Commit edc98b54033e01302cc64f67ef09ba52595e17bd

Ran Benita 2014-09-12T18:44:30

compose: add xkbcommon-compose - implementation Signed-off-by: Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>

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diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0bae4ea..0f713ee 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DDFLT_XKB_CONFIG_ROOT='"$(XKBCONFIGROOT)"' \
+	-DXLOCALEDIR='"$(XLOCALEDIR)"' \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/xkbcomp \
 	-I$(top_builddir)/src/xkbcomp \
@@ -32,11 +33,19 @@ xkbcommonincludedir = $(includedir)/xkbcommon
 xkbcommoninclude_HEADERS = \
 	xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h \
 	xkbcommon/xkbcommon-compat.h \
+	xkbcommon/xkbcommon-compose.h \
 	xkbcommon/xkbcommon-keysyms.h \
 	xkbcommon/xkbcommon-names.h
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libxkbcommon.la
 libxkbcommon_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/compose/parser.c \
+	src/compose/parser.h \
+	src/compose/paths.c \
+	src/compose/paths.h \
+	src/compose/state.c \
+	src/compose/table.c \
+	src/compose/table.h \
 	src/xkbcomp/action.c \
 	src/xkbcomp/action.h \
 	src/xkbcomp/ast.h \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 791e158..7449954 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([xkb_config_root],
     [XKBCONFIGROOT="$xkb_base"])
 AC_SUBST([XKBCONFIGROOT])
 
+# Define a configuration option for the X locale directory for compose
+AC_ARG_WITH([x_locale_root],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-x-locale-root=<path>],
+        [Set X locale root (default: $datadir/X11/locale)])],
+    [XLOCALEDIR="$withval"],
+    [XLOCALEDIR="$datadir/X11/locale"])
+AC_SUBST([XLOCALEDIR])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([default_rules],
     [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-default-rules=<path>],
         [Default XKB ruleset (default: evdev)])],
@@ -189,4 +197,5 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([
         includedir:              ${includedir}
         lib dir:                 ${libdir}
         XKB config root:         ${XKBCONFIGROOT}
+        X11 locale root:         ${XLOCALEDIR}
 ])
diff --git a/src/compose/parser.c b/src/compose/parser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29229f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/parser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,634 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2013 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "scanner-utils.h"
+#include "table.h"
+#include "paths.h"
+#include "utf8.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+
+#define MAX_LHS_LEN 10
+#define MAX_INCLUDE_DEPTH 5
+
+#define KEYSYM_FROM_NAME_CACHE_SIZE 8
+
+/*
+ * xkb_keysym_from_name() is fairly slow, because for internal reasons
+ * it must use strcasecmp().
+ * A small cache reduces about 20% from the compilation time of
+ * en_US.UTF-8/Compose.
+ */
+struct keysym_from_name_cache {
+    struct {
+        char name[64];
+        xkb_keysym_t keysym;
+    } cache[KEYSYM_FROM_NAME_CACHE_SIZE];
+    unsigned next;
+};
+
+static xkb_keysym_t
+cached_keysym_from_name(struct keysym_from_name_cache *cache,
+                        const char *name, size_t len)
+{
+    xkb_keysym_t keysym;
+
+    if (len >= sizeof(cache->cache[0].name))
+        return XKB_KEY_NoSymbol;
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < KEYSYM_FROM_NAME_CACHE_SIZE; i++)
+        if (streq(cache->cache[i].name, name))
+            return cache->cache[i].keysym;
+
+    keysym = xkb_keysym_from_name(name, XKB_KEYSYM_NO_FLAGS);
+    strcpy(cache->cache[cache->next].name, name);
+    cache->cache[cache->next].keysym = keysym;
+    cache->next = (cache->next + 1) % KEYSYM_FROM_NAME_CACHE_SIZE;
+    return keysym;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Grammar adapted from libX11/modules/im/ximcp/imLcPrs.c.
+ * See also the XCompose(5) manpage.
+ *
+ * We don't support the MODIFIER rules, which are commented out.
