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# -*- mode: org; fill-column: 80 -*-
#+TITLE: Yet another snippet extension
#+OPTIONS: toc:1
#+STARTUP: showall
#+STYLE: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheets/styles.css" />
# External links
#
#+LINK: smart-snippet http://code.google.com/p/smart-snippet
#+LINK: pluskid http://pluskid.lifegoo.org
#+LINK: screencast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCGmZK4V7Sg
#+LINK: docs http://capitaomorte.github.com/yasnippet
#+LINK: issues https://github.com/capitaomorte/yasnippet/issues
#+LINK: googlecode-tracker http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/list
#+LINK: forum http://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet
* Quick start
*YASnippet* is a template system for Emacs. It allows you to type an
abbreviation and automatically expand it into function templates. Bundled
language templates includes: C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, Ruby, SQL, LaTeX, HTML,
CSS and more. The snippet syntax is inspired from TextMate's syntax, you can
even [[#import-textmate][import most TextMate snippets]]
YASnippet is an original creation of [[pluskid]] who also wrote its predecessor
[[smart-snippet]].
** Watch a demo
[[youtube]]
** Installation
Clone this repository somewhere
#+begin_example
$ cd ~/.emacs.d/plugins
$ git clone https://github.com/capitaomorte/yasnippet
#+end_example
Add the following in your =.emacs= file:
#+begin_example
(add-to-list 'load-path
"~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet")
(require 'yasnippet)
(yas/global-mode 1)
#+end_example
Add your own snippets to =~/.emacs.d/snippets= by placing files there or
invoking =yas/new-snippet=.
** Import textmate snippets (rails example)
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: import-textmate
:END:
YASnippet lets you use TextMate bundles directly:
#+begin_example
$ cd ~/.emacs.d/plugins
$ git clone https://github.com/capitaomorte/yasnippet
$ cd yasnippet
$ git submodule init
$ git submodule update
$ gem install plist trollop
$ rake convert_bundles # will convert ruby, rails and html bundles from drnic
#+end_example
Then, in your =.emacs= file
#+begin_example
(add-to-list 'load-path
"~/.emacs.d/plugins/yasnippet")
(require 'yasnippet)
(setq yas/snippet-dirs '("~/.emacs.d/snippets" "~/.emacs.d/extras/imported"))
(yas/global-mode 1)
#+end_example
Open some rails file (model, app, etc) and start using the textmate
snippets. Consider that this is a work-in-progress and many snippets/commands
might not work. Patches welcome!
** Contributing snippets
Please *do not ask me* to add snippets to the default collection under
=/snippets=. This collection is considered frozen. By customizing
=yas/snippet-dirs= you can point yasnippet to good snippet collections out
there.
The =extras/textmate-import.rb= tool can import many actual Textmate
snippets. I'm focusing on developing it and the accompanying =yas-setup.el=
files that guide it with more difficult importations. The idea is to deprecate
=/snippets= and replace it with =extras/imported=.
** Documentation, issues, etc
Please refer to the comprehensive [[docs][documentation]] for full customization and
support. If you think you've found a bug, please report it on [[issues][the GitHub
issue tracker]]. (please **do not** submit new issues to the old [[googlecode-tracker][googlecode
tracker]])
If you run into problems using YASnippet, or have snippets to contribute, post
to the [[forum][yasnippet forum]]. Thank you very much for using YASnippet!
* Organizing snippets
** Setting up =yas/snippet-dirs=
Snippet collections are stored in specially organized file hierarchies. These
are loaded by YASnippet into *snippet tables* which the triggering mechanism
(see [[expand-snippets][Expanding snippets]]) looks up and (hopefully) cause the right snippet to
be expanded for you.
An emacs variable =yas/snippet-dirs= tells YASnippet which collections to
consider. It's used when you activate =yas/global-mode= or call
=yas/reload-all= interactively.
The default considers:
- a personal collection that YASnippet decides lives in =~/.emacs.d/snippets=
- the bundled collection, taken as a relative path to =yasnippet.el= localtion
Once you come across other snippet collections, do the following to try them out:
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :exports both
;; Develop in ~/emacs.d/mysnippets, but also
;; try out snippets in ~/Downloads/interesting-snippets
(setq yas/snippet-dirs '("~/emacs.d/mysnippets"
"~/Downloads/interesting-snippets"))
;; OR, keeping yasnippet's defaults try out ~/Downloads/interesting-snippets
(setq yas/snippet-dirs (append yas/snippet-dirs
'("~/Downloads/interesting-snippets")))
#+end_src
Collections appearing earlier in the list shadow any conflicting snippets
from collections later in the list. =yas/new-snippet= always stores snippets
in the first collection.
** Basic organization
Snippet definitions are stored in plain text files. They are arranged by
sub-directories naming snippet tables, which in turn name Emacs major names.
#+begin_example
.
|-- c-mode
| =-- printf
|-- java-mode
| =-- println
=-- text-mode
|-- email
=-- time
#+end_example
** The =.yas.parents= file
It's very useful to have certain modes share snippets between themselves. To do
this, choose a mode subdirectory and place a =.yas-parents= containing a
whitespace-separated list of other mode names. When you reload those modes
become parents of the original mode.
#+begin_example
.
|-- c-mode
| |-- .yas-parents # contains "cc-mode text-mode"
| =-- printf
|-- cc-mode
| |-- for
| =-- while
|-- java-mode
| |-- .yas-parents # contains "cc-mode text-mode"
| =-- println
=-- text-mode
|-- email
=-- time
#+end_example
# 2. =Expanding Snippets=_
# Describes how YASnippet chooses snippets for expansion at point.
# Maybe, you'll want some snippets to be expanded in a particular
# mode, or only under certain conditions, or be prompted using
# ==ido==, etc...
# 3. =Writing Snippets=_
# Describes the YASnippet definition syntax, which is very close (but
# not equivalent) to Textmate's. Includes a section about converting
# TextMate snippets.
# 4. =The YASnippet menu=_
# Explains how to use the YASnippet menu to explore, learn and modify
# snippets.
# Loading snippets
# ================
# Organizing snippets
# ===================
# Once you've setup ==yas/root-directory== , you can store snippets
# inside sub-directories of these directories.
# The ==.yas-make-groups== file
# -----------------------------
# .. image:: images/menu-groups.png
# :align: right
# If you place an empty plain text file ==.yas-make-groups== inside one
# of the mode directories, the names of these sub-directories are
# considered groups of snippets and =The YASnippet Menu=_ is organized
# much more cleanly, as you can see in the image.
# Another alternative way to achieve this is to place a ==# group:==
# directive inside the snippet definition. See =Writing Snippets=_.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# $ tree ruby-mode/
