R/print.R

In prettycode: Pretty Print R Code in the Terminal

#' Pretty Print R Code in the Terminal
#'
#' Replace the standard print method for functions with one that performs
#' syntax highlighting, using ANSI colors, if the terminal supports them.
#'
#' @export

prettycode <- function() {
  register_s3_method("prettycode", "print", "function", print.function)
  if (! obj_name %in% search()) {
    env <- new.env(parent = emptyenv())
    env$print.function <- print.function
    env$`!` <- exclam
    do.call("attach", list(env, name = obj_name))
  }
}

register_s3_method <- function(pkg, generic, class, fun = NULL) {
  stopifnot(is.character(pkg), length(pkg) == 1)
  envir <- asNamespace(pkg)

  stopifnot(is.character(generic), length(generic) == 1)
  stopifnot(is.character(class), length(class) == 1)
  if (is.null(fun)) {
    fun <- get(paste0(generic, ".", class), envir = parent.frame())
  }
  stopifnot(is.function(fun))


  if (pkg %in% loadedNamespaces()) {
    registerS3method(generic, class, fun, envir = envir)
  }

  # Always register hook in case package is later unloaded & reloaded
  setHook(
    packageEvent(pkg, "onLoad"),
    function(...) {
      registerS3method(generic, class, fun, envir = envir)
    }
  )
}

#' Print a function with syntax highlighting
#'
#' To turn on pretty printing of functions, you need to call
#' `prettycode::prettycode()`. It might be a good idea to call it
#' from your `.Rprofile`.
#'
#' @param x Function to print.
#' @param useSource Whether to use the stored source code, if available.
#' @param style The highlight style to use, see [default_style()].
#' @param ... Not used currently, for compatibility with the `print`
#'   generic.
#' @return The function, invisibly.
#'
#' @importFrom utils capture.output

print.function <- function(x, useSource = TRUE,
                           style = default_style(), ...) {

  if (!can_pretty_print()) return(base::print.function(x, useSource))

  srcref <- getSrcref(x)
  src <- if (useSource && ! is.null(srcref)) {
    as.character(srcref)
  } else {
    deparse(x)
  }

  err <- FALSE
  hisrc <- tryCatch(
    highlight(src, style = style),
    error = function(e) err <<- TRUE)
  if (err) return(base::print.function(x, useSource))

  ## Environment of the function
  hisrc <- c(hisrc, capture.output(print(environment(x))))

  if (!should_page(hisrc)) {
    cat(hisrc, sep = "\n")

  } else {
    cat(hisrc, sep = "\n", file = tmp <- tempfile())
    on.exit(unlink(tmp), add = TRUE)
    less <- Sys.getenv("LESS", NA_character_)
    if (is.na(less)) {
      on.exit(Sys.unsetenv("LESS"), add = TRUE)
    } else {
      on.exit(Sys.setenv(LESS = less), add = TRUE)
    }
    Sys.setenv(LESS = paste0("-R", if (!is.na(less)) less))
    file.show(tmp)
  }

  invisible(x)
}

obj_name <- "tools:prettycode"

exclam <- function(x) {
  if (is.function(x)) print.function(x) else base::`!`(x)
}

.onUnload <- function(package) {
  if (obj_name %in% search()) {
    do.call("detach", list(obj_name))
  }
}

#' @importFrom crayon has_color

can_pretty_print <- function() {
  has_color()
}

num_lines <- function() {
  tryCatch(
    as.numeric(system("tput lines", intern = TRUE)),
    error = function(e) NA_integer_
  )
}

should_page <- function(src) {
  is_interactive() && is_terminal() && length(src) > num_lines()
}