# composure - by erichs
-# light-hearted shell functions for intuitive shell programming
+# light-hearted functions for intuitive shell programming
# install: source this script in your ~/.profile or ~/.${SHELL}rc script
# latest source available at http://git.io/composure
# known to work on bash, zsh, and ksh93
-# define default metadata keywords:
-about () { :; }
-group () { :; }
-param () { :; }
-author () { :; }
-example () { :; }
+# 'plumbing' functions
+
+composure_keywords ()
+{
+ echo "about author example group param version"
+}
+
+letterpress ()
+{
+ typeset rightcol="$1" leftcol="${2:- }"
+
+ if [ -z "$rightcol" ]; then
+ return
+ fi
+
+ printf "%-20s%s\n" "$leftcol" "$rightcol"
+}
+
+transcribe ()
+{
+ typeset func=$1
+ typeset file=$2
+ typeset operation="$3"
+
+ if git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ if [ -d ~/.composure ]; then
+ (
+ cd ~/.composure
+ if git rev-parse 2>/dev/null; then
+ if [ ! -f $file ]; then
+ printf "%s\n" "Oops! Couldn't find $file to version it for you..."
+ return
+ fi
+ cp $file ~/.composure/$func.inc
+ git add --all .
+ git commit -m "$operation $func"
+ fi
+ )
+ else
+ if [ "$USE_COMPOSURE_REPO" = "0" ]; then
+ return # if you say so...
+ fi
+ printf "%s\n" "I see you don't have a ~/.composure repo..."
+ typeset input
+ typeset valid=0
+ while [ $valid != 1 ]; do
+ printf "\n%s" 'would you like to create one? y/n: '
+ read input
+ case $input in
+ y|yes|Y|Yes|YES)
+ (
+ echo 'creating git repository for your functions...'
+ mkdir ~/.composure
+ cd ~/.composure
+ git init
+ echo "composure stores your function definitions here" > README.txt
+ git add README.txt
+ git commit -m 'initial commit'
+ )
+ # if at first you don't succeed...
+ transcribe "$func" "$file" "$operation"
+ valid=1
+ ;;
+ n|no|N|No|NO)
+ printf "%s\n" "ok. add 'export USE_COMPOSURE_REPO=0' to your startup script to disable this message."
+ valid=1
+ ;;
+ *)
+ printf "%s\n" "sorry, didn't get that..."
+ ;;
+ esac
+ done
+ fi
+ fi
+}
+
+transcribe ()
+{
+ typeset func=$1
+ typeset file=$2
+ typeset operation="$3"
+
+ if git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ if [ -d ~/.composure ]; then
+ (
+ cd ~/.composure
+ if git rev-parse 2>/dev/null; then
+ if [ ! -f $file ]; then
+ printf "%s\n" "Oops! Couldn't find $file to version it for you..."
+ return
+ fi
+ cp $file ~/.composure/$func.inc
+ git add --all .
+ git commit -m "$operation $func"
+ fi
+ )
+ else
+ if [ "$USE_COMPOSURE_REPO" = "0" ]; then
+ return # if you say so...
+ fi
+ printf "%s\n" "I see you don't have a ~/.composure repo..."
+ typeset input
+ typeset valid=0
+ while [ $valid != 1 ]; do
+ printf "\n%s" 'would you like to create one? y/n: '
+ read input
+ case $input in
+ y|yes|Y|Yes|YES)
+ (
+ echo 'creating git repository for your functions...'
+ mkdir ~/.composure
+ cd ~/.composure
+ git init
+ echo "composure stores your function definitions here" > README.txt
+ git add README.txt
+ git commit -m 'initial commit'
+ )
+ # if at first you don't succeed...
+ transcribe "$func" "$file" "$operation"
+ valid=1
+ ;;
+ n|no|N|No|NO)
+ printf "%s\n" "ok. add 'export USE_COMPOSURE_REPO=0' to your startup script to disable this message."
+ valid=1
+ ;;
+ *)
+ printf "%s\n" "sorry, didn't get that..."
+ ;;
+ esac
+ done
+ fi
+ fi
+}
+
+typeset_functions ()
+{
+ # unfortunately, there does not seem to be a easy, portable way to list just the
+ # names of the defined shell functions...
