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1 # help.py - help data for mercurial
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2 #
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3 # Copyright 2006 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
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4 #
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5 # This software may be used and distributed according to the terms of the
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6 # GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version.
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8 from i18n import gettext, _
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9 import sys, os
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10 import extensions, revset, fileset, templatekw, templatefilters
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11 import util
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13 def listexts(header, exts, indent=1):
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14 '''return a text listing of the given extensions'''
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15 if not exts:
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16 return ''
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17 maxlength = max(len(e) for e in exts)
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18 result = '\n%s\n\n' % header
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19 for name, desc in sorted(exts.iteritems()):
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20 result += '%s%-*s %s\n' % (' ' * indent, maxlength + 2,
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21 ':%s:' % name, desc)
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22 return result
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24 def extshelp():
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25 doc = loaddoc('extensions')()
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26 doc += listexts(_('enabled extensions:'), extensions.enabled())
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27 doc += listexts(_('disabled extensions:'), extensions.disabled())
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28 return doc
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30 def loaddoc(topic):
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31 """Return a delayed loader for help/topic.txt."""
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33 def loader():
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34 if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
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35 module = sys.executable
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36 else:
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37 module = __file__
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38 base = os.path.dirname(module)
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40 for dir in ('.', '..'):
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41 docdir = os.path.join(base, dir, 'help')
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42 if os.path.isdir(docdir):
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43 break
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45 path = os.path.join(docdir, topic + ".txt")
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46 doc = gettext(util.readfile(path))
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47 for rewriter in helphooks.get(topic, []):
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48 doc = rewriter(topic, doc)
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49 return doc
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51 return loader
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53 helptable = sorted([
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54 (["config", "hgrc"], _("Configuration Files"), loaddoc('config')),
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55 (["dates"], _("Date Formats"), loaddoc('dates')),
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56 (["patterns"], _("File Name Patterns"), loaddoc('patterns')),
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57 (['environment', 'env'], _('Environment Variables'),
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58 loaddoc('environment')),
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59 (['revs', 'revisions'], _('Specifying Single Revisions'),
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60 loaddoc('revisions')),
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61 (['mrevs', 'multirevs'], _('Specifying Multiple Revisions'),
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62 loaddoc('multirevs')),
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63 (['revset', 'revsets'], _("Specifying Revision Sets"), loaddoc('revsets')),
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64 (['fileset', 'filesets'], _("Specifying File Sets"), loaddoc('filesets')),
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65 (['diffs'], _('Diff Formats'), loaddoc('diffs')),
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66 (['merge-tools'], _('Merge Tools'), loaddoc('merge-tools')),
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67 (['templating', 'templates'], _('Template Usage'),
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68 loaddoc('templates')),
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69 (['urls'], _('URL Paths'), loaddoc('urls')),
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70 (["extensions"], _("Using additional features"), extshelp),
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71 (["subrepo", "subrepos"], _("Subrepositories"), loaddoc('subrepos')),
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72 (["hgweb"], _("Configuring hgweb"), loaddoc('hgweb')),
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73 (["glossary"], _("Glossary"), loaddoc('glossary')),
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74 (["hgignore", "ignore"], _("syntax for Mercurial ignore files"),
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75 loaddoc('hgignore')),
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76 ])
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78 # Map topics to lists of callable taking the current topic help and
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79 # returning the updated version
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80 helphooks = {}
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82 def addtopichook(topic, rewriter):
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83 helphooks.setdefault(topic, []).append(rewriter)
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85 def makeitemsdoc(topic, doc, marker, items):
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86 """Extract docstring from the items key to function mapping, build a
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87 .single documentation block and use it to overwrite the marker in doc
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88 """
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89 entries = []
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90 for name in sorted(items):
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91 text = (items[name].__doc__ or '').rstrip()
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92 if not text:
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93 continue
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94 text = gettext(text)
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95 lines = text.splitlines()
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96 lines[1:] = [(' ' + l.strip()) for l in lines[1:]]
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97 entries.append('\n'.join(lines))
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98 entries = '\n\n'.join(entries)
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99 return doc.replace(marker, entries)
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101 def addtopicsymbols(topic, marker, symbols):
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102 def add(topic, doc):
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103 return makeitemsdoc(topic, doc, marker, symbols)
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104 addtopichook(topic, add)
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106 addtopicsymbols('filesets', '.. predicatesmarker', fileset.symbols)
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107 addtopicsymbols('revsets', '.. predicatesmarker', revset.symbols)
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108 addtopicsymbols('templates', '.. keywordsmarker', templatekw.keywords)
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109 addtopicsymbols('templates', '.. filtersmarker', templatefilters.filters)