branch: externals/denote
commit bb4d193d949d94a4e05cab6066bf246fb74947e8
Author: Protesilaos Stavrou <i...@protesilaos.com>
Commit: Protesilaos Stavrou <i...@protesilaos.com>
Remove FILES-MATCHING-REGEXP parameter from 'denote-query'
It makes no sense there, but the idea is still useful in other applications.
---
denote.el | 20 ++++----------------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/denote.el b/denote.el
index 6bc4307fa4..d6f0db63ae 100644
--- a/denote.el
+++ b/denote.el
@@ -5371,27 +5371,15 @@ non-nil value."
initial-query))
;;;###autoload
-(defun denote-query (query &optional files-matching-regexp)
+(defun denote-query (query)
"Create a QUERY link at point.
Query links do not point to any file but instead initiate a search in
the contents of files inside the variable `denote-directory'. They are
always formatted as [[denote:QUERY]]. This is unlike what `denote-link'
and related commands do, which always establish a direct connection to a
-file and their format is more flexible.
-
-With optional FILES-MATCHING-REGEXP, limit the list of files to search
-through to only those whose file name matches the given regular
-expression. When called interactively, prompt FILES-MATCHING-REGEXP
-when there is a universal prefix argument (\\[universal-argument])."
- (interactive
- (list
- (denote-query-prompt)
- (when current-prefix-arg
- ;; NOTE 2025-03-24: I think we do not need a prompt for this
- ;; one. But if we do, then it probably should be like
- ;; `denote-query-prompt'.
- (read-string "Limit to FILES-MATCHING-REGEXP: "))))
- (if-let* ((files (denote-retrieve-files-xref-query query
files-matching-regexp)))
+file and their format is more flexible."
+ (interactive (list (denote-query-prompt)))
+ (if-let* ((files (denote-retrieve-files-xref-query query)))
(progn
(denote--delete-active-region-content)
(insert (format "[[denote:%s]]" query)))