+
+ # here's a hack I modified from a StackOverflow post:
+ # we loop over the ps listing for the current process ($$), and print the last column (CMD)
+ # stripping any leading hyphens bash sometimes throws in there
+
+ typeset x ans
+ typeset this=$(for x in $(ps -p $$); do ans=$x; done; printf "%s\n" $ans | sed 's/^-*//')
+ typeset shell=$(basename $this) # e.g. /bin/bash => bash
+ case "$shell" in
+ bash)
+ typeset -F | awk '{print $3}'
+ ;;
+ *)
+ # trim everything following '()' in ksh
+ typeset +f | sed 's/().*$//'
+ ;;
+ esac
+}
+
+
+# bootstrap metadata keywords for porcelain functions
+for f in $(composure_keywords)
+do
+ eval "$f() { :; }"
+done
+unset f
+
+
+# 'porcelain' functions
cite ()
{
- about creates a new meta keyword for use in your functions
- param 1: keyword
- example $ cite url
- example $ url http://somewhere.com
+ about creates one or more meta keywords for use in your functions
+ param one or more keywords
+ example '$ cite url username'
+ example '$ url http://somewhere.com'
+ example '$ username alice'
group composure
# this is the storage half of the 'metadata' system:
# anything following a keyword will get parsed as a positional
# parameter, but stay resident in the ENV. As opposed to shell
- # comments, '#', which do not get parsed, thus are not available
+ # comments, '#', which do not get parsed and are not available
# at runtime.
# a BIG caveat--your metadata must be roughly parsable: do not use
# contractions, and consider single or double quoting if it contains
# non-alphanumeric characters
+ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+ printf '%s\n' 'missing parameter(s)'
+ reference cite
+ return
+ fi
+
typeset keyword
for keyword in $*; do
- eval "function $keyword { :; }"
+ eval "$keyword() { :; }"
done
}
draft ()
{
- about wraps last command into a new function
+ about wraps command from history into a new function, default is last command
param 1: name to give function
- example $ ls
- example $ draft list
- example $ list
+ param 2: optional history line number
+ example '$ ls'
+ example '$ draft list'
+ example '$ draft newfunc 1120 # wraps command at history line 1120 in newfunc()'
group composure
typeset func=$1
- eval 'function ' $func ' { ' $(fc -ln -1) '; }'
+ typeset num=$2
+ typeset cmd
+
+ if [ -z "$func" ]; then
+ printf '%s\n' 'missing parameter(s)'
+ reference draft
+ return
+ fi
+
+ if [ -z "$num" ]; then
+ cmd=$(fc -ln -1 | head -1 | sed 's/^[[:blank:]]*//')
+ else
+ # parse command from history line number
+ cmd=$(eval "history | grep '^[[:blank:]]*$num' | head -1" | sed 's/^[[:blank:][:digit:]]*//')
+ fi
+ eval "$func() { $cmd; }"
typeset file=$(mktemp /tmp/draft.XXXX)
typeset -f $func > $file
transcribe $func $file draft
{
about displays help summary for all functions, or summary for a group of functions
param 1: optional, group name
- example $ glossary
- example $ glossary misc
+ example '$ glossary'
+ example '$ glossary misc'
group composure
typeset targetgroup=${1:-}
- for func in $(listfunctions); do
- typeset about="$(metafor $func about)"
+ for func in $(typeset_functions); do
+ typeset about="$(typeset -f $func | metafor about)"
if [ -n "$targetgroup" ]; then
- typeset group="$(metafor $func group)"
+ typeset group="$(typeset -f $func | metafor group)"
if [ "$group" != "$targetgroup" ]; then
continue # skip non-matching groups, if specified
fi
done
}
-letterpress ()
-{
- typeset metadata=$1 leftcol=${2:- } rightcol
-
- if [ -z "$metadata" ]; then
- return
- fi
-
- OLD=$IFS; IFS=$'\n'
- for rightcol in $metadata; do
- printf "%-20s%s\n" $leftcol $rightcol
- done
- IFS=$OLD
-}
-
-listfunctions ()
-{
- # unfortunately, there does not seem to be a easy, portable way to list just the
- # names of the defined shell functions...
