Increase modelinefmt configuration power

README.asciidoc

@@ -970,7 +970,10 @@ Some options are built in Kakoune, and can be used to control it's behaviour:
    on the filesystem.
  * `modelinefmt` _string_: A format string used to generate the mode line, that
    string is first expanded as a command line would be (expanding `%...{...}`
-   strings), then markup tags are applied (see <<Markup strings>>).
+   strings), then markup tags are applied (see <<Markup strings>>). Two special
+   atom are available as markup: `{{mode_info}}` with information about the current
+   mode (example `insert 3 sel`), and `{{context_info}}` with information such as 
+   if the file has been modified (with `[+]`), or if it is new (with `[new file]`).
  * `ui_options`: colon separated list of key=value pairs that are forwarded to
    the user interface implementation. The NCurses UI support the following options:
    - `ncurses_set_title`: if `yes` or `true`, the terminal emulator title will

doc/manpages/options.asciidoc

@@ -137,7 +137,19 @@ Builtin options
 *modelinefmt* 'string'::
 	A format string used to generate the mode line, that string is first
 	expanded as a command line would be (expanding '%...{...}' strings),
-	then markup tags are applied (c.f. the 'Expansions' documentation page)
+	then markup tags are applied (c.f. the 'Expansions' documentation page.)
+	Two special atoms are available as markup:
+
+		*`{{mode_info}}`*:::
+			Information about the current mode, such as  `insert 3 sel` or
+			`prompt`. The faces used are StatusLineMode, StatusLineInfo,
+			and StatusLineValue.
+
+		*`{{context_info}}`*:::
+			Information such as `[+][recording (@)][no-hooks][new file][fifo]`,
+			in face Information.
+
+	The default value is '%val{bufname} %val{cursor_line}:%val{cursor_char_column} {{context_info}} {{mode_info}} - %val{client}@[%val{session}]'
 
 *ui_options*::
 	colon separated list of key=value pairs that are forwarded to the user

src/client.cc

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "event_manager.hh"
 #include "user_interface.hh"
 #include "window.hh"
+#include "hash_map.hh"
 
 #include <csignal>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -117,15 +118,33 @@ DisplayCoord Client::dimensions() const
     return m_ui->dimensions();
 }
 
+String generate_context_info(const Context& context)
+{
+    String s = "";
+    if (context.buffer().is_modified())
+        s += "[+]";
+    if (context.client().input_handler().is_recording())
+        s += format("[recording ({})]", context.client().input_handler().recording_reg());
+    if (context.buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::New)
+        s += "[new file]";
+    if (context.hooks_disabled())
+        s += "[no-hooks]";
+    if (context.buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::Fifo)
+        s += "[fifo]";
+    return s;
+}
+
 DisplayLine Client::generate_mode_line() const
 {
     DisplayLine modeline;
     try
     {
         const String& modelinefmt = context().options()["modelinefmt"].get<String>();
-
+        HashMap<String, DisplayLine> atoms{{ "mode_info", context().client().input_handler().mode_line() },
-        modeline = parse_display_line(expand(modelinefmt, context(), ShellContext{},
+                                           { "context_info", {generate_context_info(context()), get_face("Information")}}};
-                                             [](String s) { return escape(s, '{', '\\'); }));
+        auto expanded = expand(modelinefmt, context(), ShellContext{},
+                               [](String s) { return escape(s, '{', '\\'); });
+        modeline = parse_display_line(expanded, atoms);
     }
     catch (runtime_error& err)
     {
@@ -133,23 +152,6 @@ DisplayLine Client::generate_mode_line() const
         modeline.push_back({ "modelinefmt error, see *debug* buffer", get_face("Error") });
     }
 
-    Face info_face = get_face("Information");
-
-    if (context().buffer().is_modified())
-        modeline.push_back({ "[+]", info_face });
-    if (m_input_handler.is_recording())
-        modeline.push_back({ format("[recording ({})]", m_input_handler.recording_reg()), info_face });
-    if (context().buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::New)
-        modeline.push_back({ "[new file]", info_face });
-    if (context().hooks_disabled())
-        modeline.push_back({ "[no-hooks]", info_face });
-    if (context().buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::Fifo)
-        modeline.push_back({ "[fifo]", info_face });
-    modeline.push_back({ " " });
-    for (auto& atom : m_input_handler.mode_line())
-        modeline.push_back(std::move(atom));
-    modeline.push_back({ format(" - {}@[{}]", context().name(), Server::instance().session()) });
-
     return modeline;
 }
 

src/display_buffer.cc

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void DisplayBuffer::optimize()
         line.optimize();
 }
 
