1 ;;; context-coloring.el --- JavaScript syntax highlighting, except not for syntax. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
3 ;; Copyright (C) 2014 Jackson Ray Hamilton
5 ;; Author: Jackson Ray Hamilton <jackson@jacksonrayhamilton.com>
6 ;; Keywords: context coloring highlighting js javascript
8 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "24"))
10 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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15 ;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
16 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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21 ;; along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
25 ;; Highlights JavaScript code according to function context.
29 ;; Install Node.js 0.10+.
32 ;; (require 'context-coloring)
33 ;; (add-hook 'js-mode-hook 'context-coloring-mode)
39 (defface context-coloring-depth--1-face
40 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "white"))
41 (((background light)) (:foreground "#7f7f7f"))
42 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#7f7f7f")))
43 "Context coloring face, depth -1; comments."
44 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
46 (defface context-coloring-depth-0-face
47 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "white"))
48 (((background light)) (:foreground "#000000"))
49 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffffff")))
50 "Context coloring face, depth 0; global scope."
51 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
53 (defface context-coloring-depth-1-face
54 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "yellow"))
55 (((background light)) (:foreground "#2D6994"))
56 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffff80")))
57 "Context coloring face, depth 1."
58 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
60 (defface context-coloring-depth-2-face
61 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "green"))
62 (((background light)) (:foreground "#592D94"))
63 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#cdfacd")))
64 "Context coloring face, depth 2."
65 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
67 (defface context-coloring-depth-3-face
68 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "cyan"))
69 (((background light)) (:foreground "#A13143"))
70 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#d8d8ff")))
71 "Context coloring face, depth 3."
72 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
74 (defface context-coloring-depth-4-face
75 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "blue"))
76 (((background light)) (:foreground "#AC7135"))
77 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#e7c7ff")))
78 "Context coloring face, depth 4."
79 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
81 (defface context-coloring-depth-5-face
82 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "magenta"))
83 (((background light)) (:foreground "#ACA135"))
84 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffcdcd")))
85 "Context coloring face, depth 5."
86 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
88 (defface context-coloring-depth-6-face
89 '((((type tty)) (:foreground "red"))
90 (((background light)) (:foreground "#539A2F"))
91 (((background dark)) (:foreground "#ffe390")))
92 "Context coloring face, depth 6."
93 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
95 (defface context-coloring-depth--1-italic-face
96 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth--1-face :slant italic)))
97 "Context coloring face, depth -1; italic; comments."
98 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
100 (defface context-coloring-depth-0-bold-face
101 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-0-face :weight bold)))
102 "Context coloring face, depth 0; bold; global scope."
103 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
105 (defface context-coloring-depth-1-bold-face
106 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-1-face :weight bold)))
107 "Context coloring face, depth 1; bold."
108 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
110 (defface context-coloring-depth-2-bold-face
111 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-2-face :weight bold)))
112 "Context coloring face, depth 2; bold."
113 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
115 (defface context-coloring-depth-3-bold-face
116 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-3-face :weight bold)))
117 "Context coloring face, depth 3; bold."
118 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
120 (defface context-coloring-depth-4-bold-face
121 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-4-face :weight bold)))
122 "Context coloring face, depth 4; bold."
123 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
125 (defface context-coloring-depth-5-bold-face
126 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-5-face :weight bold)))
127 "Context coloring face, depth 5; bold."
128 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
130 (defface context-coloring-depth-6-bold-face
131 '((default (:inherit context-coloring-depth-6-face :weight bold)))
132 "Context coloring face, depth 6; bold."
133 :group 'context-coloring-faces)
135 (defconst context-coloring-face-count 7
136 "Number of faces defined for highlighting delimiter levels.
137 Determines depth at which to cycle through faces again.")
142 (defsubst context-coloring-level-face (depth style)
143 "Return face-name for DEPTH and STYLE as a string \"context-coloring-depth-DEPTH-face\".
144 For example: \"context-coloring-depth-1-face\"."
146 (concat "context-coloring-depth-"
149 ;; Has a face directly mapping to it.
150 (and (< depth context-coloring-face-count)
152 ;; After the number of available faces are used up, pretend the 0th
153 ;; face doesn't exist.
156 (- context-coloring-face-count 1)))))
157 (cond ((= 1 style) "-bold")
158 ((= 2 style) "-italic")
163 ;;; Customizable variables
165 (defcustom context-coloring-delay 0.25
166 "Delay between a buffer update and colorization.
168 Increase this if your machine is high-performing. Decrease it if it ain't."
169 :group 'context-coloring)
171 (defcustom context-coloring-benchmark-colorization nil
172 "If non-nil, display how long each colorization took."
173 :group 'context-coloring)
178 (defvar context-coloring-buffer nil
179 "Reference to this buffer (for timers).")
180 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-buffer)
182 (defvar context-coloring-scopifier-process nil
183 "Only allow a single scopifier process to run at a time. This
184 is a reference to that one process.")
185 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-scopifier-process)
187 (defvar context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer nil
188 "Reference to currently-running idle timer.")
189 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer)
191 (defvar context-coloring-changed nil
192 "Indication that the buffer has changed recently, which would
193 imply that it should be colorized again.")
