path: root/lisp/hi-lock.el

;;; hi-lock.el --- minor mode for interactive automatic highlighting

;; Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

;; Author: David M. Koppelman <koppel@ece.lsu.edu>
;; Keywords: faces, minor-mode, matching, display

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;;; Commentary:
;;
;;  With the hi-lock commands text matching interactively entered
;;  regexp's can be highlighted.  For example, `M-x highlight-regexp
;;  RET clearly RET RET' will highlight all occurrences of `clearly'
;;  using a yellow background face.  New occurrences of `clearly' will
;;  be highlighted as they are typed.  `M-x unhighlight-regexp RET'
;;  will remove the highlighting.  Any existing face can be used for
;;  highlighting and a set of appropriate faces is provided.  The
;;  regexps can be written into the current buffer in a form that will
;;  be recognized the next time the corresponding file is read (when
;;  file patterns is turned on).
;;
;;  Applications:
;;
;;    In program source code highlight a variable to quickly see all
;;    places it is modified or referenced:
;;    M-x highlight-regexp ground_contact_switches_closed RET RET
;;
;;    In a shell or other buffer that is showing lots of program
;;    output, highlight the parts of the output you're interested in:
;;    M-x highlight-regexp Total execution time [0-9]+ RET hi-blue-b RET
;;
;;    In buffers displaying tables, highlight the lines you're interested in:
;;    M-x highlight-lines-matching-regexp January 2000 RET hi-black-b RET
;;
;;    When writing text, highlight personal cliches.  This can be
;;    amusing.
;;    M-x highlight-phrase as can be seen RET RET
;;
;;  Setup:
;;
;;    Put the following code in your .emacs file.  This turns on
;;    hi-lock mode and adds a "Regexp Highlighting" entry
;;    to the edit menu.
;;
;;    (global-hi-lock-mode 1)
;;
;;    To enable the use of patterns found in files (presumably placed
;;    there by hi-lock) include the following in your .emacs file:
;;
;;    (setq hi-lock-file-patterns-policy 'ask)
;;
;;    If you get tired of being asked each time a file is loaded replace
;;    `ask' with a function that returns t if patterns should be read.
;;
;;    You might also want to bind the hi-lock commands to more
;;    finger-friendly sequences:

;;    (define-key hi-lock-map "\C-z\C-h" 'highlight-lines-matching-regexp)
;;    (define-key hi-lock-map "\C-zi" 'hi-lock-find-patterns)
;;    (define-key hi-lock-map "\C-zh" 'highlight-regexp)
;;    (define-key hi-lock-map "\C-zp" 'highlight-phrase)
;;    (define-key hi-lock-map "\C-zr" 'unhighlight-regexp)
;;    (define-key hi-lock-map "\C-zb" 'hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns))

;;    See the documentation for hi-lock-mode `C-h f hi-lock-mode' for
;;    additional instructions.

;; Sample file patterns:

; Hi-lock: (("^;;; .*" (0 (quote hi-black-hb) t)))
; Hi-lock: ( ("make-variable-buffer-\\(local\\)" (0 font-lock-keyword-face)(1 'italic append)))))
; Hi-lock: end

;;; Code:

(require 'font-lock)

(defgroup hi-lock nil
  "Interactively add and remove font-lock patterns for highlighting text."
  :link '(custom-manual "(emacs)Highlight Interactively")
  :group 'font-lock)

(defcustom hi-lock-file-patterns-range 10000
  "Limit of search in a buffer for hi-lock patterns.
When a file is visited and hi-lock mode is on, patterns starting
up to this limit are added to font-lock's patterns.  See documentation
of functions `hi-lock-mode' and `hi-lock-find-patterns'."
  :type 'integer
  :group 'hi-lock)

(defcustom hi-lock-highlight-range 200000
  "Size of area highlighted by hi-lock when font-lock not active.
Font-lock is not active in buffers that do their own highlighting,
such as the buffer created by `list-colors-display'.  In those buffers
hi-lock patterns will only be applied over a range of
`hi-lock-highlight-range' characters.  If font-lock is active then
highlighting will be applied throughout the buffer."
  :type 'integer
  :group 'hi-lock)

