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44 | Or by adding them to the resource for extensions loaded by default: |
44 | Or by adding them to the resource for extensions loaded by default: |
45 | |
45 | |
46 | URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,selection-autotransform |
46 | URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,selection-autotransform |
47 | |
47 | |
48 | Extensions may add resources on their own. Similarly to builtin |
48 | Extensions may add additional resources and C<actions>, i.e., methods |
49 | resources, these resources can also be specified on the command line |
49 | which can be bound to a key and invoked by the user. An extension can |
50 | as long options (with '.' replaced by '-'), in which case the |
50 | define the resources it support and also default bindings for one or |
51 | corresponding extension is loaded automatically. |
51 | more actions it provides using so called META comments, described |
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52 | below. Similarly to builtin resources, extension resources can also be |
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53 | specified on the command line as long options (with C<.> replaced by |
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54 | C<->), in which case the corresponding extension is loaded |
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55 | automatically. For this to work the extension B<must> define META |
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56 | comments for its resources. |
52 | |
57 | |
53 | =head1 API DOCUMENTATION |
58 | =head1 API DOCUMENTATION |
54 | |
59 | |
55 | =head2 General API Considerations |
60 | =head2 General API Considerations |
56 | |
61 | |
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108 | C<urxvt::term> class on this object. |
113 | C<urxvt::term> class on this object. |
109 | |
114 | |
110 | Additional methods only supported for extension objects are described in |
115 | Additional methods only supported for extension objects are described in |
111 | the C<urxvt::extension> section below. |
116 | the C<urxvt::extension> section below. |
112 | |
117 | |
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118 | =head2 META comments |
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119 | |
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120 | Rxvt-unicode recognizes special meta comments in extensions that define |
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121 | different types of metadata. |
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122 | |
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123 | Currently, it recxognises only one such comment: |
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125 | =over 4 |
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126 | |
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127 | =item #:META:RESOURCE:name:type:desc |
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128 | |
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129 | The RESOURCE comment defines a resource used by the extension, where |
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130 | C<name> is the resource name, C<type> is the resource type, C<boolean> |
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131 | or C<string>, and C<desc> is the resource description. |
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132 | |
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133 | =back |
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134 | |
113 | =head2 Hooks |
135 | =head2 Hooks |
114 | |
136 | |
115 | The following subroutines can be declared in extension files, and will be |
137 | The following subroutines can be declared in extension files, and will be |
116 | called whenever the relevant event happens. |
138 | called whenever the relevant event happens. |
117 | |
139 | |
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282 | code is run after this hook, and takes precedence. |
304 | code is run after this hook, and takes precedence. |
283 | |
305 | |
284 | =item on_refresh_end $term |
306 | =item on_refresh_end $term |
285 | |
307 | |
286 | Called just after the screen gets redrawn. See C<on_refresh_begin>. |
308 | Called just after the screen gets redrawn. See C<on_refresh_begin>. |
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309 | |
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310 | =item on_action $term, $string |
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311 | |
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312 | Called whenever an action is invoked for the corresponding extension |
