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From: stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com>
To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Cc: Thierry Banel <tbanelwebmin@free.fr>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [Feature Request] Add an dispatcher command (keybinding) for inserting dynamic blocks
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 08:12:15 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h8erdijk.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a7kn1i1a.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr>

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Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:

> Hello,
>
> stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Indeed, I mimicked `org-link-set-parameters' almost all. About this, I
>> originally just lazy, now I have a thought about this alist of plist
>> design, I think adding snippet-like text template string. This idea is
>> still coarse. I will update this idea in my org agenda todo list.
>
> We are not sure this would end up as a good idea anyway. Meanwhile,
> I think the alist of plists idea is a bit complicated.

Ok, I changed data structure into alist now.

>
>> And I have another reason, I think use same structure can make user feel
>> comfortable, because it is same as `org-link-set-parameters`. It's a
>> good reason.
>
> Org uses a lot of data types in its defcustoms. I don't think there is
> more comfort in sticking to a particular one. OTOH, a simpler structure
> means simpler code.

Ditto

>
> So if we have no other property than :function, I'd rather have a simple
> alist (KEY . FUNCTION). If we ever need more properties, we can change
> the structure, as long as it is in master, it is not set in stone.
>
>> About test, would you allow me to write it later?
>
> No problem. They do not need to be complex, tho.

I added a test by insert clocktable. It's passed.

>
>> At last, present my updated patch. Merry Christmas.
>
> Thank you.
>
>> -are updated automatically by a user function.  For example, {{{kbd(C-c
>> -C-x C-r)}}} inserts a dynamic table that updates the work time (see
>> -[[*Clocking Work Time]]).
>> +are updated automatically by a user function.  You can use dispatch
>> +command ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~, which is bound to
>> +keybinding {{{kbd(C-c C-x i)}}} by default.
>> +
>> +#+kindex: C-c C-x i
>> +#+findex: org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock
>> +Select one type of dynamic block to insert.
>> +
>> +For example, {{{kbd(C-c C-x i c l o c k t a b l e RET)}}} inserts a
>> +dynamic table that updates the work time (see [[*Clocking Work
>> Time]]).
>
>     by a user function.
>
>     #+kindex: C-c C-x x
>     #+findex: org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock
>     You can insert a dynamic block with ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~,
>     which is bound to {{{kbd(C-c C-x i)}}} by default. For example,
>     {{{kbd(C-c C-x i c l o c k t a b l e RET)}}} inserts a table that
>     updates the work time (see [[*Clocking Work Time]]).

Copied.

>
>> +(org-dynamic-block-set-parameters
>> + "clocktable"
>> + :function 'org-clock-report)
>
> The function could be, e.g.,
>
>   (org-dynamic-block-define "clocktable" #'org-clock-report)

Updated.

>
>> +(defun org-dynamic-block-get-parameter (type key)
>> +  "Get TYPE dynamic block property for KEY.
>> +TYPE is a string and KEY is a plist keyword."
>> +  (plist-get
>> +   (cdr (assoc type org-dynamic-block-parameters))
>> +   key))
>
> Simply
>
>   (cdr (assoc type org-dynamic-block-parameters))
>
> if you simplify the structure.

Updated.

>
>> +(defun org-dynamic-block-set-parameters (type &rest parameters)
>> +  "Set dynamic block TYPE properties to PARAMETERS.
>> +PARAMETERS should be :key val pairs.
>> +The key is usually is `:function', and the value is a function name symbol."
>> +  (let ((data (assoc type org-dynamic-block-parameters)))
>> +    (if data (setcdr data (org-combine-plists (cdr data) parameters))
>> +      (push (cons type parameters) org-dynamic-block-parameters))))
>
> Ditto. It could be
>
> (defun org-dynamic-block-define (type fun)
>   (push (cons type fun) org-dynamic-block-parameters))

Updated.

