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+;;; tempo.el --- Flexible template insertion
+;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: David K}gedal <davidk@lysator.liu.se >
+;; Created: 16 Feb 1994
+;; Modified: 20 Jun 1995
+;; Version: 1.2.4
+;; Keywords: extensions, languages, tools
+;; $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
+
+;; 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 file provides a simple way to define powerful templates, or
+;; macros, if you wish. It is mainly intended for, but not limited to,
+;; other programmers to be used for creating shortcuts for editing
+;; certain kind of documents. It was originally written to be used by
+;; a HTML editing mode written by Nelson Minar <nelson@santafe.edu>,
+;; and his html-helper-mode.el is probably the best example of how to
+;; use this program.
+
+;; A template is defined as a list of items to be inserted in the
+;; current buffer at point. Some of the items can be simple strings,
+;; while other can control formatting or define special points of
+;; interest in the inserted text.
+
+;; If a template defines a "point of interest" that point is inserted
+;; in a buffer-local list of "points of interest" that the user can
+;; jump between with the commands `tempo-backward-mark' and
+;; `tempo-forward-mark'. If the template definer provides a prompt for
+;; the point, and the variable `tempo-interactive' is non-nil, the
+;; user will be prompted for a string to be inserted in the buffer,
+;; using the minibuffer.
+
+;; The template can also define one point to be replaced with the
+;; current region if the template command is called with a prefix (or
+;; a non-nil argument).
+
+;; More flexible templates can be created by including lisp symbols,
+;; which will be evaluated as variables, or lists, which will will be
+;; evaluated as lisp expressions.
+
+;; See the documentation for tempo-define-template for the different
+;; items that can be used to define a tempo template.
+
+;; One of the more powerful features of tempo templates are automatic
+;; completion. With every template can be assigned a special tag that
+;; should be recognized by `tempo-complete-tag' and expanded to the
+;; complete template. By default the tags are added to a global list
+;; of template tags, and are matched against the last word before
+;; point. But if you assign your tags to a specific list, you can also
+;; specify another method for matching text in the buffer against the
+;; tags. In the HTML mode, for instance, the tags are matched against
+;; the text between the last `<' and point.
+
+;; When defining a template named `foo', a symbol named
+;; `tempo-template-foo' will be created whose value as a variable will
+;; be the template definition, and its function value will be an
+;; interactive function that inserts the template at the point.
+
+;; The latest tempo.el distribution can be fetched from
+;; ftp.lysator.liu.se in the directory /pub/emacs
+
+;; There is also a WWW page at
+;; http://www.lysator.liu.se/~davidk/elisp/ which has some information
+
+;;; Known bugs:
+
+;; If the 'o is the first element in a template, strange things can
+;; happen when the template is inserted at the beginning of a
+;; line. This is due to strange behaviour in open-line. But it should
+;; be easily avoided.
+
+;; The 'o tag is also a problem when including the region. This will
+;; be looked into.
+
+;; Clicking mouse-2 in the completion buffer gives strange results.
+
+;; There is a bug in some emacs versions that prevents completion from
+;; working. If it doesn't work for you, send me a note indicating your
+;; emacs version and your problems.
+
+;;; Contributors:
+
+;; These people have given me importand feedback and new ideas for
+;; tempo.el. Thanks.
+
+;; Nelson Minar <nelson@santafe.edu>
+;; Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
+;; Lars Lindberg <Lars.Lindberg@sypro.cap.se>
+;; Glen Whitney <Glen.Whitney@math.lsa.umich.edu>
+
+;;; Code:
+
+;; (provide 'tempo)
+
+;;; User options
+
+(defvar tempo-interactive t ;; wing change
+  "*Prompt user for strings in templates.
+If this variable is non-nil, `tempo-insert' prompts the
+user for text to insert in the templates")
+
+(defvar tempo-insert-region nil
+  "*Automatically insert current region when there is a `r' in the template
+If this variable is NIL, `r' elements will be treated just like `p'
+elements, unless the template function is given a prefix (or a non-nil
+argument). If this variable is non-NIL, the behaviour is reversed.
+
+In Transient Mark mode, this option is unused.")
+
+(defvar tempo-show-completion-buffer t
+  "*If non-NIL, show a buffer with possible completions, when only
+a partial completion can be found")
+
+(defvar tempo-leave-completion-buffer nil
+  "*If NIL, a completion buffer generated by \\[tempo-complete-tag]
+disappears at the next keypress; otherwise, it remains forever.")
