(defvar verify-tags-table-function nil
"Function to return t if current buffer contains valid tags file.")
\f
-;; Initialize the tags table in the current buffer.
-;; Returns non-nil if it is a valid tags table. On
-;; non-nil return, the tags table state variable are
-;; made buffer-local and initialized to nil.
(defun initialize-new-tags-table ()
+ "Initialize the tags table in the current buffer.
+Return non-nil if it is a valid tags table, and
+in that case, also make the tags table state variables
+buffer-local and set them to nil."
(set (make-local-variable 'tags-table-files) nil)
(set (make-local-variable 'tags-completion-table) nil)
(set (make-local-variable 'tags-included-tables) nil)
(setq tags-table-computed-list-for compute-for
tags-table-computed-list (nreverse computed))))))
-;; Extend `tags-table-computed-list' to remove the first `t' placeholder.
-;; An element of the list that is `t' is a placeholder indicating that the
-;; preceding element is a table that has not been read into core and might
-;; contain included tables to search. On return, the first placeholder
-;; element will be gone and the element before it read into core and its
-;; included tables inserted into the list.
(defun tags-table-extend-computed-list ()
+ "Extend `tags-table-computed-list' to remove the first t placeholder.
+
+An element of the list that is t is a placeholder indicating that the
+preceding element is a table that has not been read in and might
+contain included tables to search. This function reads in the first
+such table and puts its included tables into the list."
(let ((list tags-table-computed-list))
(while (not (eq (nth 1 list) t))
(setq list (cdr list)))
;; It was not a valid table, so just remove the following placeholder.
(setcdr list (cdr (cdr list)))))))
-;; Expand tags table name FILE into a complete file name.
(defun tags-expand-table-name (file)
+ "Expand tags table name FILE into a complete file name."
(setq file (expand-file-name file))
(if (file-directory-p file)
(expand-file-name "TAGS" file)
;; Like member, but comparison is done after tags-expand-table-name on both
;; sides and elements of LIST that are t are skipped.
(defun tags-table-list-member (file list)
+ "Like (member FILE LIST) after applying `tags-expand-table-name'.
+More precisely, apply `tags-expand-table-name' to FILE
+and each element of LIST, returning the link whose car is the first match.
+If an element of LIST is t, ignore it."
(setq file (tags-expand-table-name file))
(while (and list
(or (eq (car list) t)
;; we return. If CORE-ONLY is non-nil, check only tags tables that are
;; already in buffers--don't visit any new files.
(defun tags-table-including (this-file core-only)
+ "Search current tags tables for tags for THIS-FILE.
+Subroutine of `visit-tags-table-buffer'.
+Looks for a tags table that has such tags or that includes a table
+that has them. Returns the name of the first such table.
+Non-nil CORE-ONLY means check only tags tables that are already in
+buffers. Nil CORE-ONLY is ignored."
(let ((tables tags-table-computed-list)
(found nil))
;; Loop over the list, looking for a table containing tags for THIS-FILE.
;; included the one we found.
could-be))))
-;; Subroutine of visit-tags-table-buffer. Move tags-table-list-pointer
-;; along and set tags-file-name. Returns nil when out of tables.
(defun tags-next-table ()
+ "Move `tags-table-list-pointer' along and set `tags-file-name'.
+Subroutine of `visit-tags-table-buffer'.\
+Returns nil when out of tables."
;; If there is a placeholder element next, compute the list to replace it.
(while (eq (nth 1 tags-table-list-pointer) t)
(tags-table-extend-computed-list))
tags-table-set-list)))
;; Clear out buffers holding old tables.
(dolist (table tags-table-list)
- ;; The list can contain items `t'.
+ ;; The list can contain items t.
(if (stringp table)
(let ((buffer (find-buffer-visiting table)))
(if buffer
(or tags-included-tables
(setq tags-included-tables (funcall tags-included-tables-function))))
\f
-;; Build tags-completion-table on demand. The single current tags table
-;; and its included tags tables (and their included tables, etc.) have
-;; their tags included in the completion table.
(defun tags-completion-table ()
+ "Build `tags-completion-table' on demand.
