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1 ;;; server.el --- Lisp code for GNU Emacs running as server process.
2
3 ;; Copyright (C) 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
4
5 ;; Author: William Sommerfeld <wesommer@athena.mit.edu>
6 ;; Keywords: processes
7
8 ;; Changes by peck@sun.com and by rms.
9
10 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
11
12 ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
13 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
14 ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
15 ;; any later version.
16
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21
22 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
23 ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
24 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
25 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
26
27 ;;; Commentary:
28
29 ;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as
30 ;; a server for other processes.
31
32 ;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server.
33 ;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess
34 ;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit,
35 ;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))
36
37 ;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file,
38 ;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient.
39 ;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through
40 ;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them.
41
42 ;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited.
43
44 ;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit
45 ;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next
46 ;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited
47 ;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return
48 ;; to the program that invoked it.
49
50 ;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from
51 ;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible
52 ;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke
53 ;; the client. This is possible in four cases:
54
55 ;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the
56 ;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another.
57
58 ;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the
59 ;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another.
60
61 ;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running
62 ;; as a subprocess of Emacs.
63
64 ;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program
65 ;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display
66 ;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be
67 ;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is
68 ;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground.
69
70 ;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists
71 ;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited.
72 ;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients,
73 ;; and which files are yet to be edited for each.
74
75 ;;; Code:
76 \f
77 (defvar server-program (expand-file-name "emacsserver" exec-directory)
78 "*The program to use as the edit server.")
79
80 (defvar server-visit-hook nil
81 "*List of hooks to call when visiting a file for the Emacs server.")
82
83 (defvar server-switch-hook nil
84 "*List of hooks to call when switching to a buffer for the Emacs server.")
85
86 (defvar server-done-hook nil
87 "*List of hooks to call when done editing a buffer for the Emacs server.")
88
89 (defvar server-process nil
90 "the current server process")
91
92 (defvar server-previous-string "")
93
94 (defvar server-clients nil
95 "List of current server clients.
96 Each element is (CLIENTID BUFFERS...) where CLIENTID is a string
97 that can be given to the server process to identify a client.
98 When a buffer is marked as \"done\", it is removed from this list.")
99
100 (defvar server-buffer-clients nil
101 "List of clientids for clients requesting editing of current buffer.")
102 (make-variable-buffer-local 'server-buffer-clients)
103 ;; Changing major modes should not erase this local.
104 (put 'server-buffer-clients 'permanent-local t)
105
106 (defvar server-window nil
107 "*The window to use for selecting Emacs server buffers.
108 If nil, use the selected window.
109 If it is a frame, use the frame's selected window.")
110
111 (defvar server-temp-file-regexp "^/tmp/Re\\|/draft$"
112 "*Regexp which should match filenames of temporary files
113 which are deleted and reused after each edit
114 by the programs that invoke the emacs server.")
115
116 (or (assq 'server-buffer-clients minor-mode-alist)
117 (setq minor-mode-alist (cons '(server-buffer-clients " Server") minor-mode-alist)))
118
119 ;; If a *server* buffer exists,
120 ;; write STRING to it for logging purposes.
121 (defun server-log (string)
122 (if (get-buffer "*server*")
123 (save-excursion
124 (set-buffer "*server*")
125 (goto-char (point-max))
126 (insert (current-time-string) " " string)
127 (or (bolp) (newline)))))
128
129 (defun server-sentinel (proc msg)
130 (cond ((eq (process-status proc) 'exit)
131 (server-log (message "Server subprocess exited")))
132 ((eq (process-status proc) 'signal)
133 (server-log (message "Server subprocess killed")))))
134
135 ;;;###autoload
136 (defun server-start (&optional leave-dead)
137 "Allow this Emacs process to be a server for client processes.
138 This starts a server communications subprocess through which
139 client \"editors\" can send your editing commands to this Emacs job.
140 To use the server, set up the program `emacsclient' in the
141 Emacs distribution as your standard \"editor\".
142
143 Prefix arg means just kill any existing server communications subprocess."
144 (interactive "P")
145 ;; kill it dead!