+ *
+ * FILE          ::= { [PRODUCTION] [COMMENT] "\n" | INCLUDE }
+ * INCLUDE       ::= "include" '"' INCLUDE_STRING '"'
+ * PRODUCTION    ::= LHS ":" RHS [ COMMENT ]
+ * COMMENT       ::= "#" {<any character except null or newline>}
+ * LHS           ::= EVENT { EVENT }
+ * EVENT         ::= "<" keysym ">"
+ * # EVENT         ::= [MODIFIER_LIST] "<" keysym ">"
+ * # MODIFIER_LIST ::= ("!" {MODIFIER} ) | "None"
+ * # MODIFIER      ::= ["~"] modifier_name
+ * RHS           ::= ( STRING | keysym | STRING keysym )
+ * STRING        ::= '"' { CHAR } '"'
+ * CHAR          ::= GRAPHIC_CHAR | ESCAPED_CHAR
+ * GRAPHIC_CHAR  ::= locale (codeset) dependent code
+ * ESCAPED_CHAR  ::= ('\\' | '\"' | OCTAL | HEX )
+ * OCTAL         ::= '\' OCTAL_CHAR [OCTAL_CHAR [OCTAL_CHAR]]
+ * OCTAL_CHAR    ::= (0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7)
+ * HEX           ::= '\' (x|X) HEX_CHAR [HEX_CHAR]]
+ * HEX_CHAR      ::= (0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|A|B|C|D|E|F|a|b|c|d|e|f)
+ *
+ * INCLUDE_STRING is a filesystem path, with the following %-expansions:
+ *     %% - '%'.
+ *     %H - The user's home directory (the $HOME environment variable).
+ *     %L - The name of the locale specific Compose file (e.g.,
+ *          "/usr/share/X11/locale/<localename>/Compose").
+ *     %S - The name of the system directory for Compose files (e.g.,
+ *          "/usr/share/X11/locale").
+ */
+
+enum rules_token {
+    TOK_END_OF_FILE = 0,
+    TOK_END_OF_LINE,
+    TOK_INCLUDE,
+    TOK_INCLUDE_STRING,
+    TOK_LHS_KEYSYM,
+    TOK_COLON,
+    TOK_STRING,
+    TOK_RHS_KEYSYM,
+    TOK_ERROR
+};
+
+/* Values returned with some tokens, like yylval. */
+union lvalue {
+    const char *string;
+    xkb_keysym_t keysym;
+};
+
+static enum rules_token
+lex(struct scanner *s, union lvalue *val)
+{
+    struct keysym_from_name_cache *cache = s->priv;
+
+skip_more_whitespace_and_comments:
+    /* Skip spaces. */
+    while (is_space(peek(s)))
+        if (next(s) == '\n')
+            return TOK_END_OF_LINE;
+
+    /* Skip comments. */
+    if (chr(s, '#')) {
+        while (!eof(s) && !eol(s)) next(s);
+        goto skip_more_whitespace_and_comments;
+    }
+
+    /* See if we're done. */
+    if (eof(s)) return TOK_END_OF_FILE;
+
+    /* New token. */
+    s->token_line = s->line;
+    s->token_column = s->column;
+    s->buf_pos = 0;
+
+    /* LHS Keysym. */
+    if (chr(s, '<')) {
+        while (peek(s) != '>' && !eol(s))
+            buf_append(s, next(s));
+        if (!chr(s, '>')) {
+            scanner_err(s, "unterminated keysym literal");
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (!buf_append(s, '\0')) {
+            scanner_err(s, "keysym literal is too long");
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        val->keysym = cached_keysym_from_name(cache, s->buf, s->buf_pos);
+        if (val->keysym == XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
+            scanner_err(s, "unrecognized keysym \"%s\" on left-hand side", s->buf);
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        return TOK_LHS_KEYSYM;
+    }
+
+    /* Colon. */
+    if (chr(s, ':'))
+        return TOK_COLON;
+
+    /* String literal. */
+    if (chr(s, '\"')) {
+        while (!eof(s) && !eol(s) && peek(s) != '\"') {
+            if (chr(s, '\\')) {
+                uint8_t o;
+                if (chr(s, '\\')) {
+                    buf_append(s, '\\');
+                }
+                else if (chr(s, '"')) {
+                    buf_append(s, '"');
+                }
+                else if (chr(s, 'x') || chr(s, 'X')) {
+                    if (hex(s, &o))
+                        buf_append(s, (char) o);
+                    else
+                        scanner_warn(s, "illegal hexadecimal escape sequence in string literal");
+                }
+                else if (oct(s, &o)) {
+                    buf_append(s, (char) o);
+                }
+                else {
+                    scanner_warn(s, "unknown escape sequence (%c) in string literal", peek(s));
+                    /* Ignore. */
+                }
+            } else {
+                buf_append(s, next(s));
+            }
+        }
+        if (!chr(s, '\"')) {
+            scanner_err(s, "unterminated string literal");
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (!buf_append(s, '\0')) {
+            scanner_err(s, "string literal is too long");
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        if (!is_valid_utf8(s->buf, s->buf_pos - 1)) {