-
- # here's a hack I modified from a StackOverflow post:
- # we loop over the ps listing for the current process ($$), and print the last column (CMD)
- # stripping any leading hyphens bash sometimes throws in there
-
- typeset x ans
- typeset this=$(for x in $(ps -p $$); do ans=$x; done; printf "%s\n" $ans | sed 's/^-*//')
- case "$this" in
- bash)
- typeset -F | awk '{print $3}'
- ;;
- *)
- # trim everything following '()' in ksh
- typeset +f | sed 's/().*$//'
- ;;
- esac
-}
-
metafor ()
{
about prints function metadata associated with keyword
- param 1: function name
- param 2: meta keyword
- example $ metafor glossary example
+ param 1: meta keyword
+ example '$ typeset -f glossary | metafor example'
group composure
- typeset func=$1 keyword=$2
+
+ typeset keyword=$1
+
+ if [ -z "$keyword" ]; then
+ printf '%s\n' 'missing parameter(s)'
+ reference metafor
+ return
+ fi
# this sed-fu is the retrieval half of the 'metadata' system:
- # first 'cat' the function definition,
- # then 'grep' for the metadata keyword, and
- # then parse and massage the matching line
- typeset -f $func | sed -n "s/;$//;s/^[ ]*$keyword \([^([].*\)*$/\1/p"
+ # 'grep' for the metadata keyword, and then parse/filter the matching line
+
+ # strip ending ; # ignore thru keyword # print remainder # strip start/end quotes
+ sed -n "s/;$//;s/^[ ]*$keyword \([^([].*\)*$/\1/p" | sed "s/^['\"]*//;s/['\"]*$//"
}
reference ()
{
about displays apidoc help for a specific function
param 1: function name
- example $ reference revise
+ example '$ reference revise'
group composure
typeset func=$1
+ if [ -z "$func" ]; then
+ printf '%s\n' 'missing parameter(s)'
+ reference reference
+ return
+ fi
+
+ typeset line
- typeset about="$(metafor $func about)"
+ typeset about="$(typeset -f $func | metafor about)"
letterpress "$about" $func
- typeset params="$(metafor $func param)"
- if [ -n "$params" ]; then
+ typeset author="$(typeset -f $func | metafor author)"
+ if [ -n "$author" ]; then
+ letterpress "$author" 'author:'
+ fi
+
+ typeset version="$(typeset -f $func | metafor version)"
+ if [ -n "$version" ]; then
+ letterpress "$version" 'version:'
+ fi
+
+ if [ -n "$(typeset -f $func | metafor param)" ]; then
printf "parameters:\n"
- letterpress "$params"
+ typeset -f $func | metafor param | while read line
+ do
+ letterpress "$line"
+ done
fi
- typeset examples="$(metafor $func example)"
- if [ -n "$examples" ]; then
+ if [ -n "$(typeset -f $func | metafor example)" ]; then
printf "examples:\n"
- letterpress "$examples"
+ typeset -f $func | metafor example | while read line
+ do
+ letterpress "$line"
+ done
fi
}
{
about loads function into editor for revision
param 1: name of function
- example $ revise myfunction
+ example '$ revise myfunction'
group composure
typeset func=$1
typeset temp=$(mktemp /tmp/revise.XXXX)
+ if [ -z "$func" ]; then
+ printf '%s\n' 'missing parameter(s)'
+ reference revise
+ return
+ fi
+
# populate tempfile...
if [ -f ~/.composure/$func.inc ]; then
# ...with contents of latest git revision...
fi
$EDITOR $temp
- source $temp
+ . $temp # source edited file
transcribe $func $temp revise
rm $temp
}
-transcribe ()
+write ()
{
- typeset func=$1
- typeset file=$2
- typeset operation="$3"
+ about writes one or more composed function definitions to stdout
+ param one or more function names
+ example '$ write finddown foo'
+ example '$ write finddown'
+ group composure
- if git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
- if [ -d ~/.composure ]; then
- (
- cd ~/.composure
- if git rev-parse 2>/dev/null; then
- if [ ! -f $file ]; then
- printf "%s\n" "Oops! Couldn't find $file to version it for you..."
- return
- fi
- cp $file ~/.composure/$func.inc
- git add --all .
- git commit -m "$operation $func"
- fi
- )
- else
- if [ "$USE_COMPOSURE_REPO" = "0" ]; then
- return # if you say so...
- fi
- printf "%s\n" "I see you don't have a ~/.composure repo..."
- typeset input
- typeset valid=0
- while [ $valid != 1 ]; do
- printf "\n%s" 'would you like to create one? y/n: '
- read input
- case $input in
- y|yes|Y|Yes|YES)
- (
- echo 'creating git repository for your functions...'
- mkdir ~/.composure
- cd ~/.composure
- git init
- echo "composure stores your function definitions here" > README.txt
- git add README.txt
- git commit -m 'initial commit'
- )
- # if at first you don't succeed...
- transcribe "$func" "$file" "$operation"
- valid=1
- ;;
- n|no|N|No|NO)
- printf "%s\n" "ok. add 'export USE_COMPOSURE_REPO=0' to your startup script to disable this message."
- valid=1
- ;;
- *)
- printf "%s\n" "sorry, didn't get that..."
- ;;
- esac
- done
- fi
+ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+ printf '%s\n' 'missing parameter(s)'
+ reference write
+ return
fi
+
+# bootstrap metadata
+cat <<END
+for f in $(composure_keywords)
+do
+ eval "\$f() { :; }"
+done
+unset f
+END
+
+ # include cite() to enable custom keywords
+ typeset -f cite $*
}
: <<EOF