+The tags included in the completion table are those in the current
+tags table and its (recursively) included tags tables."
(or tags-completion-table
;; No cached value for this buffer.
(condition-case ()
(quit (message "Tags completion table construction aborted.")
(setq tags-completion-table nil)))))
-;; Completion function for tags. Does normal try-completion,
-;; but builds tags-completion-table on demand.
(defun tags-complete-tag (string predicate what)
+ "Completion function for tags.
+Does normal `try-completion', but builds `tags-completion-table' on
+demand."
(save-excursion
;; If we need to ask for the tag table, allow that.
(let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
(all-completions string (tags-completion-table) predicate)
(try-completion string (tags-completion-table) predicate))))
\f
-;; Read a tag name from the minibuffer with defaulting and completion.
(defun find-tag-tag (string)
+ "Read a tag name, with defaulting and completion."
(let* ((completion-ignore-case (if (memq tags-case-fold-search '(t nil))
tags-case-fold-search
case-fold-search))
(defvar last-tag nil
"Last tag found by \\[find-tag].")
-;; Get interactive args for find-tag{-noselect,-other-window,-regexp}.
(defun find-tag-interactive (prompt &optional no-default)
+ "Get interactive arguments for tag functions.
+The functions using this are `find-tag-noselect',
+`find-tag-other-window', and `find-tag-regexp'."
(if (and current-prefix-arg last-tag)
(list nil (if (< (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg) 0)
'-
(read-string prompt)
(find-tag-tag prompt)))))
-(defvar find-tag-history nil)
+(defvar find-tag-history nil) ; Doc string?
;; Dynamic bondage:
(eval-when-compile
(goto-char (marker-position marker))
(set-marker marker nil nil)))
\f
-;; Internal tag finding function.
-
-;; PATTERN is a string to pass to second arg SEARCH-FORWARD-FUNC, and to
-;; any member of the function list ORDER (third arg). If ORDER is nil,
-;; use saved state to continue a previous search.
-
-;; Fourth arg NEXT-LINE-AFTER-FAILURE-P is non-nil if after a failed match,
-;; point should be moved to the next line.
-
-;; Fifth arg MATCHING is a string, an English '-ing' word, to be used in
-;; an error message.
-
-;; Algorithm is as follows. For each qualifier-func in ORDER, go to
-;; beginning of tags file, and perform inner loop: for each naive match for
-;; PATTERN found using SEARCH-FORWARD-FUNC, qualify the naive match using
-;; qualifier-func. If it qualifies, go to the specified line in the
-;; specified source file and return. Qualified matches are remembered to
-;; avoid repetition. State is saved so that the loop can be continued.
-
-(defvar tag-lines-already-matched nil) ;matches remembered here between calls
+(defvar tag-lines-already-matched nil
+ "Matches remembered between calls.") ; Doc string: calls to what?
(defun find-tag-in-order (pattern
search-forward-func
next-line-after-failure-p
matching
first-search)
+ "Internal tag-finding function.
+PATTERN is a string to pass to arg SEARCH-FORWARD-FUNC, and to any
+member of the function list ORDER. If ORDER is nil, use saved state
+to continue a previous search.
+
+Arg NEXT-LINE-AFTER-FAILURE-P is non-nil if after a failed match,
+point should be moved to the next line.
+
+Arg MATCHING is a string, an English `-ing' word, to be used in an
+error message."
+;; Algorithm is as follows:
+;; For each qualifier-func in ORDER, go to beginning of tags file, and
+;; perform inner loop: for each naive match for PATTERN found using
+;; SEARCH-FORWARD-FUNC, qualify the naive match using qualifier-func. If
+;; it qualifies, go to the specified line in the specified source file
+;; and return. Qualified matches are remembered to avoid repetition.
+;; State is saved so that the loop can be continued.
(let (file ;name of file containing tag
tag-info ;where to find the tag in FILE
(first-table t)
(current-buffer))))
(defun tag-find-file-of-tag-noselect (file)
- ;; Find the right line in the specified file.
- ;; If we are interested in compressed-files,
- ;; we search files with extensions.