(defcustom hi-lock-exclude-modes
  '(rmail-mode mime/viewer-mode gnus-article-mode)
  "List of major modes in which hi-lock will not run.
For security reasons since font lock patterns can specify function
calls."
  :type '(repeat symbol)
  :group 'hi-lock)

(defcustom hi-lock-file-patterns-policy 'ask
  "Specify when hi-lock should use patterns found in file.
If `ask', prompt when patterns found in buffer; if bound to a function,
use patterns when function returns t (function is called with patterns
as first argument); if nil or `never' or anything else, don't use file
patterns."
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Do not use file patterns" never)
                 (const :tag "Ask about file patterns" ask)
                 (function :tag "Function to check file patterns"))
  :group 'hi-lock
  :version "22.1")

;; It can have a function value.
(put 'hi-lock-file-patterns-policy 'risky-local-variable t)

(defgroup hi-lock-faces nil
  "Faces for hi-lock."
  :group 'hi-lock
  :group 'faces)

(defface hi-yellow
  '((((min-colors 88) (background dark))
     (:background "yellow1" :foreground "black"))
    (((background dark)) (:background "yellow" :foreground "black"))
    (((min-colors 88)) (:background "yellow1"))
    (t (:background "yellow")))
  "Default face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-pink
  '((((background dark)) (:background "pink" :foreground "black"))
    (t (:background "pink")))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-green
  '((((min-colors 88) (background dark))
     (:background "green1" :foreground "black"))
    (((background dark)) (:background "green" :foreground "black"))
    (((min-colors 88)) (:background "green1"))
    (t (:background "green")))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-blue
  '((((background dark)) (:background "light blue" :foreground "black"))
    (t (:background "light blue")))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-black-b
  '((t (:weight bold)))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-blue-b
  '((((min-colors 88)) (:weight bold :foreground "blue1"))
    (t (:weight bold :foreground "blue")))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-green-b
  '((((min-colors 88)) (:weight bold :foreground "green1"))
    (t (:weight bold :foreground "green")))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-red-b
  '((((min-colors 88)) (:weight bold :foreground "red1"))
    (t (:weight bold :foreground "red")))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defface hi-black-hb
  '((t (:weight bold :height 1.67 :inherit variable-pitch)))
  "Face for hi-lock mode."
  :group 'hi-lock-faces)

(defvar hi-lock-file-patterns nil
  "Patterns found in file for hi-lock.  Should not be changed.")

(defvar hi-lock-interactive-patterns nil
  "Patterns provided to hi-lock by user.  Should not be changed.")

(defvar hi-lock-face-defaults
  '("hi-yellow" "hi-pink" "hi-green" "hi-blue" "hi-black-b"
    "hi-blue-b" "hi-red-b" "hi-green-b" "hi-black-hb")
  "Default faces for hi-lock interactive functions.")

;(dolist (f hi-lock-face-defaults) (unless (facep f) (error "%s not a face" f)))

(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'hi-lock-face-history
                                'hi-lock-face-defaults
                                "23.1")

(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'hi-lock-regexp-history
                                'regexp-history
                                "23.1")

(defvar hi-lock-file-patterns-prefix "Hi-lock"
  "Search target for finding hi-lock patterns at top of file.")

(defvar hi-lock-archaic-interface-message-used nil
  "True if user alerted that `global-hi-lock-mode' is now the global switch.
Earlier versions of hi-lock used `hi-lock-mode' as the global switch;
the message is issued if it appears that `hi-lock-mode' is used assuming
that older functionality.  This variable avoids multiple reminders.")

(defvar hi-lock-archaic-interface-deduce nil
  "If non-nil, sometimes assume that `hi-lock-mode' means `global-hi-lock-mode'.
Assumption is made if `hi-lock-mode' used in the *scratch* buffer while
a library is being loaded.")

(make-variable-buffer-local 'hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
(put 'hi-lock-interactive-patterns 'permanent-local t)
(make-variable-buffer-local 'hi-lock-file-patterns)
(put 'hi-lock-file-patterns 'permanent-local t)

(defvar hi-lock-menu
  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap "Hi Lock")))
    (define-key-after map [highlight-regexp]
      '(menu-item "Highlight Regexp..." highlight-regexp
        :help "Highlight text matching PATTERN (a regexp)."))

    (define-key-after map [highlight-phrase]
      '(menu-item "Highlight Phrase..." highlight-phrase
        :help "Highlight text matching PATTERN (a regexp processed to match phrases)."))

