How to open external sourcecode files inside org-mode codeblocks, in a way that files can be viewed and saved while saving the org-mode document.
Kinda of a 'Nested Buffers' feature?
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1I've never heard of a way to do this, but it sounds like a nice feature. Currently when you save a buffer it does not know that one of the headings is connected to another file and to save that separately. I could imagine that you could write something that would save a heading into a file, and then add-hook when saved to call that function. I assume "viewed and saved" means "viewed, edited and saved" – jtgd Feb 11 '17 at 4:40
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I am doing some reading in Literate programming with emacs, I hope to find someone done what I am after, before. Shall update then (could take awhile as I am busy with other stuff) – zotherstupidguy Feb 12 '17 at 3:06
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Ah, I see, yes you could have it export to a file, but that's a one-way street. If you modify the file outside, it won't be read back in. For what you described you would want a hook to do the export upon save of the org file. – jtgd Feb 14 '17 at 6:29
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@jtgd yup, exactly – zotherstupidguy Feb 14 '17 at 18:55
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Would you like me to write it for you? – jtgd Feb 17 '17 at 7:23
I can think of a few variations and options one might want to add, but this seems to work for me. Try it, @zotherstupidguy, and get back to me with suggestions.
Upon saving the org file it will look for any heading containing a property of SAVE-TO-FILE whose value is the filename to save to, i.e.:
:PROPERTIES:
:SAVE-TO-FILE: ~/my-ext-file
:END:
It will save everything in that heading, including the heading itself and the property drawer.
(defun save-headings-external ()
"Save all heading containing special property to an external file"
(interactive)
(when (string= major-mode "org-mode")
(goto-char (point-min))
(let (-extfname -start)
(while (re-search-forward ":PROPERTIES:" nil t)
(when (setq -extfname (org-entry-get (point) "SAVE-TO-FILE"))
(save-excursion
(org-back-to-heading)
(setq -start (point))
(org-forward-heading-same-level 1 t)
(write-region -start (point) -extfname)
(message "Wrote '%s'" -extfname)))))))
(add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'save-headings-external)
(You can delete the (message...) if you want)
