swi-prolog-nox 5.10.4-3ubuntu1 / usr / lib / swi-prolog / library / help.pl

/*  $Id$

    Part of SWI-Prolog

    Author:        Jan Wielemaker
    E-mail:        jan@swi.psy.uva.nl
    WWW:           http://www.swi-prolog.org
    Copyright (C): 1985-2002, University of Amsterdam

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*/

:- module(online_help,
	  [ help/1,
	    help/0,
	    apropos/1
	  ]).
:- use_module(lists, [append/3, member/2]).

:- if(exists_source(library(helpidx))).
:- use_module(library(helpidx)).
no_help :-
	fail.
:- else.
no_help :-
	print_message(warning, no_help_files).
function(_,_,_).			% make check silent
predicate(_,_,_,_,_).
section(_,_,_,_).
:- endif.

:- multifile
	prolog:help_hook/1,		% Generic help hook.
	prolog:show_help_hook/2.	% +Title, +TmpFile

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This module  defines the  online  help  facility of   SWI-Prolog.   It
assumes  (Prolog) index file  at library(help_index)   and  the actual
manual  at library(online_manual).   Output  is piped through  a  user
defined pager, which defaults to `more'.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */

%	help/0

help :-
	no_help, !.
help :-
	prolog:help_hook(help), !.
help :-
	help(help/1).

%%	help(+Subject)
%
%	Display online help on specified subject.

help(_) :-
	no_help, !.
help(What) :-
	prolog:help_hook(help(What)), !.
help(What) :-
	give_help(What).

%%	apropos(Pattern)
%	Give a list of subjects that might be appropriate.

apropos(_) :-
	no_help, !.
apropos(What) :-
	prolog:help_hook(apropos(What)), !.
apropos(What) :-
	give_apropos(What).

give_help(Name/Arity) :- !,
	predicate(Name, Arity, _, From, To), !,
	show_help(Name/Arity, [From-To]).
give_help(Section) :-
	user_index(Index, Section), !,
	section(Index, _, From, To),
	show_help(Section, [From-To]).
give_help(Function) :-
	atom(Function),
	atom_concat('PL_', _, Function),
	function(Function, From, To), !,
	show_help(Function, [From-To]).
give_help(Name) :-
	findall(From-To, predicate(Name, _, _, From, To), Ranges),
	Ranges \== [], !,
	show_help(Name, Ranges).
give_help(What) :-
	format('No help available for ~w~n', [What]).

%%	show_help(+ListOfRanges)
%	Pipe specified ranges of the manual through the user defined pager

:- dynamic asserted_help_tmp_file/1.

help_tmp_file(X) :-
	asserted_help_tmp_file(X), !.
help_tmp_file(X) :-
	tmp_file(manual, X),
	asserta(asserted_help_tmp_file(X)).

write_ranges_to_file(Ranges, Outfile) :-
	online_manual_stream(Manual),
	help_tmp_file(Outfile),
	open(Outfile, write, Output),
	show_ranges(Ranges, Manual, Output),
	close(Manual),
	close(Output).

show_help(Title, Ranges) :-
	predicate_property(prolog:show_help_hook(_,_), number_of_clauses(N)),
	N > 0,
	write_ranges_to_file(Ranges, TmpFile),
	prolog:show_help_hook(Title, TmpFile).
show_help(_, Ranges) :-
	clause(running_under_emacs_interface, _),
	running_under_emacs_interface, !,
	write_ranges_to_file(Ranges, Outfile),
	call_emacs('(view-file-other-window "~w")', [Outfile]).
show_help(_, Ranges) :-
	current_prolog_flag(pipe, true), !,
	online_manual_stream(Manual),
	pager_stream(Pager),
	catch(show_ranges(Ranges, Manual, Pager), _, true),
	close(Manual),
	catch(close(Pager), _, true).
show_help(_, Ranges) :-
	online_manual_stream(Manual),
	show_ranges(Ranges, Manual, user_output).

show_ranges([], _, _) :- !.
show_ranges([FromLine-ToLine|Rest], Manual, Pager) :-
	line_start(FromLine, From),
	line_start(ToLine, To),
	seek(Manual, From, bof, _),
	Range is To - From,
	copy_chars(Range, Manual, Pager),
	nl(Pager),
	show_ranges(Rest, Manual, Pager).

