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authorThomas Voss <mail@thomasvoss.com> 2025-12-11 21:09:18 +0100
committerThomas Voss <mail@thomasvoss.com> 2025-12-11 21:09:18 +0100
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emacs: Rename marker to highlighter (and make changes)
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+;;; highlighter.el --- In-buffer highlighting commands -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+(require 'seq)
+
+(defgroup highlighter nil
+ "Customization group for `highlighter'."
+ :group 'convenience)
+
+(defcustom highlighter-default-face 'match
+ "The default face used by `highlighter-mark'."
+ :type 'face
+ :package-version '(highlighter . "1.0.0")
+ :group 'highlighter)
+
+(defun highlighter-mark (arg)
+ "Highlight text in the buffer.
+Highlight the current line or region if it is active. Text is
+highlighted using the face specified by `highlighter-default-face'.
+
+With ARG, interactively pick a face to highlight with."
+ (declare (interactive-only t))
+ (interactive "P")
+ (let ((bounds (if (use-region-p)
+ (region-bounds)
+ `((,(pos-bol) . ,(pos-eol)))))
+ (face (when arg
+ (highlighter--read-face-name "Highlight with face" #'facep))))
+ (highlighter-mark-region bounds face))
+ (when (region-active-p)
+ (deactivate-mark)))
+
+(defun highlighter-unmark (arg)
+ "Remove highlights in the buffer.
+
+Remove highlights from the current line or region if it is active.
+
+With ARG, interactively pick a face. Only highlights using the chosen
+face will be removed."
+ (declare (interactive-only t))
+ (interactive "P")
+ (let ((bounds (if (use-region-p)
+ (region-bounds)
+ `((,(pos-bol) . ,(pos-eol)))))
+ (face (when arg
+ (highlighter--read-face-name
+ "Clear highlights using face"
+ #'highlighter--used-face-p))))
+ (highlighter-unmark-region bounds face))
+ (when (region-active-p)
+ (deactivate-mark)))
+
+(defun highlighter-mark-region (bounds &optional face)
+ "Highlight text in the buffer within BOUNDS.
+BOUNDS uses the same format as returned by `region-bounds'.
+
+Text is highlighted using the face specified by `highlighter-default-face'.
+
+If FACE is nil or omitted, `highlighter-default-face' is used."
+ (dolist (x bounds) (highlighter--mark-region (car x) (cdr x) face)))
+
+(defun highlighter-unmark-region (bounds &optional face)
+ "Remove highlights in the buffer within BOUNDS.
+BOUNDS uses the same format as returned by `region-bounds'.
+
+If FACE is non-nil, only remove highlights using FACE."
+ (dolist (x bounds) (highlighter--unmark-region (car x) (cdr x) face)))
+
+(defun highlighter--mark-region (beg end &optional face)
+ (let ((ov (make-overlay beg end nil :front-advance))
+ (face (or face highlighter-default-face 'match)))
+ (overlay-put ov 'priority 1)
+ (overlay-put ov 'face face)
+ (overlay-put ov 'evaporate t)
+ (overlay-put ov 'highlighter--mark-p t)
+ (overlay-put ov 'highlighter--face face)))
+
+(defun highlighter--unmark-region (beg end &optional face)
+ (if face
+ (remove-overlays beg end 'highlighter--face face)
+ (remove-overlays beg end 'highlighter--mark-p t)))
+
+(defun highlighter-unmark-buffer (arg)
+ "Remove highlights in the buffer.
+
+With ARG, interactively pick a face. Only highlights using the chosen
+face will be removed."
+ (declare (interactive-only t))
+ (interactive "P")
+ (let ((face (when arg
+ (highlighter--read-face-name
+ "Clear highlights using face"
+ #'highlighter--used-face-p))))
+ (highlighter--unmark-region (point-min) (point-max) face)))
+
+(defun highlighter--read-face-name (prompt face-predicate)
+ (let (default defaults)
+ (let ((prompt (format "%s: " prompt))
+ (completion-extra-properties
+ `(:affixation-function
+ ,(lambda (faces)
+ (mapcar
+ (lambda (face)
+ (list face
+ (concat (propertize read-face-name-sample-text
+ 'face face)
+ "\t")
+ ""))
+ faces))))
+ aliasfaces nonaliasfaces faces)
+ ;; Build up the completion tables.
+ (mapatoms (lambda (s)
+ (when (apply face-predicate s nil)
+ (if (get s 'face-alias)
+ (push (symbol-name s) aliasfaces)
+ (push (symbol-name s) nonaliasfaces)))))
+ (let ((face (completing-read
+ prompt
+ (completion-table-in-turn nonaliasfaces aliasfaces)
+ nil t nil 'face-name-history defaults)))
+ (when (facep face) (if (stringp face)
+ (intern face)
+ face))))))
+
+(defun highlighter--used-face-p (face)
+ (seq-filter (lambda (ov) (eq face (overlay-get ov 'highlighter--face)))
+ (overlays-in (point-min) (point-max))))
+
+(provide 'highlighter)