gistfile1.txt

chain: stringBuffer'
{{
  tib     variable: buffer
  @buffer variable: pointer
  : terminate     (  -  ) 0 @pointer ! ;
---reveal---
  : addToBuffer   ( c-  ) @pointer ! pointer ++ terminate ;
  : getFromBuffer (  -c ) pointer -- @pointer @ terminate ;
  : endOfBuffer   (  -a ) repeat @pointer dup @ 0; 2drop pointer ++ again ;
  : sizeOfBuffer  (  -n ) @pointer @buffer - ;
  : emptyBuffer   (  -  ) @buffer !pointer terminate ;
  : setBuffer     ( a-  ) !buffer emptyBuffer ;
}}
;chain


with quotes'
with stringBuffer'
with strings'

chain: tabCompletion'
{{
  create completions 100 allot
  completions dup !
  : addCompletion  completions ++ @completions ! ;
  : getCompletion  @completions @ completions -- ;
  : numCompletions @completions completions - ;
  : findCompletions
    last repeat
      @ 0;
      dup d->name
      tib getLength 0 swap getSubset
      tib compare [ dup addCompletion ] ifTrue
    again ;
  : showCompletions
    completions numCompletions
    [ getCompletion d->name type space ] loop ;
  : finishCompletion
    numCompletions 1 =
    [ getCompletion d->name tib over getLength 1+ copy endBuffer ]
    [ showCompletions ] if ;
  variable delimiter
  : testDelimiter @delimiter = ;
  : testTrigger 27 = ;
  : doTrigger findCompletions finishCompletion cr tib type ;
  : accept ( "- )
    !delimiter emptyBuffer
    repeat
      key dup testDelimiter not 0; drop
      dup testTrigger [ doTrigger ] [ dup emit addToBuffer ] if
    again ;
}}
;chain

global with tabCompletion'
: foo 32 accept tib type ;