bug#71466: 30.0.50; Buffer-menu-group-by non-nil resets point when Buffer List is reverted

[Juri Linkov]

>> +(defun xref-revert-buffer-restore-point ()
>> +  (let ((current-line (buffer-substring-no-properties (pos-bol) (pos-eol))))
>> +    (lambda ()
>> +      (goto-char (point-min))
>> +      (when (search-forward current-line)
>> +        (goto-char (pos-bol))))))
>
> Perhaps it would make sense to save the current group as well, for
> additional precision.

Ok, so this is implemented here:

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/xref.el b/lisp/progmodes/xref.el
index fb6c9dad73b..987571b92c5 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/xref.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/xref.el
@@ -1017,7 +1017,9 @@ xref--xref-buffer-mode
               (lambda (&optional bound move backward looking-at)
                 (outline-search-text-property
                  'xref-group nil bound move backward looking-at)))
-  (setq-local outline-level (lambda () 1)))
+  (setq-local outline-level (lambda () 1))
+  (add-hook 'revert-buffer-restore-functions
+            #'xref-revert-buffer-restore-point nil t))
 
 (defvar xref--transient-buffer-mode-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
@@ -1309,6 +1311,24 @@ xref--auto-jump-first
    ((eq value 'move)
     (forward-line 1))))
 
+(defun xref-revert-buffer-restore-point ()
+  (let* ((item
+          (when (xref--item-at-point)
+            (buffer-substring-no-properties (pos-bol) (pos-eol))))
+         (group
+          (save-excursion
+            (when (or (get-text-property (point) 'xref-group)
+                      (and item (xref--search-property 'xref-group t)
+                           (get-text-property (point) 'xref-group)))
+              (buffer-substring-no-properties (pos-bol) (pos-eol))))))
+    (when (or item group)
+      (lambda ()
+        (goto-char (point-min))
+        (when (and group (search-forward (concat "\n" group "\n") nil t))
+          (goto-char (pos-bol 0)))
+        (when (and item (search-forward (concat "\n" item "\n") nil t))
+          (goto-char (pos-bol 0)))))))
+
 (defun xref-show-definitions-buffer (fetcher alist)
   "Show the definitions list in a regular window.