quicklisp-apropos

Apropos across Quicklisp libraries.

Example of apropos-function with the query: "random string":

Install

Install dependencies

(ql:quickload '(:dexador :chipz :archive :montezuma :string-case))

REPL access

This library does not require Emacs and SLIME.

Load quicklisp-apropos.lisp. Then evaluate the apropos functions in quicklisp-apropos package from a Lisp listener.

SLIME extension

ℹ️ Please consider using SLIME ⭐, that comes with this extension preinstalled.

The SLIME extension displays apropos results in Emacs buffers from which you can directly navigate to the matching definitons.

Load swank and add this repository path to swank::*load-path*, in your Lisp compiler init file (~/.sbclrc if using SBCL):

(require :swank)
(push #p"/home/marian/src/lisp/quicklisp-apropos/" swank::*load-path*)

In Emacs, add this repository path to load-path and add quicklisp-apropos to slime-contribs in ~/.emacs init file, like:

(push "/home/marian/src/lisp/quicklisp-apropos" load-path)

(setq slime-contribs '(slime-fancy quicklisp-apropos))

(slime-setup)

Use

QUICKLISP-APROPOS package functions

• APROPOS Function: Perform apropos QUERY across libraries in Quicklisp.
• APROPOS-CLASS Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match exported CLOS classes of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-DOC Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match in documentation of exported definitions of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-FUNCTION Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match exported functions of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-GENERIC-FUNCTION Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match exported CLOS generic functions of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-MACRO Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match exported macros of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-NAME Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match exported names of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-PACKAGE Function: Perform apropos QUERY on packages of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-SYSTEM Function: Perform apropos QUERY on ASDF systems of Quicklisp libraries.
• APROPOS-VARIABLE Function: Perform apropos QUERY to match exported variables of Quicklisp libraries.

Emacs commands

• quicklisp-apropos Apropos quicklisp using a generic QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-class Search across CLOS classes exported in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-function Search across Lisp functions exported in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-generic-function Search across CLOS generic functions exported in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-macro Search across Lisp macros exported in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-package Search across Lisp packages in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-system Search across ASDF systems in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-variable Search across Lisp variables exported in Quicklisp libraries that match the QUERY.
• quicklisp-apropos-update-index Download and update quicklisp-apropos index.

How it works

A Montezuma index is downloaded from the internet. Montezuma is a text search engine library for Common Lisp. The downloaded index contains information about definitions exported by all Quicklisp libraries. Apropos functions perform Montezuma queries over that index and displays the results.