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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 ;; Maintainer: FSF
7 ;; Keywords: processes
8
9 ;; Changes by peck@sun.com and by rms.
10
11 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
12
13 ;; GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
14 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
15 ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
16 ;; any later version.
17
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22
23 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
24 ;; along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
25 ;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
26 ;; Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
27
28 ;;; Commentary:
29
30 ;; This Lisp code is run in Emacs when it is to operate as
31 ;; a server for other processes.
32
33 ;; Load this library and do M-x server-edit to enable Emacs as a server.
34 ;; Emacs runs the program ../arch-lib/emacsserver as a subprocess
35 ;; for communication with clients. If there are no client buffers to edit,
36 ;; server-edit acts like (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))
37
38 ;; When some other program runs "the editor" to edit a file,
39 ;; "the editor" can be the Emacs client program ../lib-src/emacsclient.
40 ;; This program transmits the file names to Emacs through
41 ;; the server subprocess, and Emacs visits them and lets you edit them.
42
43 ;; Note that any number of clients may dispatch files to emacs to be edited.
44
45 ;; When you finish editing a Server buffer, again call server-edit
46 ;; to mark that buffer as done for the client and switch to the next
47 ;; Server buffer. When all the buffers for a client have been edited
48 ;; and exited with server-edit, the client "editor" will return
49 ;; to the program that invoked it.
50
51 ;; Your editing commands and Emacs's display output go to and from
52 ;; the terminal in the usual way. Thus, server operation is possible
53 ;; only when Emacs can talk to the terminal at the time you invoke
54 ;; the client. This is possible in four cases:
55
56 ;; 1. On a window system, where Emacs runs in one window and the
57 ;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs in another.
58
59 ;; 2. On a multi-terminal system, where Emacs runs on one terminal and the
60 ;; program that wants to use "the editor" runs on another.
61
62 ;; 3. When the program that wants to use "the editor" is running
63 ;; as a subprocess of Emacs.
64
65 ;; 4. On a system with job control, when Emacs is suspended, the program
66 ;; that wants to use "the editor" will stop and display
67 ;; "Waiting for Emacs...". It can then be suspended, and Emacs can be
68 ;; brought into the foreground for editing. When done editing, Emacs is
69 ;; suspended again, and the client program is brought into the foreground.
70
71 ;; The buffer local variable "server-buffer-clients" lists
72 ;; the clients who are waiting for this buffer to be edited.
73 ;; The global variable "server-clients" lists all the waiting clients,
74 ;; and which files are yet to be edited for each.
75
76 ;;; Code:
77 \f
78 (defvar server-program (expand-file-name "emacsserver" exec-directory)
79 "*The program to use as the edit server.")
80
81 (defvar server-visit-hook nil
82 "*List of hooks to call when visiting a file for the Emacs server.")
83
84 (defvar server-switch-hook nil
85 "*List of hooks to call when switching to a buffer for the Emacs server.")
86
87 (defvar server-done-hook nil
88 "*List of hooks to call when done editing a buffer for the Emacs server.")
89
90 (defvar server-process nil
91 "the current server process")
92
93 (defvar server-previous-string "")
94
95 (defvar server-clients nil
96 "List of current server clients.
97 Each element is (CLIENTID BUFFERS...) where CLIENTID is a string
98 that can be given to the server process to identify a client.
99 When a buffer is marked as \"done\", it is removed from this list.")
100
101 (defvar server-buffer-clients nil
102 "List of clientids for clients requesting editing of current buffer.")
103 (make-variable-buffer-local 'server-buffer-clients)
104 ;; Changing major modes should not erase this local.
105 (put 'server-buffer-clients 'permanent-local t)
106
107 (defvar server-window nil
108 "*The window to use for selecting Emacs server buffers.
109 If nil, use the selected window.
110 If it is a frame, use the frame's selected window.")
111
112 (defvar server-temp-file-regexp "^/tmp/Re\\|/draft$"
113 "*Regexp which should match filenames of temporary files
114 which are deleted and reused after each edit
115 by the programs that invoke the emacs server.")
116
117 (or (assq 'server-buffer-clients minor-mode-alist)
118 (setq minor-mode-alist (cons '(server-buffer-clients " Server") minor-mode-alist)))
119
120 ;; If a *server* buffer exists,
121 ;; write STRING to it for logging purposes.
