Add new function `seq-positions'

* doc/lispref/sequences.texi (Sequence Functions): Document it.

* lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el (seq-positions): New function.

* lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el (sequence): Mention it.

* test/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq-tests.el (test-seq-positions): Test it
(bug#57548).

5 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
index 2ee19efb1a9..214b1e76e15 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/sequences.texi
@@ -898,6 +898,27 @@ use instead of the default @code{equal}.
 @end example
 @end defun
 
+@defun seq-positions sequence elt &optional testfn
+  This function returns a list of the (zero-based) indices of the
+elements in @var{sequence} for which @var{testfn} returns
+non-@code{nil} when passed the element and @var{elt} as
+arguments. @var{testfn} defaults to @code{equal}.
+
+@example
+@group
+(seq-positions '(a b c a d) 'a)
+@result{} (0 3)
+@end group
+@group
+(seq-positions '(a b c a d) 'z)
+@result{} nil
+@end group
+@group
+(seq-positions '(11 5 7 12 9 15) 10 #'>=)
+@result{} (0 3 5)
+@end group
+@end example
+@end defun
 
 @defun seq-uniq sequence &optional function
   This function returns a list of the elements of @var{sequence} with
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index ee450317a0c..6c0cf19fe6b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2743,6 +2743,11 @@ These can be used for buttons in buffers and the like.  See the
 "(elisp) Icons" and "(emacs) Icons" nodes in the manuals for details.
 
 +++
+** New function 'seq-positions'.
+This returns a list of the (zero-based) indices of elements matching a
+given predicate in the specified sequence.
+
++++
 ** New arguments MESSAGE and TIMEOUT of 'set-transient-map'.
 MESSAGE specifies a message to display after activating the transient
 map, including a special formatting spec to list available keys.
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el
index 64197b55e5f..31dcfa98b40 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq.el
@@ -460,6 +460,23 @@ Equality is defined by the function TESTFN, which defaults to `equal'."
       nil)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
+(cl-defgeneric seq-positions (sequence elt &optional testfn)
+  "Return indices for which (TESTFN (seq-elt SEQUENCE index) ELT) is non-nil.
+
+TESTFN is a two-argument function which is passed each element of
+SEQUENCE as first argument and ELT as second. TESTFN defaults to
+`equal'.
+
+The result is a list of (zero-based) indices."
+  (let ((result '()))
+    (seq-do-indexed
+     (lambda (e index)
+       (when (funcall (or testfn #'equal) e elt)
+         (push index result)))
+     sequence)
+    (nreverse result)))
+
+;;;###autoload
 (cl-defgeneric seq-uniq (sequence &optional testfn)
   "Return a list of the elements of SEQUENCE with duplicates removed.
 TESTFN is used to compare elements, or `equal' if TESTFN is nil."
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el
index 6a366ec0fc0..2472479bad6 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/shortdoc.el
@@ -846,6 +846,10 @@ A FUNC form can have any number of `:no-eval' (or `:no-value'),
    :eval (seq-find #'numberp '(a b 3 4 f 6)))
   (seq-position
    :eval (seq-position '(a b c) 'c))
+  (seq-positions
+   :eval (seq-positions '(a b c a d) 'a)
+   :eval (seq-positions '(a b c a d) 'z)
+   :eval (seq-positions '(11 5 7 12 9 15) 10 #'>=))
   (seq-length
    :eval (seq-length "abcde"))
   (seq-max
diff --git a/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq-tests.el b/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq-tests.el
index 6249e486173..d95b35c45eb 100644
--- a/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/seq-tests.el
@@ -490,6 +490,13 @@ Evaluate BODY for each created sequence.
     (should (= (seq-position seq 'a #'eq) 0))
     (should (null (seq-position seq (make-symbol "a") #'eq)))))
 
+(ert-deftest test-seq-positions ()
+  (with-test-sequences (seq '(1 2 3 1 4))
+    (should (equal '(0 3) (seq-positions seq 1)))
+    (should (seq-empty-p (seq-positions seq 9))))
+  (with-test-sequences (seq '(11 5 7 12 9 15))
+    (should (equal '(0 3 5) (seq-positions seq 10 #'>=)))))
+
 (ert-deftest test-seq-sort-by ()
   (let ((seq ["x" "xx" "xxx"]))
     (should (equal (seq-sort-by #'seq-length #'> seq)