spacemacs/contrib/!lang/elixir/README.org

#+TITLE: Elixir contribution layer for Spacemacs

[[file:img/elixir.png]] with [[file:img/alchemist.png]]

* Table of Contents                                                   :TOC@4:
 - [[#description][Description]]
 - [[#install][Install]]
 - [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
     - [[#refcard][Refcard]]
     - [[#help][Help]]
     - [[#mix][Mix]]
     - [[#project][Project]]
     - [[#evaluation-in-place][Evaluation in place]]
     - [[#repl-interactions][REPL interactions]]
     - [[#tests][Tests]]
     - [[#compile][Compile]]
     - [[#execute][Execute]]
     - [[#code-definition-jump][Code Definition Jump]]

* Description

This layer adds support for [[http://elixir-lang.org/][Elixir]] .

[[https://github.com/tonini/alchemist.el][Alchemist]] brings the Elixir tooling to Emacs and comes with a bunch of
features like:
- Powerful IEx integration
- Mix integration
- Compile & Execution of Elixir code
- Inline code evaluation
- Documentation lookup
- Definition lookup
- Smart code completion
- Elixir project management
- Integration with [[http://company-mode.github.io/][company-mode]]

* Install

To use this contribution add it to your =~/.spacemacs=

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(elixir))
#+END_SRC

* Key bindings

** Refcard

You find and overview of all the key-bindings on the [[file:alchemist-refcard.pdf][Alchemist-Refcard]].

** Help

| Key Binding | Description                         |
|-------------+-------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m h :~ | Run custom search for help          |
| ~SPC m h h~ | Show help of the current expression |
| ~SPC m h H~ | Toggle through search history       |
| ~SPC m h r~ | Show help for current region        |

** Mix

| Key Binding | Description                                                |
|-------------+------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m m :~ | Prompt for a =mix= command                                 |
| ~SPC m m c~ | Compile the whole application                              |
| ~SPC m m h~ | Show help for a specific =mix= command                     |
| ~SPC m m x~ | Run the given expression in the Elixir application context |

** Project

| Key Binding | Description                                                |
|-------------+------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m p t~ | Open project test directory and list all test files.       |
| ~SPC m g t~ | Toggle between a file and its tests in the current window. |
| ~SPC m g T~ | Toggle between a file and its tests in other window.       |

** Evaluation in place

| Key Binding | Description                             |
|-------------+-----------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m e b~ | Evaluate buffer                         |
| ~SPC m e B~ | Evaluate buffer and insert result       |
| ~SPC m e l~ | Evaluate current line                   |
| ~SPC m e L~ | Evaluate current line and insert result |
| ~SPC m e r~ | Evaluate region                         |
| ~SPC m e R~ | Evaluate region and insert result       |

** REPL interactions

| Key Binding | Description                                                     |
|-------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m s i~ | Start an =iex= inferior process                                 |
| ~SPC m s I~ | Start an IEx process with mix (=iex -S mix=)                    |
| ~SPC m s l~ | Send current line to REPL buffer                                |
| ~SPC m s L~ | Send current line to REPL buffer and focus it in =insert state= |
| ~SPC m s r~ | Send region to REPL buffer                                      |
| ~SPC m s R~ | Send region to REPL buffer and focus it in =insert state=       |
| ~SPC m s c~ | Compiles the current buffer in the IEx process.                 |

** Tests

| Key Binding | Description                           |
|-------------+---------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m g t~ | Open the test file for current buffer |
| ~SPC m t a~ | Run all the tests                     |
| ~SPC m t b~ | Run all the tests from current buffer |
| ~SPC m t t~ | Run test under point                  |

** Compile

| Key Binding | Description                                        |
|-------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m c :~ | Run a custom compile command with =elixirc=        |
| ~SPC m c b~ | Compile the current buffer with elixirc. =elixirc= |
| ~SPC m c f~ | Compile the given filename with =elixirc=          |


** Execute

| Key Binding | Description                                |
|-------------+--------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m x :~ | Run a custom execute command with =elixir= |
| ~SPC m x b~ | Run the current buffer through =elixir=    |
| ~SPC m x f~ | Run =elixir= with the given filename       |

** Code Definition Jump

| Key Binding | Description                                        |
|-------------+----------------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m g g~ | Jump to the elixir expression definition at point. |
| ~SPC m ,~   | Pop back to where ~SPC m g g~ was last invoked.    |