;;; string-edit.el --- editing long strings -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
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;;; Code:
(require 'cl-lib)
(defface string-edit-help-text
'((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)
(cl-defun string-edit (string success-callback
&key abort-callback help-text)
"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.
If present, HELP-TEXT will be inserted at the start of the
buffer, but won't be included in the resulting string."
(pop-to-buffer-same-window (generate-new-buffer "*edit string*"))
(when help-text
(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
(insert help-text)
(ensure-empty-lines 0)
(add-text-properties (point-min) (point)
(list 'intangible t
'face 'string-edit-help-text
'read-only t))
(insert (propertize (make-separator-line) 'rear-nonsticky t))
(add-text-properties (point-min) (point)
(list 'string-edit--help-text t))))
(let ((start (point)))
(insert string)
(goto-char start))
(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))
(message "%s" (substitute-command-keys
"Type \\\\[string-edit-done] when you've finished editing")))
(defun read-string-from-buffer (string &optional help-text)
"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]).
If present, HELP-TEXT will be inserted at the start of the
buffer, but won't be included in the resulting string."
(string-edit
string
(lambda (edited)
(setq string edited)
(exit-recursive-edit))
:help-text help-text
: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--help-text nil t)))
(goto-char (prop-match-beginning match)))
(let ((string (buffer-substring (point) (point-max)))
(callback string-edit--success-callback))
(kill-buffer (current-buffer))
(funcall callback string)))
(defun string-edit-abort ()
"Abort editing the current string."
(interactive)
(let ((callback string-edit--abort-callback))
(kill-buffer (current-buffer))
(when callback
(funcall callback))))
(provide 'string-edit)
;;; string-edit.el ends here