+            scanner_err(s, "string literal is not a valid UTF-8 string");
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        val->string = s->buf;
+        return TOK_STRING;
+    }
+
+    /* RHS keysym or include. */
+    if (is_alpha(peek(s)) || peek(s) == '_') {
+        s->buf_pos = 0;
+        while (is_alnum(peek(s)) || peek(s) == '_')
+            buf_append(s, next(s));
+        if (!buf_append(s, '\0')) {
+            scanner_err(s, "identifier is too long");
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        if (streq(s->buf, "include"))
+            return TOK_INCLUDE;
+
+        val->keysym = cached_keysym_from_name(cache, s->buf, s->buf_pos);
+        if (val->keysym == XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
+            scanner_err(s, "unrecognized keysym \"%s\" on right-hand side", s->buf);
+            return TOK_ERROR;
+        }
+        return TOK_RHS_KEYSYM;
+    }
+
+    /* Skip line. */
+    while (!eof(s) && !eol(s))
+        next(s);
+
+    scanner_err(s, "unrecognized token");
+    return TOK_ERROR;
+}
+
+static enum rules_token
+lex_include_string(struct scanner *s, struct xkb_compose_table *table,
+                   union lvalue *val_out)
+{
+    while (is_space(peek(s)))
+        if (next(s) == '\n')
+            return TOK_END_OF_LINE;
+
+    s->token_line = s->line;
+    s->token_column = s->column;
+    s->buf_pos = 0;
+
+    if (!chr(s, '\"')) {
+        scanner_err(s, "include statement must be followed by a path");
+        return TOK_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    while (!eof(s) && !eol(s) && peek(s) != '\"') {
+        if (chr(s, '%')) {
+            if (chr(s, '%')) {
+                buf_append(s, '%');
+            }
+            else if (chr(s, 'H')) {
+                const char *home = secure_getenv("HOME");
+                if (!home) {
+                    scanner_err(s, "%%H was used in an include statement, but the HOME environment variable is not set");
+                    return TOK_ERROR;
+                }
+                if (!buf_appends(s, home)) {
+                    scanner_err(s, "include path after expanding %%H is too long");
+                    return TOK_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (chr(s, 'L')) {
+                char *path = get_locale_compose_file_path(table->locale);
+                if (!path) {
+                    scanner_err(s, "failed to expand %%L to the locale Compose file");
+                    return TOK_ERROR;
+                }
+                if (!buf_appends(s, path)) {
+                    free(path);
+                    scanner_err(s, "include path after expanding %%L is too long");
+                    return TOK_ERROR;
+                }
+                free(path);
+            }
+            else if (chr(s, 'S')) {
+                const char *xlocaledir = get_xlocaledir_path();
+                if (!buf_appends(s, xlocaledir)) {
+                    scanner_err(s, "include path after expanding %%S is too long");
+                    return TOK_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                scanner_err(s, "unknown %% format (%c) in include statement", peek(s));
+                return TOK_ERROR;
+            }
+        } else {
+            buf_append(s, next(s));
+        }
+    }
+    if (!chr(s, '\"')) {
+        scanner_err(s, "unterminated include statement");
+        return TOK_ERROR;
+    }
+    if (!buf_append(s, '\0')) {
+        scanner_err(s, "include path is too long");
+        return TOK_ERROR;
+    }
+    val_out->string = s->buf;
+    return TOK_INCLUDE_STRING;
+}
+
+struct production {
+    xkb_keysym_t lhs[MAX_LHS_LEN];
+    unsigned int len;
+    xkb_keysym_t keysym;
+    char string[256];
+    bool has_keysym;
+    bool has_string;
+};
+
+static uint32_t
+add_node(struct xkb_compose_table *table, xkb_keysym_t keysym)
+{
+    struct compose_node new = {
+        .keysym = keysym,
+        .next = 0,
+        .is_leaf = true,
+    };
+    darray_append(table->nodes, new);
+    return darray_size(table->nodes) - 1;
+}
+
+static void
+add_production(struct xkb_compose_table *table, struct scanner *s,
+               const struct production *production)
+{
+    unsigned lhs_pos;
+    uint32_t curr;
+    struct compose_node *node;
+
+    curr = 0;
+    node = &darray_item(table->nodes, curr);
+
+    /*
+     * Insert the sequence to the trie, creating new nodes as needed.