%%	copy_chars(+Count, +FromStream, +ToStream)
%
%	Note: stream is binary to deal with byte offsets. As the data is
%	ISO Latin-1 anyway, this is fine.

copy_chars(N, From, To) :-
	get0(From, C0),
	copy_chars(N, From, To, C0).

copy_chars(N, _, _, _) :-
	N =< 0, !.
copy_chars(N, _, To, _) :-
	0 =:= N mod 4096,
	flush_output(To),
	fail.
copy_chars(N, From, To, C) :-
	get_byte(From, C1),
	(   C1 == 8,			% backspace
	    \+ current_prolog_flag(write_help_with_overstrike, true)
	->  get_byte(From, C2),
	    NN is N - 2,
	    copy_chars(NN, From, To, C2)
	;   put_printable(To, C),
	    NN is N - 1,
	    copy_chars(NN, From, To, C1)
	).

put_printable(_, 12) :- !.
put_printable(_, 13) :- !.
put_printable(_, -1) :- !.
put_printable(To, C) :-
	put_code(To, C).

online_manual_stream(Stream) :-
	find_manual(Manual),
	open(Manual, read, Stream, [type(binary)]).

pager_stream(Stream) :-
	find_pager(Pager),
	open(pipe(Pager), write, Stream).

find_manual(Path) :-
	absolute_file_name(library('MANUAL'), [access(read)], Path).

find_pager(Pager) :-
	getenv('PAGER', Pager), !.
find_pager(more).

/* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Set the write_help_with_overstrike feature.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */

set_overstrike_feature :-
	current_prolog_flag(write_help_with_overstrike, _), !.
set_overstrike_feature :-
	(   getenv('TERM', xterm)
	->  Flag = true
	;   Flag = false
	),
	create_prolog_flag(write_help_with_overstrike, Flag, []).

:- initialization set_overstrike_feature.

%%	line_start(Line, Start) is det.
%
%	True if Start is the byte position at which Line starts.

:- dynamic
	start_of_line/2.

line_start(Line, Start) :-
	start_of_line(Line, Start), !.
line_start(Line, Start) :-
	line_index,
	start_of_line(Line, Start).


%%	line_index
%
%	Create index holding the byte positions for the line starts

line_index :-
	start_of_line(_,_), !.
line_index :-
	online_manual_stream(Stream),
	set_stream(Stream, encoding(octet)),
	call_cleanup(line_index(Stream, 1), close(Stream)).

line_index(Stream, LineNo) :-
	byte_count(Stream, ByteNo),
	assert(start_of_line(LineNo, ByteNo)),
	(   at_end_of_stream(Stream)
	->  true
	;   LineNo2 is LineNo+1,
	    skip(Stream, 10),
	    line_index(Stream, LineNo2)
	).


		 /*******************************
		 *	       APROPOS		*
		 *******************************/

give_apropos(Atom) :-
	ignore(predicate_apropos(Atom)),
	ignore(function_apropos(Atom)),
	ignore(section_apropos(Atom)).

apropos_predicate(Pattern, Name, Arity, Summary) :-
	predicate(Name, Arity, Summary, _, _),
	(   apropos_match(Pattern, Name)
	->  true
	;   apropos_match(Pattern, Summary)
	).

predicate_apropos(Pattern) :-
	findall(Name-Arity-Summary,
		apropos_predicate(Pattern, Name, Arity, Summary),
		Names),
	forall(member(Name-Arity-Summary, Names),
	       format('~w/~w~t~30|~w~n', [Name, Arity, Summary])).

function_apropos(Pattern) :-
	findall(Name, (function(Name, _, _),
		       apropos_match(Pattern, Name)), Names),
	forall(member(Name, Names),
	       format('Interface Function~t~30|~w()~n', Name)).

section_apropos(Pattern) :-
	findall(Index-Name, (section(Index, Name, _, _),
		       apropos_match(Pattern, Name)), Names),
	forall(member(Index-Name, Names),
	       (user_index(Index, UserIndex),
		format('Section ~w~t~30|"~w"~n', [UserIndex, Name]))).

apropos_match(A, B) :-
	'$apropos_match'(A, B).			% C defined for performance

user_index(List, Index) :-
	is_list(List), !,
	to_user_index(List, S),
	name(Index, S).
user_index(List, Index) :-
	to_system_index(Index, List).

to_user_index([], "").
to_user_index([A], S) :- !,
	name(A, S).
to_user_index([A|B], S) :-
	name(A, S0),
	append(S0, "-", S1),
	append(S1, Rest, S),
	to_user_index(B, Rest).

to_system_index(A-B, I) :- !,
	to_system_index(A, C),
	integer(B),
	append(C, [B], I).
to_system_index(A, [A]) :-
	integer(A).

                 /*******************************
                 *            MESSAGES          *
                 *******************************/

:- multifile
        prolog:message/3.

prolog:message(no_help_files) -->
        [ 'The online help files (helpidx.pl, MANUAL) are not installed.', nl,
	  'If you installed SWI-Prolog from GIT/CVS, please consult', nl,
	  'README.doc and README.git in the toplevel of the sources.'
	].