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210 lines
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#+TITLE: Auto-completion layer
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* Table of Contents :TOC_4_org:noexport:
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- [[Description][Description]]
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- [[Install][Install]]
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- [[Configuration][Configuration]]
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- [[Key bindings][Key bindings]]
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- [[Snippets directories][Snippets directories]]
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- [[Show snippets in auto-completion popup][Show snippets in auto-completion popup]]
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- [[Tooltips][Tooltips]]
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- [[Sort results by usage][Sort results by usage]]
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- [[Enable company or auto-complete globally][Enable company or auto-complete globally]]
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- [[Replacing company by auto-complete][Replacing company by auto-complete]]
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- [[Add auto-completion in a layer][Add auto-completion in a layer]]
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- [[In =config.el=][In =config.el=]]
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- [[In =packages.el=][In =packages.el=]]
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- [[Key Bindings][Key Bindings]]
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- [[Company][Company]]
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- [[Auto-complete][Auto-complete]]
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- [[Yasnippet][Yasnippet]]
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- [[Auto-yasnippet][Auto-yasnippet]]
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* Description
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This layer provides auto-completion to Spacemacs.
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The following completion engines are supported:
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- [[http://company-mode.github.io/][company]]
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- [[http://auto-complete.org/][auto-complete]]
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Snippets are supported via [[https://github.com/capitaomorte/yasnippet][yasnippet]] and [[https://github.com/abo-abo/auto-yasnippet][auto-yasnippet]].
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This layer also configures =hippie-expand=.
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* Install
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To use this configuration layer, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=. You will need to
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add =auto-completion= to the existing =dotspacemacs-configuration-layers= list in this
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file.
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* Configuration
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** Key bindings
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You can customize the user experience of auto-completion with the following
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layer variables:
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1. =auto-completion-return-key-behavior= set the action to perform when the
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~RET~ key is pressed, the possible values are:
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- =complete= completes with the current selection
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- =nil= does nothing
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2. =auto-completion-tab-key-behavior= set the action to perform when the ~TAB~
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key is pressed, the possible values are:
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- =complete= completes with the current selection
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- =cycle= completes the common prefix and cycle between candidates
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- =nil= does nothing
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3. =auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence= is a string of two characters
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denoting a key sequence that will perform a =complete= action if the sequence
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as been entered quickly enough. If its value is =nil= then the feature is
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disabled.
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4. =auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence-delay= is the number of seconds
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to wait for the auto-completion key sequence to be entered. The default value
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is 0.1 seconds.
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The default configuration of the layer is:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(
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(auto-completion :variables
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auto-completion-return-key-behavior 'complete
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auto-completion-tab-key-behavior 'cycle
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auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence nil
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auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence-delay 0.1
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auto-completion-private-snippets-directory nil)
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))
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#+END_SRC
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~jk~ is a good candidate for =auto-completion-complete-with-key-sequence= if
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you don't use it already.
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** Snippets directories
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The following directories are added by default:
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- ~/.emacs.d/elpa/yasnippet-xxxxx/snippets
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- ~/.emacs.d/layers/auto-completion/snippets
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- ~/.emacs.d/private/snippets (conditional to the value of =auto-completion-private-snippets-directory=)
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- ~/.spacemacs.d/snippets (conditional to the existence of =~/.spacemacs.d= directory)
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You can provide additional directories by setting the variable
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=auto-completion-private-snippets-directory= which can take a string in case of
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a single path or a list of paths.
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If its value is =nil= then the path =~/.emacs.d/private/snippets= is used.
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** Show snippets in auto-completion popup
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By default, snippets are not shown in the auto-completion popup. To show them in
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the popup, set the variable =auto-completion-enable-snippets-in-popup= to =t=.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((auto-completion :variables
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auto-completion-enable-snippets-in-popup t)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Tooltips
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To enable docstring tooltips set =auto-completion-enable-help-tooltip= to =t=
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((auto-completion :variables
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auto-completion-enable-help-tooltip t)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Sort results by usage
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To enable sorting auto-completion results by their usage frequency set
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=auto-completion-enable-sort-by-usage= to =t=.
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This feature is provided by the [[https://github.com/company-mode/company-statistics][company-statistics]] package when =company=
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is used.
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The variable has no effect when =auto-complete= is used.
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
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'((auto-completion :variables
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auto-completion-enable-sort-by-usage t)))
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#+END_SRC
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** Enable company or auto-complete globally
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By default Spacemacs enables auto-completion explicitly for each supported
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major-mode, it means that =company= and =auto-complete= are not enabled
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globally, it allows more flexibility to choose an auto-completion engine
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for a given mode.
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You may want to enable company globally to get auto-completion
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everywhere even in the modes which are not configured by Spacemacs. To do
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so, you just have to add =(global-company-mode)= in the
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=dotspacemacs/user -config= function of your dotfile.
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Note that if you want to enable =auto-complete= globally you will have to
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disable =company= first, see the next section to do so.
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** Replacing company by auto-complete
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You can disable =company= by adding it to the =dotspacemacs-excluded-packages=
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variable, then you are free to enable =auto-complete= globally.
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** Add auto-completion in a layer
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Here is an example to add =company= auto-completion to python buffer:
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*** In =config.el=
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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;; Define the buffer local company backend variable
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(spacemacs|defvar-company-backends python-mode)
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#+END_SRC
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*** In =packages.el=
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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;; Add the relevant packages to the layer
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(setq python-packages
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'(...
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company
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company-anaconda
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...))
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;; Configure the packages
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(when (configuration-layer/layer-usedp 'auto-completion)
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;; Hook company to python-mode
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(defun python/post-init-company ()
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(spacemacs|add-company-hook python-mode))
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;; Add the backend to the major-mode specific backend list
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(defun python/init-company-anaconda ()
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(use-package company-anaconda
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:if (configuration-layer/package-usedp 'company)
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:defer t
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:init (push 'company-anaconda company-backends-python-mode))))
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#+END_SRC
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* Key Bindings
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** Company
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|-------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~C-j~ | go down in company dropdown menu |
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| ~C-k~ | go up in company dropdown menu |
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| ~C-/~ | show candidates in Helm (for fuzzy searching) |
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| ~C-M-/~ | filter the company dropdown menu |
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| ~C-d~ | open minibuffer with documentation of thing at point in company dropdown |
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** Auto-complete
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~C-j~ | select next candidate |
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| ~C-k~ | select previous candidate |
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| ~TAB~ | expand selection or select next candidate |
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| ~S-TAB~ | select previous candidate |
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| ~return~ | complete word, if word is already completed insert a carriage return |
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** Yasnippet
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|-------------+----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~M-/~ | Expand a snippet if text before point is a prefix of a snippet |
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| ~SPC i s~ | List all current yasnippets for inserting |
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** Auto-yasnippet
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| Key Binding | Description |
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|-------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| ~SPC i S c~ | create a snippet from an active region |
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| ~SPC i S e~ | Expand the snippet just created with ~SPC i y~ |
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| ~SPC i S w~ | Write the snippet inside =private/snippets= directory for future sessions |
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