    (define-key-after map [highlight-lines-matching-regexp]
      '(menu-item "Highlight Lines..." highlight-lines-matching-regexp
        :help "Highlight lines containing match of PATTERN (a regexp)."))

    (define-key-after map [unhighlight-regexp]
      '(menu-item "Remove Highlighting..." unhighlight-regexp
        :help "Remove previously entered highlighting pattern."
        :enable hi-lock-interactive-patterns))

    (define-key-after map [hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns]
      '(menu-item "Patterns to Buffer" hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns
        :help "Insert interactively added REGEXPs into buffer at point."
        :enable hi-lock-interactive-patterns))

    (define-key-after map [hi-lock-find-patterns]
      '(menu-item "Patterns from Buffer" hi-lock-find-patterns
        :help "Use patterns (if any) near top of buffer."))
    map)
  "Menu for hi-lock mode.")

(defvar hi-lock-map
  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap "Hi Lock")))
    (define-key map "\C-xwi" 'hi-lock-find-patterns)
    (define-key map "\C-xwl" 'highlight-lines-matching-regexp)
    (define-key map "\C-xwp" 'highlight-phrase)
    (define-key map "\C-xwh" 'highlight-regexp)
    (define-key map "\C-xwr" 'unhighlight-regexp)
    (define-key map "\C-xwb" 'hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns)
    map)
  "Key map for hi-lock.")

;; Visible Functions

;;;###autoload
(define-minor-mode hi-lock-mode
  "Toggle minor mode for interactively adding font-lock highlighting patterns.

If ARG positive, turn hi-lock on.  Issuing a hi-lock command will also
turn hi-lock on.  To turn hi-lock on in all buffers use
`global-hi-lock-mode' or in your .emacs file (global-hi-lock-mode 1).
When hi-lock is turned on, a \"Regexp Highlighting\" submenu is added
to the \"Edit\" menu.  The commands in the submenu, which can be
called interactively, are:

\\[highlight-regexp] REGEXP FACE
  Highlight matches of pattern REGEXP in current buffer with FACE.

\\[highlight-phrase] PHRASE FACE
  Highlight matches of phrase PHRASE in current buffer with FACE.
  (PHRASE can be any REGEXP, but spaces will be replaced by matches
  to whitespace and initial lower-case letters will become case insensitive.)

\\[highlight-lines-matching-regexp] REGEXP FACE
  Highlight lines containing matches of REGEXP in current buffer with FACE.

\\[unhighlight-regexp] REGEXP
  Remove highlighting on matches of REGEXP in current buffer.

\\[hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns]
  Write active REGEXPs into buffer as comments (if possible).  They may
  be read the next time file is loaded or when the \\[hi-lock-find-patterns] command
  is issued.  The inserted regexps are in the form of font lock keywords.
  (See `font-lock-keywords'.)  They may be edited and re-loaded with \\[hi-lock-find-patterns],
  any valid `font-lock-keywords' form is acceptable.  When a file is
  loaded the patterns are read if `hi-lock-file-patterns-policy' is
  'ask and the user responds y to the prompt, or if
  `hi-lock-file-patterns-policy' is bound to a function and that
  function returns t.

\\[hi-lock-find-patterns]
  Re-read patterns stored in buffer (in the format produced by \\[hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns]).

When hi-lock is started and if the mode is not excluded or patterns
rejected, the beginning of the buffer is searched for lines of the
form:
  Hi-lock: FOO
where FOO is a list of patterns.  These are added to the font lock
keywords already present.  The patterns must start before position
\(number of characters into buffer) `hi-lock-file-patterns-range'.
Patterns will be read until
 Hi-lock: end
is found.  A mode is excluded if it's in the list `hi-lock-exclude-modes'."
  :group 'hi-lock
  :lighter (:eval (if (or hi-lock-interactive-patterns
			  hi-lock-file-patterns)
		      " Hi" ""))
  :global nil
  :keymap hi-lock-map
  (when (and (equal (buffer-name) "*scratch*")
             load-in-progress
             (not (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
             (not hi-lock-archaic-interface-message-used))
    (setq hi-lock-archaic-interface-message-used t)
    (if hi-lock-archaic-interface-deduce
        (global-hi-lock-mode hi-lock-mode)
      (warn
       "Possible archaic use of (hi-lock-mode).
Use (global-hi-lock-mode 1) in .emacs to enable hi-lock for all buffers,
use (hi-lock-mode 1) for individual buffers.  For compatibility with Emacs
versions before 22 use the following in your .emacs file:

