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[elpa] externals/cape 6d076f2480 129/146: README: Document company--mult


From: ELPA Syncer
Subject: [elpa] externals/cape 6d076f2480 129/146: README: Document company--multi-backend-adapter
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2022 20:57:48 -0500 (EST)

branch: externals/cape
commit 6d076f24807eec4fbc2c5f75414887c80ec5e028
Author: Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de>
Commit: Daniel Mendler <mail@daniel-mendler.de>

    README: Document company--multi-backend-adapter
---
 README.org | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 5178cdf8f5..dea6d1f661 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ The command ~cape-symbol~ is particularily useful for 
documentation of Elisp
 packages or configurations, since it completes elisp symbols anywere.
 
 On the more experimental side, Cape has the super power to transform Company
-backends into Capfs and merge multiple Capfs into a Super-Capf!
+backends into Capfs and merge multiple Capfs into a Super-Capf! These
+transformers allow you to still take advantage of Company backends even if you
+are not using Company as frontend.
 
 * Available Capfs
 
@@ -141,6 +143,21 @@ example completion backend, which can be used with both 
~completion-at-point~
   (setq company-backends '(emoji-backend))
 #+end_src
 
+It is possible to merge/group multiple Company backends and use them as a 
single
+Capf using the ~company--multi-backend-adapter~ function from Company. The 
adapter
+transforms multiple Company backends into a single Company backend, which can
+then be used as a Capf via ~cape-company-to-capf~.
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (require 'company)
+  ;; Use the company-dabbrev and company-elisp backends together.
+  (setq completion-at-point-functions
+        (list
+         (cape-company-to-capf
+          (apply-partially #'company--multi-backend-adapter
+                           '(company-dabbrev company-elisp)))))
+#+end_src
+
 ** Super-Capf - Merging multiple Capfs
 
 /Throw multiple Capfs under the Cape and get a Super-Capf!/
@@ -157,6 +174,9 @@ and ~completion-table-in-turn~.
               (list (cape-super-capf #'cape-dabbrev #'cape-dict 
#'cape-keyword)))
 #+end_src
 
+See also the aforementioned ~~company--multi-backend-adapter~~ from Company, 
which
+allows you to merge multiple Company backends.
+
 ** Capf-Buster - Cache busting
 
 /The Capf-Buster ensures that you always get a fresh set of candidates!/



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