;;; server.el --- Lisp code for GNU Emacs running as server process. ;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. ;; Author: William Sommerfeld ;; Keywords: processes ;; Changes by peck@sun.com and by rms. ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs. ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) ;; any later version. ;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the ;; GNU General Public License for more details. ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to ;; the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. ;;; Commentary: ;;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as ;;; a server for other processes. ;;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server. ;;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess ;;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit, ;;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer)) ;;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file, ;;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient. ;;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through ;;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them. ;;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited. ;;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit ;;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next ;;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited ;;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return ;;; to the program that invoked it. ;;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from ;;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible ;;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke ;;; the client. This is possible in four cases: ;;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the ;;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another. ;;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the ;;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another. ;;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running ;;; as a subprocess of Emacs. ;;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program ;;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display ;;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be ;;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is ;;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground. ;;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists ;;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited. ;;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients, ;;; and which files are yet to be edited for each. ;;; Code: (defvar server-program (expand-file-name "emacsserver" exec-directory) "*The program to use as the edit server.") (defvar server-visit-hook nil "*List of hooks to call when visiting a file for the Emacs server.") (defvar server-switch-hook nil "*List of hooks to call when switching to a buffer for the Emacs server.") (defvar server-done-hook nil "*List of hooks to call when done editing a buffer for the Emacs server.") (defvar server-process nil "the current server process") (defvar server-previous-string "") (defvar server-clients nil "List of current server clients. Each element is (CLIENTID BUFFERS...) where CLIENTID is a string that can be given to the server process to identify a client. When a buffer is marked as \"done\", it is removed from this list.") (defvar server-buffer-clients nil "List of clientids for clients requesting editing of current buffer.") (make-variable-buffer-local 'server-buffer-clients) ;; Changing major modes should not erase this local. (put 'server-buffer-clients 'permanent-local t) (defvar server-window nil "*The window to use for selecting Emacs server buffers. If nil, use the selected window. If it is a frame, use the frame's selected window.") (defvar server-temp-file-regexp "^/tmp/Re\\|/draft$" "*Regexp which should match filenames of temporary files which are deleted and reused after each edit by the programs that invoke the emacs server.") (or (assq 'server-buffer-clients minor-mode-alist) (setq minor-mode-alist (cons '(server-buffer-clients " Server") minor-mode-alist))) ;; If a *server* buffer exists, ;; write STRING to it for logging purposes. (defun server-log (string) (if (get-buffer "*server*") (save-excursion (set-buffer "*server*") (goto-char (point-max)) (insert string) (or (bobp) (newline))))) (defun server-sentinel (proc msg) (cond ((eq (process-status proc) 'exit) (server-log (message "Server subprocess exited"))) ((eq (process-status proc) 'signal) (server-log (message "Server subprocess killed"))))) ;;;###autoload (defun server-start (&optional leave-dead) "Allow this Emacs process to be a server for client processes. This starts a server communications subprocess through which client \"editors\" can send your editing commands to this Emacs job. To use the server, set up the program `emacsclient' in the Emacs distribution as your standard \"editor\". Prefix arg means just kill any existing server communications subprocess." (interactive "P") ;; kill it dead! (if server-process (progn (set-process-sentinel server-process nil) (condition-case () (delete-process server-process) (error nil)))) (condition-case () (delete-file "~/.emacs_server") (error nil)) (condition-case () (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) (system-name))) (error nil)) ;; If we already had a server, clear out associated status. (while server-clients (let ((buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients)))) (server-buffer-done buffer))) (if leave-dead nil (if server-process (server-log (message "Restarting server"))) ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions). (let ((process-connection-type nil)) (setq server-process (start-process "server" nil server-program))) (set-process-sentinel server-process 'server-sentinel) (set-process-filter server-process 'server-process-filter) (process-kill-without-query server-process))) ;Process a request from the server to edit some files. ;Format of STRING is "Client: CLIENTID PATH PATH PATH... \n" (defun server-process-filter (proc string) (server-log string) (setq string (concat server-previous-string string)) (if (not (and (eq ?