- ;; otherwise only the real file.
+ "Find the right line in the specified FILE."
+ ;; If interested in compressed-files, search files with extensions.
+ ;; Otherwise, search only the real file.
(let* ((buffer-search-extensions (if (featurep 'jka-compr)
tags-compression-info-list
'("")))
(error "File %s not found" file))
(set-buffer the-buffer))))
-(defun tag-find-file-of-tag (file)
+(defun tag-find-file-of-tag (file) ; Doc string?
(let ((buf (tag-find-file-of-tag-noselect file)))
(condition-case nil
(switch-to-buffer buf)
\f
;; `etags' TAGS file format support.
-;; If the current buffer is a valid etags TAGS file, give it local values of
-;; the tags table format variables, and return non-nil.
(defun etags-recognize-tags-table ()
+ "If `etags-verify-tags-table', make buffer-local format variables.
+If current buffer is a valid etags TAGS file, then give it
+buffer-local values of tags table format variables."
(and (etags-verify-tags-table)
;; It is annoying to flash messages on the screen briefly,
;; and this message is not useful. -- rms
;; Use eq instead of = in case char-after returns nil.
(eq (char-after (point-min)) ?\f))
-(defun etags-file-of-tag (&optional relative)
+(defun etags-file-of-tag (&optional relative) ; Doc string?
(save-excursion
(re-search-backward "\f\n\\([^\n]+\\),[0-9]*\n")
(let ((str (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1))))
(file-truename default-directory))))))
-(defun etags-tags-completion-table ()
+(defun etags-tags-completion-table () ; Doc string?
(let ((table (make-vector 511 0))
(progress-reporter
(make-progress-reporter
table)))
table))
-(defun etags-snarf-tag (&optional use-explicit)
+(defun etags-snarf-tag (&optional use-explicit) ; Doc string?
(let (tag-text line startpos explicit-start)
(if (save-excursion
(forward-line -1)
(forward-line 1)
(cons tag-text (cons line startpos))))
-;; TAG-INFO is a cons (TEXT LINE . POSITION) where TEXT is the initial part
-;; of a line containing the tag and POSITION is the character position of
-;; TEXT within the file (starting from 1); LINE is the line number. If
-;; TEXT is t, it means the tag refers to exactly LINE or POSITION
-;; (whichever is present, LINE having preference, no searching. Either
-;; LINE or POSITION may be nil; POSITION is used if present. If the tag
-;; isn't exactly at the given position then look around that position using
-;; a search window which expands until it hits the start of file.
(defun etags-goto-tag-location (tag-info)
+ "Go to location of tag specified by TAG-INFO.
+TAG-INFO is a cons (TEXT LINE . POSITION).
+TEXT is the initial part of a line containing the tag.
+LINE is the line number.
+POSITION is the (one-based) char position of TEXT within the file.
+
+If TEXT is t, it means the tag refers to exactly LINE or POSITION,
+whichever is present, LINE having preference, no searching.
+Either LINE or POSITION can be nil. POSITION is used if present.
+
+If the tag isn't exactly at the given position, then look near that
+position using a search window that expands progressively until it
+hits the start of file."
(let ((startpos (cdr (cdr tag-info)))
(line (car (cdr tag-info)))
offset found pat)
(forward-char 1))
(beginning-of-line)))
-(defun etags-list-tags (file)
+(defun etags-list-tags (file) ; Doc string?
(goto-char (point-min))
(when (re-search-forward (concat "\f\n" "\\(" file "\\)" ",") nil t)
(let ((path (save-excursion (forward-line 1) (file-of-tag)))
(funcall ins-symb (car sy))))
(sort-lines nil beg (point))))))
-(defun etags-tags-apropos (string)
+(defun etags-tags-apropos (string) ; Doc string?
(when tags-apropos-verbose
(princ "Tags in file `")
(tags-with-face 'highlight (princ buffer-file-name))
(message nil))
(when tags-apropos-verbose (princ "\n")))
-(defun etags-tags-table-files ()
+(defun etags-tags-table-files () ; Doc string?