146 (if server-process
147 (progn
148 (set-process-sentinel server-process nil)
149 (condition-case () (delete-process server-process) (error nil))))
150 ;; Delete the socket files made by previous server invocations.
151 (let* ((sysname (system-name))
152 (dot-index (string-match "\\." sysname)))
153 (condition-case ()
154 (delete-file (format "~/.emacs-server-%s" sysname))
155 (error nil))
156 (condition-case ()
157 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) sysname))
158 (error nil))
159 ;; In case the server file name was made with a domainless hostname,
160 ;; try deleting that name too.
161 (if dot-index
162 (let ((shortname (substring sysname 0 dot-index)))
163 (condition-case ()
164 (delete-file (format "~/.emacs-server-%s" shortname))
165 (error nil))
166 (condition-case ()
167 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) shortname))
168 (error nil)))))
169 ;; If this Emacs already had a server, clear out associated status.
170 (while server-clients
171 (let ((buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients))))
172 (server-buffer-done buffer)))
173 (if leave-dead
174 nil
175 (if server-process
176 (server-log (message "Restarting server")))
177 ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes
178 ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions).
179 (let ((process-connection-type nil))
180 (setq server-process (start-process "server" nil server-program)))
181 (set-process-sentinel server-process 'server-sentinel)
182 (set-process-filter server-process 'server-process-filter)
183 (process-kill-without-query server-process)))
184 \f
185 ;Process a request from the server to edit some files.
186 ;Format of STRING is "Client: CLIENTID PATH PATH PATH... \n"
187 (defun server-process-filter (proc string)
188 (server-log string)
189 (setq string (concat server-previous-string string))
190 ;; If the input is multiple lines,
191 ;; process each line individually.
192 (while (string-match "\n" string)
193 (let ((request (substring string 0 (match-beginning 0)))
194 client nowait
195 (files nil)
196 (lineno 1))
197 ;; Remove this line from STRING.
198 (setq string (substring string (match-end 0)))
199 (if (string-match "^Error: " request)
200 (message "Server error: %s" (substring request (match-end 0)))
201 (if (string-match "^Client: " request)
202 (progn
203 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
204 (setq client (list (substring request 0 (string-match " " request))))
205 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
206 (while (string-match "[^ ]+ " request)
207 (let ((arg
208 (substring request (match-beginning 0) (1- (match-end 0))))
209 (pos 0))
210 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
211 (if (string-match "\\`-nowait" arg)
212 (setq nowait t)
213 (if (string-match "\\`\\+[0-9]+\\'" arg)
214 ;; ARG is a line number option.
215 (setq lineno (read (substring arg 1)))
216 ;; ARG is a file name.
217 ;; Collapse multiple slashes to single slashes.
218 (setq arg (command-line-normalize-file-name arg))
219 ;; Undo the quoting that emacsclient does
220 ;; for certain special characters.
221 (while (string-match "&." arg pos)
222 (setq pos (1+ (match-beginning 0)))
223 (let ((nextchar (aref arg pos)))
224 (cond ((= nextchar ?&)
225 (setq arg (replace-match "&" t t arg)))
226 ((= nextchar ?-)
227 (setq arg (replace-match "-" t t arg)))
228 (t
229 (setq arg (replace-match " " t t arg))))))
230 (setq files
231 (cons (list arg lineno)
232 files))
233 (setq lineno 1)))))
234 (server-visit-files files client nowait)
235 ;; CLIENT is now a list (CLIENTNUM BUFFERS...)
236 (or nowait
237 (setq server-clients (cons client server-clients)))
238 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 client))
239 (run-hooks 'server-switch-hook)
240 (message (substitute-command-keys
241 "When done with a buffer, type \\[server-edit]")))))))
242 ;; Save for later any partial line that remains.
243 (setq server-previous-string string))
244
245 (defun server-visit-files (files client &optional nowait)
246 "Finds FILES and returns the list CLIENT with the buffers nconc'd.
