[PATCH] Re: Link-words with spaces, allowed or not?

[Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>]

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Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> We may allow something like
> #+LINK: "this is a link with spaces" http://replacement

See the attached patch allowing the above syntax in #+LINK keywords.


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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 15:14:44 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] org: Allow spaces in #+LINK abbreviation definitions
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* lisp/org.el (org-set-regexps-and-options): Allow spaces when
defining link abbreviations via #+LINK keyword.
* testing/lisp/test-org-element.el (test-org-element/link-parser): Add
a new test.
* doc/org-manual.org (Link Abbreviations): Add example demonstrating
link abbreviation with spaces.

Reported-by: Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis@me.com>
Link: https://orgmode.org/list/87zgf7zujc.fsf@localhost
---
 doc/org-manual.org               | 3 +++
 lisp/org.el                      | 6 +++++-
 testing/lisp/test-org-element.el | 9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index dc2fc57cd..47710466a 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -3652,8 +3652,11 @@ ** Link Abbreviations
 #+begin_example
 ,#+LINK: bugzilla  https://10.1.2.9/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=
 ,#+LINK: duckduckgo https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s
+,#+LINK: "Nu Html Checker" https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=%h
 #+end_example
 
+The abbreviations containing spaces must be quoted.
+
 In-buffer completion (see [[*Completion]]) can be used after =[= to
 complete link abbreviations.  You may also define a Lisp function that
 implements special (e.g., completion) support for inserting such a
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index d8708f8f2..0036b189a 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -4184,7 +4184,11 @@ (defun org-set-regexps-and-options (&optional tags-only)
 	       (delq nil
 		     (mapcar
 		      (lambda (value)
-			(and (string-match "\\`\\(\\S-+\\)[ \t]+\\(.+\\)" value)
+			(and (or
+                              ;; "abbrev with spaces" spec
+                              (string-match "\\`\"\\(.+[^\\]\\)\"[ \t]+\\(.+\\)" value)
+                              ;; abbrev spec
+                              (string-match "\\`\\(\\S-+\\)[ \t]+\\(.+\\)" value))
 			     (cons (match-string-no-properties 1 value)
 				   (match-string-no-properties 2 value))))
 		      (cdr (assoc "LINK" alist))))))
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
index eb5b95e86..78a735efe 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
@@ -2007,6 +2007,15 @@ (ert-deftest test-org-element/link-parser ()
 	    (progn (org-mode-restart)
 		   (goto-char (1- (point-max)))
 		   (org-element-property :type (org-element-context))))))
+  ;; Link abbreviation with spaces.
+  (should
+   (equal "https"
+          (org-test-with-temp-text
+              "#+LINK: \"Nu Html Checker\" https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=%h
+              [[Nu Html Checker:test]]"
+	    (progn (org-mode-restart)
+		   (goto-char (1- (point-max)))
+		   (org-element-property :type (org-element-context))))))
   ;; Link abbreviation in a secondary string.
   (should
    (equal "https"
-- 
2.35.1


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