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+# Search within your typed history as you type (like ctrl-R in bash)
+# Usage:
+# * First do: /bind ^R /history_search
+# * Then type ctrl-R and type what you're searching for
+# * Optionally, you can bind something to "/history_search -forward" to go forward in the results
+
+# Copyright 2007-2009 Wouter Coekaerts <coekie@irssi.org>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+use strict;
+use Irssi 20070804;
+use Irssi::TextUI;
+
+use vars qw($VERSION %IRSSI);
+$VERSION = '2.1';
+%IRSSI = (
+ authors => 'Wouter Coekaerts',
+ contact => 'coekie@irssi.org',
+ name => 'history_search',
+ description => 'Search within your typed history as you type (like ctrl-R in bash)',
+ license => 'GPLv2 or later',
+ url => 'http://wouter.coekaerts.be/irssi/',
+);
+
+# is the searching enabled?
+my $enabled = 0;
+# the typed text (the query) last time a key was pressed
+my $prev_typed;
+# the position in the input of where the typed text started.
+# everything before it is not typed by the user but added by this script as part of the result
+my $prev_startpos;
+# the current list of matches
+my @matches;
+# at what place are we in @matches?
+my $current_match_index;
+
+Irssi::command_bind('history_search', sub {
+ my ($data, $server, $item) = @_;
+ if ($data !~ /^ *(-forward)? *$/) {
+ Irssi::print("history_search: Unknown arguments: $data");
+ return;
+ }
+ my $forward = $1 eq '-forward';
+
+ if (! $enabled) {
+ $enabled = 1;
+ $prev_typed = '';
+ $prev_startpos = 0;
+ @matches = ();
+ $current_match_index = -1;
+ } else {
+ if ($forward) {
+ if ($current_match_index + 1 < scalar(@matches)) {
+ $current_match_index++;
+ }
+ } else { # backwards
+ if ($current_match_index > 0) {
+ $current_match_index--;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+});
+
+Irssi::signal_add_last 'gui key pressed' => sub {
+ my ($key) = @_;
+
+ if ($key == 10 || $key == 13 || $key == 27) { # enter or escape
+ $enabled = 0;
+ }
+
+ return unless $enabled;
+
+ # get the content of the input line
+ my $prompt = Irssi::parse_special('$L');
+ my $pos = Irssi::gui_input_get_pos();
+
+ # stop if the cursor is before the position where the typing started (e.g. if user pressed backspace more than he typed characters)
+ if ($pos < $prev_startpos) {
+ $enabled = 0;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ # get the part of the input line that the user typed (strip the part before and after which this script added)
+ my $typed = substr($prompt, $prev_startpos, ($pos-$prev_startpos));
+
+ if ($typed ne $prev_typed) { # something changed
+ # find matches
+ find_matches($typed);
+
+ # start searching from the end again
+ $current_match_index = scalar(@matches) - 1;
+ }
+
+ # if nothing was found, just show what the user typed
+ # else, show the current match
+ my $result = ($current_match_index == -1) ? $typed : $matches[$current_match_index];
+
+ # update the input line
+ my $startpos = index(lc($result), lc($typed));
+ Irssi::gui_input_set($result);
+ Irssi::gui_input_set_pos($startpos + length($typed));
+
+ # remember for next time
+ $prev_typed = $typed;
+ $prev_startpos = $startpos;
+};
+
+# find matches for the given user-typed text, and put it in @matches
+sub find_matches($) {
+ my ($typed) = @_;
+ if (Irssi::version() > 20090117) {
+ $typed = lc($typed);
+ my @history;
+ if ($prev_typed ne '' && index($typed, lc($prev_typed)) != -1) { # previous typed plus more
+ @history = @matches; # only search in previous results
+ } else {
+ @history = Irssi::active_win->get_history_lines();
+ }
+ @matches = ();
+ for my $history_line (@history) {
+ my $startpos = index(lc($history_line), $typed);
+ if ($startpos != -1) {
+ push @matches, $history_line;
+ }
+ }
+ } else { # older irssi version, can only get the last match
+ @matches = ();
+ my $last_match = Irssi::parse_special('$!' . $typed . '!');
+ if ($last_match ne '') {
+ push @matches, $last_match;
+ }
+ }
+}