+
+;;; Internal variables
+
+(defvar tempo-insert-string-functions nil
+  "List of functions to run when inserting a string.
+Each function is called with a single arg, STRING and should return
+another string. This could be used for making all strings upcase by
+setting it to '(upcase), for example.")
+
+(defvar tempo-tags nil
+  "An association list with tags and corresponding templates")
+
+(defvar tempo-local-tags '((tempo-tags . nil))
+  "A list of locally installed tag completion lists.
+It is a association list where the car of every element is a symbol
+whose varable value is a template list. The cdr part, if non-nil, is a
+function or a regexp that defines the string to match. See the
+documentation for the function `tempo-complete-tag' for more info.
+
+`tempo-tags' is always in the last position in this list.")
+
+(defvar tempo-collection nil
+  "A collection of all the tags defined for the current buffer.")
+
+(defvar tempo-dirty-collection t
+  "Indicates if the tag collection needs to be rebuilt.")
+
+(defvar tempo-marks nil
+  "A list of marks to jump to with `\\[tempo-forward-mark]' and `\\[tempo-backward-mark]'.")
+
+(defvar tempo-match-finder "\\b\\([^\\b]+\\)\\="
+  "The regexp or function used to find the string to match against tags.
+
+If `tempo-match-finder is a string, it should contain a regular
+expression with at least one \\( \\) pair. When searching for tags,
+`tempo-complete-tag' calls `re-search-backward' with this string, and
+the string between the first \\( and \\) is used for matching against
+each string in the tag list. If one is found, the whole text between
+the first \\( and the point is replaced with the inserted template.
+
+You will probably want to include \\ \= at the end of the regexp to
+make sure that the string is matched only against text adjacent to the
+point.
+
+If `tempo-match-finder' is a symbol, it should be a function that
+returns a pair of the form (STRING . POS), where STRING is the string
+used for matching and POS is the buffer position after which text
+should be replaced with a template.")
+
+(defvar tempo-user-elements nil
+  "Element handlers for user-defined elements.
+A list of symbols which are bound to functions that take one argument.
+This function should return somthing to be sent to `tempo-insert' if
+it recognizes the argument, and NIL otherwise")
+
+(defvar tempo-named-insertions nil
+  "Temporary storage for named insertions")
+
+(defvar tempo-region-start (make-marker)
+  "Region start when inserting around the region")
+
+(defvar tempo-region-stop (make-marker)
+  "Region stop when inserting around the region")
+
+;; Make some variables local to every buffer
+
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'tempo-marks)
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'tempo-local-tags)
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'tempo-match-finder)
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'tempo-collection)
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'tempo-dirty-collection)
+
+;;; Functions
+
+;;; First some useful functions and macros
+
+(defun tempo-mapc (fun lst)
+  (if (null lst) nil
+    (funcall fun (car lst))
+    (tempo-mapc fun (cdr lst))))
+
+(defmacro tempo-dolist (il &rest forms)
+  (let ((i (car il))
+	(l (car (cdr il))))
+    (list 'tempo-mapc
+	  (list 'function (append (list 'lambda
+					(list i))
+				  forms))
+	  (car (cdr il)))))
+(put 'tempo-dolist 'lisp-indent-function 1)
+
+;;
+;; tempo-define-template
+
+(defun tempo-define-template (name elements &optional tag documentation taglist)
+  "Define a template.
+This function creates a template variable `tempo-template-NAME' and an
+interactive function `tempo-template-NAME' that inserts the template
+at the point.  The created function is returned.
+
+NAME is a string that contains the name of the template, ELEMENTS is a
+list of elements in the template, TAG is the tag used for completion,
+DOCUMENTATION is the documentation string for the insertion command
+created, and TAGLIST (a symbol) is the tag list that TAG (if provided)
+should be added to).  If TAGLIST is nil and TAG is non-nil, TAG is
+added to `tempo-tags'
+
+The elements in ELEMENTS can be of several types:
+
+ - A string. It is sent to the hooks in `tempo-insert-string-functions',
+   and the result is inserted.
+ - The symbol 'p. This position is saved in `tempo-marks'.
+ - The symbol 'r. If `tempo-insert' is called with ON-REGION non-nil
+   the current region is placed here. Otherwise it works like 'p.
+ - (p PROMPT <NAME> <NOINSERT>) If `tempo-interactive' is non-nil, the
+   user is prompted in the minbuffer with PROMPT for a string to be
+   inserted. If the optional parameter NAME is non-nil, the text is
+   saved for later insertion with the `s' tag. If there already is
+   something saved under NAME that value is used instead and no
+   prompting is made. If NOINSERT is provided and non-nil, nothing is
+   inserted, but text is still saved when a NAME is provided. For
+   clarity, the symbol 'noinsert should be used as argument.