        (if (functionp 'global-hi-lock-mode)
            (global-hi-lock-mode 1)
          (hi-lock-mode 1))
")))
  (if hi-lock-mode
      ;; Turned on.
      (progn
	(unless font-lock-mode (font-lock-mode 1))
	(define-key-after menu-bar-edit-menu [hi-lock]
	  (cons "Regexp Highlighting" hi-lock-menu))
	(hi-lock-find-patterns)
	(add-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook nil t))
    ;; Turned off.
    (when (or hi-lock-interactive-patterns
	      hi-lock-file-patterns)
      (when hi-lock-interactive-patterns
	(font-lock-remove-keywords nil hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
	(setq hi-lock-interactive-patterns nil))
      (when hi-lock-file-patterns
	(font-lock-remove-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns)
	(setq hi-lock-file-patterns nil))
      (remove-overlays nil nil 'hi-lock-overlay t)
      (when font-lock-fontified (font-lock-fontify-buffer)))
    (define-key-after menu-bar-edit-menu [hi-lock] nil)
    (remove-hook 'font-lock-mode-hook 'hi-lock-font-lock-hook t)))

;;;###autoload
(define-globalized-minor-mode global-hi-lock-mode
  hi-lock-mode turn-on-hi-lock-if-enabled
  :group 'hi-lock)

(defun turn-on-hi-lock-if-enabled ()
  (setq hi-lock-archaic-interface-message-used t)
  (unless (memq major-mode hi-lock-exclude-modes)
    (hi-lock-mode 1)))

;;;###autoload
(defalias 'highlight-lines-matching-regexp 'hi-lock-line-face-buffer)
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-line-face-buffer (regexp &optional face)
  "Set face of all lines containing a match of REGEXP to FACE.

Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE.  Buffer-local history
list maintained for regexps, global history maintained for faces.
\\<minibuffer-local-map>Use \\[previous-history-element] to retrieve previous history items,
and \\[next-history-element] to retrieve default values.
\(See info node `Minibuffer History'.)"
  (interactive
   (list
    (hi-lock-regexp-okay
     (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight line" (car regexp-history)))
    (hi-lock-read-face-name)))
  (or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
  (unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
  (hi-lock-set-pattern
   ;; The \\(?:...\\) grouping construct ensures that a leading ^, +, * or ?
   ;; or a trailing $ in REGEXP will be interpreted correctly.
   (concat "^.*\\(?:" regexp "\\).*$") face))


;;;###autoload
(defalias 'highlight-regexp 'hi-lock-face-buffer)
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-face-buffer (regexp &optional face)
  "Set face of each match of REGEXP to FACE.

Interactively, prompt for REGEXP then FACE.  Buffer-local history
list maintained for regexps, global history maintained for faces.
\\<minibuffer-local-map>Use \\[previous-history-element] to retrieve previous history items,
and \\[next-history-element] to retrieve default values.
\(See info node `Minibuffer History'.)"
  (interactive
   (list
    (hi-lock-regexp-okay
     (read-regexp "Regexp to highlight" (car regexp-history)))
    (hi-lock-read-face-name)))
  (or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
  (unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
  (hi-lock-set-pattern regexp face))

;;;###autoload
(defalias 'highlight-phrase 'hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer)
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-face-phrase-buffer (regexp &optional face)
  "Set face of each match of phrase REGEXP to FACE.

Whitespace in REGEXP converted to arbitrary whitespace and initial
lower-case letters made case insensitive."
  (interactive
   (list
    (hi-lock-regexp-okay
     (hi-lock-process-phrase
      (read-regexp "Phrase to highlight" (car regexp-history))))
    (hi-lock-read-face-name)))
  (or (facep face) (setq face 'hi-yellow))
  (unless hi-lock-mode (hi-lock-mode 1))
  (hi-lock-set-pattern regexp face))

(declare-function x-popup-menu "menu.c" (position menu))

;;;###autoload
(defalias 'unhighlight-regexp 'hi-lock-unface-buffer)
;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-unface-buffer (regexp)
  "Remove highlighting of each match to REGEXP set by hi-lock.

