Re: [PATCH] Add support for shortdoc link type

[Bruno Cardoso]

Hi Ihor,

Thanks for your comments. See attached the updated patch.

diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index d66d95a22..c9e307c94 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -3372,6 +3372,10 @@ Here is the full set of built-in link types:
 
   Execute a shell command upon activation.
 
+- =shortdoc= ::
+
+  Link to short documentation summary for a function group.
+
 
 For =file:= and =id:= links, you can additionally specify a line
 number, or a text search string, separated by =::=.  In Org files, you
@@ -3413,6 +3417,7 @@ options:
 | irc        | =irc:/irc.com/#emacs/bob=                                       
   |
 | help       | =help:org-store-link=                                           
   |
 | info       | =info:org#External links=                                       
   |
+| shortdoc   | =shortdoc:text-properties=                                      
   |
 | shell      | =shell:ls *.org=                                                
   |
 | elisp      | =elisp:(find-file "Elisp.org")= (Elisp form to evaluate)        
   |
 |            | =elisp:org-agenda= (interactive Elisp command)                  
   |
diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 8dbc3292d..cfe894448 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -1357,6 +1357,10 @@ place the entry in the ~Misc~ category if 
~TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY~ is missing.
 =TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE= is renamed to =TEXINFO_DIR_NAME=.
 The old name is obsolete.
 
+*** =ol.el=: Support for ~shortdoc~ link type
+
+Add support for storing and inserting links to ~shortdoc~ groups.
+
 ** New functions and changes in function arguments
 *** New optional argument =UPDATE-HEADING= for ~org-bibtex-yank~
 
diff --git a/lisp/ol.el b/lisp/ol.el
index f6d656982..b7b988581 100644
--- a/lisp/ol.el
+++ b/lisp/ol.el
@@ -1598,6 +1598,30 @@ PATH is a symbol name, as a string."
                          :follow #'org-link--open-help
                          :store #'org-link--store-help)
 
+;;;; "shortdoc" link type
+
+(when (version< "27" emacs-version)
+  (defun org-link--open-shortdoc (group _)
+    "Open a \"shortdoc\" type link.
+GROUP is a symbol name."
+    (if (assoc (intern group) shortdoc--groups)
+        (shortdoc-display-group group)
+      (user-error "Unknown shortdoc group: %s" group)))
+
+  (defun org-link--store-shortdoc (&optional _interactive?)
+    (when (eq major-mode 'shortdoc-mode)
+      (let* ((buffer (buffer-name))
+             (group (when (string-match "*Shortdoc \\(.*\\)\\*" buffer)
+                      (match-string 1 buffer))))
+        (when (assoc (intern group) shortdoc--groups)
+          (org-link-store-props :type "shortdoc"
+                                :link (format "shortdoc:%s" group)
+                                :description nil)))))
+
+  (org-link-set-parameters "shortdoc"
+                           :follow #'org-link--open-shortdoc
+                           :store #'org-link--store-shortdoc))
+
 ;;;; "http", "https", "mailto", "ftp", and "news" link types
 (dolist (scheme '("ftp" "http" "https" "mailto" "news"))
   (org-link-set-parameters scheme


On 2024-05-01, 11:00 +0000, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:

> Bruno Cardoso <cardoso.bc@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> This patch adds support for "shortdoc:" links.
>
> Thanks!
>
>> --- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
>> +++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
>
> You also need to document the new built-in link type in the manual.
>
>> +(defun org-link--open-shortdoc (group _)
>> +  "Open a \"shortdoc\" type link.
>> +GROUP is a symbol name."
>> +  (if (assoc (intern group) shortdoc--groups)
>> +      (shortdoc group)
>> +    (user-error "Unknown shortdoc group: %s" group)))
>
> `shortdoc' function was only introduced in Emacs 29.
> In Emacs 28, there is only `shortdoc-display-group'.
> Please use the latter function, when `shortdoc' is not available.
>
> In Emacs 27, shortdoc library is not yet present. So, please avoid
> defining shortdoc: link type in Emacs <28.
>
> -- 
> Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
> Org mode contributor,
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