#+title: :completion corfu #+subtitle: Complete with cap(f), cape and a flying feather #+created: September 9, 2022 #+since: 3.0.0 (#7002) * Description :unfold: This module provides code completion, powered by [[doom-package:corfu]]. It is recommended to enable either this or [[doom-module::completion company]], in case you desire pre-configured auto-completion. Corfu is much lighter weight and focused, plus it's built on native Emacs functionality, whereas company is heavy and highly non-native, but has some extra features and more maturity. ** Maintainers - [[doom-user:][@LuigiPiucco]] [[doom-contrib-maintainer:][Become a maintainer?]] ** Module flags - +icons :: Display icons beside completion suggestions. - +tng :: Known as Tab'n'Go to Company users, changes behavior to invoke completion on [[kbd:][TAB]]. When Corfu is active, [[kbd:][TAB]] and [[kbd:][S-TAB]] will navigate the completion candidates. Arrow keys and evil-style movement are still supported. - +orderless :: Pull in [[doom-package:orderless]] if necessary and apply multi-component completion (still needed if [[doom-module::completion vertico]] is active). - +dabbrev :: Enable and configure [[doom-package:dabbrev]] as a close-to-universal CAPF fallback. - +dict :: Enable and configure dictionary completion for text modes and related regions in programming modes. - +emoji :: Enable and configure emoji completion via the emoji input method. ** Packages - [[doom-package:corfu]] - [[doom-package:cape]] - [[doom-package:nerd-icons-corfu]] if [[doom-module::completion corfu +icons]] - [[doom-package:orderless]] if [[doom-module::completion corfu +orderless]] - [[doom-package:corfu-terminal]] if [[doom-module::os tty]] - [[doom-package:yasnippet-capf]] if [[doom-module::editor snippets]] ** Hacks /No hacks documented for this module./ ** TODO Changelog # This section will be machine generated. Don't edit it by hand. /This module does not have a changelog yet./ * Installation Enable this module in your ~doom!~ block. This module has no direct requirements, but some languages may have their own requirements to fulfill before you get code completion in them (and some languages may lack code completion support altogether). Run ~$ doom doctor~ to find out if you're missing any dependencies. Note that Corfu may have support for completions in languages that have no development intelligence, since it supports generic, context insensitive candidates such as file names or recurring words. Snippets may also appear in the candidate list if available. * TODO Usage #+begin_quote 🔨 /This module's usage documentation is incomplete./ [[doom-contrib-module:][Complete it?]] #+end_quote ** Code completion By default, completion gets triggered after typing 2 non-space consecutive characters, or by means of the [[kbd:][C-SPC]] keybinding at any moment. While the popup is visible, the following relevant keys are available: | Keybind | Description | |----------+-----------------------------------------------------------| | [[kbd:][]] | Go to next candidate | | [[kbd:][]] | Go to previous candidate | | [[kbd:][C-n]] | Go to next candidate | | [[kbd:][C-p]] | Go to previous candidate | | [[kbd:][C-j]] | (evil) Go to next candidate | | [[kbd:][C-k]] | (evil) Go to previous candidate | | [[kbd:][C-]] | Go to next doc line | | [[kbd:][C-]] | Go to previous doc line | | [[kbd:][C-S-n]] | Go to next doc line | | [[kbd:][C-S-p]] | Go to previous doc line | | [[kbd:][C-S-j]] | (evil) Go to next doc line | | [[kbd:][C-S-k]] | (evil) Go to previous doc line | | [[kbd:][C-h]] | Toggle documentation (if available) | | [[kbd:][C-S-s]] | Export to minibuffer (if [[doom-module::completion vertico]]) | | [[kbd:][RET]] | Insert candidate | | [[kbd:][SPC]] | Quit autocompletion or pass-through after a wildcard | | [[kbd:][C-SPC]] | Complete (unless [[doom-module::completion corfu +tng]]) | | [[kbd:][C-SPC]] | (when completing) Insert separator DWIM (see below) | If you prefer a [[kbd:][TAB]]-centric completion style, enable the [[doom-module::completion corfu +tng]] flag so that, instead, you trigger completion with [[kbd:][TAB]], getting the following additional binds: | Keybind | Description | |---------+-----------------------------------------------| | [[kbd:][TAB]] | Complete | | [[kbd:][TAB]] | (when completing) Go to next candidate | | [[kbd:][S-TAB]] | (when completing) Go to previous candidate | | [[kbd:][DEL]] | (when completing) Reset completion DWIM-style | *** Completion in the minibuffer In the minibuffer, sometimes autocompletion can interfere with your goal; Imagine you're composing a search pattern incrementally, and you find what you want early, with only half the word. You then press [[kbd:RET]]. If completion kicked in as you typed, you may lose the match, since it will complete the first candidate. On the other hand, if you were paying attention to the suggestions and selecting one appropriate, that's desired behavior, and you may even desire to modify the prompt further (if you were composing a command instead, you may want to extend it after the candidate). To allow better control, there are 3 confirm bindings when Corfu appears in the minibuffer: | Keybind | Description | |-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------------| | [[kbd:RET]] | Accept the candidate only | | [[kbd:C-RET]] | Confirm the current prompt only | | [[kbd:S-RET]] | Accept the candidate then immediately confirm the completed prompt | - Use [[kbd:RET]] when you want to continue composing after completing; - Use [[kbd:C-RET]] when you already have the desired string, and completing would break it; - Use [[kbd:S-RET]] when you know the composition will be finished after completion (thus avoiding the need to type [[kbd:RET]] twice); ** Searching with multiple keywords If the [[doom-module::completion corfu +orderless]] flag is enabled, users can perform code completion with multiple search keywords by use of space as the separator. More information can be found [[https://github.com/oantolin/orderless#company][here]]. Pressing [[kdb:][C-SPC]] again while completing inserts a space as separator. This allows searching with space-separated terms; each piece will match individually and in any order, with smart casing. Pressing just [[kbd:][SPC]] acts as normal and quits completion, so that when typing sentences it doesn't try to complete the whole sentence instead of just the word. Pressing [[kdb:][C-SPC]] with point after a separator escapes it with a backslash, including the space in the search term, and pressing it with an already escaped separator before point deletes it. Thus, you can cycle back if you accidentaly press more than needed. Additionally, for users of evil and regular corfu style, [[kdb:][C-SPC]] is smart regarding your state. In normal-like states, enter insert then start corfu; in visual-like states, perform [[help:evil-change][evil-change]] (which leaves you in insert state) then start corfu; in insert-like states, start corfu immediatelly. ** Exporting to the minibuffer The entries shown in the completion popup can be exported to a ~completing-read~ minibuffer, giving access to all the manipulations that suite allows. Using Vertico for instance, one could use this to export with [[doom-package:embark]] via [[kbd:][C-c C-l]] and get a buffer with all candidates. ** Manually call generic CAPFs Completion at point functions have the property that, when called interactively via their symbol, they work as a call to ~completion-at-point~ where [[var:completion-at-point-functions]] is bound to that CAPF alone. This allows to assign generic functions to a binding and call as needed, leaving the default value used for most completion tasks much leaner (thus, faster and easier to look through). This module provides some such bindings for Evil users (see the table below), and you're free map your own of course. Emacs users have to map it themselves for now, due to the author's lack of knowledge on ergonomic equivalents to the Evil ones. If you have suggestions, though, we'd be happy to know! | Keybind | Description | |---------+---------------------------------| | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][C-l]] | (insert-state) ~cape-line~ | | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][C-k]] | (insert-state) ~cape-keyword~ | | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][C-f]] | (insert-state) ~cape-file~ | | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][s]] | (insert-state) ~cape-dict~ | | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][C-s]] | (insert-state) ~yasnippet-capf~ | | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][C-n]] | (insert-state) ~cape-dabbrev~ | | [[kbd:][C-x]] [[kbd:][C-p]] | (insert-state) ~cape-history~ | * Configuration A few variables may be set to change behavior of this module: - [[var:completion-at-point-functions]] :: This is not a module/package variable, but a builtin Emacs one. Even so, it's very important to how Corfu works, so we document it here. It contains a list of functions that are called in turn to generate completion candidates. The regular (non-lexical) value should contain few entries and they should generally be context aware, so as to predict what you need. Additional functions can be added as you get into more and more specific contexts. Also, there may be cases where you know beforehand the kind of candidate needed, and want to enable only that one. For this, the variable may be lexically bound to the correct value, or you may call the CAPF interactively if a single function is all you need. - [[var:corfu-auto-delay]] :: Number of seconds till completion occurs automatically. Defaults to 0.1. - [[var:corfu-auto-prefix]] :: Number of characters till auto-completion starts to happen. Defaults to 2. - [[var:corfu-on-exact-match]] :: Configures behavior for exact matches. Its default is nil, and it's recommended to leave it at that. Otherwise, single matches on snippet keys expand immediately. - [[var:+corfu-buffer-scanning-size-limit]] :: Sets the maximum buffer size to be scanned by ~cape-dabbrev~. Defaults to 1 MB. Set this if you are having performance problems using the CAPF. ** Adding CAPFs to a mode To add other CAPFs on a mode-per-mode basis, put either of the following in your ~config.el~: #+begin_src emacs-lisp (add-hook! some-mode (add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions #'some-capf depth t)) ;; OR, but note the different call signature (add-hook 'some-mode-hook (lambda () (add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions #'some-capf depth t))) #+end_src ~DEPTH~ above is an integer between -100, 100, and defaults to 0 of omitted. Also see ~add-hook!~'s documentation for additional ways to call it. ~add-hook~ only accepts the quoted arguments form above. ** Adding CAPFs to a key To add other CAPFs to keys, adapt the snippet below into your ~config.el~: #+begin_src emacs-lisp ;; For binding inside `corfu-mode-map'. Line 1 ensures the binding only exists ;; after some-mode-hook runs. Line 2 is needed only if the binding can't leak ;; into other Corfu buffers. When neither of the above make sense, the `map!' ;; call is enough. (add-hook! some-mode ; Only needed if the binding is mode-specific (make-local-variable 'corfu-mode-map) (map! :map corfu-mode-map :prefix "C-x" ; C-x is usually used as prefix, but it's not required "e" #'cape-emoji)) ; Evil users probably want :i to avoid this in other states #+end_src * Troubleshooting [[doom-report:][Report an issue?]] If you have performance issues with ~cape-dabbrev~, the first thing I recommend doing is to look at the list of buffers Dabbrev is scanning: #+begin_src emacs-lisp (dabbrev--select-buffers) ; => (# #> # ...) (length (dabbrev--select-buffers)) ; => 37 #+end_src ... and modify ~dabbrev-ignored-buffer-regexps~ or ~dabbrev-ignored-buffer-modes~ accordingly. * Frequently asked questions /This module has no FAQs yet./ [[doom-suggest-faq:][Ask one?]] * TODO Appendix #+begin_quote 🔨 This module has no appendix yet. [[doom-contrib-module:][Write one?]] #+end_quote