122 (defun server-log (string)
123 (if (get-buffer "*server*")
124 (save-excursion
125 (set-buffer "*server*")
126 (goto-char (point-max))
127 (insert (current-time-string) " " string)
128 (or (bolp) (newline)))))
129
130 (defun server-sentinel (proc msg)
131 (cond ((eq (process-status proc) 'exit)
132 (server-log (message "Server subprocess exited")))
133 ((eq (process-status proc) 'signal)
134 (server-log (message "Server subprocess killed")))))
135
136 ;;;###autoload
137 (defun server-start (&optional leave-dead)
138 "Allow this Emacs process to be a server for client processes.
139 This starts a server communications subprocess through which
140 client \"editors\" can send your editing commands to this Emacs job.
141 To use the server, set up the program `emacsclient' in the
142 Emacs distribution as your standard \"editor\".
143
144 Prefix arg means just kill any existing server communications subprocess."
145 (interactive "P")
146 ;; kill it dead!
147 (if server-process
148 (progn
149 (set-process-sentinel server-process nil)
150 (condition-case () (delete-process server-process) (error nil))))
151 ;; Delete the socket files made by previous server invocations.
152 (let* ((sysname (system-name))
153 (dot-index (string-match "\\." sysname)))
154 (condition-case ()
155 (delete-file (format "~/.emacs-server-%s" sysname))
156 (error nil))
157 (condition-case ()
158 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) sysname))
159 (error nil))
160 ;; In case the server file name was made with a domainless hostname,
161 ;; try deleting that name too.
162 (if dot-index
163 (let ((shortname (substring sysname 0 dot-index)))
164 (condition-case ()
165 (delete-file (format "~/.emacs-server-%s" shortname))
166 (error nil))
167 (condition-case ()
168 (delete-file (format "/tmp/esrv%d-%s" (user-uid) shortname))
169 (error nil)))))
170 ;; If this Emacs already had a server, clear out associated status.
171 (while server-clients
172 (let ((buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients))))
173 (server-buffer-done buffer)))
174 (if leave-dead
175 nil
176 (if server-process
177 (server-log (message "Restarting server")))
178 ;; Using a pty is wasteful, and the separate session causes
179 ;; annoyance sometimes (some systems kill idle sessions).
180 (let ((process-connection-type nil))
181 (setq server-process (start-process "server" nil server-program)))
182 (set-process-sentinel server-process 'server-sentinel)
183 (set-process-filter server-process 'server-process-filter)
184 (process-kill-without-query server-process)))
185 \f
186 ;Process a request from the server to edit some files.
187 ;Format of STRING is "Client: CLIENTID PATH PATH PATH... \n"
188 (defun server-process-filter (proc string)
189 (server-log string)
190 (setq string (concat server-previous-string string))
191 ;; If the input is multiple lines,
192 ;; process each line individually.
193 (while (string-match "\n" string)
194 (let ((request (substring string 0 (match-beginning 0)))
195 client nowait
196 (files nil)
197 (lineno 1))
198 ;; Remove this line from STRING.
199 (setq string (substring string (match-end 0)))
200 (if (string-match "^Error: " request)
201 (message "Server error: %s" (substring request (match-end 0)))
202 (if (string-match "^Client: " request)
203 (progn
204 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
205 (setq client (list (substring request 0 (string-match " " request))))
206 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
207 (while (string-match "[^ ]+ " request)
208 (let ((arg
209 (substring request (match-beginning 0) (1- (match-end 0))))
210 (pos 0))
211 (setq request (substring request (match-end 0)))
212 (if (string-match "\\`-nowait" arg)
213 (setq nowait t)
214 (if (string-match "\\`\\+[0-9]+\\'" arg)
215 ;; ARG is a line number option.
216 (setq lineno (read (substring arg 1)))
217 ;; ARG is a file name.
218 ;; Collapse multiple slashes to single slashes.
219 (setq arg (command-line-normalize-file-name arg))
220 ;; Undo the quoting that emacsclient does
221 ;; for certain special characters.
222 (while (string-match "&." arg pos)
223 (setq pos (1+ (match-beginning 0)))
224 (let ((nextchar (aref arg pos)))
225 (cond ((= nextchar ?&)
226 (setq arg (replace-match "&" t t arg)))
227 ((= nextchar ?-)
228 (setq arg (replace-match "-" t t arg)))
229 (t
230 (setq arg (replace-match " " t t arg))))))
231 (setq files
232 (cons (list arg lineno)
233 files))
234 (setq lineno 1)))))
235 (server-visit-files files client nowait)
236 ;; CLIENT is now a list (CLIENTNUM BUFFERS...)