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313 | (e.g. via a C<extension:string> builtin action bound to a key, see |
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314 | description of the B<keysym> resource in the urxvt(1) manpage). The |
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315 | event is simply the action string. Note that an action event is always |
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316 | associated to a single extension. |
287 | |
317 | |
288 | =item on_user_command $term, $string *DEPRECATED* |
318 | =item on_user_command $term, $string *DEPRECATED* |
289 | |
319 | |
290 | Called whenever a user-configured event is being activated (e.g. via |
320 | Called whenever a user-configured event is being activated (e.g. via |
291 | a C<perl:string> action bound to a key, see description of the B<keysym> |
321 | a C<perl:string> action bound to a key, see description of the B<keysym> |
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685 | @{ delete $TERM->{perl_ext_3} } |
715 | @{ delete $TERM->{perl_ext_3} } |
686 | ) { |
716 | ) { |
687 | if ($_ eq "default") { |
717 | if ($_ eq "default") { |
688 | |
718 | |
689 | $ext_arg{$_} = [] |
719 | $ext_arg{$_} = [] |
690 | for |
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691 | qw(selection option-popup selection-popup readline), |
720 | for qw(selection option-popup selection-popup readline searchable-scrollback); |
692 | map $_->[0], values %{ $TERM->{meta}{binding} }; |
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693 | |
721 | |
694 | for ($TERM->_keysym_resources) { |
722 | for ($TERM->_keysym_resources) { |
695 | next if /^(?:string|command|builtin|builtin-string|perl)/; |
723 | next if /^(?:string|command|builtin|builtin-string|perl)/; |
696 | next unless /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-]+):/; |
724 | next unless /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-]+):/; |
697 | |
725 | |
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706 | } elsif (/^([^<]+)<(.*)>$/) { |
734 | } elsif (/^([^<]+)<(.*)>$/) { |
707 | push @{ $ext_arg{$1} }, $2; |
735 | push @{ $ext_arg{$1} }, $2; |
708 | |
736 | |
709 | } else { |
737 | } else { |
710 | $ext_arg{$_} ||= []; |
738 | $ext_arg{$_} ||= []; |
711 | } |
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712 | } |
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713 | |
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714 | # now register default key bindings |
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715 | for my $ext (sort keys %ext_arg) { |
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716 | while (my ($k, $v) = each %{ $TERM->{meta}{ext}{$ext}{binding} }) { |
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717 | $TERM->bind_action ($k, "$v->[0]:$v->[1]"); |
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718 | } |
739 | } |
719 | } |
740 | } |
720 | |
741 | |
721 | for my $ext (sort keys %ext_arg) { |
742 | for my $ext (sort keys %ext_arg) { |
722 | my @files = grep -f $_, map "$_/$ext", @dirs; |
743 | my @files = grep -f $_, map "$_/$ext", @dirs; |
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945 | } |
966 | } |
946 | |
967 | |
947 | bless \%disable, "urxvt::extension::on_disable" |
968 | bless \%disable, "urxvt::extension::on_disable" |
948 | } |
969 | } |
949 | |
970 | |
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971 | =item $self->bind_action ($hotkey, $action) |
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972 | |
950 | =item $self->x_resource ($pattern) |
973 | =item $self->x_resource ($pattern) |
951 | |
974 | |
952 | =item $self->x_resource_boolean ($pattern) |
975 | =item $self->x_resource_boolean ($pattern) |
953 | |
976 | |
954 | These methods support an additional C<%> prefix when called on an |
977 | These methods support an additional C<%> prefix for C<$action> or |
955 | extension object - see the description of these methods in the |
978 | C<$pattern> when called on an extension object, compared to the |
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979 | C<urxvt::term> methods of the same name - see the description of these |
956 | C<urxvt::term> class for details. |
980 | methods in the C<urxvt::term> class for details. |
957 | |
981 | |
958 | =cut |
982 | =cut |
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983 | |
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984 | sub bind_action { |
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985 | my ($self, $hotkey, $action) = @_; |
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986 | $action =~ s/^%:/$_[0]{_name}:/; |
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987 | $self->{term}->bind_action ($hotkey, $action) |