>
>> +(defun org-dynamic-block-types ()
>> +  "Return a list of known dynamic block types."
>> +  (mapcar #'car org-dynamic-block-parameters))
>> +
>> +(defun org-dynamic-block-functions ()
>> +  "Return a list of functions that are called to insert dynamic block."
>> +  (cl-loop for dblock in org-dynamic-block-parameters
>> +           with insert-func
>> +           do (setq insert-func (org-dynamic-block-get-parameter (car dblock) :function))
>> +           if insert-func
>> +           collect insert-func))
>
> Is this function necessary?

Updated.

>
>> +(defun org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock (dblock-type)
>> +  "Insert a dynamic block of type DBLOCK-TYPE.
>> +When used interactively, select the dynamic block types among
>> +defined types, per `org-dynamic-block-set-parameters'."
>> +  (interactive (list (completing-read "dynamic block: "
>> +				      (mapcar #'car org-dynamic-block-parameters))))
>
>     (mapcar #'car ...) -> (org-dynamic-block-types)

Updated.

>
>> +  (let ((func (org-dynamic-block-get-parameter dblock-type :function)))
>
> See above.

Updated.

Regards.

As always, add patch as attachment.


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From ac812470f074e40727a0ee5487f4608418ec18ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:35:38 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] * lisp/org.el (org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock): New
 function.

  (org-dynamic-block-alist, org-dynamic-block-functions,
  org-dynamic-block-types, org-dynamic-block-define,
  org-dynamic-block-get-func): New variables, New functions.

* lisp/org-keys.el: (org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock) New
  functions. (org-clock-report, org-columns-insert-dblock) Remove
  function keybindings.

* doc/org-manual.org: Add manual for dispatch command
  ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~.

* testing/lisp/test-org-clock.el: Add test for inserting clocktable with
  `org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock'.
---
 doc/org-manual.org             | 13 ++++++++++---
 etc/ORG-NEWS                   | 13 +++++++++++++
 lisp/org-clock.el              |  3 +++
 lisp/org-colview.el            |  4 +++-
 lisp/org-keys.el               |  6 ++----
 lisp/org.el                    | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 testing/lisp/test-org-clock.el | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 7 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index aad190b3b..5b4a0b241 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -19926,9 +19926,16 @@ users mailing list, at mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.
 
 Org supports /dynamic blocks/ in Org documents.  They are inserted
 with begin and end markers like any other code block, but the contents
-are updated automatically by a user function.  For example, {{{kbd(C-c
-C-x C-r)}}} inserts a dynamic table that updates the work time (see
-[[*Clocking Work Time]]).
+are updated automatically by a user function.  You can use dispatch
+command ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~, which is bound to
+keybinding {{{kbd(C-c C-x x)}}} by default.
+
+#+kindex: C-c C-x x
+#+findex: org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock
+You can insert a dynamic block with ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~,
+which is bound to {{{kbd(C-c C-x x)}}} by default.  For example,
+{{{kbd(C-c C-x x c l o c k t a b l e RET)}}} inserts a table that
+updates the work time (see [[*Clocking Work Time]]).
 
 Dynamic blocks can have names and function parameters.  The syntax is
 similar to source code block specifications:
diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index f9bea4b56..aab006d8e 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ arguments no longer imply a "file" result is expected.
 See [[git:3367ac9457]] for details.
 
 ** New features
+*** Add a dispatcher command to insert dynamic blocks
+
+You can add dynamic block into ~org-dynamic-block-alist~ with function
+~org-dynamic-block-define~.  All dynamic blocks in
+~org-dynamic-block-define~ can be used by
+~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~ command.
+
 *** Babel
 **** Add LaTeX output support in PlantUML
 *** New property =HTML_HEADLINE_CLASS= in HTML export
@@ -79,6 +86,12 @@ system than the main Org document.  For example:
 the corresponding direction by swapping with the adjacent cell.
 