+ - (P PROMPT <NAME> <NOINSERT>) Works just like the previous tag, but
+   forces tempo-interactive to be true.
+ - (r PROMPT <NAME> <NOINSERT>) like the previous, but if
+   `tempo-interactive' is nil and `tempo-insert' is called with
+   ON-REGION non-nil, the current region is placed here. This usually
+   happens when you call the template function with a prefix argument.
+ - (s NAME) Inserts text previously read with the (p ..) construct.
+   Finds the insertion saved under NAME and inserts it. Acts like 'p
+   if tempo-interactive is nil.
+ - '& If there is only whitespace between the line start and point,
+   nothing happens. Otherwise a newline is inserted.
+ - '% If there is only whitespace between point and end-of-line
+   nothing happens. Otherwise a newline is inserted.
+ - 'n inserts a newline.
+ - '> The line is indented using `indent-according-to-mode'. Note that
+   you often should place this item after the text you want on the
+   line.
+ - 'r> Like r, but it also indents the region.
+ - 'n> Inserts a newline and indents line.
+ - 'o Like '% but leaves the point before the newline.
+ - nil. It is ignored.
+ - Anything else. It is evaluated and the result is treated as an
+   element to be inserted. One additional tag is useful for these
+   cases. If an expression returns a list '(l foo bar), the elements
+   after 'l will be inserted according to the usual rules. This makes
+   it possible to return several elements from one expression."
+
+  (let* ((template-name (intern (concat "tempo-template-"
+				       name)))
+	 (command-name template-name))
+    (set template-name elements)
+    (fset command-name (list 'lambda (list '&optional 'arg)
+			     (or documentation 
+				 (concat "Insert a " name "."))
+			     (list 'interactive "*P")
+			     (list 'tempo-insert-template (list 'quote
+								template-name)
+				   (list 'if 'tempo-insert-region
+					 (list 'not 'arg) 'arg))))
+    (and tag
+	 (tempo-add-tag tag template-name taglist))
+    command-name))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-insert-template
+
+(defun tempo-insert-template (template on-region)
+  "Insert a template.
+TEMPLATE is the template to be inserted.  If ON-REGION is non-nil the
+`r' elements are replaced with the current region. In Transient Mark
+mode, ON-REGION is ignored and assumed true if the region is active."
+  (unwind-protect
+      (progn
+	(if (or (and (boundp 'transient-mark-mode) ; For Emacs
+		     transient-mark-mode
+		     mark-active)
+		(and (boundp 'zmacs-regions) ; For XEmacs
+		     zmacs-regions (mark)))
+	    (setq on-region t))
+	(and on-region
+	     (set-marker tempo-region-start (min (mark) (point)))
+	     (set-marker tempo-region-stop (max (mark) (point))))
+	(if on-region
+	    (goto-char tempo-region-start))
+	(save-excursion
+	  (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker))
+	  (mapcar (function (lambda (elt)
+			      (tempo-insert elt on-region)))
+		  (symbol-value template))
+	  (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker)))
+	(tempo-forward-mark))
+    (tempo-forget-insertions)
+    ;; Should I check for zmacs here too???
+    (and (boundp 'transient-mark-mode)
+	 transient-mark-mode
+	 (deactivate-mark))))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-insert
+
+(defun tempo-insert (element on-region)
+  "Insert a template element.
+Insert one element from a template. If ON-REGION is non-nil the `r'
+elements are replaced with the current region.
+
+See documentation for `tempo-define-template' for the kind of elements
+possible."
