Merge: let snippets expand in strings/comments by default

Also make yas-buffer-local-condition into a defcustom.

doc/snippet-expansion.org

@@ -178,29 +178,27 @@ In particular, the following things matter:
                 (yas-activate-extra-mode 'rails-mode)))
 #+END_SRC
 
--  Buffer-local
+-  Buffer-local [[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condition=]] variable
-   [[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condition=]]
-   variable
 
    This variable provides finer grained control over what snippets can
-   be expanded in the current buffer. The default value won't let you
+   be expanded in the current buffer.  For example, the constant
-   expand snippets inside comments or string literals for example. See
+   [[sym:yas-not-string-or-comment-condition][=yas-not-string-or-comment-condition=]] has a value that disables
-   The condition system\_ for more info.
+   snippet expansion inside comments or string literals.  See [[condition-system][the
+   condition system]] for more info.
 
-** The condition system
+** The condition system <<condition-system>>
 
 Consider this scenario: you are an old Emacs hacker. You like the
 abbrev-way and bind [[sym:yas-expand][=yas-expand=]] to =SPC=. However, you don't want
 =if= to be expanded as a snippet when you are typing in a comment
 block or a string (e.g. in =python-mode=).
 
-If you use the =# condition := directive (see
+If you use the =# condition := directive (see [[./snippet-development.org][Writing Snippets]]) you
-[[./snippet-development.org][Writing Snippets]]) you could just specify
+could just specify the condition for =if= to be =(not
-the condition for =if= to be =(not (python-syntax-comment-or-string-p))=. But how
+(python-syntax-comment-or-string-p))=.  But how about =while=, =for=,
-about =while=, =for=, etc. ? Writing the same condition for all the
+etc?  Writing the same condition for all the snippets is just boring.
-snippets is just boring. So has a buffer local variable
+So you can instead set [[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condition=]] to =(not
-[[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condition=]]. You can set this variable to
+(python-syntax-comment-or-string-p))= in =python-mode-hook=.
-=(not (python-syntax-comment-or-string-p))= in =python-mode-hook=.
 
 Then, what if you really want some particular snippet to expand even
 inside a comment?  Set [[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condition=]] like this
@@ -214,10 +212,10 @@ inside a comment? Set [[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condit
                        t))))
 #+END_SRC
 
-... and specify the condition for a snippet that you're going to expand
+... and for a snippet that you want to expand in comments, specify a
-in comment to be evaluated to the symbol =force-in-comment=. Then it can
+condition which evaluates to the symbol =force-in-comment=.  Then it
-be expanded as you expected, while other snippets like =if= still can't
+can be expanded as you expected, while other snippets like =if= still
-expanded in comment.
+can't expanded in comments.
 
 For the full set of possible conditions, see the documentation for
 [[sym:yas-buffer-local-condition][=yas-buffer-local-condition=]].

yasnippet.el

@@ -456,13 +456,17 @@ Attention: These hooks are not run when exiting nested/stacked snippet expansion
   '()
   "Hooks to run just before expanding a snippet.")
 
-(defvar yas-buffer-local-condition
+(defconst yas-not-string-or-comment-condition
   '(if (and (let ((ppss (syntax-ppss)))
               (or (nth 3 ppss) (nth 4 ppss)))
             (memq this-command '(yas-expand yas-expand-from-trigger-key
                                             yas-expand-from-keymap)))
        '(require-snippet-condition . force-in-comment)
      t)
+  "Disables snippet expansion in strings and comments.
+To use, set `yas-buffer-local-condition' to this value.")
+
+(defcustom yas-buffer-local-condition t
   "Snippet expanding condition.
 
 This variable is a Lisp form which is evaluated every time a
@@ -509,12 +513,15 @@ conditions.
               (setq yas-buffer-local-condition
                     \\='(if (python-syntax-comment-or-string-p)
                          \\='(require-snippet-condition . force-in-comment)
-                       t))))
+                       t))))"
-
+  :type
-The default value is similar, it filters out potential snippet
+  `(choice
-expansions inside comments and string literals, unless the
+    (const :tag "Disable snippet expansion inside strings and comments"
-snippet itself contains a condition that returns the symbol
+           ,yas-not-string-or-comment-condition)
-`force-in-comment'.")
+    (const :tag "Expand all snippets regardless of conditions" always)
+    (const :tag "Expand snippets unless their condition is nil" t)
+    (const :tag "Disable all snippet expansion" nil)
+    sexp))
 
 
 ;;; Internal variables