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+;;; derived.el --- allow inheritance of major modes.
+;;; (formerly mode-clone.el)
+;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Author: David Megginson (dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca)
+;; Keywords: extensions
+;; Maintainer: FSF
+;; This file is part of XEmacs.
+;; XEmacs 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.
+;; XEmacs 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 XEmacs; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+;; Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+;;; Synched up with: FSF 19.30.
+;;; Commentary:
+;; GNU Emacs is already, in a sense, object oriented -- each object
+;; (buffer) belongs to a class (major mode), and that class defines
+;; the relationship between messages (input events) and methods
+;; (commands) by means of a keymap.
+;;
+;; The only thing missing is a good scheme of inheritance.  It is
+;; possible to simulate a single level of inheritance with generous
+;; use of hooks and a bit of work -- sgml-mode, for example, also runs
+;; the hooks for text-mode, and keymaps can inherit from other keymaps
+;; -- but generally, each major mode ends up reinventing the wheel.
+;; Ideally, someone should redesign all of Emacs's major modes to
+;; follow a more conventional object-oriented system: when defining a
+;; new major mode, the user should need only to name the existing mode
+;; it is most similar to, then list the (few) differences.
+;;
+;; In the mean time, this package offers most of the advantages of
+;; full inheritance with the existing major modes.  The macro
+;; `define-derived-mode' allows the user to make a variant of an existing
+;; major mode, with its own keymap.  The new mode will inherit the key
+;; bindings of its parent, and will, in fact, run its parent first
+;; every time it is called.  For example, the commands
+;;
+;;  (define-derived-mode hypertext-mode text-mode "Hypertext"
+;;    "Major mode for hypertext.\n\n\\{hypertext-mode-map}"
+;;    (setq case-fold-search nil))
+;;
+;;  (define-key hypertext-mode-map [down-mouse-3] 'do-hyper-link)
+;;
+;; will create a function `hypertext-mode' with its own (sparse)
+;; keymap `hypertext-mode-map.'  The command M-x hypertext-mode will
+;; perform the following actions:
+;;
+;; - run the command (text-mode) to get its default setup
+;; - replace the current keymap with 'hypertext-mode-map,' which will
+;;   inherit from 'text-mode-map'.
+;; - replace the current syntax table with
+;;   'hypertext-mode-syntax-table', which will borrow its defaults
+;;   from the current text-mode-syntax-table.
+;; - replace the current abbrev table with
+;;   'hypertext-mode-abbrev-table', which will borrow its defaults
+;;   from the current text-mode-abbrev table
+;; - change the mode line to read "Hypertext"
+;; - assign the value 'hypertext-mode' to the 'major-mode' variable
+;; - run the body of commands provided in the macro -- in this case,
+;;   set the local variable `case-fold-search' to nil.
+;; - **run the command (hypertext-mode-setup), which is empty by
+;;   default, but may be redefined by the user to contain special
+;;   commands (ie. setting local variables like 'outline-regexp')
+;;   **NOTE: do not use this option -- it will soon be obsolete.
+;; - run anything assigned to 'hypertext-mode-hooks' (obsolete, but
+;;   supported for the sake of compatibility).
+;;
+;; The advantages of this system are threefold.  First, text mode is
+;; untouched -- if you had added the new keystroke to `text-mode-map,'
+;; possibly using hooks, you would have added it to all text buffers
+;; -- here, it appears only in hypertext buffers, where it makes
+;; sense.  Second, it is possible to build even further, and make
+;; a derived mode from a derived mode.  The commands
+;;
+;;   (define-derived-mode html-mode hypertext-mode "HTML")
+;;   [various key definitions]
+;;
+;; will add a new major mode for HTML with very little fuss.
+;;
+;; Note also the function `derived-mode-class,' which returns the non-derived
+;; major mode which a derived mode is based on (ie. NOT necessarily the
+;; immediate parent).
+;;
+;; (derived-mode-class 'text-mode) ==> text-mode
+;; (derived-mode-class 'hypertext-mode) ==> text-mode
+;; (derived-mode-class 'html-mode) ==> text-mode
+;;; Code:
+;; PUBLIC: define a new major mode which inherits from an existing one.
+(defmacro define-derived-mode (child parent name &optional docstring &rest body)
+"Create a new mode as a variant of an existing mode.
