:group 'multishell)
(defvar multishell--responsible-for-command-key nil
- "Multishell internal.")
+ "Coordination for multishell key assignment.")
(defun multishell-activate-command-key-setter (symbol setting)
"Implement `multishell-activate-command-key' choice."
(set-default 'multishell-activate-command-key setting)
:type 'boolean
:group 'multishell)
-;; (defcustom multishell-persist-shell-names nil
-;; "Remember shell name/path associations across sessions. Note well:
-;; This will activate minibuffer history persistence, in general, if it's not
-;; already active."
-;; :type 'boolean
-;; :set 'multishell-activate-persistence
-;; :group 'shell)
+(defcustom multishell-history-entry-tracks-current-directory t
+ "Modify shell buffer's multishell entry to track the current directory.
+
+When set, the path part of the name/path entry for each shell
+will track the current directory of the shell with emacs. If
+`savehist' is active, the directory tracking will extend across
+emacs sessions."
+ :type 'boolean
+ :group 'multishell)
(defvar multishell-history nil
"Name/path entries, most recent first.")
(defvar multishell-primary-name "*shell*"
"Shell name to use for un-modified multishell-pop-to-shell buffer target.")
+;; There is usually only one entry per name, but disruptions happen.
(defun multishell-register-name-to-path (name path)
- "Add or replace entry associating NAME with PATH in `multishell-history'."
+ "Add or replace entry associating NAME with PATH in `multishell-history'.
+
+Promote to added/changed entry to the front of the list."
;; Add or promote to the front, tracking path changes in the process.
(let* ((entries (multishell-history-entries name))
(becomes (concat name path)))
eg '/ssh:example.net:'. However that sometimes fails on an
obscure bug - particularly for remote+sudo with homedir
syntax. Until fixed, you may need to start remote+sudo shells
-with an explicit path, then cd to the homedir.)
+with an explicit path, then cd ~.)
You can change the startup path for a shell buffer by editing it
at the completion prompt. The new path will be preserved in
;; We're in the buffer. Activate:
- (cond ((not (comint-check-proc (current-buffer)))
- (multishell-start-shell-in-buffer (buffer-name (current-buffer))
- use-default-dir))
- (use-default-dir
- (cd use-default-dir)))
+ (if (not (comint-check-proc (current-buffer)))
+ (multishell-start-shell-in-buffer (buffer-name (current-buffer))
+ use-default-dir))
;; If the destination buffer has a stopped process, resume it:
(let ((process (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
"Selecting deleted buffer"))
(signal (car err)
(list
- (format "Tramp shell may fail with homedir paths, %s (\"%s\")"
+ (format "Tramp shell can fail on homedir paths, %s (\"%s\")"
"please try with an explicit path"
(cadr err)))))))
(setq buffer (set-buffer (apply 'make-comint
'("-i")))))
(shell-mode)))
+(defun multishell-track-dirchange (name newpath)
+ "Change multishell history entry to track current directory."
+ (let* ((entries (multishell-history-entries name)))
+ (dolist (entry entries)
+ (let* ((name-path (multishell-split-entry-name-and-tramp entry))
+ (name (car name-path))
+ (path (cadr name-path))
+ (is-remote (file-remote-p path))
+ (vec (and is-remote (tramp-dissect-file-name path nil)))
+ (localname (if is-remote
+ (tramp-file-name-localname vec)
+ path))
+ (newlocalname
+ (replace-regexp-in-string (if (string= localname "")
+ "$"
+ (regexp-quote localname))
+ ;; REP
+ newpath
+ ;; STRING
+ localname
+ ;; FIXEDCASE
+ t
+ ;; LITERAL
+ t
+ ))
+ (newpath (if is-remote
+ (tramp-make-tramp-file-name (aref vec 0)
+ (aref vec 1)
+ (aref vec 2)
+ newlocalname
+ (aref vec 4))
+ newlocalname))
+ (newentry (concat name newpath))
+ (membership (member entry multishell-history)))
+ (when membership
+ (setcar membership newentry))))))
+(defvar multishell-was-default-directory ()
+ "Provide for tracking directory changes.")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'multishell-was-default-directory)
+(defun multishell-post-command-business ()
+ "Do multishell bookkeeping."
+ ;; Update multishell-history with dir changes.
+ (condition-case err
+ (when (and multishell-history-entry-tracks-current-directory
+ (derived-mode-p 'shell-mode))
+ (let ((curdir (if (file-remote-p default-directory)
+ (tramp-file-name-localname
+ (tramp-dissect-file-name default-directory))
+ default-directory)))
+ (when (and multishell-was-default-directory
+ (not (string= curdir multishell-was-default-directory)))
+ (multishell-track-dirchange (multishell-unbracket-asterisks
+ (buffer-name))
+ curdir))
+ (setq multishell-was-default-directory curdir)))
+ ;; To avoid disruption as a pervasive hook function, swallow all errors:
+ (error nil)))
+(add-hook 'post-command-hook 'multishell-post-command-business)
+
+(defun multishell-split-entry-name-and-tramp (entry)
+ "Given multishell name/path ENTRY, return the separated name and path pair.
+
+Returns nil for empty parts, rather than the empty string."
+ (string-match "^\\([^/]*\\)\\(/?.*\\)?" entry)
+ (let ((name (match-string 1 entry))
+ (path (match-string 2 entry)))
+ (and (string= name "") (setq name nil))
+ (and (string= path "") (setq path nil))
+ (list name path)))
+
(provide 'multishell)
;;; multishell.el ends here