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988 | } |
959 | |
989 | |
960 | sub x_resource { |
990 | sub x_resource { |
961 | my ($self, $name) = @_; |
991 | my ($self, $name) = @_; |
962 | $name =~ s/^%(\.|$)/$_[0]{_name}$1/; |
992 | $name =~ s/^%(\.|$)/$_[0]{_name}$1/; |
963 | $self->{term}->x_resource ($name) |
993 | $self->{term}->x_resource ($name) |
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1131 | if ($pattern =~ /[^a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]/) { |
1161 | if ($pattern =~ /[^a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]/) { |
1132 | warn "$dir/$ext: meta resource '$pattern' contains illegal characters (not alphanumeric nor . nor *)\n"; |
1162 | warn "$dir/$ext: meta resource '$pattern' contains illegal characters (not alphanumeric nor . nor *)\n"; |
1133 | } else { |
1163 | } else { |
1134 | $ext{resource}{$pattern} = [$ext, $type, $desc]; |
1164 | $ext{resource}{$pattern} = [$ext, $type, $desc]; |
1135 | } |
1165 | } |
1136 | } elsif (/^#:META:BINDING:(.*)/) { |
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1137 | my ($keysym, $action) = split /:/, $1; |
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1138 | $ext{binding}{$keysym} = [$ext, $action]; |
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1139 | } elsif (/^\s*(?:#|$)/) { |
1166 | } elsif (/^\s*(?:#|$)/) { |
1140 | # skip other comments and empty lines |
1167 | # skip other comments and empty lines |
1141 | } else { |
1168 | } else { |
1142 | last; # stop parsing on first non-empty non-comment line |
1169 | last; # stop parsing on first non-empty non-comment line |
1143 | } |
1170 | } |
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1145 | |
1172 | |
1146 | $meta{ext}{$ext} = \%ext; |
1173 | $meta{ext}{$ext} = \%ext; |
1147 | } |
1174 | } |
1148 | } |
1175 | } |
1149 | |
1176 | |
1150 | # and now merge resources and bindings |
1177 | # and now merge resources |
1151 | while (my ($k, $v) = each %{ $meta{ext} }) { |
1178 | while (my ($k, $v) = each %{ $meta{ext} }) { |
1152 | #TODO: should check for extensions overriding each other |
1179 | #TODO: should check for extensions overriding each other |
1153 | %{ $meta{resource} } = (%{ $meta{resource} }, %{ $v->{resource} }); |
1180 | %{ $meta{resource} } = (%{ $meta{resource} }, %{ $v->{resource} }); |
1154 | %{ $meta{binding} } = (%{ $meta{binding} }, %{ $v->{binding} }); |
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1155 | } |
1181 | } |
1156 | } |
1182 | } |
1157 | |
1183 | |
1158 | =item $term = new urxvt::term $envhashref, $rxvtname, [arg...] |
1184 | =item $term = new urxvt::term $envhashref, $rxvtname, [arg...] |
1159 | |
1185 | |
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1282 | |
1308 | |
1283 | If the method is called on an extension object (basically, from an |
1309 | If the method is called on an extension object (basically, from an |
1284 | extension), then the special prefix C<%.> will be replaced by the name of |
1310 | extension), then the special prefix C<%.> will be replaced by the name of |
1285 | the extension and a dot, and the lone string C<%> will be replaced by the |
1311 | the extension and a dot, and the lone string C<%> will be replaced by the |
1286 | extension name itself. This makes it possible to code extensions so you |
1312 | extension name itself. This makes it possible to code extensions so you |
1287 | can rename them and get a new set of commandline switches and resources |
1313 | can rename them and get a new set of resources without having to change |
1288 | without having to change the actual code. |
1314 | the actual code. |
1289 | |
1315 | |
1290 | This method should only be called during the C<on_start> hook, as there is |
1316 | This method should only be called during the C<on_start> hook, as there is |
1291 | only one resource database per display, and later invocations might return |
1317 | only one resource database per display, and later invocations might return |
1292 | the wrong resources. |
1318 | the wrong resources. |
1293 | |
1319 | |
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1305 | my $res = &x_resource; |
1331 | my $res = &x_resource; |
1306 | |
1332 | |
1307 | $res =~ /^\s*(?:true|yes|on|1)\s*$/i ? 1 : defined $res && 0 |
1333 | $res =~ /^\s*(?:true|yes|on|1)\s*$/i ? 1 : defined $res && 0 |
1308 | } |
1334 | } |
1309 | |
1335 | |
1310 | =item $success = $term->bind_action ($key, $octets) |
1336 | =item $success = $term->bind_action ($key, $action) |
1311 | |
1337 | |
1312 | Adds a key binding exactly as specified via a C<keysym> resource. See the |
1338 | Adds a key binding exactly as specified via a C<keysym> resource. See the |
1313 | C<keysym> resource in the urxvt(1) manpage. |
