From 8c9b9144cfdee7d40886044964e4b10ca1690815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf8?q?Jo=C3=A3o=20T=C3=A1vora?= <joaotavora@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 15:38:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add new icomplete-force-complete-and-kill command

* lisp/icomplete.el (icomplete-minibuffer-map): Add a new C-k
"filtered" command.
(icomplete-force-complete-and-kill): New command.
---
 lisp/icomplete.el | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/icomplete.el b/lisp/icomplete.el
index 10fd3a698c5..102ebb9526f 100644
--- a/lisp/icomplete.el
+++ b/lisp/icomplete.el
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ icompletion is occurring."
     (define-key map [?\C-j]  'icomplete-force-complete-and-exit)
     (define-key map [?\C-.]  'icomplete-forward-completions)
     (define-key map [?\C-,]  'icomplete-backward-completions)
+    (define-key map
+      (kbd "C-k") '(menu-item
+                    "" icomplete-force-complete-and-kill
+                    ;; activate binding if at end of input
+                    :filter (lambda (cmd) (and (eobp) cmd))))
     map)
   "Keymap used by `icomplete-mode' in the minibuffer.")
 
@@ -162,6 +167,38 @@ the default otherwise."
       (minibuffer-force-complete-and-exit)
     (minibuffer-complete-and-exit)))
 
+(defun icomplete-force-complete-and-kill ()
+  "Complete minibuffer, kill current prospect, don't exit.
+Killing the current prospect has different meanings according to
+the completion table's `category'.  A `file' table will interpret
+killing as a request to delete a file whereas a `buffer' table
+will interpret it as a request to kill a buffer."
+  (interactive)
+  (minibuffer-force-complete nil nil 'dont-cycle)
+  (let* ((beg (icomplete--field-beg))
+         (end (icomplete--field-end))
+         (comp (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end))
+         (meta (funcall minibuffer-completion-table
+                        nil nil 'metadata))
+         (meta (and (eq 'metadata (car meta)) (cdr meta)))
+         (category (cdr (assq 'category meta)))
+         file buffer)
+    (cond ((and (eq 'file category)
+                (file-exists-p
+                 (setq file (expand-file-name comp)))
+                (yes-or-no-p (format "Delete %s?" file)))
+           (delete-file file t)
+           (delete-region beg end)
+           (insert (file-name-directory file)))
+          ((and (eq 'buffer category)
+                (buffer-live-p (setq buffer (get-buffer comp)))
+                ;; (yes-or-no-p (format "Kill buffer %s?" buffer))
+                )
+           (kill-buffer buffer)
+           (delete-region beg end)))
+    ;; Clear echo area immediately
+    (message nil)))
+
 (defun icomplete-force-complete ()
   "Complete the icomplete minibuffer."
   (interactive)
-- 
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