons string `(:origin ,origin ,@plist)))
    882                   docs-registered)))
    883          (display-doc
    884           ()
    885           (run-hook-with-args
    886            'eldoc-display-functions (mapcar #'cdr
    887                                             (setq docs-registered
    888                                                   (sort docs-registered
    889                                                         (lambda (a b) (< (car a) (car b))))))
    890            interactive))
    891          (make-callback
    892           (method origin)
    893           (let ((pos (prog1 howmany (cl-incf howmany))))
    894             (cl-ecase method
    895               (:enthusiast
    896                (lambda (string &rest plist)
    897                  (when (and string (cl-loop for (p) in docs-registered
    898                                             never (< p pos)))
    899                    (setq docs-registered '())
    900                    (register-doc pos string plist origin))
    901                  (when (and (timerp eldoc--enthusiasm-curbing-timer)
    902                             (memq eldoc--enthusiasm-curbing-timer
    903                                   timer-list))
    904                    (cancel-timer eldoc--enthusiasm-curbing-timer))
    905                  (setq eldoc--enthusiasm-curbing-timer
    906                        (run-at-time (unless (zerop pos) 0.3)
    907                                     nil #'display-doc))
    908                  t))
    909               (:patient
    910                (cl-incf want)
    911                (lambda (string &rest plist)
    912                  (register-doc pos string plist origin)
    913                  (when (zerop (cl-decf want)) (display-doc))
    914                  t))
    915               (:eager
    916                (lambda (string &rest plist)
    917                  (register-doc pos string plist origin)
    918                  (display-doc)
    919                  t))))))
    920       (let* ((eldoc--make-callback #'make-callback)
    921              (res (funcall eldoc-documentation-strategy)))
    922         ;; Observe the old and the new protocol:
    923         (cond (;; Old protocol: got string, e-d-strategy is iself the
    924                ;; origin function, and we output immediately;
    925                (stringp res)
    926                (register-doc 0 res nil eldoc-documentation-strategy)
    927                (display-doc))
    928               (;; Old protocol: got nil, clear the echo area;
    929                (null res) (eldoc--message nil))
    930               (;; New protocol: trust callback will be called;
    931                t))))))
    932 
    933 (defun eldoc-print-current-symbol-info (&optional interactive)
    934   "Document thing at point."
    935   (interactive '(t))
    936   (let (token)
    937     (cond (interactive
    938            (eldoc--invoke-strategy t))
    939           ((not (equal (setq token (eldoc--request-state))
    940                        eldoc--last-request-state))
    941            (let ((non-essential t))
    942              (setq eldoc--last-request-state token)
    943              (eldoc--invoke-strategy nil))))))
    944 
    945 
    946 ;; This section only affects ElDoc output to the echo area, as in
    947 ;; `eldoc-display-in-echo-area'.
    948 ;;
    949 ;; When point is in a sexp, the function args are not reprinted in the echo
    950 ;; area after every possible interactive command because some of them print
    951 ;; their own messages in the echo area; the eldoc functions would instantly
    952 ;; overwrite them unless it is more restrained.
    953 ;; These functions do display-command table management.
    954 
    955 (defun eldoc-add-command (&rest cmds)
    956   "Add each of CMDS to the obarray `eldoc-message-commands'."
    957   (dolist (name cmds)
    958     (and (symbolp name)
    959          (setq name (symbol-name name)))
    960     (set (intern name eldoc-message-commands) t)))
    961 
    962 (defun eldoc-add-command-completions (&rest names)
    963   "Pass every prefix completion of NAMES to `eldoc-add-command'."
    964   (dolist (name names)
    965     (apply #'eldoc-add-command (all-completions name obarray 'commandp))))
    966 
    967 (defun eldoc-remove-command (&rest cmds)
    968   "Remove each of CMDS from the obarray `eldoc-message-commands'."
    969   (dolist (name cmds)
    970     (and (symbolp name)
    971          (setq name (symbol-name name)))
    972     (unintern name eldoc-message-commands)))
    973 
    974 (defun eldoc-remove-command-completions (&rest names)
    975   "Pass every prefix completion of NAMES to `eldoc-remove-command'."
    976   (dolist (name names)
    977     (apply #'eldoc-remove-command
    978            (all-completions name eldoc-message-commands))))
    979 
    980 ;; Prime the command list.
    981 (eldoc-add-command-completions
    982  "back-to-indentation"
    983  "backward-" "beginning-of-" "delete-other-windows" "delete-window"
    984  "down-list" "end-of-" "exchange-point-and-mark" "forward-" "goto-"
    985  "handle-select-window" "indent-for-tab-command" "left-" "mark-page"
    986  "mark-paragraph" "mouse-set-point" "move-" "move-beginning-of-"
    987  "move-end-of-" "newline" "next-" "other-window" "pop-global-mark"
    988  "previous-" "recenter" "right-" "scroll-" "self-insert-command"
    989  "split-window-" "up-list")
    990 
    991 (provide 'eldoc)
    992 
    993 ;;; eldoc.el ends here