# ruby-mode/
# |-- .yas-make-groups
# |-- collections
# | |-- each
# | =-- ...
# |-- control structure
# | |-- forin
# | =-- ...
# |-- definitions
# | =-- ...
# =-- general
# =-- ...
# YASnippet bundle
# ================
# The most convenient way to define snippets for YASnippet is to put
# them in a directory arranged by the mode and use
# ==yas/load-directory== to load them.
# However, this might slow down the Emacs start-up speed if you have many
# snippets. You can use ==yas/define-snippets== to define a bunch of
# snippets for a particular mode in an Emacs-lisp file.
# Since this is hard to maintain, there's a better way: define your
# snippets in directory and then call ==M-x yas/compile-bundle== to
# compile it into a bundle file when you modified your snippets.
# The release bundle of YASnippet is produced by
# ==yas/compile-bundle==. The bundle uses ==yas/define-snippets== to
# define snippets. This avoids the IO and parsing overhead when loading
# snippets.
# Further more, the generated bundle is a stand-alone file not depending
# on ==yasnippet.el==. The released bundles of YASnippet are all
# generated this way.
# See the internal documentation for these functions
# \* ==M-x describe-function RET yas/define-snippets RET==
# \* ==M-x describe-function RET yas/compile-bundle RET==.
# Customizable variables
# ======================
# ==yas/root-directory==
# ----------------------
# Root directory that stores the snippets for each major mode.
# If you set this from your .emacs, can also be a list of strings,
# for multiple root directories. If you make this a list, the first
# element is always the user-created snippets directory. Other
# directories are used for bulk reloading of all snippets using
# ==yas/reload-all==
# ==yas/ignore-filenames-as-triggers==
# ------------------------------------
# If non-nil, don't derive tab triggers from filenames.
# This means a snippet without a ==# key:== directive wont have a tab
# trigger.
# .. LocalWords: html YASnippet filesystem yas sourcecode setq mapc printf perl
# .. LocalWords: println cperl forin filenames filename ERb's yasnippet Avar el
# .. LocalWords: rjs RET
# * snippet-expansion.org
# ==================
# Expanding snippets
# ==================
# .. _Organizing Snippets: snippet-organization.html
# .. _Expanding Snippets: snippet-expansion.html
# .. _Writing Snippets: snippet-development.html
# .. _The YASnippet Menu: snippet-menu.html
# .. contents::
# Triggering expansion
# ====================
# You can use YASnippet to expand snippets in different ways:
# \* By typing an abbrev, the snippet *trigger key*, and then pressing
# the key defined in ==yas/trigger-key== (which defaults to
# "TAB"). This works in buffers where the minor mode
# ==yas/minor-mode== is active;
# \* By invoking the command ==yas/insert-snippet== (either by typing
# ==M-x yas/insert-snippet== or its keybinding). This does *not*
# require ==yas/minor-mode== to be active.
# \* By using the keybinding associated with an active snippet. This also
# requires ==yas/minor-mode== to be active;
# \* By expanding directly from the "YASnippet" menu in the menu-bar
# \* By using hippie-expand
# \* Expanding from emacs-lisp code
# Trigger key
# -----------
# When ==yas/minor-mode== is enabled, the keybinding taken from
# ==yas/trigger-key== will take effect.
# ==yas/trigger-key== invokes ==yas/expand==, which tries to expand a
# \*snippet abbrev* (also known as *snippet key*) before point.
# The default key is =="TAB"==, however, you can freely set it to some
# other key.
# .. image:: images/minor-mode-indicator.png
# :align: left
# To enable the YASnippet minor mode in all buffers globally use the
# command ==yas/global-mode==.
# When you use ==yas/global-mode== you can also selectively disable
# YASnippet in some buffers by setting the buffer-local variable
# ==yas/dont-active== in the buffer's mode hook.
# Trouble when using or understanding the ==yas/trigger-key== is easily
# the most controversial issue in YASsnippet. See the =FAQ <faq.html>=_.
# Fallback bahaviour
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# ==yas/fallback-behaviour== is a customization variable bound to
