[CRAZY] CSS font-family hints

src/editor/CodeHintManager.js

@@ -118,10 +118,12 @@
  * The method by which a provider provides hints for the editor context
  * associated with the current session. The getHints method is called only
  * if the provider asserted its willingness to provide hints in an earlier
- * call to hasHints. The provider may return null, which indicates that
- * the manager should end the current hinting session and close the hint
- * list window. Otherwise, the provider should return a response object
- * that contains three properties: 
+ * call to hasHints. The provider may return null or false, which indicates 
+ * that the manager should end the current hinting session and close the hint
+ * list window; or true, which indicates that the manager should end the 
+ * current hinting session but immediately attempt to begin a new hinting
+ * session by querying registered providers. Otherwise, the provider should
+ * return a response object that contains three properties:
  *
  *  1. hints, a sorted array hints that the provider could later insert
  *     into the editor;
@@ -291,6 +293,8 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
     function _getProvidersForLanguageId(languageId) {
         return hintProviders[languageId] || hintProviders.all;
     }
+
+    var _beginSession;
 
     /**
      * End the current hinting session
@@ -348,31 +352,38 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         if (!response) {
             // the provider wishes to close the session
             _endSession();
-        } else if (response.hasOwnProperty("hints")) { // a synchronous response
-            if (hintList.isOpen()) {
-                // the session is open 
-                hintList.update(response);
-            } else {
-                hintList.open(response);
-            }
-        } else { // response is a deferred
-            deferredHints = response;
-            response.done(function (hints) {
+        } else {
+            // if the response is true, end the session and begin another
+            if (response === true) {
+                var previousEditor = sessionEditor;
+                _endSession();
+                _beginSession(previousEditor);
+            } else if (response.hasOwnProperty("hints")) { // a synchronous response
                 if (hintList.isOpen()) {
                     // the session is open 
-                    hintList.update(hints);
+                    hintList.update(response);
                 } else {
-                    hintList.open(hints);
+                    hintList.open(response);
                 }
-            });
+            } else { // response is a deferred
+                deferredHints = response;
+                response.done(function (hints) {
+                    if (hintList.isOpen()) {
+                        // the session is open 
+                        hintList.update(hints);
+                    } else {
+                        hintList.open(hints);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Try to begin a new hinting session. 
      * @param {Editor} editor
      */
-    function _beginSession(editor) {
+    _beginSession = function (editor) {
         // Find a suitable provider, if any
         var language = editor.getLanguageForSelection(),
             enabledProviders = _getProvidersForLanguageId(language.getId());
@@ -403,7 +414,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         } else {
             lastChar = null;
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     /**
      * Handles keys related to displaying, searching, and navigating the hint list. 

src/extensions/default/CSSCodeHints/CSSProperties.json

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "flex-wrap":                   {"values": ["nowrap", "wrap", "wrap-reverse"]},
     "float":                       {"values": ["left", "right", "none", "inherit"]},
     "font":                        {"values": []},
-    "font-family":                 {"values": []},
+    "font-family":                 {"values": ["cursive", "fantasy", "inherit", "monospace", "sans-serif", "serif"]},
     "font-feature-settings":       {"values": ["normal"]},
     "font-kerning":                {"values": ["auto", "none", "normal"]},
     "font-language-override":      {"values": ["normal"]},

src/extensions/default/CSSCodeHints/main.js

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         CSSProperties       = require("text!CSSProperties.json"),
         properties          = JSON.parse(CSSProperties);
 
+    // Context of the last request for hints: either CSSUtils.PROP_NAME,
+    // CSSUtils.PROP_VALUE or null.
+    var lastContext;
+
     /**
      * @constructor
      */
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         this.editor = editor;
         var cursor = this.editor.getCursorPos();
 
+        lastContext = null;
         this.info = CSSUtils.getInfoAtPos(editor, cursor);
 
         if (this.info.context !== CSSUtils.PROP_NAME && this.info.context !== CSSUtils.PROP_VALUE) {
@@ -111,6 +116,14 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
         }
 
         if (context === CSSUtils.PROP_VALUE) {
+            // When switching from a NAME to a VALUE context, restart the session
+            // to give other more specialized providers a chance to intervene.
+            if (lastContext === CSSUtils.PROP_NAME) {
+                return true;
+            } else {
+                lastContext = CSSUtils.PROP_VALUE;
+            }
+
             if (!properties[needle]) {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -133,6 +146,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 selectInitial: selectInitial
             };
         } else if (context === CSSUtils.PROP_NAME) {
+            lastContext = CSSUtils.PROP_NAME;
             needle = needle.substr(0, this.info.offset);
             result = $.map(properties, function (pvalues, pname) {
                 if (pname.indexOf(needle) === 0) {