+  (cond ((stringp element) (tempo-process-and-insert-string element))
+	((and (consp element)
+	      (eq (car element) 'p)) (tempo-insert-prompt-compat
+				      (cdr element)))
+	((and (consp element)
+	      (eq (car element) 'P)) (let ((tempo-interactive t))
+				       (tempo-insert-prompt-compat
+					(cdr element))))
+;;;	((and (consp element)
+;;;	      (eq (car element) 'v)) (tempo-save-named
+;;;				      (nth 1 element)
+;;;				      nil
+;;;				      (nth 2 element)))
+	((and (consp element)
+	      (eq (car element) 'r)) (if on-region
+					 (goto-char tempo-region-stop)
+				       (tempo-insert-prompt-compat
+					(cdr element))))
+	((and (consp element)
+	      (eq (car element) 's)) (tempo-insert-named (car (cdr element))))
+	((and (consp element)
+	      (eq (car element) 'l)) (mapcar (function
+					      (lambda (elt)
+						(tempo-insert elt on-region)))
+					     (cdr element)))
+	((eq element 'p) (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker)))
+	((eq element 'r) (if on-region
+			     (goto-char tempo-region-stop)
+			   (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker))))
+	((eq element 'r>) (if on-region
+			      (progn
+				(goto-char tempo-region-stop)
+				(indent-region (mark) (point) nil))
+			    (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker))))
+	((eq element '>) (indent-according-to-mode))
+	((eq element '&) (if (not (or (= (current-column) 0)
+				      (save-excursion
+					(re-search-backward
+					 "^\\s-*\\=" nil t))))
+			     (insert "\n")))
+	((eq element '%) (if (not (or (eolp)
+				      (save-excursion
+					(re-search-forward
+					 "\\=\\s-*$" nil t))))
+			     (insert "\n")))
+	((eq element 'n) (insert "\n"))
+	((eq element 'n>) (insert "\n") (indent-according-to-mode))
+	;; Bug: If the 'o is the first element in a template, strange
+	;; things can happen when the template is inserted at the
+	;; beginning of a line.
+	((eq element 'o) (if (not (or on-region
+				      (eolp)
+				      (save-excursion
+					(re-search-forward
+					 "\\=\\s-*$" nil t))))
+			     (open-line 1)))
+	((null element))
+	(t (tempo-insert (or (tempo-is-user-element element)
+			     (eval element))
+			 on-region))))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-insert-prompt
+
+(defun tempo-insert-prompt-compat (prompt)
+  "Compatibility hack for tempo-insert-prompt.
+PROMPT can be either a prompt string, or a list of arguments to
+tempo-insert-prompt, or nil."
+  (if (consp prompt)			; not NIL either
+      (apply 'tempo-insert-prompt prompt)
+    (tempo-insert-prompt prompt)))
+
+(defun tempo-insert-prompt (prompt &optional save-name no-insert)
+  "Prompt for a text string and insert it in the current buffer.
+If the variable `tempo-interactive' is non-nil the user is prompted
+for a string in the minibuffer, which is then inserted in the current
+buffer. If `tempo-interactive' is nil, the current point is placed on
+`tempo-mark'.
+
+PROMPT is the prompt string, SAVE-NAME is a name to save the inserted
+text under. If the optional argument NO-INSERT is non-nil, no text i
+inserted. This can be useful when there is a SAVE-NAME.
+
+If there already is a value for SAVE-NAME, it is used and the user is
+never prompted."
+  (let (insertion
+	(previous (and save-name
+		       (tempo-lookup-named save-name))))
+    (cond
+     ;; Insert  previous value, unless no-insert is non-nil
+     ((and previous
+	   (not no-insert))
+      (tempo-insert-named save-name)) ; A double lookup here, but who
+				      ; cares
+     ;; If no-insert is non-nil, don't insert the previous value. Just
+     ;; keep it
+     (previous
+      nil)
+     ;; No previous value. Prompt or insert mark
+     (tempo-interactive
+      (if (not (stringp prompt))
+	  (error "tempo: The prompt (%s) is not a string" prompt))
+      (setq insertion (read-string prompt))
+      (or no-insert
+	  (insert insertion))
+      (if save-name
+	  (tempo-save-named save-name insertion)))
+     (t
+      (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker))))))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-is-user-element
+
+(defun tempo-is-user-element (element)
+  "Tries all the user-defined element handlers in
+`tempo-user-elements'"
+  ;; Sigh... I need (some list)
+  (catch 'found
+    (mapcar (function (lambda (handler)
+			(let ((result (funcall handler element)))
+			  (if result (throw 'found result)))))
+	    tempo-user-elements)
+    (throw 'found nil)))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-forget-insertions
+
+(defun tempo-forget-insertions ()
+  "Forget all the saved named insertions."
+  (setq tempo-named-insertions nil))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-save-named
+
+(defun tempo-save-named (name data)	; Had an optional prompt for 'v
+  "Save some data for later insertion
+The contents of DATA is saved under the name NAME.
+
+The data can later be retrieved with `tempo-lookup-named'.
+
+This function returns nil, so it can be used in a template without
+inserting anything."