# =='call-other-command== by default. If ==yas/expand== failed to find
# any suitable snippet to expand, it will disable the minor mode
# temporarily and find if there's any other command bound the
# ==yas/trigger-key==.
# If found, the command will be called. Usually this works very well --
# when there's a snippet, expand it, otherwise, call whatever command
# originally bind to the trigger key.
# However, you can change this behavior by customizing the
# ==yas/fallback-behavior== variable. If you set this variable to
# =='return-nil==, it will return ==nil== instead of trying to call the
# \*original* command when no snippet is found.
# Insert at point
# ---------------
# The command ==M-x yas/insert-snippet== lets you insert snippets at
# point *for you current major mode*. It prompts you for the snippet
# key first, and then for a snippet template if more than one template
# exists for the same key.
# The list presented contains the snippets that can be inserted at
# point, according to the condition system. If you want to see all
# applicable snippets for the major mode, prefix this command with
# ==C-u==.
# The prompting methods used are again controlled by
# ==yas/prompt-functions==.
# Snippet keybinding
# ------------------
# See the section of the ==# binding:== directive in =Writing
# Snippets=_.
# Expanding from the menu
# -----------------------
# See =the YASnippet Menu=_.
# Expanding with ==hippie-expand==
# ----------------------------------
# To integrate with ==hippie-expand==, just put
# ==yas/hippie-try-expand== in
# ==hippie-expand-try-functions-list==. This probably makes more sense
# when placed at the top of the list, but it can be put anywhere you
# prefer.
# Expanding from emacs-lisp code
# ------------------------------
# Sometimes you might want to expand a snippet directly from you own
# elisp code. You should call ==yas/expand-snippet== instead of
# ==yas/expand== in this case.
# As with expanding from the menubar, the condition system and multiple
# candidates doesn't affect expansion. In fact, expanding from the
# YASnippet menu has the same effect of evaluating the follow code:
# .. sourcecode:: common-lisp
# (yas/expand-snippet template)
# See the internal documentation on ==yas/expand-snippet== for more
# information.
# Controlling expansion
# =====================
# Eligible snippets
# -----------------
# YASnippet does quite a bit of filtering to find out which snippets are
# eligible for expanding at the current cursor position.
# In particular, the following things matter:
# \* Currently loaded snippets tables
# These are loaded from a directory hierarchy in your file system. See
# =Organizing Snippets=_. They are named after major modes like
# ==html-mode==, ==ruby-mode==, etc...
# \* Major mode of the current buffer
# If the currrent major mode matches one of the loaded snippet tables,
# then all that table's snippets are considered for expansion. Use
# ==M-x describe-variable RET major-mode RET== to find out which major
# mode you are in currently.
# \* Parent tables
# Snippet tables defined as the parent of some other eligible table
# are also considered. This works recursively, i.e. parents of parents
# of eligible tables are also considered.
# \* Buffer-local ==yas/mode-symbol== variable
# This can be used to consider snippet tables whose name does not
# correspond to a major mode. If you set this variable to a name ,
# like ==rinari-minor-mode==, you can have some snippets expand only
# in that minor mode. Naturally, you want to set this conditionally,
# i.e. only when entering that minor mode, so using a hook is a good
# idea.
# .. sourcecode:: common-lisp
# ;; When entering rinari-minor-mode, consider also the snippets in the
# ;; snippet table "rails-mode"
# (add-hook 'rinari-minor-mode-hook
# #'(lambda ()
# (setq yas/mode-symbol 'rails-mode)))
# \* Buffer-local ==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
# expand snippets inside comments or string literals for example. See
# =The condition system=_ for more info.
# The condition system
# --------------------
# Consider this scenario: you are an old Emacs hacker. You like the
# abbrev-way and set ==yas/trigger-key== 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 =Writing Snippets=_)
# you could just specify the condition for ==if== to be ==(not
# (python-in-string/comment))==. But how about ==while==, ==for==,
# etc. ? Writing the same condition for all the snippets is just
# boring. So has a buffer local variable
# ==yas/buffer-local-condition==. You can set this variable to ==(not
# (python-in-string/comment))== in ==python-mode-hook==.
# Then, what if you really want some particular snippet to expand even
# inside a comment? This is also possible! But let's stop telling the
# story and look at the rules:
# \* If ==yas/buffer-local-condition== evaluate to nil, no snippets will
# be considered for expansion.
# \* If it evaluates to the a *cons cell* where the ==car== is the symbol
# ==require-snippet-condition== and the ==cdr== is a symbol (let's
# call it ==requirement==), then:
# * Snippets having no ==# condition:== directive won't be considered;
# * Snippets with conditions that evaluate to nil (or produce an
# error) won't be considered;
# * If the snippet has a condition that evaluates to non-nil (let's
# call it ==result==):
# * If ==requirement== is ==t==, the snippet is ready to be
# expanded;
# * If ==requirement== is ==eq== to ==result==, the snippet is ready
# to be expanded;
# * Otherwise the snippet won't be considered.
# \* If it evaluates to the symbol ==always==, all snippets are
# considered for expansion, regardless of any conditions.
# \* If it evaluate to ==t== or some other non-nil value:
# * If the snippet has no condition, or has a condition that evaluate
# to non-nil, it is ready to be expanded.
# * Otherwise, it won't be considered.
# In the mentioned scenario, set ==yas/buffer-local-condition== like
# this
# .. sourcecode:: common-lisp
# (add-hook 'python-mode-hook
# '(lambda ()
# (setq yas/buffer-local-condition
# '(if (python-in-string/comment)
# '(require-snippet-condition . force-in-comment)
# t))))
# ... and specify the condition for a snippet that you're going to
# expand in comment to be evaluated to the symbol
# ==force-in-comment==. Then it can be expanded as you expected, while
# other snippets like ==if== still can't expanded in comment.
# Multiples snippet with the same key
# -----------------------------------
# The rules outlined =above <Eligible snippets>=_ can return more than
# one snippet to be expanded at point.
# When there are multiple candidates, YASnippet will let you select
# one. The UI for selecting multiple candidate can be customized through
# ==yas/prompt-functions== , which defines your preferred methods of
# being prompted for snippets.
# You can customize it with ==M-x customize-variable RET
# yas/prompt-functions RET==. Alternatively you can put in your
# emacs-file:
# .. sourcecode:: common-lisp
# (setq yas/prompt-functions '(yas/x-prompt yas/dropdown-prompt))
# Currently there are some alternatives solution with YASnippet.
# .. image:: images/x-menu.png
# :align: right
# Use the X window system
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# The function ==yas/x-prompt== can be used to show a popup menu for you
# to select. This menu will be part of you native window system widget,
# which means:
# \* It usually looks beautiful. E.g. when you compile Emacs with gtk
# support, this menu will be rendered with your gtk theme.
# \* Your window system may or may not allow to you use ==C-n==, ==C-p==
# to navigate this menu.
# \* This function can't be used when in a terminal.
# .. image:: images/ido-menu.png
# :align: right
# Minibuffer prompting
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# You can use functions ==yas/completing-prompt== for the classic emacs
# completion method or ==yas/ido-prompt== for a much nicer looking
# method. The best way is to try it. This works in a terminal.
# .. image:: images/dropdown-menu.png
# :align: right
# Use ==dropdown-menu.el==
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# The function ==yas/dropdown-prompt== can also be placed in the
# ==yas/prompt-functions== list.
# This works in both window system and terminal and is customizable, you
# can use ==C-n==, ==C-p== to navigate, ==q== to quit and even press
# ==6== as a shortcut to select the 6th candidate.
# Roll your own
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# See below for the documentation on variable ==yas/prompt-functions==
