Sort init.el by package

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 ;; functions for me, acdw.
 
 ;;; Code:
-
+
+(require 'cl-lib)
+
 ;;; Variables
 
 (defconst acdw/system
@@ -242,10 +244,12 @@ With a prefix argument N, (un)comment that many sexps."
 
 ;;; Sort sexps
 ;; from https://github.com/alphapapa/unpackaged.el#sort-sexps
+;; and https://github.com/alphapapa/unpackaged.el/issues/20
 
-(defun sort-sexps (beg end)
+(defun sort-sexps (beg end &optional key)
   "Sort sexps in region.
-Comments stay with the code below."
+Comments stay with the code below.  KEY is a function to sort by,
+e.g. (lambda (sexp) (symbol-name (car sexp)))"
   (interactive "r")
   (cl-flet ((skip-whitespace () (while (looking-at (rx (1+ (or space "\n"))))
                                   (goto-char (match-end 0))))
@@ -270,11 +274,16 @@ Comments stay with the code below."
                      for end = (point-marker)
                      while sexp
                      ;; Collect the real string, then one used for sorting.
-                     collect (cons (buffer-substring (marker-position start) (marker-position end))
+                     collect (cons (buffer-substring (marker-position start)
+                                                     (marker-position end))
                                    (save-excursion
                                      (goto-char (marker-position start))
                                      (skip-both)
-                                     (buffer-substring (point) (marker-position end))))
+                                     (if key
+                                         (funcall key sexp)
+                                       (buffer-substring
+                                        (point)
+                                        (marker-position end)))))
                      into sexps
                      collect (cons start end)
                      into markers