 ** New functions
+*** ~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~
+
+Use default keybinding =<C-c C-x x>= to run command
+~org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock~.  It will prompt user to select
+dynamic block in ~org-dynamic-block-alist~.
+
 *** ~org-table-cell-up~
 *** ~org-table-cell-down~
 *** ~org-table-cell-left~
diff --git a/lisp/org-clock.el b/lisp/org-clock.el
index 1ebfa0201..3beef39eb 100644
--- a/lisp/org-clock.el
+++ b/lisp/org-clock.el
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 (declare-function org-element-property "org-element" (property element))
 (declare-function org-element-type "org-element" (element))
 (declare-function org-table-goto-line "org-table" (n))
+(declare-function org-dynamic-block-define "org" (type &rest rest))
 
 (defvar org-frame-title-format-backup frame-title-format)
 (defvar org-time-stamp-formats)
@@ -2052,6 +2053,8 @@ in the buffer and update it."
     (start (goto-char start)))
   (org-update-dblock))
 
+(org-dynamic-block-define "clocktable" #'org-clock-report)
+
 (defun org-day-of-week (day month year)
   "Returns the day of the week as an integer."
   (nth 6
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index 507c58a6a..eb0975ed5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 (declare-function org-element-property "org-element" (property element))
 (declare-function org-element-restriction "org-element" (element))
 (declare-function org-element-type "org-element" (element))
+(declare-function org-dynamic-block-define "org" (type &rest rest))
 
 (defvar org-agenda-columns-add-appointments-to-effort-sum)
 (defvar org-agenda-columns-compute-summary-properties)
@@ -1237,7 +1238,7 @@ When PRINTF is non-nil, use it to format the result."
   "Summarize CHECK-BOXES with a check-box cookie."
   (format "[%d/%d]"
 	  (cl-count-if (lambda (b) (or (equal b "[X]")
-				  (string-match-p "\\[\\([1-9]\\)/\\1\\]" b)))
+				   (string-match-p "\\[\\([1-9]\\)/\\1\\]" b)))
 		       check-boxes)
 	  (length check-boxes)))
 
@@ -1537,6 +1538,7 @@ PARAMS is a property list of parameters:
 		     (id)))))
   (org-update-dblock))
 
+(org-dynamic-block-define "columnview" #'org-columns-insert-dblock)
 
 \f
 ;;; Column view in the agenda
diff --git a/lisp/org-keys.el b/lisp/org-keys.el
index bed2f2ad4..cd9ba1d8a 100644
--- a/lisp/org-keys.el
+++ b/lisp/org-keys.el
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@
 (declare-function org-clock-in "org" (&optional select start-time))
 (declare-function org-clock-in-last "org" (&optional arg))
 (declare-function org-clock-out "org" (&optional switch-to-state fail-quietly at-time))
-(declare-function org-clock-report "org" (&optional arg))
 (declare-function org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift "org" (n &optional shift))
 (declare-function org-columns "org" (&optional global columns-fmt-string))
-(declare-function org-columns-insert-dblock "org" ())
 (declare-function org-comment-dwim "org" (arg))
 (declare-function org-copy "org" ())
 (declare-function org-copy-special "org" ())
@@ -67,6 +65,7 @@
 (declare-function org-cycle "org" (&optional arg))
 (declare-function org-cycle-agenda-files "org" ())
 (declare-function org-date-from-calendar "org" ())
+(declare-function org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock "org" (&optional arg))
 (declare-function org-dblock-update "org" (&optional arg))
 (declare-function org-deadline "org" (arg1 &optional time))
 (declare-function org-decrease-number-at-point "org" (&optional inc))
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@ COMMANDS is a list of alternating OLDDEF NEWDEF command names."
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-j") #'org-clock-goto)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-q") #'org-clock-cancel)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-d") #'org-clock-display)
-(org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-r") #'org-clock-report)
+(org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x x") #'org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-u") #'org-dblock-update)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-l") #'org-toggle-latex-fragment)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x C-v") #'org-toggle-inline-images)
@@ -650,7 +649,6 @@ COMMANDS is a list of alternating OLDDEF NEWDEF command names."
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x e") #'org-set-effort)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x E") #'org-inc-effort)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x o") #'org-toggle-ordered-property)
-(org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x i") #'org-columns-insert-dblock)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-,") #'org-insert-structure-template)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x .") #'org-timer)
 (org-defkey org-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x -") #'org-timer-item)
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 1ee341f43..19f164426 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -11521,6 +11521,40 @@ If COMMAND is not given, use `org-update-dblock'."
 	(unless (re-search-forward org-dblock-end-re nil t)
 	  (error "Dynamic block not terminated"))))))
 