# Customizable Variables
# ======================
# ==yas/prompt-functions==
# ------------------------
# You can write a function and add it to the ==yas/prompt-functions==
# list. These functions are called with the following arguments:
# \* PROMPT: A string to prompt the user;
# \* CHOICES: A list of strings or objects;
# \* optional DISPLAY-FN : A function. When applied to each of the
# objects in CHOICES it will return a string;
# The return value of any function you put here should be one of
# the objects in CHOICES, properly formatted with DISPLAY-FN (if
# that is passed).
# \* To signal that your particular style of prompting is unavailable at
# the moment, you can also have the function return nil.
# \* To signal that the user quit the prompting process, you can signal
# ==quit== with ==(signal 'quit "user quit!")==
# ==yas/fallback-behavior==
# -------------------------
# How to act when ==yas/expand== does *not* expand a snippet.
# ==call-other-command== means try to temporarily disable YASnippet and
# call the next command bound to ==yas/trigger-key==.
# ==return-nil== means return nil. (i.e. do nothing)
# An entry (apply COMMAND . ARGS) means interactively call COMMAND, if
# ARGS is non-nil, call COMMAND non-interactively with ARGS as
# arguments.
# ==yas/choose-keys-first==
# -------------------------
# If non-nil, prompt for snippet key first, then for template.
# Otherwise prompts for all possible snippet names.
# This affects ==yas/insert-snippet== and ==yas/visit-snippet-file==.
# ==yas/choose-tables-first==
# ---------------------------
# If non-nil, and multiple eligible snippet tables, prompts user for
# tables first.
# Otherwise, user chooses between the merging together of all
# eligible tables.
# This affects ==yas/insert-snippet==, ==yas/visit-snippet-file==
# ==yas/key-syntaxes==
# --------------------
# The default searching strategy is quite powerful. For example, in
# ==c-mode==, ==bar==, ==foo_bar==, =="#foo_bar"== can all be recognized
# as a snippet key. Furthermore, the searching is in that order. In
# other words, if ==bar== is found to be a key to some *valid* snippet,
# then that snippet is expanded and replaces the ==bar==. Snippets
# pointed to by ==foo_bar== and =="#foobar== won't be considered.
# However, this strategy can also be customized easily from the
# ==yas/key-syntaxes== variable. It is a list of syntax rules, the
# default value is ==("w" "w_" "w_." "^ ")==. Which means search the
# following thing until found one:
# \* a word.
# \* a symbol. In lisp, ==-== and ==?== can all be part of a symbol.
# \* a sequence of characters of either word, symbol or punctuation.
# \* a sequence of characters of non-whitespace characters.
# But you'd better keep the default value unless you want to understand
# how Emacs's syntax rules work...
# * snippet-development.org
# ================
# Writing snippets
# ================
# .. _Organizing Snippets: snippet-organization.html
# .. _Expanding Snippets: snippet-expansion.html
# .. _Writing Snippets: snippet-development.html
# .. _The YASnippet Menu: snippet-menu.html
# .. contents::
# Snippet development
# ===================
# Quickly finding snippets
# ------------------------
# There are some ways you can quickly find a snippet file:
# \* ==M-x yas/new-snippet==
# Prompts you for a snippet name, then tries to guess a suitable
# directory to store it, prompting you for creation if it does not
# exist. Finally, places you in a new buffer set to ==snippet-mode==
# so you can write your snippet.
# \* ==M-x yas/find-snippets==
# Lets you find the snippet file in the directory the snippet was
# loaded from (if it exists) like ==find-file-other-window==. The
# directory searching logic is similar to ==M-x yas/new-snippet==.
# \* ==M-x yas/visit-snippet-file==
# Prompts you for possible snippet expansions like
# ==yas/insert-snippet==, but instead of expanding it, takes you
# directly to the snippet definition's file, if it exists.
# Once you find this file it will be set to ==snippet-mode== (see ahead)
# and you can start editing your snippet.
# Using the ==snippet-mode== major mode
# -------------------------------------
# There is a major mode ==snippet-mode== to edit snippets. You can set
# the buffer to this mode with ==M-x snippet-mode==. It provides
# reasonably useful syntax highlighting.
# Two commands are defined in this mode:
# \* ==M-x yas/load-snippet-buffer==
# When editing a snippet, this loads the snippet into the correct
# mode and menu. Bound to ==C-c C-c== by default while in
# ==snippet-mode==.
# \* ==M-x yas/tryout-snippet==
# When editing a snippet, this opens a new empty buffer, sets it to
# the appropriate major mode and inserts the snippet there, so you
# can see what it looks like. This is bound to ==C-c C-t== while in
# ==snippet-mode==.
# There are also *snippets for writing snippets*: ==vars==, ==$f== and
# ==$m== :-).
# File content
# ============
# A file defining a snippet generally contains the template to be
# expanded.
# Optionally, if the file contains a line of ==# --==, the lines above
# it count as comments, some of which can be *directives* (or meta
# data). Snippet directives look like ==# property: value== and tweak
# certain snippets properties described below. If no ==# --== is found,
# the whole file is considered the snippet template.
# Here's a typical example:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# # contributor: pluskid <pluskid@gmail.com>
# # name: __...__
# # --
# __${init}__
# Here's a list of currently supported directives:
# ==# key:== snippet abbrev
# --------------------------
# This is the probably the most important directive, it's the abbreviation you
# type to expand a snippet just before hitting ==yas/trigger-key==. If you don't
# specify this the snippet will not be expandable through the key mechanism.
# ==# name:== snippet name
# ------------------------
# This is a one-line description of the snippet. It will be displayed in
# the menu. It's a good idea to select a descriptive name for a
# snippet -- especially distinguishable among similar snippets.
# If you omit this name it will default to the file name the snippet was
# loaded from.
# ==# condition:== snippet condition
# ----------------------------------
# This is a piece of Emacs-lisp code. If a snippet has a condition, then it
# will only be expanded when the condition code evaluate to some non-nil
# value.
# See also ==yas/buffer-local-condition== in =Expanding snippets=_
# ==# group:== snippet menu grouping
# ----------------------------------
# When expanding/visiting snippets from the menu-bar menu, snippets for a
# given mode can be grouped into sub-menus . This is useful if one has
# too many snippets for a mode which will make the menu too
# long.
# The ==# group:== property only affect menu construction (See =the
# YASnippet menu=_) and the same effect can be achieved by grouping
# snippets into sub-directories and using the ==.yas-make-groups==
# special file (for this see =Organizing Snippets=_
# Refer to the bundled snippets for ==ruby-mode== for examples on the
# ==# group:== directive. Group can also be nested, e.g. ==control
# structure.loops== tells that the snippet is under the ==loops== group
# which is under the ==control structure== group.
# ==# expand-env:== expand environment
# ------------------------------------
# This is another piece of Emacs-lisp code in the form of a ==let==
# \*varlist form*, i.e. a list of lists assigning values to variables. It
# can be used to override variable values while the snippet is being
# expanded.
# Interesting variables to override are ==yas/wrap-around-region== and
# ==yas/indent-line== (see =Expanding Snippets=_).
# As an example, you might normally have ==yas/indent-line== set to
# =='auto== and ==yas/wrap-around-region== set to ==t==, but for this
# particularly brilliant piece of ASCII art these values would mess up
# your hard work. You can then use:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# # name: ASCII home
# # expand-env: ((yas/indent-line 'fixed) (yas/wrap-around-region 'nil))
# # --
# welcome to my
# X humble
# / \ home,
# / \ $0
# / \
# /-------\
# | |
# | +-+ |
# | | | |
# +--+-+--+
# ==# binding:== direct keybinding
# ---------------------------------
# You can use this directive to expand a snippet directly from a normal
# Emacs keybinding. The keybinding will be registered in the Emacs
# keymap named after the major mode the snippet is active
# for.
# Additionally a variable ==yas/prefix== is set to to the prefix
# argument you normally use for a command. This allows for small
# variations on the same snippet, for example in this "html-mode"
# snippet.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# # name: <p>...</p>
# # binding: C-c C-c C-m
# # --
# <p>=(when yas/prefix "\n")=$0=(when yas/prefix "\n")=</p>
# This binding will be recorded in the keymap
# ==html-mode-map==. To expand a paragraph tag newlines, just
# press ==C-u C-c C-c C-m==. Omitting the ==C-u== will expand the
# paragraph tag without newlines.
# ==# contributor:== snippet author
# ---------------------------------------------------
# This is optional and has no effect whatsoever on snippet
# functionality, but it looks nice.
# Template syntax
# ===============
# The syntax of the snippet template is simple but powerful, very
# similar to TextMate's.
# Plain Text
# ----------
# Arbitrary text can be included as the content of a template. They are
# usually interpreted as plain text, except ==$== and =====. You need to
# use ==\== to escape them: ==\$== and ==\===. The ==\== itself may also
# needed to be escaped as ==\\== sometimes.
# Embedded Emacs-lisp code
# ------------------------
# Emacs-Lisp code can be embedded inside the template, written inside
# back-quotes (=====). The lisp forms are evaluated when the snippet is
# being expanded. The evaluation is done in the same buffer as the
# snippet being expanded.
# Here's an example for ==c-mode== to calculate the header file guard
# dynamically:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# #ifndef ${1:_=(upcase (file-name-nondirectory (file-name-sans-extension (buffer-file-name))))=_H_}
