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From: Deepak Cherian <dpak.cherian@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: org-babel: insert named source block
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:12:24 -0800
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Thanks. That works well, but only shows named source blocks in the 
particular file.

Is there a way to make it show library of babel blocks too?

Deepak

On 11/15/2017 02:56 PM, Berry, Charles wrote:
>> On Nov 15, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Deepak Cherian <dpak.cherian@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone here managed to configure ivy or helm to show a list of named source blocks that org knows about?
>>
>> I am imagining this workflow:
>> 1. M-x org-babel-insert-named-source-block (imaginary function)
>> 2. List of named source blocks pops up
>> 3. Hit enter and "#+call: name-of-source-block()" is inserted at point.
>>
> org has its own function for listing  named src-blocks.
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
>    (defun my-insert-named-src-block
>        ( &optional template )
>      (interactive)
>      (let ((template (or template "#+call: %s()\n"))
> 	  (src-block
> 	   (completing-read "Enter src block name[or TAB or ENTER]: " (org-babel-src-block-names))))
>        (unless (string-equal "" src-block)
> 	(insert (format template src-block)))))
> #+END_SRC
>
> M-x my-insert-named-src-block TAB <click on name>
>
> HTH,
>
> Chuck