+  (setq tempo-named-insertions
+	(cons (cons name data)
+	      tempo-named-insertions))
+  nil)
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-lookup-named
+
+(defun tempo-lookup-named (name)
+  "Lookup some saved data under the name NAME.
+Returns the data if NAME was found, and nil otherwise."
+  (cdr (assq name tempo-named-insertions)))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-insert-named
+
+(defun tempo-insert-named (name)
+  "Insert the previous insertion saved under a named specified in NAME.
+If there is no such name saved, a tempo mark is inserted.
+
+Note that if the data is a string, it will not be run through the string
+processor."
+  (let* ((insertion (tempo-lookup-named name)))
+    (cond ((null insertion)
+	   (tempo-insert-mark (point-marker)))
+	  ((stringp insertion)
+	   (insert insertion))
+	  (t
+	   (tempo-insert insertion nil)))))
+
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-process-and-insert-string
+
+(defun tempo-process-and-insert-string (string)
+  "Insert a string from a template.
+Run a string through the preprocessors in `tempo-insert-string-functions'
+and insert the results."
+  (cond ((null tempo-insert-string-functions)
+	 nil)
+	((symbolp tempo-insert-string-functions)
+	 (setq string
+	       (funcall tempo-insert-string-functions string)))
+	((listp tempo-insert-string-functions)
+	 (tempo-dolist (fn tempo-insert-string-functions)
+	   (setq string (funcall fn string))))
+	(t
+	 (error "Bogus value in tempo-insert-string-functions: %s"
+		tempo-insert-string-functions)))
+  (insert string))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-insert-mark
+
+(defun tempo-insert-mark (mark)
+  "Insert a mark `tempo-marks' while keeping it sorted"
+  (cond ((null tempo-marks) (setq tempo-marks (list mark)))
+	((< mark (car tempo-marks)) (setq tempo-marks (cons mark tempo-marks)))
+	(t (let ((lp tempo-marks))
+	     (while (and (cdr lp)
+			 (<= (car (cdr lp)) mark))
+	       (setq lp (cdr lp)))
+	     (if (not (= mark (car lp)))
+		 (setcdr lp (cons mark (cdr lp))))))))
+	  
+;;;
+;;; tempo-forward-mark
+
+(defun tempo-forward-mark ()
+  "Jump to the next mark in `tempo-forward-mark-list'."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((next-mark (catch 'found
+		     (mapcar
+		      (function
+		       (lambda (mark)
+			 (if (< (point) mark)
+			     (throw 'found mark))))
+		      tempo-marks)
+		     ;; return nil if not found
+		     nil)))
+    (if next-mark
+	(goto-char next-mark))))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-backward-mark
+
+(defun tempo-backward-mark ()
+  "Jump to the previous mark in `tempo-back-mark-list'."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((prev-mark (catch 'found
+		     (let (last)
+		       (mapcar
+			(function
+			 (lambda (mark)
+			   (if (<= (point) mark)
+			       (throw 'found last))
+			   (setq last mark)))
+			tempo-marks)
+		       last))))
+    (if prev-mark
+	(goto-char prev-mark))))
+	
+;;;
+;;; tempo-add-tag
+
+(defun tempo-add-tag (tag template &optional tag-list)
+  "Add a template tag.
+Add the TAG, that should complete to TEMPLATE to the list in TAG-LIST,
+or to `tempo-tags' if TAG-LIST is nil."
+
+  (interactive "sTag: \nCTemplate: ")
+  (if (null tag-list)
+      (setq tag-list 'tempo-tags))
+  (if (not (assoc tag (symbol-value tag-list)))
+      (set tag-list (cons (cons tag template) (symbol-value tag-list))))
+  (tempo-invalidate-collection))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-use-tag-list
+
+(defun tempo-use-tag-list (tag-list &optional completion-function)
+  "Install TAG-LIST to be used for template completion in the current buffer.
+TAG-LIST is a symbol whose variable value is a tag list created with
+`tempo-add-tag'.
+
+COMPLETION-FUNCTION is an obsolete option for specifyingis an optional
+function or string that is used by `\\[tempo-complete-tag]' to find a
+string to match the tag against. It has the same definition as the
+variable `tempo-match-finder'. In this version, supplying a
+COMPLETION-FUNCTION just sets `tempo-match-finder' locally."
+  (let ((old (assq tag-list tempo-local-tags)))
+    (if old
+	(setcdr old completion-function)
+      (setq tempo-local-tags (cons (cons tag-list completion-function)
+				   tempo-local-tags))))
+  (if completion-function
+      (setq tempo-match-finder completion-function))
+  (tempo-invalidate-collection))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-invalidate-collection
+
+(defun tempo-invalidate-collection ()
+  "Marks the tag collection as obsolete.
