Bruno Barbier <brubar...@gmail.com> writes: >> May you please clarify if adding the new code block parameter that >> defines custom execute function is something you want to add to Org mode >> or just a helper code to demo you main patch? > > Yes. (I thought about adding it in a separate request; but that would be > simpler to include it.)
I have doubts about how useful such parameter would be for _users_. It is certainly useful for developers of new babel backends, but I do not see how users will use it. I'd prefer to discuss this in a separate thread. >> Error buffer does not necessarily appear on failure. When the code leads >> to process writing to stderr, we also display error buffer. Even if the >> process exits with 0 code. > > Got it. The current design adds the popup on failure; I should make it > more flexible to allow to configure a popup on success too. By popup, do you mean an overlay where clicking on it will raise the usual `org-babel-eval-error-notify' buffer? If yes, what happens if a user executes a code block, it fails, and the user executes it again without looking at the error? (Second execution may be triggered from a different place, indirectly, via noweb ref or similar). > But if the execution fails, I guess I'll need to provide some feedbacks > anyway, but I don't know yet how (asynchronous popups are not an option, > modifying the file neither). We need something more than just an overlay. Maybe some kind of babel execute history (in tabulated-list-mode buffer), keeping information about execution stats and stderr data. We may provide a mode-line or fringe indicator that will warn user if something went wrong with recent executions. Something akin compile-mode mode line indicator listing errors and warnings during compilation. (Handling asynchronous messages is actually a complex topic. It has been previously discussed on emacs-devel as well. See <https://yhetil.org/emacs-devel/838t59j821....@gnu.org/>) -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