247 FILES is an alist whose elements are (FILENAME LINENUMBER).
248 NOWAIT non-nil means this client is not waiting for the results,
249 so don't mark these buffers specially, just visit them normally."
250 ;; Bind last-nonmenu-event to force use of keyboard, not mouse, for queries.
251 (let (client-record (last-nonmenu-event t) (obuf (current-buffer)))
252 ;; Restore the current buffer afterward, but not using save-excursion,
253 ;; because we don't want to save point in this buffer
254 ;; if it happens to be one of those specified by the server.
255 (unwind-protect
256 (while files
257 ;; If there is an existing buffer modified or the file is modified,
258 ;; revert it.
259 ;; If there is an existing buffer with deleted file, offer to write it.
260 (let* ((filen (car (car files)))
261 (obuf (get-file-buffer filen)))
262 (if (and obuf (set-buffer obuf))
263 (if (file-exists-p filen)
264 (if (or (not (verify-visited-file-modtime obuf))
265 (buffer-modified-p obuf))
266 (revert-buffer t nil))
267 (if (y-or-n-p
268 (concat "File no longer exists: "
269 filen
270 ", write buffer to file? "))
271 (write-file filen)))
272 (set-buffer (find-file-noselect filen))
273 (run-hooks 'server-visit-hook)))
274 (goto-line (nth 1 (car files)))
275 (if (not nowait)
276 (setq server-buffer-clients
277 (cons (car client) server-buffer-clients)))
278 (setq client-record (cons (current-buffer) client-record))
279 (setq files (cdr files)))
280 (set-buffer obuf))
281 (nconc client client-record)))
282 \f
283 (defun server-buffer-done (buffer &optional for-killing)
284 "Mark BUFFER as \"done\" for its client(s).
285 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
286 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
287 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
288 (let ((running (eq (process-status server-process) 'run))
289 (next-buffer nil)
290 (killed nil)
291 (first t)
292 (old-clients server-clients))
293 (while old-clients
294 (let ((client (car old-clients)))
295 (or next-buffer
296 (setq next-buffer (nth 1 (memq buffer client))))
297 (delq buffer client)
298 ;; Delete all dead buffers from CLIENT.
299 (let ((tail client))
300 (while tail
301 (and (bufferp (car tail))
302 (null (buffer-name (car tail)))
303 (delq (car tail) client))
304 (setq tail (cdr tail))))
305 ;; If client now has no pending buffers,
306 ;; tell it that it is done, and forget it entirely.
307 (if (cdr client) nil
308 (if running
309 (progn
310 ;; Don't send emacsserver two commands in close succession.
311 ;; It cannot handle that.
312 (or first (sit-for 1))
313 (setq first nil)
314 (send-string server-process
315 (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))
316 (server-log (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))))
317 (setq server-clients (delq client server-clients))))
318 (setq old-clients (cdr old-clients)))
319 (if (and (bufferp buffer) (buffer-name buffer))
320 (progn
321 (save-excursion
322 (set-buffer buffer)
323 (setq server-buffer-clients nil)
324 (run-hooks 'server-done-hook))
325 (if for-killing
326 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
327 (progn (kill-buffer buffer)
328 (setq killed t))
329 (bury-buffer buffer)))))
330 (list next-buffer killed)))
331
332 (defun server-temp-file-p (buffer)
333 "Return non-nil if BUFFER contains a file considered temporary.
334 These are files whose names suggest they are repeatedly
335 reused to pass information to another program.
336
337 The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames
338 are considered temporary."
339 (and (buffer-file-name buffer)
340 (string-match server-temp-file-regexp (buffer-file-name buffer))))
341
342 (defun server-done ()
343 "Offer to save current buffer, mark it as \"done\" for clients.
344 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
345 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
346 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed the BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
347 (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
348 (if server-buffer-clients
349 (progn
350 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
351 ;; For a temp file, save, and do make a non-numeric backup
352 ;; (unless make-backup-files is nil).