237 (or nowait
238 (setq server-clients (cons client server-clients)))
239 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 client))
240 (run-hooks 'server-switch-hook)
241 (message (substitute-command-keys
242 "When done with a buffer, type \\[server-edit]")))))))
243 ;; Save for later any partial line that remains.
244 (setq server-previous-string string))
245
246 (defun server-visit-files (files client &optional nowait)
247 "Finds FILES and returns the list CLIENT with the buffers nconc'd.
248 FILES is an alist whose elements are (FILENAME LINENUMBER).
249 NOWAIT non-nil means this client is not waiting for the results,
250 so don't mark these buffers specially, just visit them normally."
251 ;; Bind last-nonmenu-event to force use of keyboard, not mouse, for queries.
252 (let (client-record (last-nonmenu-event t) (obuf (current-buffer)))
253 ;; Restore the current buffer afterward, but not using save-excursion,
254 ;; because we don't want to save point in this buffer
255 ;; if it happens to be one of those specified by the server.
256 (unwind-protect
257 (while files
258 ;; If there is an existing buffer modified or the file is modified,
259 ;; revert it.
260 ;; If there is an existing buffer with deleted file, offer to write it.
261 (let* ((filen (car (car files)))
262 (obuf (get-file-buffer filen)))
263 (if (and obuf (set-buffer obuf))
264 (if (file-exists-p filen)
265 (if (or (not (verify-visited-file-modtime obuf))
266 (buffer-modified-p obuf))
267 (revert-buffer t nil))
268 (if (y-or-n-p
269 (concat "File no longer exists: "
270 filen
271 ", write buffer to file? "))
272 (write-file filen)))
273 (set-buffer (find-file-noselect filen))
274 (run-hooks 'server-visit-hook)))
275 (goto-line (nth 1 (car files)))
276 (if (not nowait)
277 (setq server-buffer-clients
278 (cons (car client) server-buffer-clients)))
279 (setq client-record (cons (current-buffer) client-record))
280 (setq files (cdr files)))
281 (set-buffer obuf))
282 (nconc client client-record)))
283 \f
284 (defun server-buffer-done (buffer &optional for-killing)
285 "Mark BUFFER as \"done\" for its client(s).
286 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
287 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
288 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
289 (let ((running (eq (process-status server-process) 'run))
290 (next-buffer nil)
291 (killed nil)
292 (first t)
293 (old-clients server-clients))
294 (while old-clients
295 (let ((client (car old-clients)))
296 (or next-buffer
297 (setq next-buffer (nth 1 (memq buffer client))))
298 (delq buffer client)
299 ;; Delete all dead buffers from CLIENT.
300 (let ((tail client))
301 (while tail
302 (and (bufferp (car tail))
303 (null (buffer-name (car tail)))
304 (delq (car tail) client))
305 (setq tail (cdr tail))))
306 ;; If client now has no pending buffers,
307 ;; tell it that it is done, and forget it entirely.
308 (if (cdr client) nil
309 (if running
310 (progn
311 ;; Don't send emacsserver two commands in close succession.
312 ;; It cannot handle that.
313 (or first (sit-for 1))
314 (setq first nil)
315 (send-string server-process
316 (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))
317 (server-log (format "Close: %s Done\n" (car client)))))
318 (setq server-clients (delq client server-clients))))
319 (setq old-clients (cdr old-clients)))
320 (if (and (bufferp buffer) (buffer-name buffer))
321 (progn
322 (save-excursion
323 (set-buffer buffer)
324 (setq server-buffer-clients nil)
325 (run-hooks 'server-done-hook))
326 (if for-killing
327 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
328 (progn (kill-buffer buffer)
329 (setq killed t))
330 (bury-buffer buffer)))))
331 (list next-buffer killed)))
332
333 (defun server-temp-file-p (buffer)
334 "Return non-nil if BUFFER contains a file considered temporary.
335 These are files whose names suggest they are repeatedly
336 reused to pass information to another program.
337
338 The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls which filenames
339 are considered temporary."
340 (and (buffer-file-name buffer)
341 (string-match server-temp-file-regexp (buffer-file-name buffer))))
342
343 (defun server-done ()
344 "Offer to save current buffer, mark it as \"done\" for clients.
345 This buries the buffer, then returns a list of the form (NEXT-BUFFER KILLED).
346 NEXT-BUFFER is another server buffer, as a suggestion for what to select next,
347 or nil. KILLED is t if we killed the BUFFER (because it was a temp file)."