# #define $1
# $0
# #endif /* $1 */
# From version 0.6, snippets expansions are run with some special
# Emacs-lisp variables bound. One of this is ==yas/selected-text==. You
# can therefore define a snippet like:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# for ($1;$2;$3) {
# =yas/selected-text=$0
# }
# to "wrap" the selected region inside your recently inserted
# snippet. Alternatively, you can also customize the variable
# ==yas/wrap-around-region== to ==t== which will do this automatically.
# Tab stop fields
# ---------------
# Tab stops are fields that you can navigate back and forth by ==TAB==
# and ==S-TAB==. They are written by ==$== followed with a
# number. ==$0== has the special meaning of the *exit point* of a
# snippet. That is the last place to go when you've traveled all the
# fields. Here's a typical example:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# <div$1>
# $0
# </div>
# Placeholder fields
# ------------------
# Tab stops can have default values -- a.k.a placeholders. The syntax is
# like this:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# ${N:default value}
# They acts as the default value for a tab stop. But when you firstly
# type at a tab stop, the default value will be replaced by your
# typing. The number can be omitted if you don't want to create
# =mirrors=_ or =transformations=_ for this field.
# .. _mirrors:
# Mirrors
# -------
# We refer the tab stops with placeholders as a *field*. A field can have
# mirrors. Its mirrors will get updated when you change the text of a
# field. Here's an example:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# \begin{${1:enumerate}}
# $0
# \end{$1}
# When you type =="document"== at ==${1:enumerate}==, the word
# =="document"== will also be inserted at ==\end{$1}==. The best
# explanation is to see the screencast(=YouTube
# <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOj7btx3ATg>=_ or =avi video
# <http://yasnippet.googlecode.com/files/yasnippet.avi>=_).
# The tab stops with the same number to the field act as its mirrors. If
# none of the tab stops has an initial value, the first one is selected
# as the field and others mirrors.
# .. _transformations:
# Mirrors with transformations
# ----------------------------
# If the value of an ==${n:==-construct starts with and contains ==$(==,
# then it is interpreted as a mirror for field ==n== with a
# transformation. The mirror's text content is calculated according to
# this transformation, which is Emacs-lisp code that gets evaluated in
# an environment where the variable ==text== (or ==yas/text==) is bound
# to the text content (string) contained in the field ==n==.Here's an
# example for Objective-C:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# - (${1:id})${2:foo}
# {
# return $2;
# }
# - (void)set${2:$(capitalize text)}:($1)aValue
# {
# [$2 autorelease];
# $2 = [aValue retain];
# }
# $0
# Look at ==${2:$(capitalize text)}==, it is a mirror with
# transformation instead of a field. The actual field is at the first
# line: ==${2:foo}==. When you type text in ==${2:foo}==, the
# transformation will be evaluated and the result will be placed there
# as the transformed text. So in this example, if you type "baz" in the
# field, the transformed text will be "Baz". This example is also
# available in the screencast.
# Another example is for ==rst-mode==. In reStructuredText, the document
# title can be some text surrounded by "===" below and above. The "==="
# should be at least as long as the text. So
# .. sourcecode:: text
# =====
# Title
# =====
# is a valid title but
# .. sourcecode:: text
# ===
# Title
# ===
# is not. Here's an snippet for rst title:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# ${1:$(make-string (string-width text) ?\=)}
# ${1:Title}
# ${1:$(make-string (string-width text) ?\=)}
# $0
# Fields with transformations
# ---------------------------
# From version 0.6 on, you can also have lisp transformation inside
# fields. These work mostly mirror transformations but are evaluated
# when you first enter the field, after each change you make to the
# field and also just before you exit the field.
# The syntax is also a tiny bit different, so that the parser can
# distinguish between fields and mirrors. In the following example
# .. sourcecode:: text
# #define "${1:mydefine$(upcase yas/text)}"
# ==mydefine== gets automatically upcased to ==MYDEFINE== once you enter
# the field. As you type text, it gets filtered through the
# transformation every time.
# Note that to tell this kind of expression from a mirror with a
# transformation, YASnippet needs extra text between the ==:== and the
# transformation's ==$==. If you don't want this extra-text, you can use
# two ==$=='s instead.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# #define "${1:$$(upcase yas/text)}"
# Please note that as soon as a transformation takes place, it changes
# the value of the field and sets it its internal modification state to
# ==true==. As a consequence, the auto-deletion behaviour of normal
# fields does not take place. This is by design.
# Choosing fields value from a list and other tricks
# --------------------------------------------------
# As mentioned, the field transformation is invoked just after you enter
# the field, and with some useful variables bound, notably
# ==yas/modified-p== and ==yas/moving-away-p==. Because of this
# feature you can place a transformation in the primary field that lets
# you select default values for it.
# The ==yas/choose-value== does this work for you. For example:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# <div align="${2:$$(yas/choose-value '("right" "center" "left"))}">
# $0
# </div>
# See the definition of ==yas/choose-value== to see how it was written
# using the two variables.
# Here's another use, for LaTeX-mode, which calls reftex-label just as
# you enter snippet field 2. This one makes use of ==yas/modified-p==
# directly.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# \section{${1:"Titel der Tour"}}%
# \index{$1}%
# \label{{2:"waiting for reftex-label call..."$(unless yas/modified-p (reftex-label nil 'dont-
# insert))}}%
# The function ==yas/verify-value== has another neat trick, and makes
# use of ==yas/moving-away-p==. Try it and see! Also, check out this
# =thread
# <http://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet/browse_thread/thread/282a90a118e1b662>=_
# Nested placeholder fields
# -------------------------
# From version 0.6 on, you can also have nested placeholders of the type:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# <div${1: id="${2:some_id}"}>$0</div>
