org-mode/lisp/org-eshell.el

;;; org-eshell.el - Support for Links to Working Directories in Eshell -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-

;; Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen AT fastmail.net>

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;;; Commentary:

;;; Code:

(require 'org)
(require 'eshell)
(require 'esh-mode)

(org-link-set-parameters "eshell"
			 :follow #'org-eshell-open
			 :store #'org-eshell-store-link)

(defun org-eshell-open (link)
  "Switch to am eshell buffer and execute a command line.
   The link can be just a command line (executed in the default
   eshell buffer) or a command line prefixed by a buffer name
   followed by a colon."
  (let* ((buffer-and-command
          (if (string-match "\\([A-Za-z0-9-+*]+\\):\\(.*\\)" link)
	      (list (match-string 1 link)
		    (match-string 2 link))
            (list eshell-buffer-name link)))
         (eshell-buffer-name (car buffer-and-command))
         (command (cadr buffer-and-command)))
    (if (get-buffer eshell-buffer-name)
	(pop-to-buffer-same-window eshell-buffer-name)
      (eshell))
    (goto-char (point-max))
    (eshell-kill-input)
    (insert command)
    (eshell-send-input)))

(defun org-eshell-store-link ()
  "Store a link that, when opened, switches back to the current eshell buffer
   and the current working directory."
  (when (eq major-mode 'eshell-mode)
    (let* ((command (concat "cd " dired-directory))
           (link  (concat (buffer-name) ":" command)))
      (org-store-link-props
       :link (concat "eshell:" link)
       :description command))))

(provide 'org-eshell)

;;; org-eshell.el ends here