Interactively, prompt for REGEXP.  Buffer-local history of inserted
regexp's maintained.  Will accept only regexps inserted by hi-lock
interactive functions.  \(See `hi-lock-interactive-patterns'.\)
\\<minibuffer-local-must-match-map>Use \\[minibuffer-complete] to complete a partially typed regexp.
\(See info node `Minibuffer History'.\)"
  (interactive
   (if (and (display-popup-menus-p) (not last-nonmenu-event))
       (catch 'snafu
	 (or
	  (x-popup-menu
	   t
	   (cons
	    `keymap
	    (cons "Select Pattern to Unhighlight"
		  (mapcar (lambda (pattern)
			    (list (car pattern)
				  (format
				   "%s (%s)" (car pattern)
				   (symbol-name
				    (car
				     (cdr (car (cdr (car (cdr pattern))))))))
				  (cons nil nil)
				  (car pattern)))
			  hi-lock-interactive-patterns))))
	  ;; If the user clicks outside the menu, meaning that they
	  ;; change their mind, x-popup-menu returns nil, and
	  ;; interactive signals a wrong number of arguments error.
	  ;; To prevent that, we return an empty string, which will
	  ;; effectively disable the rest of the function.
	  (throw 'snafu '(""))))
     (let ((history-list (mapcar (lambda (p) (car p))
                                 hi-lock-interactive-patterns)))
       (unless hi-lock-interactive-patterns
         (error "No highlighting to remove"))
       (list
        (completing-read "Regexp to unhighlight: "
                         hi-lock-interactive-patterns nil t
                         (car (car hi-lock-interactive-patterns))
                         (cons 'history-list 1))))))
  (let ((keyword (assoc regexp hi-lock-interactive-patterns)))
    (when keyword
      (font-lock-remove-keywords nil (list keyword))
      (setq hi-lock-interactive-patterns
            (delq keyword hi-lock-interactive-patterns))
      (remove-overlays
       nil nil 'hi-lock-overlay-regexp (hi-lock-string-serialize regexp))
      (when font-lock-fontified (font-lock-fontify-buffer)))))

;;;###autoload
(defun hi-lock-write-interactive-patterns ()
  "Write interactively added patterns, if any, into buffer at point.

Interactively added patterns are those normally specified using
`highlight-regexp' and `highlight-lines-matching-regexp'; they can
be found in variable `hi-lock-interactive-patterns'."
  (interactive)
  (if (null hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
      (error "There are no interactive patterns"))
  (let ((beg (point)))
    (mapc
     (lambda (pattern)
       (insert (format "%s: (%s)\n"
		       hi-lock-file-patterns-prefix
		       (prin1-to-string pattern))))
     hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
    (comment-region beg (point)))
  (when (> (point) hi-lock-file-patterns-range)
    (warn "Inserted keywords not close enough to top of file")))

;; Implementation Functions

(defun hi-lock-process-phrase (phrase)
  "Convert regexp PHRASE to a regexp that matches phrases.

Blanks in PHRASE replaced by regexp that matches arbitrary whitespace
and initial lower-case letters made case insensitive."
  (let ((mod-phrase nil))
    (setq mod-phrase
          (replace-regexp-in-string
           "\\<[a-z]" (lambda (m) (format "[%s%s]" (upcase m) m)) phrase))
    (setq mod-phrase
          (replace-regexp-in-string
           "\\s-+" "[ \t\n]+" mod-phrase nil t))))

(defun hi-lock-regexp-okay (regexp)
  "Return REGEXP if it appears suitable for a font-lock pattern.

Otherwise signal an error.  A pattern that matches the null string is
not suitable."
  (if (string-match regexp "")
      (error "Regexp cannot match an empty string")
    regexp))

(defun hi-lock-read-face-name ()
  "Read face name from minibuffer with completion and history."
  (intern (completing-read
           "Highlight using face: "
           obarray 'facep t
           (cons (car hi-lock-face-defaults)
                 (let ((prefix
                        (try-completion
                         (substring (car hi-lock-face-defaults) 0 1)
                         hi-lock-face-defaults)))
                   (if (and (stringp prefix)
                            (not (equal prefix (car hi-lock-face-defaults))))
                       (length prefix) 0)))
           'face-name-history
	   (cdr hi-lock-face-defaults))))