-DisplayLine parse_display_line(StringView line)
+DisplayLine parse_display_line(StringView line, const HashMap<String, DisplayLine>& builtins)
 {
     DisplayLine res;
     bool was_antislash = false;
@@ -312,7 +312,18 @@ DisplayLine parse_display_line(StringView line)
                 auto closing = std::find(it+1, end, '}');
                 if (closing == end)
                     throw runtime_error("unclosed face definition");
-                face = get_face({it+1, closing});
+                if (*(it+1) == '{' and closing+1 != end and *(closing+1) == '}')
+                {
+                    auto builtin_it = builtins.find(StringView{it+2, closing});
+                    if (builtin_it == builtins.end())
+                        throw runtime_error(format("undefined atom {}", StringView{it+2, closing}));
+                    for (auto& atom : builtin_it->value)
+                        res.push_back(atom);
+                    // closing is now at the first char of "}}", advance it to the second
+                    ++closing;
+                }
+                else
+                    face = get_face({it+1, closing});
                 it = closing;
                 pos = closing + 1;
             }

src/display_buffer.hh

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "coord.hh"
 #include "string.hh"
 #include "vector.hh"
+#include "hash_map.hh"
 
 namespace Kakoune
 {
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ private:
     AtomList  m_atoms;
 };
 
-DisplayLine parse_display_line(StringView line);
+DisplayLine parse_display_line(StringView line, const HashMap<String, DisplayLine>& builtins = {});
 
 class DisplayBuffer : public UseMemoryDomain<MemoryDomain::Display>
 {

src/main.cc

@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ static const char* startup_info =
 " * The `identifier` face has been replaced with `variable`,\n"
 "   `function` and `module`, update your custom colorschemes\n"
 " * BufNew and BufOpen hooks have been renamed to BufNewFile\n"
-"   and BufOpenFile.\n";
+"   and BufOpenFile.\n"
+" * The status line can be further customized.\n"
+"   See `help options modelinefmt`.\n";
 
 struct startup_error : runtime_error
 {
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@ void register_env_vars()
             "window_height", false,
             [](StringView name, const Context& context) -> String
             { return to_string(context.window().dimensions().line); }
-    } };
+        }
+    };
 
     ShellManager& shell_manager = ShellManager::instance();
     for (auto& env_var : env_vars)
@@ -306,7 +309,8 @@ void register_options()
                        "    ncurses_wheel_down_button     int\n",
                        UserInterface::Options{});
     reg.declare_option("modelinefmt", "format string used to generate the modeline",
-                       "%val{bufname} %val{cursor_line}:%val{cursor_char_column} "_str);
+                       "%val{bufname} %val{cursor_line}:%val{cursor_char_column} {{context_info}} {{mode_info}} - %val{client}@[%val{session}]"_str);
+
     reg.declare_option("debug", "various debug flags", DebugFlags::None);
     reg.declare_option("readonly", "prevent buffers from being modified", false);
     reg.declare_option<String, check_extra_word_char>(

test/highlight/regions/display

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\"" }, { "face": { "fg": "green", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "abcdefgh\"" }, { "face": { "fg": "yellow", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " hehe " }, { "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "${ youhou{hihi} }" }, { "face": { "fg": "yellow", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }
-{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:1 " }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "yellow", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }

test/regression/638-highlight-codepoint-with-bracket/display

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw", "params": [[[{ "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "“" }, { "face": { "fg": "white", "bg": "blue", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "We" }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "white", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "ought to scrape this planet clean of every living thing on it," }, { "face": { "fg": "red", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "”" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "\u000a" }]], { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "menu_hide", "params": [] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "info_hide", "params": [] }
-{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:4 " }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
+{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "draw_status", "params": [[], [{ "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "out 1:4 " }, { "face": { "fg": "black", "bg": "yellow", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " " }, { "face": { "fg": "blue", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": "1 sel" }, { "face": { "fg": "default", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }, "contents": " - unnamed0@[kak-tests]" }], { "fg": "cyan", "bg": "default", "attributes": [] }] }
 { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "refresh", "params": [true] }