+(defcustom org-dynamic-block-alist nil
+  "An alist that defines all the Org dynamic blocks.
+The key of alist is a string of the dynamic block type name.
+The value of alist is a definition function to insert dynamic block."
+  :type '(alist :tag "dynamic block name"
+		:key-type string
+                :value-type function)
+  :safe #'listp
+  :group 'org-block
+  :package-version '(Org . "9.3"))
+
+(defun org-dynamic-block-get-func (type)
+  "Get TYPE dynamic block property which TYPE is a string."
+  (cdr (assoc type org-dynamic-block-alist)))
+
+(defun org-dynamic-block-types ()
+  "Return all defined dynamic block types."
+  (mapcar #'car org-dynamic-block-alist))
+
+(defun org-dynamic-block-define (type func)
+  "Define dynamic block TYPE with FUNC."
+  (push (cons type func) org-dynamic-block-alist))
+
+(defun org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock (type)
+  "Insert a dynamic block of type TYPE.
+When used interactively, select the dynamic block types among
+defined types, per `org-dynamic-block-define'."
+  (interactive (list (completing-read "dynamic block: "
+				      (org-dynamic-block-types))))
+  (let ((func (org-dynamic-block-get-func type)))
+    (if (functionp func)
+        (funcall func)
+      (message "No such dynamic block: %s" func))))
+
 (defun org-dblock-update (&optional arg)
   "User command for updating dynamic blocks.
 Update the dynamic block at point.  With prefix ARG, update all dynamic
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-clock.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-clock.el
index 0d5cb5569..04ff9c06b 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-clock.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-clock.el
@@ -273,6 +273,30 @@ the buffer."
 \f
 ;;; Clocktable
 
+(ert-deftest test-org-clock/clocktable/insert ()
+  "Test insert clocktable dynamic block with `org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock'."
+  (should
+   (equal
+    "| Headline     | Time   |      |
+|--------------+--------+------|
+| *Total time* | *1:00* |      |
+|--------------+--------+------|
+| \\_  H2       |        | 1:00 |"
+    (org-test-with-temp-text "** H1\n\n** H2\n<point>"
+      (insert (org-test-clock-create-clock ". 1:00" ". 2:00"))
+
+      (goto-line 2)
+      (require 'org-clock)
+      (org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock "clocktable")
+
+      (goto-line 1)
+      (unwind-protect
+	  (save-excursion
+	    (when (search-forward "#+CAPTION:") (forward-line))
+	    (buffer-substring-no-properties
+	     (point) (progn (search-forward "#+END:") (line-end-position 0))))
+	(delete-region (point) (search-forward "#+END:\n")))))))
+
 (ert-deftest test-org-clock/clocktable/ranges ()
   "Test ranges in Clock table."
   ;; Relative time: Previous two days.
-- 
2.20.1


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  reply	other threads:[~2019-01-02  0:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-11-16  1:15 [Feature Request] Add an dispatcher command (keybinding) for inserting dynamic blocks stardiviner
2018-11-16 17:59 ` Thierry Banel
2018-11-25 10:09   ` Nicolas Goaziou
2018-12-03  6:43     ` stardiviner
2018-12-20  2:10     ` stardiviner
2018-12-22 22:54       ` Nicolas Goaziou
2018-12-23  6:26         ` stardiviner
2018-12-23  6:28         ` stardiviner
2018-12-23  7:59           ` stardiviner
2018-12-27 10:59             ` Nicolas Goaziou
2018-12-27 15:25               ` stardiviner
2018-12-30  9:27                 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2019-01-02  0:12                   ` stardiviner [this message]
2019-01-02 14:57                     ` Nicolas Goaziou
2019-01-03 12:19                       ` stardiviner

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