3 * selector is a simple shell command for selection of strings with a
4 * dynamic pattern-matching.
6 * Copyright (c) 2009 Francois Fleuret
7 * Written by Francois Fleuret <francois@fleuret.org>
9 * This file is part of selector.
11 * selector is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
12 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as
13 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
15 * selector is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
16 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
17 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
18 * General Public License for more details.
20 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
21 * along with selector. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
25 // To use it as a super-history-search for bash:
27 // alias h='./selector -i -b -v -f <(history)'
29 // This software is highly Linux-specific, but I would be glad to get
30 // patches to make it work on other OS
40 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
47 const int buffer_size = 1024;
49 // Yeah, global variables!
51 int nb_lines_max = 1000;
52 char pattern_separator = ';';
53 int output_to_vt_buffer = 0;
55 int zsh_history = 0, bash_history = 0;
56 int inverse_order = 0;
57 int remove_duplicates = 0;
59 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
61 // This looks severely Linux-only ...
63 void inject_into_tty_buffer(char *line) {
64 struct termios oldtio, newtio;
65 tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO,&oldtio);
66 memset(&newtio, 0, sizeof(newtio));
67 // Set input mode (non-canonical, *no echo*,...)
68 tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO,TCSANOW, &newtio);
69 // Put the selected line in the tty input buffer
70 for(char *k = line; *k; k++) {
71 ioctl(STDIN_FILENO, TIOCSTI, k);
73 // Restore the old settings
74 tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO,TCSANOW, &oldtio);
77 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
79 int match(char *string, int nb_patterns, char **patterns) {
80 for(int n = 0; n < nb_patterns; n++) {
81 if(strstr(string, patterns[n]) == 0) return 0;
86 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
88 void check_opt(int argc, char **argv, int n_opt, int n, const char *help) {
89 if(n_opt + n >= argc) {
90 cerr << "Missing argument for " << argv[n_opt] << "."
92 << "Expecting " << help << "."
98 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
100 int previous_visible(int current_line, int nb_lines, char **lines, int nb_patterns, char **patterns) {
101 int line = current_line - 1;
102 while(line >= 0 && !match(lines[line], nb_patterns, patterns)) line--;
106 int next_visible(int current_line, int nb_lines, char **lines, int nb_patterns, char **patterns) {
107 int line = current_line + 1;
108 while(line < nb_lines && !match(lines[line], nb_patterns, patterns)) line++;
116 void update_screen(int *current_line, int *temporary_line, int motion,
117 int nb_lines, char **lines,
118 char *pattern_list) {
120 char buffer[buffer_size];
122 // We split the pattern list into individual patterns
126 for(char *s = pattern_list; *s; s++) {
127 if(*s == pattern_separator) {
132 char splitted_patterns[strlen(pattern_list) + 1];
133 char *patterns[nb_patterns];
135 strcpy(splitted_patterns, pattern_list);
138 char *last_pattern_start = splitted_patterns;
139 for(char *s = splitted_patterns; n < nb_patterns; s++) {
140 if(*s == pattern_separator || *s == '\0') {
142 patterns[n++] = last_pattern_start;
143 last_pattern_start = s + 1;
147 // We now take care of printing the lines per se
149 int console_width = getmaxx(stdscr);
150 int console_height = getmaxy(stdscr);
152 // First, we find a visible line. In priority: The current, or the
153 // first visible after it, or the first visible before it.