# This allows you to choose if you want to give this ==div== an ==id==
# attribute. If you tab forward after expanding it will let you change
# "some_id" to whatever you like. Alternatively, you can just press
# ==C-d== (which executes ==yas/skip-and-clear-or-delete-char==) and go
# straight to the exit marker.
# By the way, ==C-d== will only clear the field if you cursor is at the
# beginning of the field *and* it hasn't been changed yet. Otherwise, it
# performs the normal Emacs ==delete-char== command.
# Customizable variables
# ======================
# ==yas/trigger-key==
# -------------------
# The key bound to ==yas/expand== when function ==yas/minor-mode== is
# active.
# Value is a string that is converted to the internal Emacs key
# representation using ==read-kbd-macro==.
# Default value is =="TAB"==.
# ==yas/next-field-key==
# ----------------------
# The key to navigate to next field when a snippet is active.
# Value is a string that is converted to the internal Emacs key
# representation using ==read-kbd-macro==.
# Can also be a list of keys.
# Default value is =="TAB"==.
# ==yas/prev-field-key==
# ----------------------
# The key to navigate to previous field when a snippet is active.
# Value is a string that is converted to the internal Emacs key
# representation using ==read-kbd-macro==.
# Can also be a list of keys.
# Default value is ==("<backtab>" "<S-tab>)"==.
# ==yas/skip-and-clear-key==
# --------------------------
# The key to clear the currently active field.
# Value is a string that is converted to the internal Emacs key
# representation using ==read-kbd-macro==.
# Can also be a list of keys.
# Default value is =="C-d"==.
# ==yas/good-grace==
# ------------------
# If non-nil, don't raise errors in inline Emacs-lisp evaluation inside
# snippet definitions. An error string "[yas] error" is returned instead.
# ==yas/indent-line==
# -------------------
# The variable ==yas/indent-line== controls the indenting. It is bound
# to =='auto== by default, which causes your snippet to be indented
# according to the mode of the buffer it was inserted in.
# Another variable ==yas/also-auto-indent-first-line==, when non-nil
# does exactly that :-).
# To use the hard-coded indentation in your snippet template, set this
# variable to ==fixed==.
# To control indentation on a per-snippet basis, see also the directive
# ==# expand-env:== in =Writing Snippets=_.
# For backward compatibility with earlier versions of YASnippet, you can
# also place a ==$>== in your snippet, an ==(indent-according-to-mode)==
# will be executed there to indent the line. This only takes effect when
# ==yas/indent-line== is set to something other than =='auto==.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# for (${int i = 0}; ${i < 10}; ${++i})
# {$>
# $0$>
# }$>
# ==yas/wrap-around-region==
# --------------------------
# If non-nil, YASnippet will try to expand the snippet's exit marker
# around the currently selected region. When this variable is set to t,
# this has the same effect has using the ===yas/selected-text=== inline
# evaluation.
# Because on most systems starting to type deletes the currently
# selected region, this works mostly for snippets with direct
# keybindings or with the ==yas/insert-snippet== command.
# However, when the value is of this variable is ==cua== YASnippet will
# additionally look-up any recently selected that you deleted by starting
# typing. This allows you select a region, type a snippet key (deleting
# the region), then press ==yas/trigger-key== to see the deleted region
# spring back to life inside your new snippet.
# ==yas/triggers-in-field==
# --------------------------
# If non-nil, ==yas/next-field-key== can trigger stacked expansions,
# that is a snippet expansion inside another snippet
# expansion. Otherwise, ==yas/next-field-key== just tries to move on to
# the next field.
# ==yas/snippet-revival==
# -----------------------
# Non-nil means re-activate snippet fields after undo/redo.
# ==yas/after-exit-snippet-hook== and ==yas/before-expand-snippet-hook==
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
# These hooks are called, respectively, before the insertion of a
# snippet and after exiting the snippet. If you find any strange but
# functional use for them, that's probably a design flaw in YASnippet,
# so let us know.
# Importing TextMate snippets
# ===========================
# There are a couple of tools that take TextMate's ".tmSnippet" xml
# files and create YASnippet definitions:
# * =a python script by Jeff Wheeler
# <http://code.nokrev.com/?p=snippet-copier.git;a=blob_plain;f=snippet_copier.py>=_
# * a =ruby tool
# <http://yasnippet.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/extras/textmate_import.rb>=_
# , ==textmate_import.rb== adapted from =Rob Christie's
# <http://www.neutronflux.net/2009/07/28/shoulda-snippets-for-emacs/>=_,
# which I have uploaded to the repository.
# In this section, i'll shortly cover the **second** option.
# Download the ==textmate_import.rb== tool and the TextMate
# bundle you're interested in.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# $ curl -O http://yasnippet.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/extras/textmate_import.rb
# $ svn export http://svn.textmate.org/trunk/Bundles/HTML.tmbundle/
# Then invoke ==textmate_import.rb== like this:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# $ ./textmate_import.rb -d HTML.tmbundle/Snippets/ -o html-mode -g HTML.tmbundle/info.plist