+The arguments to this command are as follow:
+CHILD:     the name of the command for the derived mode.
+PARENT:    the name of the command for the parent mode (ie. text-mode).
+NAME:      a string which will appear in the status line (ie. \"Hypertext\")
+DOCSTRING: an optional documentation string--if you do not supply one,
+the function will attempt to invent something useful.
+BODY:      forms to execute just before running the
+hooks for the new mode.
+Here is how you could define LaTeX-Thesis mode as a variant of LaTeX mode:
+(define-derived-mode LaTeX-thesis-mode LaTeX-mode \"LaTeX-Thesis\")
+You could then make new key bindings for `LaTeX-thesis-mode-map'
+without changing regular LaTeX mode.  In this example, BODY is empty,
+and DOCSTRING is generated by default.
+On a more complicated level, the following command uses sgml-mode as
+the parent, and then sets the variable `case-fold-search' to nil:
+(define-derived-mode article-mode sgml-mode \"Article\"
+\"Major mode for editing technical articles.\"
+(setq case-fold-search nil))
+Note that if the documentation string had been left out, it would have
+been generated automatically, with a reference to the keymap."
+					; Some trickiness, since what
+					; appears to be the docstring
+					; may really be the first
+					; element of the body.
+(if (and docstring (not (stringp docstring)))
+(progn (setq body (cons docstring body))
+	     (setq docstring nil)))
+(setq docstring (or docstring (derived-mode-make-docstring parent child)))
+(` (progn
+(derived-mode-init-mode-variables (quote (, child)))
+(defun (, child) ()
+	 (, docstring)
+	 (interactive)
+					; Run the parent.
+	 ((, parent))
+					; Identify special modes.
+	 (if (get (quote (, parent)) 'special)
+	     (put (quote (, child)) 'special t))
+	 ;; XEmacs addition
+	 (let ((mode-class (get (quote (, parent)) 'mode-class)))
+	   (if mode-class
+	       (put (quote (, child)) 'mode-class mode-class)))
+					; Identify the child mode.
+	 (setq major-mode (quote (, child)))
+	 (setq mode-name (, name))
+					; Set up maps and tables.
+	 (derived-mode-set-keymap (quote (, child)))
+	 (derived-mode-set-syntax-table (quote (, child)))
+	 (derived-mode-set-abbrev-table (quote (, child)))
+					; Splice in the body (if any).
+	 (,@ body)
+;;;					; Run the setup function, if
+;;;					; any -- this will soon be
+;;;					; obsolete.
+;;;	 (derived-mode-run-setup-function (quote (, child)))
+					; Run the hooks, if any.
+	 (derived-mode-run-hooks (quote (, child)))))))
+;; PUBLIC: find the ultimate class of a derived mode.
+(defun derived-mode-class (mode)
+"Find the class of a major mode.
+A mode's class is the first ancestor which is NOT a derived mode.
+Use the `derived-mode-parent' property of the symbol to trace backwards."
+(while (get mode 'derived-mode-parent)
+(setq mode (get mode 'derived-mode-parent)))
+mode)
+;; Inline functions to construct various names from a mode name.
+(defsubst derived-mode-setup-function-name (mode)
+"Construct a setup-function name based on a mode name."
+(intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-setup")))
+(defsubst derived-mode-hooks-name (mode)
+"Construct a hooks name based on a mode name."
+;; XEmacs change from -hooks
+(intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-hook")))
+(defsubst derived-mode-map-name (mode)
+"Construct a map name based on a mode name."
+(intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-map")))
+(defsubst derived-mode-syntax-table-name (mode)
+"Construct a syntax-table name based on a mode name."
+(intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-syntax-table")))
+(defsubst derived-mode-abbrev-table-name (mode)
+"Construct an abbrev-table name based on a mode name."
+(intern (concat (symbol-name mode) "-abbrev-table")))
+;; Utility functions for defining a derived mode.
+(defun derived-mode-init-mode-variables (mode)
+"Initialise variables for a new mode.
+Right now, if they don't already exist, set up a blank keymap, an
+empty syntax table, and an empty abbrev table -- these will be merged
+the first time the mode is used."