348 (let ((buffer (current-buffer)))
349 (if server-buffer-clients
350 (progn
351 (if (server-temp-file-p buffer)
352 ;; For a temp file, save, and do make a non-numeric backup
353 ;; (unless make-backup-files is nil).
354 (let ((version-control nil)
355 (buffer-backed-up nil))
356 (save-buffer))
357 (if (and (buffer-modified-p)
358 buffer-file-name
359 (y-or-n-p (concat "Save file " buffer-file-name "? ")))
360 (save-buffer buffer)))
361 (server-buffer-done buffer)))))
362
363 ;; Ask before killing a server buffer.
364 ;; It was suggested to release its client instead,
365 ;; but I think that is dangerous--the client would proceed
366 ;; using whatever is on disk in that file. -- rms.
367 (defun server-kill-buffer-query-function ()
368 (or (not server-buffer-clients)
369 (yes-or-no-p (format "Buffer `%s' still has clients; kill it? "
370 (buffer-name (current-buffer))))))
371
372 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-query-functions
373 'server-kill-buffer-query-function)
374
375 (defun server-kill-emacs-query-function ()
376 (let (live-client
377 (tail server-clients))
378 ;; See if any clients have any buffers that are still alive.
379 (while tail
380 (if (memq t (mapcar 'stringp (mapcar 'buffer-name (cdr (car tail)))))
381 (setq live-client t))
382 (setq tail (cdr tail)))
383 (or (not live-client)
384 (yes-or-no-p "Server buffers still have clients; exit anyway? "))))
385
386 (add-hook 'kill-emacs-query-functions 'server-kill-emacs-query-function)
387
388 ;; When a buffer is killed, inform the clients.
389 (add-hook 'kill-buffer-hook 'server-kill-buffer)
390 (defun server-kill-buffer ()
391 (when server-process
392 (server-buffer-done (current-buffer) t)))
393 \f
394 (defun server-edit (&optional arg)
395 "Switch to next server editing buffer; say \"Done\" for current buffer.
396 If a server buffer is current, it is marked \"done\" and optionally saved.
397 When all of a client's buffers are marked as \"done\", the client is notified.
398
399 Temporary files such as MH <draft> files are always saved and backed up,
400 no questions asked. (The variable `make-backup-files', if nil, still
401 inhibits a backup; you can set it locally in a particular buffer to
402 prevent a backup for it.) The variable `server-temp-file-regexp' controls
403 which filenames are considered temporary.
404
405 If invoked with a prefix argument, or if there is no server process running,
406 starts server process and that is all. Invoked by \\[server-edit]."
407 (interactive "P")
408 (if (or arg
409 (not server-process)
410 (memq (process-status server-process) '(signal exit)))
411 (server-start nil)
412 (apply 'server-switch-buffer (server-done))))
413
414 (defun server-switch-buffer (&optional next-buffer killed-one)
415 "Switch to another buffer, preferably one that has a client.
416 Arg NEXT-BUFFER is a suggestion; if it is a live buffer, use it."
417 ;; KILLED-ONE is t in a recursive call
418 ;; if we have already killed one temp-file server buffer.
419 ;; This means we should avoid the final "switch to some other buffer"
420 ;; since we've already effectively done that.
421 (cond ((and (windowp server-window)
422 (window-live-p server-window))
423 (select-window server-window))
424 ((framep server-window)
425 (if (not (frame-live-p server-window))
426 (setq server-window (make-frame)))
427 (select-window (frame-selected-window server-window))))
428 (if (window-minibuffer-p (selected-window))
429 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0)))
430 ;; Move to a non-dedicated window, if we have one.
431 (let ((last-window (previous-window nil 'nomini 0)))
432 (while (and (window-dedicated-p (selected-window))
433 (not (eq last-window (selected-window))))
434 (select-window (next-window nil 'nomini 0))))
435 (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) nil)
436 (if next-buffer
437 (if (and (bufferp next-buffer)
438 (buffer-name next-buffer))
439 (switch-to-buffer next-buffer)
440 ;; If NEXT-BUFFER is a dead buffer,
441 ;; remove the server records for it
442 ;; and try the next surviving server buffer.
443 (apply 'server-switch-buffer
444 (server-buffer-done next-buffer)))
445 (if server-clients
446 (server-switch-buffer (nth 1 (car server-clients)) killed-one)
447 (if (not killed-one)
448 (switch-to-buffer (other-buffer))))))
449
450 (global-set-key "\C-x#" 'server-edit)
451 \f
452 (provide 'server)
453
454 ;;; server.el ends here