(defun hi-lock-set-pattern (regexp face)
  "Highlight REGEXP with face FACE."
  (let ((pattern (list regexp (list 0 (list 'quote face) t))))
    (unless (member pattern hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
      (push pattern hi-lock-interactive-patterns)
      (if font-lock-fontified
	  (progn
	    (font-lock-add-keywords nil (list pattern) t)
	    (font-lock-fontify-buffer))
        (let* ((serial (hi-lock-string-serialize regexp))
               (range-min (- (point) (/ hi-lock-highlight-range 2)))
               (range-max (+ (point) (/ hi-lock-highlight-range 2)))
               (search-start
                (max (point-min)
                     (- range-min (max 0 (- range-max (point-max))))))
               (search-end
                (min (point-max)
                     (+ range-max (max 0 (- (point-min) range-min))))))
          (save-excursion
            (goto-char search-start)
            (while (re-search-forward regexp search-end t)
              (let ((overlay (make-overlay (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))))
                (overlay-put overlay 'hi-lock-overlay t)
                (overlay-put overlay 'hi-lock-overlay-regexp serial)
                (overlay-put overlay 'face face))
              (goto-char (match-end 0)))))))))

(defun hi-lock-set-file-patterns (patterns)
  "Replace file patterns list with PATTERNS and refontify."
  (when (or hi-lock-file-patterns patterns)
    (font-lock-remove-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns)
    (setq hi-lock-file-patterns patterns)
    (font-lock-add-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns t)
    (font-lock-fontify-buffer)))

(defun hi-lock-find-patterns ()
  "Find patterns in current buffer for hi-lock."
  (interactive)
  (unless (memq major-mode hi-lock-exclude-modes)
    (let ((all-patterns nil)
          (target-regexp (concat "\\<" hi-lock-file-patterns-prefix ":")))
      (save-excursion
	(save-restriction
	  (widen)
	  (goto-char (point-min))
	  (re-search-forward target-regexp
			     (+ (point) hi-lock-file-patterns-range) t)
	  (beginning-of-line)
	  (while (and (re-search-forward target-regexp (+ (point) 100) t)
		      (not (looking-at "\\s-*end")))
            (condition-case nil
                (setq all-patterns (append (read (current-buffer)) all-patterns))
              (error (message "Invalid pattern list expression at %d"
                              (line-number-at-pos)))))))
      (when (and all-patterns
                 hi-lock-mode
                 (cond
                  ((eq this-command 'hi-lock-find-patterns) t)
                  ((functionp hi-lock-file-patterns-policy)
                   (funcall hi-lock-file-patterns-policy all-patterns))
                  ((eq hi-lock-file-patterns-policy 'ask)
                   (y-or-n-p "Add patterns from this buffer to hi-lock? "))
                  (t nil)))
        (hi-lock-set-file-patterns all-patterns)
        (if (called-interactively-p 'interactive)
            (message "Hi-lock added %d patterns." (length all-patterns)))))))

(defun hi-lock-font-lock-hook ()
  "Add hi-lock patterns to font-lock's."
  (when font-lock-fontified
    (font-lock-add-keywords nil hi-lock-file-patterns t)
    (font-lock-add-keywords nil hi-lock-interactive-patterns t)))

(defvar hi-lock-string-serialize-hash
  (make-hash-table :test 'equal)
  "Hash table used to assign unique numbers to strings.")

(defvar hi-lock-string-serialize-serial 1
  "Number assigned to last new string in call to `hi-lock-string-serialize'.
A string is considered new if it had not previously been used in a call to
`hi-lock-string-serialize'.")

(defun hi-lock-string-serialize (string)
  "Return unique serial number for STRING."
  (interactive)
  (let ((val (gethash string hi-lock-string-serialize-hash)))
    (if val val
      (puthash string
               (setq hi-lock-string-serialize-serial
                     (1+ hi-lock-string-serialize-serial))
               hi-lock-string-serialize-hash)
      hi-lock-string-serialize-serial)))

(defun hi-lock-unload-function ()
  "Unload the Hi-Lock library."
  (global-hi-lock-mode -1)
  ;; continue standard unloading
  nil)

(provide 'hi-lock)

;;; hi-lock.el ends here