194 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-changed)
196 (defvar context-coloring-start-time nil
197 "Used to benchmark colorization time.")
198 (make-variable-buffer-local 'context-coloring-start-time)
203 (defconst context-coloring-path
204 (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name))
205 "This file's directory.")
207 (defconst context-coloring-scopifier-path
208 (expand-file-name "./bin/scopifier" context-coloring-path)
209 "Path to the external scopifier executable.")
211 (defun context-coloring-apply-tokens (tokens)
212 "Processes TOKENS to apply context-based coloring to the
213 current buffer. Tokens are 4 integers: start, end, level, and
214 style. The array is flat, with a new token occurring after every
216 (with-silent-modifications
217 ;; Reset in case there should be uncolored areas.
218 (remove-text-properties (point-min) (point-max) `(face nil rear-nonsticky nil))
220 (len (length tokens)))
225 `(face ,(context-coloring-level-face
227 (elt tokens (+ i 3))) rear-nonsticky t))
230 (defsubst context-coloring-kill-scopifier ()
231 "Kills the currently-running scopifier process for this
233 (when (not (null context-coloring-scopifier-process))
234 (delete-process context-coloring-scopifier-process)
235 (setq context-coloring-scopifier-process nil)))
237 (defun context-coloring-parse-array (input)
238 "Specialized JSON parser for a flat array of numbers."
239 (vconcat (mapcar 'string-to-number (split-string (substring input 1 -1) ","))))
241 (defun context-coloring-scopify ()
242 "Invokes the external scopifier with the current buffer's
243 contents, reading the scopifier's response asynchronously and
244 applying a parsed list of tokens to
245 `context-coloring-apply-tokens'."
247 ;; Prior running tokenization is implicitly obsolete if this function is
249 (context-coloring-kill-scopifier)
251 ;; Start the process.
252 (setq context-coloring-scopifier-process
253 (start-process-shell-command "scopifier" nil context-coloring-scopifier-path))
256 (buffer context-coloring-buffer)
257 (start-time context-coloring-start-time))
259 ;; The process may produce output in multiple chunks. This filter
260 ;; accumulates the chunks into a message.
261 (set-process-filter context-coloring-scopifier-process
262 (lambda (process chunk)
263 (setq output (concat output chunk))))
265 ;; When the process's message is complete, this sentinel parses it as JSON
266 ;; and applies the tokens to the buffer.
267 (set-process-sentinel context-coloring-scopifier-process
268 (lambda (process event)
269 (when (equal "finished\n" event)
270 (let ((tokens (context-coloring-parse-array output)))
271 (with-current-buffer buffer
272 (context-coloring-apply-tokens tokens))
273 (setq context-coloring-scopifier-process nil)
274 (when context-coloring-benchmark-colorization
275 (message "Colorized (after %f seconds)." (- (float-time) start-time))))))))
277 ;; Give the process its input so it can begin.
278 (process-send-region context-coloring-scopifier-process (point-min) (point-max))
279 (process-send-eof context-coloring-scopifier-process))
284 (defun context-coloring-colorize ()
285 "Colors the current buffer by function context."
287 (when (executable-find "node")
288 (when context-coloring-benchmark-colorization
289 (setq context-coloring-start-time (float-time))
290 (message "%s" "Colorizing..."))
291 (context-coloring-scopify)))
293 (defun context-coloring-change-function (start end length)
294 "Registers a change so that a context-colored buffer can be
296 ;; Tokenization is obsolete if there was a change.
297 (context-coloring-kill-scopifier)
298 (setq context-coloring-changed t))
300 (defun context-coloring-maybe-colorize ()
301 "Colorize unders certain conditions. This will run as an idle
302 timer, so firstly the buffer must not be some other
303 buffer. Additionally, the buffer must have changed, otherwise
304 colorizing would be redundant."
305 (when (and (eq context-coloring-buffer (window-buffer (selected-window)))
306 context-coloring-changed)
307 (setq context-coloring-changed nil)
308 (context-coloring-colorize)))
314 (define-minor-mode context-coloring-mode
315 "Context-based code coloring for JavaScript, inspired by Douglas Crockford."
317 (if (not context-coloring-mode)
319 (context-coloring-kill-scopifier)
320 (when (not (null 'context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer))
321 (cancel-timer context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer))
322 (remove-hook 'after-change-functions 'context-coloring-change-function t)
326 ;; Remember this buffer. This value should not be dynamically-bound.
327 (setq context-coloring-buffer (current-buffer))
329 ;; Alert the user that the mode is not going to work.
330 (if (null (executable-find "node"))
331 (message "context-coloring-mode requires Node.js 0.10+ to be installed"))
333 ;; Colorize once initially.
334 (context-coloring-colorize)
336 ;; Font lock is incompatible with this mode; the converse is also true.
340 ;; Only recolor on change.
341 (add-hook 'after-change-functions 'context-coloring-change-function nil t)
343 ;; Only recolor idly.
344 (setq context-coloring-colorize-idle-timer
345 (run-with-idle-timer context-coloring-delay t 'context-coloring-maybe-colorize))))
347 (provide 'context-coloring)
349 ;;; context-coloring.el ends here