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<TeXmacs|1.0.7.14>
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<tmdoc-title|Background evaluations>
Until now, we have always considered interfaces between <TeXmacs> and
applications which are intended to be used interactively in shell sessions.
But there also exists a <scheme> command
<\scm-code>
(plugin-eval <em|plugin> <em|session> <em|expression>)
</scm-code>
for evaluating an expression using the application. Here
<verbatim|<em|plugin>> is the name of the plug-in, <verbatim|<em|session>>
the name of the session and <verbatim|<em|expression>> a <scheme>
expression which represents a <TeXmacs> tree.
<paragraph*|The <verbatim|substitute> plug-in>
Background evaluations may for instance be used in order to provide a
feature which allows the user to select an expression and replace it by its
evaluation. For instance, the <verbatim|substitute> plug-in converts
mathematical <LaTeX> expressions into <TeXmacs>, and it provides the
<shortcut|(substitute-substitute)> keyboard shortcut for replacing a
selected text by its conversion. The plug-in consists of the following
files
<\verbatim>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|substitute/Makefile>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|substitute/progs/init-substitute.scm>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|substitute/src/substitute.cpp>
</verbatim>
The main evaluation loop of <verbatim|substitute.cpp> simply consists of
<\cpp-code>
char buffer[100];
cin.getline (buffer, 100, '\\n');
cout \<less\>\<less\> DATA_BEGIN;
cout \<less\>\<less\> "latex:$" \<less\>\<less\> buffer \<less\>\<less\>
"$";
cout \<less\>\<less\> DATA_END;
cout.flush ();
</cpp-code>
Moreover, the configuration file <verbatim|init-substitute.scm> contains
the following code for replacing a selected region by its evaluation
<\scm-code>
(define (substitute-substitute)
\ \ (import-from (texmacs plugin plugin-cmd))
\ \ (if (selection-active-any?)
\ \ \ \ \ \ (let* ((t (tree-\<gtr\>stree (the-selection)))
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (u (plugin-eval "substitute" "default" t)))
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (clipboard-cut "primary")
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (insert (stree-\<gtr\>tree u)))))
</scm-code>
as well as the keyboard shortcut for <shortcut|(substitute-substitute)>:
<\scm-code>
(kbd-map
\ \ ("C-F12" (substitute-substitute)))
</scm-code>
Notice that these routines should really be defined in a separate module
for larger plug-ins.
<paragraph*|The <verbatim|secure> plug-in>
Another example of using an interface in the background is the
<verbatim|secure> plug-in which consists of the files
<\verbatim>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|secure/Makefile>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|secure/packages/secure.ts>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|secure/progs/init-secure.scm>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|secure/progs/secure-secure.scm>
\ \ \ \ <example-plugin-link|secure/src/secure.cpp>
</verbatim>
Just as <verbatim|substitute.cpp> above, the main program
<verbatim|secure.cpp> just converts mathematical <LaTeX> expressions to
<TeXmacs>. The <verbatim|secure-secure.scm> module contains the <em|secure>
<scheme> routine <verbatim|latexer>:
<\scm-code>
(tm-define (latexer s)
\ \ (:type (tree -\<gtr\> object))
\ \ (:synopsis "convert LaTeX string to TeXmacs tree using plugin")
\ \ (:secure #t)
\ \ (plugin-eval "secure" "default" (tree-\<gtr\>string s)))
</scm-code>
It is important to define <verbatim|latexer> as being secure, so that it
can be used in order to define additional markup using the <markup|extern>
primitive. This is done in the style file <verbatim|secure.ts>:
<\tm-fragment>
<\inactive*>
See a LaTeX math command as a TeXmacs expression via plug-in
<assign|latexer|<macro|x|<extern|latexer|<arg|x>>>>
</inactive*>
</tm-fragment>
After compilation, installation, relaunching <TeXmacs> and selecting
<menu|Document|Use package|secure>, you will now be able to use
<markup|latexer> as a new primitive. The primitive takes a mathematical
<LaTeX> expression as its argument and displays its <TeXmacs> conversion.
<tmdoc-copyright|1998--2002|Joris van der Hoeven>
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or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free
Documentation License".>
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