1339 | C<keysym> resource in the urxvt(1) manpage. |
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1340 | |
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1341 | To add default bindings for an extension, the extension should call C<< |
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1342 | ->bind_action >> on it's C<init> hook for every such binding. Doing it |
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1343 | in the C<init> hook allows users the override or remove the the binding |
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1344 | again. |
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1345 | |
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1346 | Example: the C<searchable-scrollback> by default binds itself |
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1347 | on C<Meta-s>, using C<< $self->bind_action >>, which calls C<< |
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1348 | $term->bind_action >>. |
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1349 | |
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1350 | sub init { |
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1351 | my ($self) = @_; |
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1352 | |
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1353 | $self->bind_action ("M-s" => "%:start"); |
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1354 | } |
1314 | |
1355 | |
1315 | =item $rend = $term->rstyle ([$new_rstyle]) |
1356 | =item $rend = $term->rstyle ([$new_rstyle]) |
1316 | |
1357 | |
1317 | Return and optionally change the current rendition. Text that is output by |
1358 | Return and optionally change the current rendition. Text that is output by |
1318 | the terminal application will use this style. |
1359 | the terminal application will use this style. |
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1476 | |
1517 | |
1477 | =item $term->scr_add_lines ($string) |
1518 | =item $term->scr_add_lines ($string) |
1478 | |
1519 | |
1479 | Write the given text string to the screen, as if output by the application |
1520 | Write the given text string to the screen, as if output by the application |
1480 | running inside the terminal. It may not contain command sequences (escape |
1521 | running inside the terminal. It may not contain command sequences (escape |
1481 | codes), but is free to use line feeds, carriage returns and tabs. The |
1522 | codes - see C<cmd_parse> for that), but is free to use line feeds, |
1482 | string is a normal text string, not in locale-dependent encoding. |
1523 | carriage returns and tabs. The string is a normal text string, not in |
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1524 | locale-dependent encoding. |
1483 | |
1525 | |
1484 | Normally its not a good idea to use this function, as programs might be |
1526 | Normally its not a good idea to use this function, as programs might be |
1485 | confused by changes in cursor position or scrolling. Its useful inside a |
1527 | confused by changes in cursor position or scrolling. Its useful inside a |
1486 | C<on_add_lines> hook, though. |
1528 | C<on_add_lines> hook, though. |
1487 | |
1529 | |
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1495 | locale-specific encoding of the terminal and can contain command sequences |
1537 | locale-specific encoding of the terminal and can contain command sequences |
1496 | (escape codes) that will be interpreted. |
1538 | (escape codes) that will be interpreted. |
1497 | |
1539 | |
1498 | =item $term->tt_write ($octets) |
1540 | =item $term->tt_write ($octets) |
1499 | |
1541 | |
1500 | Write the octets given in C<$octets> to the tty (i.e. as program input). To |
1542 | Write the octets given in C<$octets> to the tty (i.e. as user input |
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1543 | to the program, see C<cmd_parse> for the opposite direction). To pass |
1501 | pass characters instead of octets, you should convert your strings first |
1544 | characters instead of octets, you should convert your strings first to the |
1502 | to the locale-specific encoding using C<< $term->locale_encode >>. |
1545 | locale-specific encoding using C<< $term->locale_encode >>. |
1503 | |
1546 | |
1504 | =item $term->tt_write_user_input ($octets) |
1547 | =item $term->tt_write_user_input ($octets) |
1505 | |
1548 | |
1506 | Like C<tt_write>, but should be used when writing strings in response to |
1549 | Like C<tt_write>, but should be used when writing strings in response to |
1507 | the user pressing a key, to invoke the additional actions requested by |
1550 | the user pressing a key, to invoke the additional actions requested by |