;;; string-edit.el --- editing long strings -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
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;;; Code:
(require 'cl-lib)
(defface string-edit-prompt
'((t (:inherit font-lock-comment-face)))
"Face used on `string-edit' help text."
:group 'text
:version "29.1")
(defvar string-edit--success-callback)
(defvar string-edit--abort-callback)
;;;###autoload
(cl-defun string-edit (prompt string success-callback
&key abort-callback)
"Switch to a new buffer to edit STRING.
When the user finishes editing (with \\\\[string-edit-done]), SUCCESS-CALLBACK
is called with the resulting string.
If the user aborts (with \\\\[string-edit-abort]), ABORT-CALLBACK (if any) is
called with no parameters.
PROMPT will be inserted at the start of the buffer, but won't be
included in the resulting string. If PROMPT is nil, no help text
will be inserted."
(with-current-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*edit string*")
(when prompt
(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
(insert prompt)
(ensure-empty-lines 0)
(add-text-properties (point-min) (point)
(list 'intangible t
'face 'string-edit-prompt
'read-only t))
(insert (propertize (make-separator-line) 'rear-nonsticky t))
(add-text-properties (point-min) (point)
(list 'string-edit--prompt t))))
(let ((start (point)))
(insert string)
(goto-char start))
;; Use `fit-window-to-buffer' after the buffer is filled with text.
(pop-to-buffer (current-buffer)
'(display-buffer-below-selected
(window-height . (lambda (window)
(fit-window-to-buffer window nil 10)))))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)
(setq buffer-undo-list nil)
(string-edit-mode)
(setq-local string-edit--success-callback success-callback)
(when abort-callback
(setq-local string-edit--abort-callback abort-callback))
(setq-local header-line-format
(substitute-command-keys
"Type \\\\[string-edit-done] when you've finished editing or \\[string-edit-abort] to abort"))
(message "%s" (substitute-command-keys
"Type \\\\[string-edit-done] when you've finished editing"))))
;;;###autoload
(defun read-string-from-buffer (prompt string)
"Switch to a new buffer to edit STRING in a recursive edit.
The user finishes editing with \\\\[string-edit-done], or aborts with \\\\[string-edit-abort]).
PROMPT will be inserted at the start of the buffer, but won't be
included in the resulting string. If nil, no prompt will be
inserted in the buffer."
(string-edit
prompt
string
(lambda (edited)
(setq string edited)
(exit-recursive-edit))
:abort-callback (lambda ()
(exit-recursive-edit)
(error "Aborted edit")))
(recursive-edit)
string)
(defvar-keymap string-edit-mode-map
"C-c C-c" #'string-edit-done
"C-c C-k" #'string-edit-abort)
(define-derived-mode string-edit-mode text-mode "String"
"Mode for editing strings."
:interactive nil)
(defun string-edit-done ()
"Finish editing the string and call the callback function.
This will kill the current buffer."
(interactive)
(goto-char (point-min))
;; Skip past the help text.
(when-let ((match (text-property-search-forward
'string-edit--prompt nil t)))
(goto-char (prop-match-beginning match)))
(let ((string (buffer-substring (point) (point-max)))
(callback string-edit--success-callback))
(quit-window 'kill)
(funcall callback string)))
(defun string-edit-abort ()
"Abort editing the current string."
(interactive)
(let ((callback string-edit--abort-callback))
(quit-window 'kill)
(when callback
(funcall callback))))
(provide 'string-edit)
;;; string-edit.el ends here