(let ((files nil)
beg)
(goto-char (point-min))
(setq files (cons (buffer-substring beg (1- (point))) files))))
(nreverse files)))
-(defun etags-tags-included-tables ()
+(defun etags-tags-included-tables () ; Doc string?
(let ((files nil)
beg)
(goto-char (point-min))
\f
;; Empty tags file support.
-;; Recognize an empty file and give it local values of the tags table format
-;; variables which do nothing.
(defun tags-recognize-empty-tags-table ()
+ "Return non-nil if current buffer is empty.
+If empty, make buffer-local values of the tags table format variables
+that do nothing."
(and (zerop (buffer-size))
(mapc (lambda (sym) (set (make-local-variable sym) 'ignore))
'(tags-table-files-function
;; exact file name match, i.e. searched tag must match complete file
;; name including directories parts if there are some.
(defun tag-exact-file-name-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if TAG matches complete file name.
+Any directory part of the file name is also matched."
(and (looking-at ",[0-9\n]")
(save-excursion (backward-char (+ 2 (length tag)))
(looking-at "\f\n"))))
+
;; file name match as above, but searched tag must match the file
;; name not including the directories if there are some.
(defun tag-file-name-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if TAG matches file name, excluding directory part."
(and (looking-at ",[0-9\n]")
(save-excursion (backward-char (1+ (length tag)))
(looking-at "/"))))
+
;; this / to detect we are after a directory separator is ok for unix,
;; is there a variable that contains the regexp for directory separator
;; on whatever operating system ?
;; t if point is at a tag line that matches TAG exactly.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-exact-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag line matches TAG exactly.
+Point should be just after a string that matches TAG."
;; The match is really exact if there is an explicit tag name.
(or (and (eq (char-after (point)) ?\001)
(eq (char-after (- (point) (length tag) 1)) ?\177))
;; t if point is at a tag line that has an implicit name.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-implicit-name-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag line has an implicit name.
+Point should be just after a string that matches TAG."
;; Look at the comment of the make_tag function in lib-src/etags.c for
;; a textual description of the four rules.
(and (string-match "^[^ \t()=,;]+$" tag) ;rule #1
;; t if point is at a tag line that matches TAG as a symbol.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-symbol-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag line matches TAG as a symbol.
+Point should be just after a string that matches TAG."
(and (looking-at "\\Sw.*\177") (looking-at "\\S_.*\177")
(save-excursion
(backward-char (1+ (length tag)))
;; t if point is at a tag line that matches TAG as a word.
;; point should be just after a string that matches TAG.
(defun tag-word-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag line matches TAG as a word.
+Point should be just after a string that matches TAG."
(and (looking-at "\\b.*\177")
(save-excursion (backward-char (length tag))
(looking-at "\\b"))))
;; partial file name match, i.e. searched tag must match a substring
;; of the file name (potentially including a directory separator).
(defun tag-partial-file-name-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag matches file name.
+This is a substring match, and it can include directory separators.
+Point should be just after a string that matches TAG."
(and (looking-at ".*,[0-9\n]")
(save-excursion (beginning-of-line)
(backward-char 2)
;; t if point is in a tag line with a tag containing TAG as a substring.
(defun tag-any-match-p (tag)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag line contains TAG as a substring."
(looking-at ".*\177"))
;; t if point is at a tag line that matches RE as a regexp.
(defun tag-re-match-p (re)
+ "Return non-nil if current tag line matches regexp RE."
(save-excursion
(beginning-of-line)
(let ((bol (point)))
tags-loop-operate `(perform-replace ',from ',to t t ',delimited))
(tags-loop-continue (or file-list-form t)))
\f
-(defun tags-complete-tags-table-file (string predicate what)
+(defun tags-complete-tags-table-file (string predicate what) ; Doc string?
(save-excursion
;; If we need to ask for the tag table, allow that.
(let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
(set-buffer-modified-p nil)
(select-tags-table-mode))
-(defvar select-tags-table-mode-map
+(defvar select-tags-table-mode-map ; Doc string?
(let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
(set-keymap-parent map button-buffer-map)
(define-key map "t" 'push-button)