+Whenever it is needed again it will be rebuilt."
+  (setq tempo-dirty-collection t))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-build-collection
+
+(defun tempo-build-collection ()
+  "Build a collection of all the tags and return it.
+If `tempo-dirty-collection' is NIL, the old collection is reused."
+  (prog1
+      (or (and (not tempo-dirty-collection)
+	   tempo-collection)
+      (setq tempo-collection
+	    (apply (function append)
+		   (mapcar (function (lambda (tag-list)
+					; If the format for
+					; tempo-local-tags changes,
+					; change this
+				       (eval (car tag-list))))
+			   tempo-local-tags))))
+    (setq tempo-dirty-collection nil)))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-find-match-string
+
+(defun tempo-find-match-string (finder)
+  "Find a string to be matched against a tag list.
+FINDER is a function or a string. Returns (STRING . POS), or nil
+if no reasonable string is found."
+  (cond ((stringp finder)
+	 (let (successful)
+	   (save-excursion
+	     (or (setq successful (re-search-backward finder nil t))
+		 0))
+	   (if successful
+	       (cons (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+				       (match-end 1)) ; This seems to be a
+					; bug in emacs
+		     (match-beginning 1))
+	     nil)))
+	(t
+	 (funcall finder))))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-complete-tag
+
+(defun tempo-complete-tag (&optional silent)
+  "Look for a tag and expand it.
+All the tags in the tag lists in `tempo-local-tags'
+ (this includes `tempo-tags') are searched for a match for the text
+before the point.  The way the string to match for is determined can
+be altered with the variable `tempo-match-finder'. If
+`tempo-match-finder' returns nil, then the results are the same as
+no match at all.
+
+If a single match is found, the corresponding template is expanded in
+place of the matching string.
+
+If a partial completion or no match at all is found, and SILENT is
+non-NIL, the function will give a signal.
+
+If a partial completion is found and `tempo-show-completion-buffer' is
+non-NIL, a buffer containing possible completions is displayed."
+
+  ;; This function may look like a hack, but this is how I want it to
+  ;; work.
+  (interactive "*")
+  (let* ((collection (tempo-build-collection))
+	 (match-info (tempo-find-match-string tempo-match-finder))
+	 (match-string (car match-info))
+	 (match-start (cdr match-info))
+	 (exact (assoc match-string collection))
+	 (compl (or (car exact)
+		    (and match-info (try-completion match-string collection)))))
+    (if compl (delete-region match-start (point)))
+    (cond ((null match-info) (or silent (ding)))
+	  ((null compl) (or silent (ding)))
+	  ((eq compl t) (tempo-insert-template
+			 (cdr (assoc match-string
+				     collection))
+			 nil))
+	  (t (if (setq exact (assoc compl collection))
+		 (tempo-insert-template (cdr exact) nil)
+	       (insert compl)
+	       (or silent (ding))
+	       (if tempo-show-completion-buffer
+		   (tempo-display-completions match-string
+					      collection)))))))
+
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-display-completions
+
+(defun tempo-display-completions (string tag-list)
+  "Show a buffer containing possible completions for STRING."
+  (if tempo-leave-completion-buffer
+      (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
+	(display-completion-list
+	 (all-completions string tag-list)))
+    (save-window-excursion
+      (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Completions*"
+	(display-completion-list
+	 (all-completions string tag-list)))
+      (sit-for 32767))))
+
+;;;
+;;; tempo-expand-if-complete
+
+(defun tempo-expand-if-complete ()
+  "Expand the tag before point if it is complete.
+Returns non-nil if an expansion was made and nil otherwise.
+
+This could as an example be used in a command that is bound to the
+space bar, and looks something like this:
+
+(defun tempo-space ()
+  (interactive \"*\")
+  (or (tempo-expand-if-complete)
+      (insert \" \")))"
+
+  (interactive "*")
+  (let* ((collection (tempo-build-collection))
+	 (match-info (tempo-find-match-string tempo-match-finder))
+	 (match-string (car match-info))
+	 (match-start (cdr match-info))
+	 (exact (assoc match-string collection)))
+    (if exact
+	(progn
+	  (delete-region match-start (point))
+	  (tempo-insert-template (cdr exact) nil)
+	  t)
+      nil)))
+
+(provide 'tempo)
+
+;;; tempo.el ends here