Re: [STUMP] Fwd: [PATCH] Use multiple directories when searching for modules

Thanks, I'll take it from here.

    Dave

Evan <[email protected]> writes:

> Here's the patch for having multiple contrib-dirs. Originally submitted
> by Diogo F. S. Ramos.
>
> -E
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [STUMP] [PATCH] Use multiple directories when searching for modules
> Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 17:20:02 -0300
> From: Diogo F. S. Ramos <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
>
> Having only one directory as the source of modules limits where the
> user can collect these modules, specially if StumpWM is a system-wide
> installation.
>
> This patch adds a new variable, `*contrib-dirs*', which holds a list
> of directories where StumpWM should search for modules.
>
> To preserve backward compatibility, `*contrib-dir*' still exists and
> behaves as expected.
>
> When the user decides to use this new feature, both variables are
> taken into account, with `*contrib-dirs*' taking precedence over the
> old variable; if no module is found inside `*contrib-dirs*',
> `*contrib-dir*' is used.  The reasoning for this is that
> `*contrib-dir*' has a default value to look for contrib modules
> distributed with StumpWM, so an user might want to add new modules,
> possibly patched versions of the ones distributed with StumpWM.
>
> Two functions, `set-contrib-dirs' and `add-contrib-dir' are exported
> to maintain the same semantics of `set-contrib-dir', but there is no
> command for them.
> ---
>  module.lisp | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/module.lisp b/module.lisp
> index 7f65a05..90262be 100644
> --- a/module.lisp
> +++ b/module.lisp
> @@ -28,7 +28,11 @@
>            list-modules
>  	  *contrib-dir*
>  	  set-contrib-dir
> -          find-module))
> +          find-module
> +          *contrib-dirs*
> +          set-contrib-dirs
> +          add-contrib-dir
> +          ))
>
>  (defun module-string-as-directory (dir)
>    (unless (string= "/" (subseq dir (1- (length dir))))
> @@ -41,10 +45,28 @@
>                                                    '(:relative "contrib")))
>    "The location of the contrib modules on your system.")
>
> +(defvar *contrib-dirs*
> +  nil
> +  "Additional list of directories where to find StumpWM modules.")
> +
>  (defcommand set-contrib-dir (dir) ((:string "Directory: "))
>      "Sets the location of the contrib modules"
>    (setf *contrib-dir* (module-string-as-directory dir)))
>
> +(defun set-contrib-dirs (list-of-directories)
> +  "Set the multiple locations of StumpWM modules."
> +  (setf *contrib-dirs* (mapcar 'module-string-as-directory
> list-of-directories)))
> +
> +(defun add-contrib-dir (directory)
> +  "Add a new location where StumpWM can find modules."
> +  (push (module-string-as-directory directory) *contrib-dirs*))
> +
> +(defun merge-contribs ()
> +  "Merge *contrib-dir* and *contrib-dirs*.
> +
> +This function dictates the policy taken for directory precedence."
> +  (append *contrib-dirs* (list *contrib-dir*)))
> +
>  (define-stumpwm-type :module (input prompt)
>    (or (argument-pop-rest input)
>        (completing-read (current-screen) prompt (list-modules)
> :require-match t)))
> @@ -52,14 +74,22 @@
>  (defun list-modules ()
>    "Return a list of the available modules."
>    (mapcar 'pathname-name
> -          (directory (make-pathname :defaults *contrib-dir*
> -				    :name :wild
> -				    :type "lisp"))))
> +          (loop
> +             for dir in (merge-contribs)
> +             append (directory (make-pathname :defaults dir
> +                                              :name :wild
> +                                              :type "lisp")))))
>
>  (defun find-module (name)
> -  (probe-file (make-pathname :defaults *contrib-dir*
> -                             :name name
> -                             :type "lisp")))
> +  "Search for a module inside contrib sources.
> +
> +This will return the first match."
> +  (some #'probe-file
> +        (mapcar (lambda (dir)
> +                  (make-pathname :defaults dir
> +                                 :name name
> +                                 :type "lisp"))
> +                (merge-contribs))))
>
>  (defcommand load-module (name) ((:module "Load Module: "))
>    "Loads the contributed module with the given NAME."