jao-minibuffer: new utilities to display status in minibuffer

2 files changed, 81 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/misc/jao-minibuffer.el b/misc/jao-minibuffer.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f28390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/jao-minibuffer.el
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+;;; jao-minibuffer.el --- using the minibuffer to report status  -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2020  jao
+
+;; Author: jao <mail@jao.io>
+;; Keywords: extensions
+
+;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Simple asynchronous display of information in the minibuffer.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(defvar jao-minibuffer-info ())
+(defvar jao-minibuffer-align-right-p t)
+(defvar jao-minibuffer-right-margin 2)
+
+;; (setq jao-minibuffer-align-right-p t)
+
+(defun jao-minibuffer--trim (s w)
+  (if (<= (length s) w)
+      (format (format "%%%ds" w) s)
+    (substring s 0 w)))
+
+(defun jao-minibuffer--aligned (&optional w)
+  (let ((msg (format-mode-line jao-minibuffer-info)))
+    (when (not (string-empty-p msg))
+      (if jao-minibuffer-align-right-p
+          (let ((w (- (frame-width) (or w 0) jao-minibuffer-right-margin)))
+            (if (> w 0) (jao-minibuffer--trim msg w) ""))
+        (concat " · " msg)))))
+
+(defun jao-minibuffer--message (old-func &rest args)
+  (let ((msg (let ((inhibit-message t)) (apply old-func args))))
+    (when (not inhibit-message)
+      (let ((message-log-max nil)
+            (new-msg (concat msg (jao-minibuffer--aligned (length msg)))))
+        (funcall old-func "%s" new-msg)))
+    msg))
+
+(advice-add #'message :around #'jao-minibuffer--message)
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun jao-minibuffer-refresh ()
+  (interactive "")
+  (with-current-buffer " *Minibuf-0*"
+    (erase-buffer)
+    (insert (jao-minibuffer--aligned))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun jao-minibuffer-add-variable (variable-name &optional append)
+  (add-to-list 'jao-minibuffer-info `(:eval ,variable-name) append))
+
+(provide 'jao-minibuffer)
+;;; jao-minibuffer.el ends here
diff --git a/net/jao-maildir.el b/net/jao-maildir.el
index ee064a1..cae0372 100644
--- a/net/jao-maildir.el
+++ b/net/jao-maildir.el
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'jao-minibuffer)
+
 (defvar jao-maildirs nil)
 (defvar jao-maildir-counts nil)
 (defvar jao-maildir-debug-p nil)
@@ -45,17 +47,7 @@
                 jao-maildirs)))
 
 (defvar jao-maildir-tracked-maildirs)
-(defvar jao-maildir-mode-line-string "")
-(defvar jao-maildir-additional-info ())
-
-(defun jao-maildir-refresh-echo ()
-  (with-current-buffer " *Minibuf-0*"
-    (erase-buffer)
-    (let ((mailp (not (string-blank-p jao-maildir-mode-line-string))))
-      (insert (format "%s%s%s"
-                      (if mailp "Mail" "")
-                      (if mailp jao-maildir-mode-line-string "")
-                      (or (format-mode-line jao-maildir-additional-info) ""))))))
+(defvar jao-maildir-info-string "")
 
 (defgroup jao-maildir-faces nil "Faces"
   :group 'faces)
@@ -64,7 +56,7 @@
   "Face used to highlihgt non-boring tracked maildirs"
   :group 'jao-maildir-faces)
 
-(defun jao-maildir--update-mode-line-string ()
+(defun jao-maildir--update-info-string ()
   (let ((total 0)
         (counts))
     (dolist (c jao-maildir-counts)
@@ -81,9 +73,10 @@
             (if ab (push am counts) (setq counts (nconc counts (list am))))))))
     (let* ((total (if (> total 0) (format " %d " total) " "))
            (s (mapconcat 'identity counts " "))
-           (s (if (string-empty-p s) s (concat s " "))))
-      (setq jao-maildir-mode-line-string (format "%s%s" total s))
-      (when jao-maildir-echo-p (jao-maildir-refresh-echo))
+           (s (if (string-empty-p s) s (concat s " ")))
+           (s (format "%s%s%s" "" total s)))
+      (setq jao-maildir-info-string s)
+      (when jao-maildir-echo-p (jao-minibuffer-refresh))
       (force-mode-line-update t))))
 
 (defvar jao-maildir--watches nil)
@@ -103,7 +96,7 @@
       (setcdr (assoc mbox jao-maildir-counts)
               (jao-maildir--maildir-new-count mbox))
       ;; (jao-maildir-counts)
-      (jao-maildir--update-mode-line-string)
+      (jao-maildir--update-info-string)
       (when cb (funcall cb mbox)))))
 
 (defun jao-maildir--setup-watches (cb)
@@ -119,8 +112,10 @@
 (defun jao-maildir-setup (maildirs mode-line &optional cb)
   (setq jao-maildirs maildirs)
   (setq jao-maildir-counts (jao-maildir-counts))
-  (when mode-line
-    (add-to-list 'global-mode-string 'jao-maildir-mode-line-string t))
+  (cond ((eq 'mode-line mode-line)
+         (add-to-list 'global-mode-string 'jao-maildir-info-string t))
+        (mode-line
+         (jao-minibuffer-add-variable 'jao-maildir-info-string)))
   (jao-maildir--setup-watches cb))