156 if(match(lines[*current_line], nb_patterns, patterns)) {
157 new_line = *current_line;
159 new_line = next_visible(*current_line, nb_lines, lines, nb_patterns, patterns);
161 new_line = previous_visible(*current_line, nb_lines, lines, nb_patterns, patterns);
165 // If we found a visible line and we should move, let's move
167 if(new_line >= 0 && motion != 0) {
170 // We want to go down, let's find the first visible line below
171 for(int m = 0; l >= 0 && m < motion; m++) {
172 l = next_visible(l, nb_lines, lines, nb_patterns, patterns);
178 // We want to go up, let's find the first visible line above
179 for(int m = 0; l >= 0 && m < -motion; m++) {
180 l = previous_visible(l, nb_lines, lines, nb_patterns, patterns);
190 use_default_colors();
194 int nb_printed_lines = 0;
196 // Here new_line is either a line number matching the patterns, or -1
200 int first_line = new_line, last_line = new_line, nb_match = 1;
202 // We find the first and last line to show, so that the total of
203 // visible lines between them (them include) is console_height - 1
205 while(nb_match < console_height-1 && (first_line > 0 || last_line < nb_lines - 1)) {
209 while(first_line > 0 && !match(lines[first_line], nb_patterns, patterns)) {
212 if(match(lines[first_line], nb_patterns, patterns)) {
217 if(nb_match < console_height - 1 && last_line < nb_lines - 1) {
219 while(last_line < nb_lines - 1 && !match(lines[last_line], nb_patterns, patterns)) {
223 if(match(lines[last_line], nb_patterns, patterns)) {
229 // Now we display them
231 for(int l = first_line; l <= last_line; l++) {
232 if(match(lines[l], nb_patterns, patterns)) {
235 while(lines[l][k] && k < buffer_size - 2 && k < console_width - 2) {
236 buffer[k] = lines[l][k];
240 // We fill the rest of the line with blanks if either we did
241 // not clear() or if this is the highlighted line
244 while(k < console_width) {
252 // Highlight the highlighted line ...
256 attron(COLOR_PAIR(2));
257 addnstr(buffer, console_width);
258 attroff(COLOR_PAIR(2));
261 addnstr(buffer, console_width);
265 addnstr(buffer, console_width);
273 *current_line = new_line;
277 *temporary_line = new_line;
279 if(nb_printed_lines == 0) {
280 addnstr("[no selection]\n", console_width);
285 sprintf(buffer, "%d/%d pattern: %s",
290 for(int k = strlen(buffer); k < console_width; k++) buffer[k] = ' ';
291 buffer[console_width] = '\0';
295 attron(COLOR_PAIR(1));
296 addnstr(buffer, console_width);
297 attroff(COLOR_PAIR(1));
300 addnstr(buffer, console_width);
309 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
311 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
312 char buffer[buffer_size];
313 int color_fg_modeline, color_bg_modeline;
314 int color_fg_highlight, color_bg_highlight;
316 color_fg_modeline = COLOR_WHITE;
317 color_bg_modeline = COLOR_BLACK;
318 color_fg_highlight = COLOR_BLACK;
319 color_bg_highlight = COLOR_YELLOW;
321 setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
323 char input_filename[buffer_size], output_filename[buffer_size];
325 strcpy(input_filename, "");
326 strcpy(output_filename, "");
331 if(strcmp(argv[i], "-o") == 0) {
332 check_opt(argc, argv, i, 1, "<output filename>");
333 strncpy(output_filename, argv[i+1], buffer_size);
337 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-s") == 0) {
338 check_opt(argc, argv, i, 1, "<pattern separator>");
339 pattern_separator = argv[i+1][0];
343 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-v") == 0) {
344 output_to_vt_buffer = 1;
348 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-m") == 0) {
353 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-f") == 0) {
354 check_opt(argc, argv, i, 1, "<input filename>");
355 strncpy(input_filename, argv[i+1], buffer_size);
