the list of available packages from the package archive again, and
recomputes the package list.
-@item f
-Filter the package list (@code{package-menu-filter}). This prompts
-for a keyword (e.g., @samp{games}), then shows only the packages
-that relate to that keyword. To restore the full package list,
-type @kbd{q}.
+@item / k
+Filter the package list by keyword
+(@code{package-menu-filter-by-keyword}). This prompts for a keyword
+(e.g., @samp{games}), then shows only the packages that relate to that
+keyword.
+
+@item / n
+Filter the package list by name (@code{package-menu-filter-by-name}).
+This prompts for a string, then shows only the packages whose names
+match a regexp with that value.
+
+@item / /
+Clear filter currently applied to the package list
+(@code{package-menu-clear-filter}).
@item H
Permanently hide packages that match a regexp
*** New function 'package-activate-all'.
++++
+*** New functions for filtering packages list.
+A new function has been added which allows users to filter the
+packages list by name: 'package-menu-filter-by-name'. By default, it
+is bound to '/ n'. Additionally, the function
+'package-menu-fiter-by-keyword' has been renamed from
+'package-menu-filter'. Its keybinding has also been changed to '/ k'
+(from 'f'). To clear any of the two filters, the user can now call
+the 'package-menu-clear-filter' function, bound to '/ /' by default.
+
---
*** Imenu support has been added to 'package-menu-mode'.
(define-key map "i" 'package-menu-mark-install)
(define-key map "U" 'package-menu-mark-upgrades)
(define-key map "r" 'package-menu-refresh)
- (define-key map "f" 'package-menu-filter)
+ (define-key map (kbd "/ k") 'package-menu-filter-by-keyword)
+ (define-key map (kbd "/ n") 'package-menu-filter-by-name)
+ (define-key map (kbd "/ /") 'package-menu-clear-filter)
(define-key map "~" 'package-menu-mark-obsolete-for-deletion)
(define-key map "x" 'package-menu-execute)
(define-key map "h" 'package-menu-quick-help)
["Unmark" package-menu-mark-unmark :help "Clear any marks on a package and move to the next line"]
"--"
- ["Filter Package List" package-menu-filter :help "Filter package selection (q to go back)"]
+ ("Filter Packages"
+ ["Filter by Keyword" package-menu-filter-by-keyword :help "Filter packages by keyword"]
+ ["Filter by Name" package-menu-filter-by-name :help "Filter packages by name"]
+ ["Clear Filter" package-menu-clear-filter :help "Clear package list filter"])
+
["Hide by Regexp" package-menu-hide-package :help "Permanently hide all packages matching a regexp"]
["Display Older Versions" package-menu-toggle-hiding
:style toggle :selected (not package-menu--hide-packages)
(let ((filters (mapconcat #'identity keywords ",")))
(concat "Package[" filters "]"))
"Package"))
- (if keywords
- (define-key package-menu-mode-map "q" 'package-show-package-list)
- (define-key package-menu-mode-map "q" 'quit-window))
(tabulated-list-init-header)
(tabulated-list-print remember-pos))
(select-window win)
(switch-to-buffer buf))))
-;; package-menu--generate rebinds "q" on the fly, so we have to
-;; hard-code the binding in the doc-string here.
-(defun package-menu-filter (keyword)
- "Filter the *Packages* buffer.
+(defun package-menu-filter-by-keyword (keyword)
+ "Filter the \"*Packages*\" buffer by KEYWORD.
Show only those items that relate to the specified KEYWORD.
KEYWORD can be a string or a list of strings. If it is a list, a
KEYWORD can also be used to filter by status or archive name by
using keywords like \"arc:gnu\" and \"status:available\".
Statuses available include \"incompat\", \"available\",
-\"built-in\" and \"installed\".
-
-To restore the full package list, type `q'."
+\"built-in\" and \"installed\"."
(interactive
(list (completing-read-multiple
"Keywords (comma separated): " (package-all-keywords))))
(list keyword)
keyword)))
+(defun package-menu-filter-by-name (name)
+ "Filter the \"*Packages*\" buffer by NAME.
+Show only those items whose name matches the regular expression
+NAME. If NAME is nil or the empty string, show all packages."
+ (interactive (list (read-from-minibuffer "Filter by name (regexp): ")))
+ (if (or (not name) (string-empty-p name))
+ (package-show-package-list t nil)
+ ;; Update `tabulated-list-entries' so that it contains all
+ ;; packages before searching.
+ (package-menu--refresh t nil)
+ (let (matched)
+ (dolist (entry tabulated-list-entries)
+ (let* ((pkg-name (package-desc-name (car entry))))
+ (when (string-match name (symbol-name pkg-name))
+ (push pkg-name matched))))
+ (if matched
+ (package-show-package-list matched nil)
+ (user-error "No packages found")))))
+
+(defun package-menu-clear-filter ()
+ "Clear any filter currently applied to the \"*Packages*\" buffer."
+ (interactive)
+ (package-menu--generate t t))
+
(defun package-list-packages-no-fetch ()
"Display a list of packages.
Does not fetch the updated list of packages before displaying.
(should-not (re-search-forward "^\\s-+simple-single\\s-+1.3\\s-+\\(available\\|new\\)" nil t))
(kill-buffer buf))))
+(ert-deftest package-test-list-filter-by-name ()
+ "Ensure package list is filtered correctly by package name."
+ (with-package-test ()
+ (let ((buf (package-list-packages)))
+ (package-menu-filter-by-name "tetris")
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (should (re-search-forward "^\\s-+tetris" nil t))
+ (should (= (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 1))
+ (kill-buffer buf))))
+
+(ert-deftest package-test-list-clear-filter ()
+ "Ensure package list filter is cleared correctly."
+ (with-package-test ()
+ (let ((buf (package-list-packages)))
+ (let ((num-packages (count-lines (point-min) (point-max))))
+ (should (> num-packages 1))
+ (package-menu-filter-by-name "tetris")
+ (should (= (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 1))
+ (package-menu-clear-filter)
+ (should (= (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) num-packages)))
+ (kill-buffer buf))))
+
(ert-deftest package-test-update-archives ()
"Test updating package archives."
(with-package-test ()