Subject: bug#50538: [PATCH v5] 28.0.50; electric-pair-mode fails to pair double quotes in some cases in CC mode

From: Jim Porter <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:58:15 -0700

On 9/27/2021 9:57 PM, Jim Porter wrote:
> I don't have a strong opinion on this either way, so here's a patch that 
> uses an `if' form as you suggest.

Oops, I was looking over this patch again and realized that I simply 
re-attached the old patch. Sorry about that. Here's the version that 
*really* uses the `if' form. Like I said in my previous message, I don't 
have a strong opinion on whether to use the `if' form or the `or' form; 
either works fine for me.
From 99d2e7efa08e906a21b05128e02e8ad967219d0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Porter <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:46:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Improve behavior of 'electric-pair-mode' in 'cc-mode'

This ensures that quotes are paired correctly within comments, allows for
insertion of quote pairs immediately before another quote, and allows
inserting quote pairs within a string (thus splitting the string in two).

* lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el (c-electric-pair-inhibit-predicate):
Inhibit insertion of paired quote in fewer cases.
* test/lisp/electric-tests.el (define-electric-pair-test):
Add 'c-mode' to list of modes to test by default.
---
 lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el   | 19 +++++++++++++------
 test/lisp/electric-tests.el |  5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el
index 8b30241449..2d7fb731e6 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-mode.el
@@ -2549,17 +2549,24 @@ c-electric-pair-inhibit-predicate
 
 At the time of call, point is just after the newly inserted CHAR.
 
-When CHAR is \", t will be returned unless the \" is marked with
-a string fence syntax-table text property.  For other characters,
-the default value of `electric-pair-inhibit-predicate' is called
-and its value returned.
+When CHAR is \" and not within a comment, t will be returned if
+the quotes on the current line are already balanced (i.e. if the
+last \" is not marked with a string fence syntax-table text
+property).  For other cases, the default value of
+`electric-pair-inhibit-predicate' is called and its value
+returned.
 
 This function is the appropriate value of
 `electric-pair-inhibit-predicate' for CC Mode modes, which mark
 invalid strings with such a syntax table text property on the
 opening \" and the next unescaped end of line."
-  (if (eq char ?\")
-      (not (equal (get-text-property (1- (point)) 'c-fl-syn-tab) '(15)))
+  (if (and (eq char ?\")
+	   (not (memq (cadr (c-semi-pp-to-literal (1- (point)))) '(c c++))))
+      (let ((last-quote (save-match-data
+			  (save-excursion
+			    (goto-char (c-point 'eoll))
+			    (search-backward "\"")))))
+	(not (equal (c-get-char-property last-quote 'c-fl-syn-tab) '(15))))
     (funcall (default-value 'electric-pair-inhibit-predicate) char)))
 
 
diff --git a/test/lisp/electric-tests.el b/test/lisp/electric-tests.el
index 4e7cbf5419..5eec058ede 100644
--- a/test/lisp/electric-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/electric-tests.el
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 (require 'elec-pair)
 (require 'cl-lib)
 
+;; When running tests in c-mode, use single-line comments (//).
+(add-hook 'c-mode-hook (lambda () (c-toggle-comment-style -1)))
+
 (defun call-with-saved-electric-modes (fn)
   (let ((saved-electric (if electric-pair-mode 1 -1))
         (saved-layout (if electric-layout-mode 1 -1))
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ define-electric-pair-test
           expected-string
           expected-point
           bindings
-          (modes '(quote (ruby-mode js-mode python-mode)))
+          (modes '(quote (ruby-mode js-mode python-mode c-mode)))
           (test-in-comments t)
           (test-in-strings t)
           (test-in-code t)
-- 
2.25.1