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-rw-r--r--modules/slack-config.el17
-rw-r--r--tests/test-slack-config-display.el48
2 files changed, 65 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/slack-config.el b/modules/slack-config.el
index 48af9c93..0902ef35 100644
--- a/modules/slack-config.el
+++ b/modules/slack-config.el
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@
(slack-ws-close)
(message "Slack disconnected."))
+(defun cj/slack--display-buffer (buffer)
+ "Display Slack BUFFER in another window, never the selected one.
+With a split, reuse one of the other windows rather than taking over the
+window point is in or always spawning a fresh split; with a lone window,
+split. Wired as `slack-buffer-function' so opening a room or thread lands
+beside the current work instead of clobbering it. The default
+`switch-to-buffer-other-window' picks a least-recently-used window with three
+or more panes; this pins the choice to any non-selected window."
+ (pop-to-buffer buffer
+ '((display-buffer-reuse-window
+ display-buffer-use-some-window
+ display-buffer-pop-up-window)
+ (inhibit-same-window . t))))
+
(use-package slack
:defer t
:commands (slack-start slack-select-rooms slack-select-unread-rooms
@@ -114,6 +128,9 @@
;; Re-enable if emojify/circe fix the interaction. (2026-03-16)
(slack-buffer-emojify nil)
(slack-prefer-current-team t)
+ ;; Open rooms/threads in another window, never the selected one (see
+ ;; cj/slack--display-buffer) so Slack lands beside the current work in a split.
+ (slack-buffer-function #'cj/slack--display-buffer)
:config
(setq slack-message-custom-notifier #'cj/slack-notify))
diff --git a/tests/test-slack-config-display.el b/tests/test-slack-config-display.el
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24128ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-slack-config-display.el
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+;;; test-slack-config-display.el --- Slack buffer placement -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;;; Commentary:
+;; cj/slack--display-buffer is wired as `slack-buffer-function' so opening a
+;; Slack room or thread shows it in another window and never replaces the
+;; selected window's buffer. These exercise the placement directly with plain
+;; buffers (no live Slack), using a side-by-side split so the window math is
+;; reliable under `emacs --batch'.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'ert)
+(require 'slack-config)
+
+(ert-deftest test-slack-config-display-buffer-uses-other-window-when-split ()
+ "Normal: with a split, the buffer lands in a non-selected window."
+ (let ((a (get-buffer-create "*slack-disp-a*"))
+ (b (get-buffer-create "*slack-disp-b*")))
+ (unwind-protect
+ (save-window-excursion
+ (delete-other-windows)
+ (set-window-buffer (selected-window) a)
+ (let ((win-a (selected-window)))
+ (split-window win-a nil t) ;; side-by-side, batch-friendly
+ (cj/slack--display-buffer b)
+ (let ((win-b (get-buffer-window b)))
+ (should win-b)
+ (should-not (eq win-b win-a)))))
+ (ignore-errors (kill-buffer a))
+ (ignore-errors (kill-buffer b)))))
+
+(ert-deftest test-slack-config-display-buffer-keeps-selected-window ()
+ "Boundary: displaying does not replace the selected window's buffer."
+ (let ((a (get-buffer-create "*slack-disp-a*"))
+ (b (get-buffer-create "*slack-disp-b*")))
+ (unwind-protect
+ (save-window-excursion
+ (delete-other-windows)
+ (set-window-buffer (selected-window) a)
+ (let ((win-a (selected-window)))
+ (split-window win-a nil t)
+ (cj/slack--display-buffer b)
+ (should (eq (window-buffer win-a) a))))
+ (ignore-errors (kill-buffer a))
+ (ignore-errors (kill-buffer b)))))
+
+(provide 'test-slack-config-display)
+;;; test-slack-config-display.el ends here