Re: PATCH: zstyle to control completion of functions/parameters beginning with underscore

[Greg Klanderman <gak@klanderman.net>]

Here's a new patch for the easier option (without 'auto').
Let me know what you think..

cheers,
Greg



Index: Completion/Zsh/Type/_functions
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Completion/Zsh/Type/_functions,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.3 _functions
--- Completion/Zsh/Type/_functions	8 Jun 2005 12:45:36 -0000	1.3
+++ Completion/Zsh/Type/_functions	3 Mar 2011 16:08:17 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #compdef unfunction
 
-local expl
+local expl ffilt
 
-_wanted functions expl 'shell function' compadd -k "$@" - functions
+zstyle -t ":completion:${curcontext}:functions" prefix-needed && \
+ [[ $PREFIX != [_.]* ]] && \
+ ffilt='[(I)[^_.]*]'
+
+_wanted functions expl 'shell function' compadd -k "$@" - "functions$ffilt"
Index: Completion/Zsh/Type/_command_names
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Completion/Zsh/Type/_command_names,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.9 _command_names
--- Completion/Zsh/Type/_command_names	19 Aug 2007 23:31:31 -0000	1.9
+++ Completion/Zsh/Type/_command_names	3 Mar 2011 16:08:17 -0000
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 # complete only external commands and executable files. This and a
 # `-' as the first argument is then removed from the arguments.
 
-local args defs
+local args defs ffilt
 
 zstyle -t ":completion:${curcontext}:commands" rehash && rehash
 
+zstyle -t ":completion:${curcontext}:functions" prefix-needed && \
+ [[ $PREFIX != [_.]* ]] && \
+ ffilt='[(I)[^_.]*]'
+
 defs=(
   'commands:external command:_path_commands'
 )
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@
 
   defs=( "$defs[@]"
     'builtins:builtin command:compadd -k builtins'
-    'functions:shell function:compadd -k functions'
+    "functions:shell function:compadd -k functions$ffilt"
     'aliases:alias:compadd -k aliases'
     'suffix-aliases:suffix alias:_suffix_alias_files'
     'reserved-words:reserved word:compadd -k reswords'
Index: Completion/Zsh/Type/_parameters
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Completion/Zsh/Type/_parameters,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 _parameters
--- Completion/Zsh/Type/_parameters	2 Apr 2001 11:20:15 -0000	1.1
+++ Completion/Zsh/Type/_parameters	3 Mar 2011 16:08:17 -0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # If you specify a -g option with a pattern, the pattern will be used to
 # restrict the type of parameters matched.
 
-local expl pattern fakes faked tmp
+local expl pattern fakes faked tmp pfilt
 
 pattern=(-g \*)
 zparseopts -D -K -E g:=pattern
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@
   done
 fi
 
+zstyle -t ":completion:${curcontext}:parameters" prefix-needed && \
+ [[ $PREFIX != [_.]* ]] && \
+ pfilt='[^_.]'
+
 _wanted parameters expl parameter \
     compadd "$@" -Q - \
-        "${(@k)parameters[(R)${pattern[2]}~*local*]}" \
+        "${(@M)${(@k)parameters[(R)${pattern[2]}~*local*]}:#${~pfilt}*}" \
         "$fakes[@]" \
         "${(@)${(@M)faked:#${~pattern[2]}}%%:*}"
Index: Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/zsh/zsh/Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo,v
retrieving revision 1.232
diff -u -r1.232 compsys.yo
--- Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo	17 Dec 2010 17:10:48 -0000	1.232
+++ Doc/Zsh/compsys.yo	3 Mar 2011 16:08:17 -0000
@@ -2298,13 +2298,29 @@
 )
 kindex(prefix-needed, completion style)
 item(tt(prefix-needed))(
-This, too, is used for matches with a common prefix.  If it is set to
-`true' this common prefix must be typed by the user to generate the
-matches.  In the case of command options, this means that the initial
-`tt(-)', `tt(+)', or `tt(-)tt(-)' must be typed explicitly before option
-names will be completed.
+This style is also relevant for matches with a common prefix.  If it is
+set to `true' this common prefix must be typed by the user to generate
+the matches.
 
-The default value for this style is `true'.
+The style is applicable to the tt(options), tt(signals), tt(jobs),
+tt(functions), and tt(parameters) completion tags.
+
+For command options, this means that the initial `tt(-)', `tt(+)', or
+`tt(-)tt(-)' must be typed explicitly before option names will be
+completed.
+
+For signals, an initial `tt(-)' is required before signal names will
+be completed.
+
+For jobs, an initial `tt(%)' is required before job names will be
+completed.
+
+For function and parameter names, an initial `tt(_)' or `tt(.)' is
+required before function or parameter names starting with those
+characters will be completed.
+
+The default value for this style is `false' for tt(function) and
+tt(parameter) completions, and  `true' otherwise.
 )
 kindex(preserve-prefix, completion style)
 item(tt(preserve-prefix))(