353 (let ((version-control nil)
354 (buffer-backed-up nil))
355 (save-buffer))
356 (if (and (buffer-modified-p)
357 buffer-file-name
358 (y-or-n-p (concat "Save file " buffer-file-name "? ")))
359 (save-buffer buffer)))
360 (server-buffer-done buffer)))))
361
362 ;; Ask before killing a server buffer.
363 ;; It was suggested to release its client instead,
364 ;; but I think that is dangerous--the client would proceed
365 ;; using whatever is on disk in that file. -- rms.
366 (defun server-kill-buffer-query-function ()
367 (or (not server-buffer-clients)
368 (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' still has clients; kill it? "
369 (buffer-name (current-buffer))))))
370
371 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions
372 'server-kill-buffer-query-function)
373
374 (defun server-kill-emacs-query-function ()
375 (let (live-client
376 (tail server-clients))
377 ;; See if any clients have any buffers that are still alive.
378 (while tail
379 (if (memq t (mapcar 'stringp (mapcar 'buffer-name (cdr (car tail)))))
380 (setq live-client t))
381 (setq tail (cdr tail)))
382 (or (not live-client)
383 (yes-or-no-p "Server buffers still have clients; exit anyway? "))))
384
385 (add-hook 'kill-emacs-query-functions 'server-kill-emacs-query-function)
386
387 ;; When a buffer is killed, inform the clients.
388 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-hook 'server-kill-buffer)
389 (defun server-kill-buffer ()
390 (server-buffer-done (current-buffer) t))
391 \f
392 (defun server-edit (&optional arg)
393 "Switch to next server editing buffer; say \"Done\" for current buffer.
394 If a server buffer is current, it is marked \"done\" and optionally saved.
395 When all of a client's buffers are marked as \"done\", the client is notified.
396
397 Temporary files such as MH <draft> files are always saved and backed up,
398 no questions asked. (The variable `make-backup-files', if nil, still
399 inhibits a backup; you can set it locally in a particular buffer to
400 prevent a backup for it.) The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls
401 which filenames are considered temporary.
402
403 If invoked with a prefix argument, or if there is no server process running,
404 starts server process and that is all. Invoked by \\[server-edit]."
405 (interactive "P")
406 (if (or arg
407 (not server-process)
408 (memq (process-status server-process) '(signal exit)))
409 (server-start nil)
410 (apply 'server-switch-buffer (server-done))))
411
412 (defun server-switch-buffer (&optional next-buffer killed-one)
413 "Switch to another buffer, preferably one that has a client.
414 Arg NEXT-BUFFER is a suggestion; if it is a live buffer, use it."
415 ;; KILLED-ONE is t in a recursive call
416 ;; if we have already killed one temp-file server buffer.
417 ;; This means we should avoid the final "switch to some other buffer"
418 ;; since we've already effectively done that.
419 (cond ((and (windowp server-window)
420 (window-live-p server-window))
421 (select-window server-window))
422 ((framep server-window)
423 (if (not (frame-live-p server-window))
424 (setq server-window (make-frame)))
425 (select-window (frame-selected-window server-window))))
426 (if (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window))
427 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0)))
428 ;; Move to a non-dedicated window, if we have one.
429 (let ((last-window (previous-window nil 'nomini 0)))
430 (while (and (window-dedicated-p (selected-window))
431 (not (eq last-window (selected-window))))
432 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0))))
433 (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil)
434 (if next-buffer
435 (if (and (bufferp next-buffer)
436 (buffer-name next-buffer))
437 (switch-to-buffer next-buffer)
438 ;; If NEXT-BUFFER is a dead buffer,
439 ;; remove the server records for it
440 ;; and try the next surviving server buffer.
441 (apply 'server-switch-buffer
442 (server-buffer-done next-buffer)))
443 (if server-clients
444 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients)) killed-one)
445 (if (not killed-one)
446 (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))))))
447
448 (global-set-key "\C-x#" 'server-edit)
449 \f
450 (provide 'server)
451
452 ;;; server.el ends here