spacemacs/layers/+lang/scheme/README.org

#+TITLE: Scheme layer

#+TAGS: dsl|layer|lisp|programming

* Table of Contents                     :TOC_5_gh:noexport:
- [[#description][Description]]
  - [[#features][Features:]]
- [[#install][Install]]
  - [[#install-chicken-scheme-example][Install Chicken scheme example]]
- [[#structurally-safe-editing][Structurally safe editing]]
- [[#key-bindings][Key bindings]]
  - [[#compiling][Compiling]]
  - [[#navigation][Navigation]]
  - [[#documentation][Documentation]]
  - [[#insertion][Insertion]]
  - [[#macroexpansion][Macroexpansion]]
  - [[#repl][REPL]]
  - [[#evaluation][Evaluation]]

* Description
This layer adds support for Scheme via [[http://geiser.nongnu.org][Geiser]]. Note that combined usage of racket-mode and geiser has not been tested.

** Features:
- Support the Scheme compiler [[https://www.call-cc.org/][Chicken]]
- Support for the extension language platform [[https://www.gnu.org/software/guile/][Guile]]
- Structurally safe editing using optional [[https://github.com/luxbock/evil-cleverparens][evil-cleverparens]]

* Install
To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
add =scheme= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
file.

Additionally, before geiser can be used with a scheme implementation, support
for the implementation must be enabled by adding its name to the list of
=scheme-implementations=. It is recommended to set the value of the list
directly in the =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list as shown in the
following example for guile and racket:

#+begin_src elisp
  dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
  '((scheme :variables
             scheme-implementations '(guile racket)))
#+end_src

Currently support is available for the following scheme implementations:
chez, chibi, chicken, gambit, gauche, guile, kawa, mit and racket.

Finally, to use a scheme implementation its binary must be available in your
PATH (or you can manually set the location of the binary as explained in [[https://nongnu.org/geiser/geiser_3.html][this
section of the geiser documentation]]).

The following subsection shows how to install Chicken scheme and activate geiser
support.

** Install Chicken scheme example

First add =chicken= to the list of =scheme-implementations= as explained above.
   
For full Chicken support, the following commands should be run:

#+BEGIN_SRC shell
  $ chicken-install -s apropos chicken-doc
  $ cd `csi -p '(chicken-home)'`
  $ curl https://3e8.org/pub/chicken-doc/chicken-doc-repo.tgz | sudo tar zx
#+END_SRC

*Note:* Chicken 5 does not have =chicken-home= imported by default,
so the command for changing to that directory can be accomplished with this:

#+BEGIN_SRC shell
  $ cd `csi -b -e "(import (chicken platform))" -p "(chicken-home)"`
#+END_SRC

*Note:* Chicken 5 also requires SRFI-18

#+BEGIN_SRC shell
  $ chicken-install -s srfi-18
#+END_SRC

Additionally, as of 2018-12-12 there is a [[https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/chicken&id=8b9a65eb88d899f7c9c78b56bba5bea5cdba534a][naming conflict]]
in some of the Linux package repos:

#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
  # Chicken had csc and csi first, but then mono introduced a conflict and
  # does not seem to want to change this. OpenBSD renamed csc and csi to
  # chicken-csc and chicken-csi 2018-12-12.
#+END_EXAMPLE

You may need to modify the =csi= command accordingly. If the name of the
REPL binary on your system is =chicken-csi=, you will also need to add

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (setq geiser-chicken-binary "chicken-csi")
#+END_SRC

to your =dotspacemacs/user-config= in order for the REPL to start in spacemacs.

* Structurally safe editing
This layer adds support for =evil-cleverparens= which allows to safely edit
lisp code by keeping the s-expressions balanced.

By default this mode is not activated. You can turn it on locally on the active
buffer with ~SPC m T s~ (=s= for safe).

To turn it on automatically for all =scheme= buffers call the following
function in your =dotspacemacs/user-config= function:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (spacemacs/toggle-evil-safe-lisp-structural-editing-on-register-hook-scheme-mode)
#+END_SRC

or to enable it for all supported modes:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (spacemacs/toggle-evil-safe-lisp-structural-editing-on-register-hooks)
#+END_SRC

When enabled the symbol =🆂= should be displayed in the mode-line.

* Key bindings
** Compiling

| Key binding | Description                |
|-------------+----------------------------|
| ~SPC m c c~ | Compile current buffer     |
| ~SPC m c p~ | Add directory to load path |

** Navigation

| Key binding | Description         |
|-------------+---------------------|
| ~SPC m g g~ | Goto Definition     |
| ~SPC m g b~ | Go Back             |
| ~SPC m g m~ | Goto Module         |
| ~SPC m g n~ | Goto next error     |
| ~SPC m g N~ | Goto previous error |

** Documentation

| Key binding | Description                              |
|-------------+------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m h h~ | Docs for symbol at point                 |
| ~SPC m h d~ | Look up manual entry for symbol at point |
| ~SPC m h m~ | Display exports for module               |
| ~SPC m h <~ | Display callers                          |
| ~SPC m h >~ | Display callees                          |

** Insertion

| Key binding | Description   |
|-------------+---------------|
| ~SPC m i l~ | Insert Lambda |

** Macroexpansion

| Key binding | Description                  |
|-------------+------------------------------|
| ~SPC m m e~ | Macroexpand last sexp        |
| ~SPC m m f~ | Macroexpand surrounding sexp |
| ~SPC m m r~ | Macroexpand region           |

** REPL

| Key binding | Description                              |
|-------------+------------------------------------------|
| ~SPC m s i~ | Start or switch to the REPL              |
| ~SPC m s s~ | Select Scheme implementation             |
| ~SPC m s b~ | Send buffer to the REPL                  |
| ~SPC m s B~ | Send buffer to the REPL and focus it     |
| ~SPC m s f~ | Send definition to the REPL              |
| ~SPC m s F~ | Send definition to the REPL and focus it |
| ~SPC m s e~ | Send last sexp to the REPL               |
| ~SPC m s r~ | Send region to the REPL                  |
| ~SPC m s R~ | Send region to the REPL and focus it     |

** Evaluation

| Key binding | Description               |
|-------------+---------------------------|
| ~SPC m e b~ | Evaluate the whole buffer |
| ~SPC m e e~ | Evaluate last sexp        |
| ~SPC m e f~ | Evaluate current function |
| ~SPC m e l~ | Evaluate line             |
| ~SPC m e r~ | Evaluate region           |