cleaned up the arbitrary system command code a little

4coder_system_command.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ TYPE: 'drop-in-command-pack'
 
 #include "4coder_default_framework.h"
 
+CUSTOM_COMMAND_SIG(execute_previous_cli){
+    String out_buffer = make_string_slowly(out_buffer_space);
+    String cmd = make_string_slowly(command_space);
+    String hot_directory = make_string_slowly(hot_directory_space);
+    
+    if (out_buffer.size > 0 && cmd.size > 0 && hot_directory.size > 0){
+        uint32_t access = AccessAll;
+        View_Summary view = get_active_view(app, access);
+        
+        exec_system_command(app, &view, buffer_identifier(out_buffer.str, out_buffer.size), hot_directory.str, hot_directory.size, cmd.str, cmd.size, CLI_OverlapWithConflict | CLI_CursorAtEnd);
+        lock_jump_buffer(out_buffer.str, out_buffer.size);
+    }
+}
+
 CUSTOM_COMMAND_SIG(execute_any_cli){
     Query_Bar bar_out = {0};
     Query_Bar bar_cmd = {0};
@@ -26,25 +40,7 @@ CUSTOM_COMMAND_SIG(execute_any_cli){
     String hot_directory = make_fixed_width_string(hot_directory_space);
     hot_directory.size = directory_get_hot(app, hot_directory.str, hot_directory.memory_size);
     
-    uint32_t access = AccessAll;
+    execute_previous_cli(app);
-    View_Summary view = get_active_view(app, access);
-    
-    exec_system_command(app, &view, buffer_identifier(bar_out.string.str, bar_out.string.size), hot_directory.str, hot_directory.size, bar_cmd.string.str, bar_cmd.string.size, CLI_OverlapWithConflict | CLI_CursorAtEnd);
-    lock_jump_buffer(bar_out.string.str, bar_out.string.size);
-}
-
-CUSTOM_COMMAND_SIG(execute_previous_cli){
-    String out_buffer = make_string_slowly(out_buffer_space);
-    String cmd = make_string_slowly(command_space);
-    String hot_directory = make_string_slowly(hot_directory_space);
-    
-    if (out_buffer.size > 0 && cmd.size > 0 && hot_directory.size > 0){
-        uint32_t access = AccessAll;
-        View_Summary view = get_active_view(app, access);
-        
-        exec_system_command(app, &view, buffer_identifier(out_buffer.str, out_buffer.size), hot_directory.str, hot_directory.size, cmd.str, cmd.size, CLI_OverlapWithConflict | CLI_CursorAtEnd);
-        lock_jump_buffer(out_buffer.str, out_buffer.size);
-    }
 }
 
 #endif

4ed_api_implementation.cpp

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ DOC_SEE(Command_Line_Interface_Flag)
             init_read_only_file(system, models, file);
         }
         
-        if (file){
+        if (file != 0){
             i32 proc_count = vars->cli_processes.count;
             for (i32 i = 0; i < proc_count; ++i){
                 if (procs[i].out_file == file){
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ DOC_SEE(Command_Line_Interface_Flag)
                     }
                     else{
                         file = 0;
-                    }break;
+                    }
+                    break;
                 }
             }
             
@@ -1228,10 +1229,13 @@ DOC(Whenever a buffer is killed an end signal is sent which triggers the end fil
 API_EXPORT Buffer_Summary
 Create_Buffer(Application_Links *app, char *filename, int32_t filename_len, Buffer_Create_Flag flags)
 /*
-DOC_PARAM(filename, The name of the file to associate to the new buffer.  If the file is not found, the buffer will be created empty and will not be associated to a file until it is saved.)
+DOC_PARAM(filename, The name of the file to associate to the new buffer.)
 DOC_PARAM(filename_len, The length of the filename string.)
 DOC_PARAM(flags, Flags controlling the buffer creation behavior.)
-DOC()
+DOC_RETURN(Returns the newly created buffer or an already existing buffer with the given name.)
+DOC(Try to create a new buffer.  This call first checks to see if a buffer already exists that goes by the given name, if so, that buffer is returned.
+
+If no buffer exists with the given name, then a new buffer is created.  If a file that matches the given filename exists, the file is loaded as the contents of the new buffer.  Otherwise a buffer is created without a matching file until the buffer is saved and the buffer is left blank.)
 DOC_SEE(Buffer_Create_Flag)
 */{
     PRFL_FUNC_GROUP();