readline.get_endidx is configurable, for emacs users

test/test_completer.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 b''
+"""
+comp
+"""
+
+# The prefilter always ends in a call to some self.handle_X method.  We swap
+# all of those out so that we can capture which one was called.
+
+import sys
+sys.path.append('..')
+import IPython
+import IPython.ipapi
+    
+IPython.Shell.start()
+
+ip = IPython.ipapi.get()
+
+completer = ip.IP.Completer
+
+print completer
+
+def do_test(text, line):
+    def get_endix():
+        idx = len(line) -1
+        print "Call endidx =>",idx        
+        return idx
+    def get_line_buffer():
+        print "Lbuf =>",line
+        return line
+    completer.get_line_buffer = get_line_buffer
+    completer.get_endidx = get_endix
+    l = completer.all_completions(text)
+    return l
+    
+l = do_test ('p', 'print p')
+assert 'pow' in l
+l = do_test ('p', 'import p')
+assert 'pprint' in l
  No newline at end of file

IPython/completer.py

@@ -247,6 +247,7 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
         delims = delims.replace(self.magic_escape,'')
         self.readline.set_completer_delims(delims)
         self.get_line_buffer = self.readline.get_line_buffer
+        self.get_endidx = self.readline.get_endidx
         self.omit__names = omit__names
         self.merge_completions = shell.rc.readline_merge_completions        
         if alias_table is None:
@@ -272,6 +273,7 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
                          self.alias_matches,
                          self.python_func_kw_matches]
 
+    
     # Code contributed by Alex Schmolck, for ipython/emacs integration
     def all_completions(self, text):
         """Return all possible completions for the benefit of emacs."""
@@ -561,7 +563,6 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
             
         return None
         
-    
     def complete(self, text, state,line_buffer=None):
         """Return the next possible completion for 'text'.
 
@@ -584,6 +585,9 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
         # his tab!  Incidentally, this enables pasting of tabbed text from
         # an editor (as long as autoindent is off).
 
+        # It should be noted that at least pyreadline still shows
+        # file completions - is there a way around it?
+        
         # don't apply this on 'dumb' terminals, such as emacs buffers, so we
         # don't interfere with their own tab-completion mechanism.
         if line_buffer is None:
@@ -598,7 +602,7 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
         magic_escape = self.magic_escape
         magic_prefix = self.magic_prefix
 
-        self.lbuf = self.full_lbuf[:self.readline.get_endidx()]
+        self.lbuf = self.full_lbuf[:self.get_endidx()]
 
         try:
             if text.startswith(magic_escape):

doc/ChangeLog

@@ -7,6 +7,9 b''
 	* ipy_user_conf.py: Added an example on how to change term 
 	colors in config file (through using autoexec).
 
+	* completer.py, test_completer.py: Ability to specify custom
+	get_endidx to replace readline.get_endidx. For emacs users.
+	
 2008-01-10 Ville Vainio  <[e-mail]>
 
 	* Prompts.py (set_p_str): do not crash on illegal prompt strings