Expose ElDoc functions in a hook (Bug#28257)

* lisp/emacs-lisp/eldoc.el: Update commentary.
(eldoc--eval-expression-setup): Use new hook.
(eldoc--supported-p): Accomodate new hook.
(eldoc-documentation-functions): New hook.
(eldoc-documentation-default, eldoc-documentation-compose): New
functions.
(eldoc-documentation-function): Use 'eldoc-documentation-default' as new
default value.  Update documentation and custom attributes.
(eldoc-print-current-symbol-info): Accomodate possible null value for
'eldoc-documentation-function'.
* etc/NEWS: Mention them.
* doc/emacs/programs.texi (Emacs Lisp Documentation Lookup): Mention
new hook and changes to 'eldoc-documentation-function'.
* lisp/hexl.el (hexl-mode, hexl-revert-buffer-function):
* lisp/ielm.el (inferior-emacs-lisp-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el (cfengine3-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el (emacs-lisp-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/octave.el (octave-mode):
* lisp/progmodes/python.el (python-mode): Use new hook.

4 files changed, 16 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el b/lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el
index 18df372f2c6..f25b3cb9e2b 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cfengine.el
@@ -1390,12 +1390,15 @@ to the action header."
                  (when buffer-file-name
                    (shell-quote-argument buffer-file-name)))))
 
-  ;; For emacs < 25.1 where `eldoc-documentation-function' defaults to
-  ;; nil.
-  (or eldoc-documentation-function
-      (setq-local eldoc-documentation-function #'ignore))
-  (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
-                #'cfengine3-documentation-function)
+  (if (boundp 'eldoc-documentation-functions)
+      (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions
+                #'cfengine3-documentation-function nil t)
+    ;; For emacs < 25.1 where `eldoc-documentation-function' defaults
+    ;; to nil.
+    (or eldoc-documentation-function
+        (setq-local eldoc-documentation-function #'ignore))
+    (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
+                  #'cfengine3-documentation-function))
 
   (add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions
             #'cfengine3-completion-function nil t)
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
index 2617a6e4cce..813b628bc35 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ Blank lines separate paragraphs.  Semicolons start comments.
     (add-hook 'electric-pair-mode-hook #'emacs-lisp-set-electric-text-pairs))
   (setq-local electric-quote-string t)
   (setq imenu-case-fold-search nil)
-  (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
-                #'elisp-eldoc-documentation-function)
+  (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions
+            #'elisp-eldoc-documentation-function nil t)
   (add-hook 'xref-backend-functions #'elisp--xref-backend nil t)
   (setq-local project-vc-external-roots-function #'elisp-load-path-roots)
   (add-hook 'completion-at-point-functions
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/octave.el b/lisp/progmodes/octave.el
index 9e039562549..352c1810d1f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/octave.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/octave.el
@@ -619,8 +619,7 @@ Key bindings:
   (add-hook 'before-save-hook 'octave-sync-function-file-names nil t)
   (setq-local beginning-of-defun-function 'octave-beginning-of-defun)
   (and octave-font-lock-texinfo-comment (octave-font-lock-texinfo-comment))
-  (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
-                'octave-eldoc-function)
+  (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions 'octave-eldoc-function nil t)
 
   (easy-menu-add octave-mode-menu))
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index a2d85d0bef8..67383b34154 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -5544,8 +5544,10 @@ REPORT-FN is Flymake's callback function."
       ;; Emacs<25
       (set (make-local-variable 'eldoc-documentation-function)
            #'python-eldoc-function)
-    (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
-                  #'python-eldoc-function))
+    (if (boundp 'eldoc-documentation-functions)
+        (add-hook 'eldoc-documentation-functions #'python-eldoc-function nil t)
+      (add-function :before-until (local 'eldoc-documentation-function)
+                    #'python-eldoc-function)))
 
   (add-to-list
    'hs-special-modes-alist