\n (aref string (1- (length string)))) (eq 0 (string-match "Client: " string)))) ;; If input is not complete, save it for later. (setq server-previous-string string) ;; If it is complete, process it now, and discard what was saved. (setq string (substring string (match-end 0))) (setq server-previous-string "") (let ((client (list (substring string 0 (string-match " " string)))) (files nil) (lineno 1)) (setq string (substring string (match-end 0))) (while (string-match "[^ ]+ " string) (let ((arg (substring string (match-beginning 0) (1- (match-end 0))))) (setq string (substring string (match-end 0))) (if (string-match "\\`\\+[0-9]+\\'" arg) (setq lineno (read (substring arg 1))) (setq files (cons (list arg lineno) files)) (setq lineno 1)))) (server-visit-files files client) ;; CLIENT is now a list (CLIENTNUM BUFFERS...) (setq server-clients (cons client server-clients)) (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 client)) (run-hooks 'server-switch-hook) (message (substitute-command-keys "When done with a buffer, type \\[server-edit]."))))) (defun server-visit-files (files client) "Finds FILES and returns the list CLIENT with the buffers nconc'd. FILES is an alist whose elements are (FILENAME LINENUMBER)." ;; Bind last-nonmenu-event to force use of keyboard, not mouse, for queries. (let (client-record (last-nonmenu-event t) (obuf (current-buffer))) ;; Restore the current buffer afterward, but not using save-excursion, ;; because we don't want to save point in this buffer ;; if it happens to be one of those specified by the server. (unwind-protect (while files ;; If there is an existing buffer modified or the file is modified, ;; revert it. ;; If there is an existing buffer with deleted file, offer to write it. (let* ((filen (car (car files))) (obuf (get-file-buffer filen))) (if (and obuf (set-buffer obuf)) (if (file-exists-p filen) (if (or (not (verify-visited-file-modtime obuf)) (buffer-modified-p obuf)) (revert-buffer t nil)) (if (y-or-n-p (concat "File no longer exists: " filen ", write buffer to file? ")) (write-file filen))) (set-buffer (find-file-noselect filen)) (run-hooks 'server-visit-hook))) (goto-line (nth 1 (car files))) (setq server-buffer-clients (cons (car client) server-buffer-clients)) (setq client-record (cons (current-buffer) client-record)) (setq files (cdr files))) (set-buffer obuf)) (nconc client client-record))) (defun server-buffer-done (buffer) "Mark BUFFER as \"done\" for its client(s). Buries the buffer, and returns another server buffer as a suggestion for what to select next." (let ((running (eq (process-status server-process) 'run)) (next-buffer nil) (old-clients server-clients)) (while old-clients (let ((client (car old-clients))) (or next-buffer (setq next-buffer (nth 1 (memq buffer client)))) (delq buffer client) ;; If client now has no pending buffers, ;; tell it that it is done, and forget it entirely. (if (cdr client) nil (if running (progn (send-string server-process (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client))) (server-log (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client))))) (setq server-clients (delq client server-clients)))) (setq old-clients (cdr old-clients))) (if (buffer-name buffer) (progn (save-excursion (set-buffer buffer) (setq server-buffer-clients nil) (run-hooks 'server-done-hook)) (if (server-temp-file-p buffer) (kill-buffer buffer) (bury-buffer buffer)))) next-buffer)) (defun server-temp-file-p (buffer) "Return non-nil if BUFFER contains a file considered temporary. These are files whose names suggest they are repeatedly reused to pass information to another program. The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames are considered temporary." (and (buffer-file-name buffer) (string-match server-temp-file-regexp (buffer-file-name buffer)))) (defun server-done () "Offer to save current buffer, mark it as \"done\" for clients. Then bury it, and return a suggested buffer to select next." (let ((buffer (current-buffer))) (if server-buffer-clients (progn (if (server-temp-file-p buffer) ;; For a temp file, save, and do make a non-numeric backup ;; (unless make-backup-files is nil). (let ((version-control nil) (buffer-backed-up nil)) (save-buffer)) (if (and (buffer-modified-p) (y-or-n-p (concat "Save file " buffer-file-name "? "))) (save-buffer buffer))) (server-buffer-done buffer))))) ;; If a server buffer is killed, release its client. ;; I'm not sure this is really a good idea--do you want the client ;; to proceed using whatever is on disk in that file? (defun server-kill-buffer-query-function () (or (not server-buffer-clients) (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' still has clients; kill it? " (buffer-name (current-buffer)))))) (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions 'server-kill-buffer-query-function) (defun server-kill-emacs-query-function () (let (live-client (tail server-clients)) ;; See if any clients have any buffers that are still alive. (while tail (if (memq t (mapcar 'stringp (mapcar 'buffer-name (cdr (car tail))))) (setq live-client t)) (setq tail (cdr tail))) (or (not live-client) (yes-or-no-p "Server buffers still have clients; exit anyway? ")))) (add-hook 'kill-emacs-query-functions 'server-kill-emacs-query-function) (defun server-edit (&optional arg) "Switch to next server editing buffer; say \"Done\" for current buffer. If a server buffer is current, it is marked \"done\" and optionally saved. When all of a client's buffers are marked as \"done\", the client is notified. Temporary files such as MH files are always saved and backed up, no questions asked. (The variable `make-backup-files', if nil, still inhibits a backup; you can set it locally in a particular buffer to prevent a backup for it.) The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames are considered temporary. If invoked with a prefix argument, or if there is no server process running, starts server process and that is all. Invoked by \\[server-edit]." (interactive "P") (if (or arg (not server-process) (memq (process-status server-process) '(signal exit))) (server-start nil) (server-switch-buffer (server-done)))) (defun server-switch-buffer (next-buffer) "Switch to another buffer, preferably one that has a client. Arg NEXT-BUFFER is a suggestion; if it is a live buffer, use it." (cond ((windowp server-window) (select-window server-window)) ((framep server-window) (select-window (frame-selected-window server-window)))) (if (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window)) (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0))) ;; Move to a non-dedicated window, if we have one. (let ((last-window (previous-window nil 'nomini 0))) (while (and (window-dedicated-p (selected-window)) (not (eq last-window (selected-window)))) (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0)))) (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil) (if next-buffer (if (and (bufferp next-buffer) (buffer-name next-buffer)) (switch-to-buffer next-buffer) ;; If NEXT-BUFFER is a dead buffer, ;; remove the server records for it ;; and try the next surviving server buffer. (server-switch-buffer (server-buffer-done next-buffer))) (if server-clients (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients))) (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))))) (global-set-key "\C-x#" 'server-edit) (provide 'server) ;;; server.el ends here