+(if (boundp (derived-mode-map-name mode))
+t
+(eval (` (defvar (, (derived-mode-map-name mode))
+	       (make-sparse-keymap (derived-mode-map-name mode))
+	       (, (format "Keymap for %s." mode)))))
+(put (derived-mode-map-name mode) 'derived-mode-unmerged t))
+(if (boundp (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode))
+t
+(eval (` (defvar (, (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode))
+	       (make-syntax-table)
+	       (, (format "Syntax table for %s." mode)))))
+(put (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode) 'derived-mode-unmerged t))
+(if (boundp (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode))
+t
+(eval (` (defvar (, (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode))
+	       (progn (define-abbrev-table (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode) nil)
+		      (make-abbrev-table))
+	       (, (format "Abbrev table for %s." mode)))))))
+(defun derived-mode-make-docstring (parent child)
+"Construct a docstring for a new mode if none is provided."
+(format "This major mode is a variant of `%s', created by `define-derived-mode'.
+It inherits all of the parent's attributes, but has its own keymap,
+abbrev table and syntax table:
+`%s-map' and `%s-syntax-table'
+which more-or-less shadow
+`%s-map' and `%s-syntax-table'
+\\{%s-map}" parent child child parent parent child))
+;; Utility functions for running a derived mode.
+(defun derived-mode-set-keymap (mode)
+"Set the keymap of the new mode, maybe merging with the parent."
+(let* ((map-name (derived-mode-map-name mode))
+	 (new-map (eval map-name))
+	 (old-map (current-local-map)))
+(and old-map
+(get map-name 'derived-mode-unmerged)
+(derived-mode-merge-keymaps old-map new-map))
+(put map-name 'derived-mode-unmerged nil)
+(use-local-map new-map)))
+(defun derived-mode-set-syntax-table (mode)
+"Set the syntax table of the new mode, maybe merging with the parent."
+(let* ((table-name (derived-mode-syntax-table-name mode))
+	 (old-table (syntax-table))
+	 (new-table (eval table-name)))
+(if (get table-name 'derived-mode-unmerged)
+	(derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables old-table new-table))
+(put table-name 'derived-mode-unmerged nil)
+(set-syntax-table new-table)))
+(defun derived-mode-set-abbrev-table (mode)
+"Set the abbrev table if it exists.
+Always merge its parent into it, since the merge is non-destructive."
+(let* ((table-name (derived-mode-abbrev-table-name mode))
+	 (old-table local-abbrev-table)
+	 (new-table (eval table-name)))
+(derived-mode-merge-abbrev-tables old-table new-table)
+(setq local-abbrev-table new-table)))
+;;;(defun derived-mode-run-setup-function (mode)
+;;;  "Run the setup function if it exists."
+;;;  (let ((fname (derived-mode-setup-function-name mode)))
+;;;    (if (fboundp fname)
+;;;	(funcall fname))))
+(defun derived-mode-run-hooks (mode)
+"Run the hooks if they exist."
+(let ((hooks-name (derived-mode-hooks-name mode)))
+(if (boundp hooks-name)
+	(run-hooks hooks-name))))
+;; Functions to merge maps and tables.
+(defun derived-mode-merge-keymaps (old new)
+"Merge an old keymap into a new one.
+The old keymap is set to be the parent of the new one, so that there will
+be automatic inheritance."
+;; XEmacs change.  FSF 19.30 has a whole bunch of weird crap here
+;; for merging prefix keys and such.  Hopefully none of this is
+;; necessary in XEmacs.
+(set-keymap-parents new (list old)))
+(defun derived-mode-merge-syntax-tables (old new)
+"Merge an old syntax table into a new one.
+Where the new table already has an entry, nothing is copied from the old one."
+(let ((idx 0)
+	(end (min (length new) (length old))))
+(while (< idx end)
+(if (not (aref new idx))
+	  (aset new idx (aref old idx)))
+(setq idx (1+ idx)))))
+;; Merge an old abbrev table into a new one.
+;; This function requires internal knowledge of how abbrev tables work,
+;; presuming that they are obarrays with the abbrev as the symbol, the expansion
+;; as the value of the symbol, and the hook as the function definition.
+(defun derived-mode-merge-abbrev-tables (old new)
+(if old
+(mapatoms
+(function
+	(lambda (symbol)
+	  (or (intern-soft (symbol-name symbol) new)
+	      (define-abbrev new (symbol-name symbol)
+		(symbol-value symbol) (symbol-function symbol)))))
+old)))
+(provide 'derived)
+;;; derived.el ends here

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