init-utils.el

;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Handier way to add modes to auto-mode-alist
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun add-auto-mode (mode &rest patterns)
  "Add entries to `auto-mode-alist' to use `MODE' for all given file `PATTERNS'."
  (dolist (pattern patterns)
    (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist (cons pattern mode))))


;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; String utilities missing from core emacs
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun string-all-matches (regex str &optional group)
  "Find all matches for `REGEX' within `STR', returning the full match string or group `GROUP'."
  (let ((result nil)
        (pos 0)
        (group (or group 0)))
    (while (string-match regex str pos)
      (push (match-string group str) result)
      (setq pos (match-end group)))
    result))

(defun string-rtrim (str)
  "Remove trailing whitespace from `STR'."
  (replace-regexp-in-string "[ \t\n]*$" "" str))


;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Find the directory containing a given library
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(autoload 'find-library-name "find-func")
(defun directory-of-library (library-name)
  "Return the directory in which the `LIBRARY-NAME' load file is found."
  (file-name-as-directory (file-name-directory (find-library-name library-name))))


;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Delete the current file
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun delete-this-file ()
  "Delete the current file, and kill the buffer."
  (interactive)
  (or (buffer-file-name) (error "No file is currently being edited"))
  (when (yes-or-no-p (format "Really delete '%s'?"
                             (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)))
    (delete-file (buffer-file-name))
    (kill-this-buffer)))


;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Rename the current file
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun rename-this-file-and-buffer (new-name)
  "Renames both current buffer and file it's visiting to NEW-NAME."
  (interactive "sNew name: ")
  (let ((name (buffer-name))
        (filename (buffer-file-name)))
    (unless filename
      (error "Buffer '%s' is not visiting a file!" name))
    (if (get-buffer new-name)
        (message "A buffer named '%s' already exists!" new-name)
      (progn
        (rename-file filename new-name 1)
        (rename-buffer new-name)
        (set-visited-file-name new-name)
        (set-buffer-modified-p nil)))))

;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Browse current HTML file
;;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(defun browse-current-file ()
  "Open the current file as a URL using `browse-url'."
  (interactive)
  (browse-url (concat "file://" (buffer-file-name))))


(provide 'init-utils)