359 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-i") == 0) {
364 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-z") == 0) {
369 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-b") == 0) {
374 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-r") == 0) {
375 remove_duplicates = 1;
379 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-l") == 0) {
380 check_opt(argc, argv, i, 1, "<maximum number of lines>");
381 nb_lines_max = atoi(argv[i+1]);
385 else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-c") == 0) {
386 check_opt(argc, argv, i, 4, "<fg modeline> <bg modeline> <fg highlight> <bg highlight>");
387 color_fg_modeline = atoi(argv[i+1]);
388 color_bg_modeline = atoi(argv[i+2]);
389 color_fg_highlight = atoi(argv[i+3]);
390 color_bg_highlight = atoi(argv[i+4]);
395 cerr << "Selector version " << VERSION
397 << "Written by Francois Fleuret <francois@fleuret.org>"
406 << " [-c <fg modeline> <bg modeline> <fg highlight> <bg highlight>]"
407 << " [-o <output filename>]"
408 << " [-s <pattern separator>]"
409 << " [-l <max number of lines>]"
410 << " -f <input filename>"
412 if(strcmp(argv[i], "-h") == 0) {
420 char **lines = new char *[nb_lines_max];
422 if(!input_filename[0]) {
423 cerr << "You must specify a input file with -f." << endl;
429 ifstream file(input_filename);
432 cerr << "Can not open " << input_filename << endl;
436 while(nb_lines < nb_lines_max && !file.eof()) {
437 file.getline(buffer, buffer_size);
438 if(strcmp(buffer, "") != 0) {
440 if(zsh_history && *s == ':') {
441 while(*s && *s != ';') s++;
445 if(bash_history && (*s == ' ' || (*s >= '0' && *s <= '9'))) {
446 while(*s == ' ' || (*s >= '0' && *s <= '9')) s++;
449 if(!remove_duplicates || nb_lines == 0 || strcmp(lines[nb_lines - 1], s)) {
450 lines[nb_lines] = new char[strlen(s) + 1];
451 strcpy(lines[nb_lines], s);
458 for(int i = 0; i < nb_lines/2; i++) {
459 char *s = lines[nb_lines - 1 - i];
460 lines[nb_lines - 1 - i] = lines[i];
465 char patterns[buffer_size];
475 if(color_fg_modeline < 0 || color_fg_modeline >= COLORS ||
476 color_bg_modeline < 0 || color_bg_modeline >= COLORS ||
477 color_fg_highlight < 0 || color_bg_highlight >= COLORS ||
478 color_bg_highlight < 0 || color_bg_highlight >= COLORS) {
482 cerr << "Color numbers have to be between 0 and " << COLORS - 1 << "." << endl;
485 init_pair(1, color_fg_modeline, color_bg_modeline);
486 init_pair(2, color_fg_highlight, color_bg_highlight);
493 curs_set(0); // Hide the cursor
494 keypad(stdscr, TRUE); // So that the arrow keys work
497 int current_line = 0, temporary_line = 0;
499 update_screen(¤t_line, &temporary_line, 0, nb_lines, lines, patterns);
507 if(key >= ' ' && key <= '~') {
508 patterns[patterns_point++] = key;
509 patterns[patterns_point] = '\0';
512 else if(key == KEY_BACKSPACE || key == '
\b' || key == '
\7f' ||
513 key == KEY_DC || key == '
\ 4') {
514 if(patterns_point > 0) {
516 patterns[patterns_point] = '\0';
520 else if(key == KEY_HOME) {
524 else if(key == KEY_END) {
525 current_line = nb_lines - 1;
528 else if(key == KEY_NPAGE) {
532 else if(key == KEY_PPAGE) {
536 else if(key == KEY_UP || key == '
\10') {
540 else if(key == KEY_DOWN || key == '
\ e') {
544 update_screen(¤t_line, &temporary_line, motion,
545 nb_lines, lines, patterns);
547 } while(key != '\n' && key != KEY_ENTER && key != '
\a');
553 if((key == KEY_ENTER || key == '\n')) {
555 if(output_to_vt_buffer) {
556 if(temporary_line >= 0 && temporary_line < nb_lines) {
557 inject_into_tty_buffer(lines[temporary_line]);
561 if(output_filename[0]) {
562 ofstream out(output_filename);
564 cerr << "Can not open " << output_filename << " for writing." << endl;
567 if(temporary_line >= 0 && temporary_line < nb_lines) {
568 out << lines[temporary_line] << endl;
578 for(int l = 0; l < nb_lines; l++) {