# You should end up with a ==html-mode== subdir containing snippets
# exported from textmate.
# .. sourcecode:: text
# $ tree html-mode # to view dir contents, if you have 'tree' installed
# The ==-g== is optional but helps the tool figure out the grouping.
# According to =Organizing Snippets=_, don't forget to touch
# ==.yas-make-groups== and ==.yas-ignore-filename-triggers== inside the
# ==html-mode== dir.
# Also try ==textmate_import.rb --help== for a list of options.
# Please note that snippet importation is not yet perfect. You'll
# probably have some adjustments to some/many snippets. Please
# contribute these adjustments to the google group or, better yet, patch
# the ==textmate_import.rb== to automatically perform them and submit
# that.
# .. LocalWords: html YASnippet yas sourcecode pluskid init filenames filename
# .. LocalWords: env varlist keybinding keymap rinari ifndef upcase endif
# .. LocalWords: nondirectory autorelease aValue inline
# * snippet-menu.org
# ==============
# YASnippet menu
# ==============
# .. contents::
# When ==yas/minor-mode== is active, YASnippet will setup a menu just
# after the "Buffers" menu in the menubar.
# In this menu, you can find
# \* The currently loaded snippet definitions, organized by major mode,
# and optional grouping.
# \* A rundown of the most common commands, (followed by their
# keybindings) including commands to load directories and reload all
# snippet definitions.
# \* A series of submenus for customizing and exploring YASnippet
# behavior.
# .. image:: images/menu-1.png
# :align: right
# Loading snippets from menu
# --------------------------
# Invoking "Load snippets..." from the menu invokes
# ==yas/load-directory== and prompts you for a snippet directory
# hierarchy to load.
# Also useful is the "Reload all" options which uncondionally reloads
# all the snippets directories defined in ==yas/root-directory== and
# rebuilds the menus.
# Snippet menu behavior
# ---------------------
# YASnippet will list in this section all the loaded snippet definitions
# organized by snippet table name.
# You can use this section to explore currently loaded snippets. If you
# click on one of them, the default behavior is to expand it,
# unconditionally, inside the current buffer.
# You can however, customize variable ==yas/visit-from-menu== to be
# ==t== which will take you to the snippet definition file when you
# select it from the menu.
# If you want the menu show only snippet tables whose name corresponds
# to a "real" major mode. You do this by setting ==yas/use-menu== to
# =='real-modes==.
# Finally, to have the menu show only the tables for the currently
# active mode, set ==yas/use-menu== to ==abbreviate==.
# These customizations can also be found in the menu itself, under the
# "Snippet menu behavior" submenu.
# Controlling indenting
# ---------------------
# The "Indenting" submenu contains options to control the values of
# ==yas/indent-line== and ==yas/also-auto-indent-first-line==. See
# =Writing snippets <snippet-development.html>=_ .
# Prompting method
# ----------------
# The "Prompting method" submenu contains options to control the value
# of ==yas/prompt-functions==. See =Expanding snippets <snippet-expansion.html>=_ .
# Misc
# ----
# The "Misc" submenu contains options to control the values of more
# variables.
# * faq.org
# ============================
# Frequently Asked Questions
# ============================
# Why is there an extra newline?
# ==============================
# If you have a newline at the end of the snippet definition file, then
# YASnippet will add a newline when you expanding a snippet. Please
# don't add a newline at the end if you don't want it when you saving
# the snippet file.
# Note some editors will automatically add a newline for you. In Emacs,
# if you set ==require-final-newline== to ==t==, it will add the final
# newline for you automatically.
# Why doesn't TAB expand a snippet?
# =================================
# First check the mode line to see if there's ==yas==. If not, then try
# ==M-x yas/minor-mode== to manually turn on the minor mode and try to
# expand the snippet again. If it works, then, you can add the following
# code to your ==.emacs== *before* loading YASnippet:
# .. sourcecode:: lisp
# (add-hook 'the-major-mode-hook 'yas/minor-mode-on)
# where ==the-major-mode== is the major mode in which ==yas/minor-mode==
# isn't enabled by default.
# From YASnippet 0.6 you can also use the command ==M-x
# yas/global-mode== to turn on YASnippet automatically for *all* major
# modes.
# If ==yas/minor-mode== is on but the snippet still not expanded. Then
# try to see what command is bound to the ==TAB== key: press ==C-h k==
# and then press ==TAB==. Emacs will show you the result.
# You'll see a buffer prompted by Emacs saying that ==TAB runs the
# command ...==. Alternatively, you might see ==<tab> runs the command
# ...==, note the difference between ==TAB== and ==<tab>== where the
# latter has priority. If you see ==<tab>== bound to a command other
# than ==yas/expand==, (e.g. in ==org-mode==) you can try the following
# code to work around:
# .. sourcecode:: lisp
# (add-hook 'org-mode-hook
# (let ((original-command (lookup-key org-mode-map [tab])))
# =(lambda ()
# (setq yas/fallback-behavior
# '(apply ,original-command))
# (local-set-key [tab] 'yas/expand))))
# replace ==org-mode-hook== and ==org-mode-map== with the major mode
# hook you are dealing with (Use ==C-h m== to see what major mode you
# are in).
# As an alternative, you can also try
# .. sourcecode:: lisp
# (defun yas/advise-indent-function (function-symbol)
# (eval =(defadvice ,function-symbol (around yas/try-expand-first activate)
# ,(format
# "Try to expand a snippet before point, then call =%s' as usual"
# function-symbol)
# (let ((yas/fallback-behavior nil))
# (unless (and (interactive-p)
# (yas/expand))
# ad-do-it)))))
# (yas/advise-indent-function 'ruby-indent-line)
# To *advise* the modes indentation function bound to TAB, (in this case
# ==ruby-indent-line==) to first try to run ==yas/expand==.
# If the output of ==C-h k RET <tab>== tells you that ==<tab>== is
# indeed bound to ==yas/expand== but YASnippet still doesn't work, check
# your configuration and you may also ask for help on the =discussion
# group <http://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet>=_. See this
# particular =thread
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=93&can=1>=_ for
# quite some solutions and alternatives.
# Don't forget to attach the information on what command is bound to TAB
# as well as the mode information (Can be obtained by ==C-h m==).
# Why doesn't TAB navigation work with flyspell
# =============================================
# A workaround is to inhibit flyspell overlays while the snippet is active:
# .. sourcecode:: lisp
# (add-hook 'flyspell-incorrect-hook
# #'(lambda (dummy1 dummy2 dymmy3)
# (and yas/active-field-overlay
# (overlay-buffer yas/active-field-overlay))))
# This is apparently related to overlay priorities. For some reason, the
# ==keymap== property of flyspell's overlays always takes priority over
# the same property in yasnippet's overlays, even if one sets the
# latter's ==priority== property to something big. If you know
# emacs-lisp and can solve this problem, drop a line in the =discussion
# group=_.
# How do I turn off the minor mode where in some buffers
# ======================================================
# The best way, since version 0.6.1c, is to set the default value of the
# variable ==yas/dont-activate== to a lambda function like so:
# .. sourcecode:: lisp
# (set-default 'yas/dont-activate
# #'(lambda ()
# (and yas/root-directory
# (null (yas/get-snippet-tables)))))
# This is also the default value starting for that version. It skips the
# minor mode in buffers where it is not applicable (no snippet tables),
# but only once you have setup your yas/root-directory.
# How do I define an abbrev key containing characters not supported by the filesystem?
# ====================================================================================
# \**Note**: This question applies if you're still defining snippets
# whose key *is* the filename. This is behavior stil provided by
# version 0.6 for backward compatibilty, but is somewhat deprecated...
# For example, you want to define a snippet by the key ==<== which is
# not a valid character for filename on Windows. This means you can't
# use the filename as a trigger key in this case.
# You should rather use the ==# key:== directive to specify the key of
# the defined snippet explicitly and name your snippet with an arbitrary
# valid filename, ==lt.yasnippet== for example, using ==<== for the
# ==# key:== directive:
# .. sourcecode:: text
# # key: <
# # name: <...></...>
# # --
# <${1:div}>$0</$1>
# .. _discussion group: http://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet
# * changelog.org
# =========
# ChangeLog
# =========
# .. _Organizing Snippets: snippet-organization.html
# .. _Expanding Snippets: snippet-expansion.html
# .. _Writing Snippets: snippet-development.html
# .. _The YASnippet Menu: snippet-menu.html
# 0.7.0b / ????-??-??
# ===================
# \* Filenames can no longer be snippet triggers. Please upgrade your snippet
# collections.
# 0.6.1c / 2009-08-13
# ===================
# \* Fixed =issues <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues>=_ 99, 98, 93,
# 90, 91, 88, 87. Thanks everybody.
# \* More compliant customization group =Issue94
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=94>=_, (thanks
# wyuenho).
# \* Added workaround for issue 97 in the FAQ
# \* Small updates to documentation.
# 0.6.1b / 2009-08-29
# ===================
# \* Much more powerful menu. See =The YASnippet menu=_.
# \* New ways to organize snippets. See =Organizing snippets=_.
# \* Added ==yas/also-auto-indent-first-line== customization variable.
# \* Renamed directive ==# env:== to ==# expand-env:==
# \* Rewrote much of the documentation.
# \* Added TextMate import tool ==textmate-import.rb== to to svn
# repository (see "extras/")
# \* Added *experimental* bundle of textmate snippets
# ==yasnippet-textmate-bundle.el==
# \* Fixed =Issue 74
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=74>=_ (thanks
# rmartin.k...@gmail.com)
# \* Fixed =Issues 80 through 84
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=80>=_ (thanks
# Moritz Bunkus)
# \* Fixed many more issues...
# 0.6.0c / 2009-07-27
# ===================
# \* Now byte compiles correctly with no warnings.
# \* Fixed =Issue 68
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=68>=_ with
# mouse-clicking alternatives in ==ido-mode==.
# \* Added ==yas/also-auto-indent-first-line== customization variable.
# 0.6.0b / 2009-07-25
# ===================
# \* Nested placeholders of the type ==<div${1: id="${2:someid}"}> $0==.
# \* More robust undo/redo support.
# \* Stacked snippet expansion (*snippet in snippet*).
# \* Transformation on a primary field with syntax ==${1:default$(transform)}==
# \* Validations on field exit through the ==yas/verify-value==
# primary field transformation.
# \* Wrapping the region in the exit marker ==$0== of the snippet. Use
# ==yas/wrap-around-region==.
# \* Auto-indentation. Use ==yas/indent-line== set to =='auto==
# \* Easier definition of snippets. Use ==yas/find-snippets== or
# ==yas/visit-snippet-file==. In the new ==snippet-mode== use
# ==yas/load-snippet-buffer== and ==yas/tryout-snippet==.
# \* Customization group ==yasnippet==.
# \* Overriding customization variables in snippets. Use the ==env:
# let-form== template keyword.
# \* Fixed =Issue 60
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=60>=_
# \* Fixed =Issue 65
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=65>=_
# \* Fixed =Issue 56
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=56>=_
# 0.5.10 / 2009-02-11
# ===================
# \* Added *grouping* support so that the snippets in the menu can be
# groupped together.
# \* Make the bundle =ELPA <http://tromey.com/elpa/index.html>=_
# compatible.
# 0.5.9 / 2009-01-21
# ==================
# \* Fixed the bug of disabling the auto-indenting of ==cc-mode==.
# 0.5.8 / 2009-01-15
# ==================
# \* Added a ==key== property in snippet definition for snippet names
# that are not valid path name.
# \* Fixed some bugs of indenting (=Issue 44
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=44>=_, =Issue
# 46 <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=46>=_).
# \* Fixed =Issue 45
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=45>=_ by
# providing a proper default value for ==yas/buffer-local-condition==.
# \* Added helper function ==yas/substr== for convenient mirror
# transformation.
# \* Make variable ==yas/registered-snippet== properly initialized.
# \* Fixed the overlay error when overlay becomes empty (=Issue 49
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=49>=_ and
# =Issue 48
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=48>=_). This
# bug has occurred and been fixed earlier, and should not have
# happened if we have proper regression test.
# \* Added a workaround for ==c-electric-== serial commands (=Issue 27
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=27>=_).
