ipy_gnuglobal provides %global magic and completer for users of GNU Global TAGS system

IPython/Extensions/ipy_gnuglobal.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+
+"""
+Add %global magic for GNU Global usage.
+
+http://www.gnu.org/software/global/
+
+"""
+
+import IPython.ipapi
+ip = IPython.ipapi.get()
+import os
+
+# alter to your liking
+global_bin = 'd:/opt/global/bin/global'
+
+def global_f(self,cmdline):
+    simple = 0
+    if '-' not in cmdline:
+        cmdline  = '-rx ' + cmdline
+        simple = 1
+        
+    lines = os.popen( global_bin + ' ' + cmdline ).readlines()
+    if simple:
+        parts = [l.split(None,3) for l in lines]
+        lines = ['%s [%s]\n%s' % (p[2].rjust(70),p[1],p[3].rstrip()) for p in parts]
+    print "\n".join(lines)
+
+ip.expose_magic('global', global_f)
+
+def global_completer(self,event):
+    compl = [l.rstrip() for l in os.popen(global_bin + ' -c ' + event.symbol).readlines()]
+    return compl    
+
+ip.set_hook('complete_command', global_completer, str_key = '%global')
+