emacs-matlab/toolbox/emacsnetshell.m
Eric Ludlam eb65f25032 toolbox/emacsnetshell.m:
Improve doc comments.
Fix togglining of 'sendinit' so we don't send the init command
twice on startup.
2019-12-12 12:37:50 -05:00

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function nso = emacsnetshell(cmd, data)
% Create a connection to an EMACS editor server.
%
% emacsnetshell('init') - Initialize the connection with Emacs.
% emacs will send commands to MATLAB with additional connectivity
% information.
%
% emacsnetshell('ack') - Send ack to Emacs, it should echo back.
%
% emacsnetshell('output',data) - Send DATA as output to display in Emacs.
% emacsnetshell('error',data) - Send DATA as error description to Emacs.
% emacsnetshell('eval',data) - Send DATA - a string containing an Emacs
% lisp form which will be evaluated in Emacs.
EMACSSERVER = getappdata(groot, 'EmacsNetShell');
if nargin == 0
cmd = 'init';
end
if strcmp(cmd, 'shutdown')
% Shutdown our connection to emacs.
setappdata(groot, 'EmacsNetShell', []);
if ~isempty(EMACSSERVER)
delete(EMACSSERVER);
end
else
if ~isempty(EMACSSERVER) && ~isvalid(EMACSSERVER)
EMACSSERVER = [];
setappdata(groot, 'EmacsNetShell', EMACSSERVER);
end
if isempty(EMACSSERVER)
EMACSSERVER = emacs.EmacsServer();
setappdata(groot, 'EmacsNetShell', EMACSSERVER);
sendinit = false;
else
sendinit = true;
end
if ~ischar(cmd)
error('Command must be a char vector.');
end
if ~strcmp(cmd,'init') || sendinit
if nargin == 2
EMACSSERVER.SendCommand(cmd, data);
else
EMACSSERVER.SendCommand(cmd);
end
end
end
if nargout == 1
nso = EMACSSERVER;
end
end