# 0.5.7 / 2008-12-03
# ==================
# \* Fixed =Issue 28
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=28>=_ of
# properly clean up snippet (by joaotavora).
# \* Added a new section "Field-level undo functionality" to correct
# =Issue 33 <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=33>=_
# (by joaotavora).
# \* Added some snippets from users for sql, erlang, scala, html, xml, latex, etc.
# \* Fixed =Issue 16
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=16>=_ by adding
# ==$>== support. Here's the =doc for $> indenting
# <http://pluskid.lifegoo.com/upload/project/yasnippet/doc/define_snippet.html#indenting>=_.
# 0.5.6 / 2008-08-07
# ==================
# \* Added a buffer local variable ==yas/dont-activate== to turn off
# ==yas/minor-mode== in some major modes. See =Issue 29
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=29>=_.
# \* Make the environment of elisp evaluation more friendly to
# ==(current-column)==.
# \* Fixed the regular expression bug in python-mode snippets.
# \* Use filename or full key extension for snippet name if no ==name==
# property is defined.
# 0.5.5 / 2008-05-29
# ==================
# \* Tweak ==yas/extra-mode-hooks== so that it can be more easily
# customized.
# \* Add an entry in FAQ about why ==TAB== key doesn't work in some
# modes.
# 0.5.4 / 2008-05-15
# ==================
# \* Added ==ox-mode-hook== and ==python-mode-hook== to
# ==yas/extra-mode-hooks== to fix the problem YASnippet is not enabled
# in those modes.
# 0.5.3 / 2008-05-07
# ==================
# \* Fix indent of python-mode snippets.
# \* Fix a bug of dropdown-list: conflicts with color-theme (=Issue 23
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=23>=_). Thanks
# Mike.
# \* Fix a bug of condition system.
# 0.5.2 / 2008-04-20
# ==================
# \* Fix a bug for comparing string to symbol using ==string=== (which
# will fire an error).
# 0.5.1 / 2008-04-14
# ==================
# \* Use a beautiful css style in the document.
# 0.5.0 / 2008-04-10
# ==================
# \* Integrate with hippie-expand. Just add ==yas/hippie-try-expand== to
# ==hippie-expand-try-functions-list==.
# \* If you set ==yas/fall-back-behavior== to =='return-nil==, YASnippet
# will return nil when it can't find a snippet to expand.
# \* Defect fix: the condition of a snippet was evaluated twice in
# earlier version.
# \* Deleting snippet (using ==C-w== or ==C-k==) won't cause serious
# problem now.
# \* Several complex snippet for python-mode from Yasser included in the
# distribution.
# 0.4.5 / 2008-04-07
# ==================
# \* Merge the latest dropdown-list.el.
# \* Add snippets for f90-mode from Li Zhu.
# \* Bug fix: l-safe-expr-p: Lisp nesting exceeds ==max-lisp-eval-depth==
# error when several (more than two) snippets overlaps. Thanks
# sunwaybupt@newsmth for reporting this bug.
# 0.4.4 / 2008-03-24
# ==================
# \* Bug fix: dropdown-list.el doesn't recognize [return] properly.
# 0.4.3 / 2008-03-23
# ==================
# \* Bug fix: failed to recognize user customized yas/trigger-key.
# 0.4.2 / 2008-03-22
# ==================
# \* Make a separate document package for release. Also make document
# available online.
# 0.4.1 / 2008-03-21
# ==================
# \* Make sure ==yas/minor-mode=='s key bindings always take priority to
# other minor modes.
# 0.4.0 / 2008-03-20
# ==================
# \* Document refinement and released with YASnippet. Most of the Online
# wiki document will be deprecated soon.
# \* Powerful condition system added to yasnippet!
# \* Incorporate ==dropdown-list.el== and make it default way for
# selecting multiple candidates. Thanks to =Jaeyoun Chung
# <http://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet/browse_thread/thread/c869158b76addeb3/e7c6372ba457189e>=_.
# \* yas/before-expand-snippet-hook
# 0.3.2 / 2008-03-19
# ==================
# \* Enhancement: A better way to define minor-mode. Thanks to Kentaro
# Kuribayashi. See =this thread
# <https://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet/browse_thread/thread/65cb3b5583eda887?hl=en>=_
# for more details.
# 0.3.1 / 2008-03-17
# ==================
# \* Bug fix: Emacs get confused when a field is deleted. See =issue 10
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=10>=_.
# 0.3.0 / 2008-03-16
# ==================
# \* Add a ==yas/after-exit-snippet-hook== so that you can do something like
# ==indent-region== or ==fill-region== after finish the snippet.
# \* Use minor-mode instead of ==global-set-key== to bind the trigger
# key. Now the trigger key and fall-back behavior can be more
# flexible. Not constrained to ==<tab>==. Thanks to Trey Jackson. See
# this =thread
# <https://groups.google.com/group/smart-snippet/browse_thread/thread/937f32a2a6dea4f2?hl=en>=_
# for more details.
# \* Now user can customize the popup function for selecting multiple
# candidate for the same snippet key.
# \* Support ==dropdown-list.el== to be a better way to select multiple
# candidate when in text mode.
# 0.2.3 / 2008-03-15
# ==================
# \* Bug in non-window (-nw) mode when there's multiple candidate to
# expand. See =issue 7
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=7>=_.
# \* Allow expanding another snippet as long as not currently inside a
# field.
# 0.2.2 / 2008-03-13
# ==================
# \* Added customized face for fields and mirrors. Better in dark
# background. And users can customize it.
# 0.2.1 / 2008-03-10
# ==================
# \* Fix the insert-behind problem under both Emacs 22 and Emacs 23.
# 0.2.0 / 2008-03-10
# ==================
# \* Use big keymap overlay to detect ==insert-behind== event manually to
# avoid sometimes missed hook calls. See =issue 3
# <http://code.google.com/p/yasnippet/issues/detail?id=3>=_ for more
# details.
# \* Support parent snippet table. Now you can set (for example)
# ==cc-mode== as common mode for ==c++-mode==, ==c-mode== and
# ==java-mode==. They'll share snippets defined for ==cc-mode==.
# 0.1.1 / 2008-03-08
# ==================
# \* Add a rake task to upload to google code.
# \* Use elisp compile-bundle function instead of python scrip
# 0.1.0 / 2008-03-07
# ==================
# \* Embedded elisp support.
# \* Fields navigation support.
# \* Mirror of fields support.
# \* Menu-bar support.
# \* Multiple snippets with same name support.
# \* Popup menu for multiple snippet with same name support.
# \* Transformation of fields support.
# \* Load directory support.
# \* Compile bundle support.