+     *
+     * TODO: This can be sped up a bit by first trying the path that the
+     * previous production took, and only then doing the linear search
+     * through the trie levels.  This will work because sequences in the
+     * Compose files are often clustered by a common prefix; especially
+     * in the 1st and 2nd keysyms, which is where the largest variation
+     * (thus, longest search) is.
+     */
+    for (lhs_pos = 0; lhs_pos < production->len; lhs_pos++) {
+        while (production->lhs[lhs_pos] != node->keysym) {
+            if (node->next == 0) {
+                uint32_t next = add_node(table, production->lhs[lhs_pos]);
+                /* Refetch since add_node could have realloc()ed. */
+                node = &darray_item(table->nodes, curr);
+                node->next = next;
+            }
+
+            curr = node->next;
+            node = &darray_item(table->nodes, curr);
+        }
+
+        if (lhs_pos + 1 == production->len)
+            break;
+
+        if (node->is_leaf) {
+            if (node->u.leaf.utf8 != 0 ||
+                node->u.leaf.keysym != XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
+                scanner_warn(s, "a sequence already exists which is a prefix of this sequence; overriding");
+                node->u.leaf.utf8 = 0;
+                node->u.leaf.keysym = XKB_KEY_NoSymbol;
+            }
+
+            {
+                uint32_t successor = add_node(table, production->lhs[lhs_pos + 1]);
+                /* Refetch since add_node could have realloc()ed. */
+                node = &darray_item(table->nodes, curr);
+                node->is_leaf = false;
+                node->u.successor = successor;
+            }
+        }
+
+        curr = node->u.successor;
+        node = &darray_item(table->nodes, curr);
+    }
+
+    if (!node->is_leaf) {
+        scanner_warn(s, "this compose sequence is a prefix of another; skipping line");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (node->u.leaf.utf8 != 0 || node->u.leaf.keysym != XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
+        if (streq(&darray_item(table->utf8, node->u.leaf.utf8),
+                  production->string) &&
+            node->u.leaf.keysym == production->keysym) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "this compose sequence is a duplicate of another; skipping line");
+            return;
+        }
+        scanner_warn(s, "this compose sequence already exists; overriding");
+    }
+
+    if (production->has_string) {
+        node->u.leaf.utf8 = darray_size(table->utf8);
+        darray_append_items(table->utf8, production->string,
+                            strlen(production->string) + 1);
+    }
+    if (production->has_keysym) {
+        node->u.leaf.keysym = production->keysym;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool
+parse(struct xkb_compose_table *table, struct scanner *s,
+      unsigned include_depth);
+
+static bool
+do_include(struct xkb_compose_table *table, struct scanner *s,
+           const char *path, unsigned include_depth)
+{
+    FILE *file;
+    bool ok;
+    const char *string;
+    size_t size;
+    struct scanner new_s;
+
+    if (include_depth >= MAX_INCLUDE_DEPTH) {
+        scanner_err(s, "maximum include depth (%d) exceeded; maybe there is an include loop?",
+                    MAX_INCLUDE_DEPTH);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    file = fopen(s->buf, "r");
+    if (!file) {
+        scanner_err(s, "failed to open included Compose file \"%s\": %s",
+                    path, strerror(errno));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ok = map_file(file, &string, &size);
+    if (!ok) {
+        scanner_err(s, "failed to read included Compose file \"%s\": %s",
+                    path, strerror(errno));
+        goto err_file;
+    }
+
+    scanner_init(&new_s, table->ctx, string, size, path);
+
+    ok = parse(table, &new_s, include_depth + 1);
+    if (!ok)
+        goto err_unmap;
+
+err_unmap:
+    unmap_file(string, size);
+err_file:
+    fclose(file);
+    return ok;
+}
+
+static bool
+parse(struct xkb_compose_table *table, struct scanner *s,
+      unsigned include_depth)
+{
+    enum rules_token tok;
+    union lvalue val;
+    struct production production;
+    enum { MAX_ERRORS = 10 };
+    int num_errors = 0;
+
+initial:
+    production.len = 0;
+    production.has_keysym = false;
+    production.has_string = false;
+
+    /* fallthrough */
+
+initial_eol:
+    switch (tok = lex(s, &val)) {
+    case TOK_END_OF_LINE:
+        goto initial_eol;
+    case TOK_END_OF_FILE:
+        goto finished;
+    case TOK_INCLUDE:
+        goto include;
+    case TOK_LHS_KEYSYM:
+        production.lhs[production.len++] = val.keysym;
+        goto lhs;
+    default:
+        goto unexpected;
+    }
+
+include:
+    switch (tok = lex_include_string(s, table, &val)) {
+    case TOK_INCLUDE_STRING:
+        goto include_eol;
+    default:
+        goto unexpected;
+    }
+
+include_eol:
+    switch (tok = lex(s, &val)) {
+    case TOK_END_OF_LINE:
+        if (!do_include(table, s, val.string, include_depth))
+            goto fail;
+        goto initial;
+    default:
+        goto unexpected;
+    }
+
+lhs:
+    switch (tok = lex(s, &val)) {
+    case TOK_LHS_KEYSYM:
+        if (production.len + 1 > MAX_LHS_LEN) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "too many keysyms (%d) on left-hand side; skipping line",
+                         MAX_LHS_LEN + 1);
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        production.lhs[production.len++] = val.keysym;
+        goto lhs;
+    case TOK_COLON:
+        if (production.len <= 0) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "expected at least one keysym on left-hand side; skipping line");
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        goto rhs;
+    default:
+        goto unexpected;
+    }
+
+rhs:
+    switch (tok = lex(s, &val)) {
+    case TOK_STRING:
+        if (production.has_string) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "right-hand side can have at most one string; skipping line");
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        if (*val.string == '\0') {
+            scanner_warn(s, "right-hand side string must not be empty; skipping line");
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        if (strlen(val.string) >= sizeof(production.string)) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "right-hand side string is too long; skipping line");
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        strcpy(production.string, val.string);
+        production.has_string = true;
+        goto rhs;
+    case TOK_RHS_KEYSYM:
+        if (production.has_keysym) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "right-hand side can have at most one keysym; skipping line");
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        production.keysym = val.keysym;
+        production.has_keysym = true;
+    case TOK_END_OF_LINE:
+        if (!production.has_string && !production.has_keysym) {
+            scanner_warn(s, "right-hand side must have at least one of string or keysym; skipping line");
+            goto skip;
+        }
+        add_production(table, s, &production);
+        goto initial;
+    default:
+        goto unexpected;
+    }
+
+unexpected:
+    if (tok != TOK_ERROR)
+        scanner_err(s, "unexpected token");
+
+    num_errors++;
+    if (num_errors <= MAX_ERRORS)
+        goto skip;
+
+    scanner_err(s, "too many errors");
+    goto fail;
+
+fail:
+    scanner_err(s, "failed to parse file");
+    return false;
+
+skip:
+    while (tok != TOK_END_OF_LINE && tok != TOK_END_OF_FILE)
+        tok = lex(s, &val);
+    goto initial;
+
+finished:
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool
+parse_string(struct xkb_compose_table *table, const char *string, size_t len,
+             const char *file_name)
+{
+    struct scanner s;
+    struct keysym_from_name_cache cache;
+    scanner_init(&s, table->ctx, string, len, file_name);
+    memset(&cache, 0, sizeof(cache));
+    s.priv = &cache;
+    if (!parse(table, &s, 0))
+        return false;
+    /* Maybe the allocator can use the excess space. */
+    darray_shrink(table->nodes);
+    darray_shrink(table->utf8);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool
+parse_file(struct xkb_compose_table *table, FILE *file, const char *file_name)
+{
+    bool ok;
+    const char *string;
+    size_t size;
+
+    ok = map_file(file, &string, &size);
+    if (!ok) {
+        log_err(table->ctx, "Couldn't read Compose file %s: %s\n",
+                file_name, strerror(errno));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    ok = parse_string(table, string, size, file_name);
+    unmap_file(string, size);
+    return ok;
+}
diff --git a/src/compose/parser.h b/src/compose/parser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f64a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/parser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2013 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef COMPOSE_PARSER_H
+#define COMPOSE_PARSER_H
+
+bool
+parse_string(struct xkb_compose_table *table,
+             const char *string, size_t len,
+             const char *file_name);
+
+bool
+parse_file(struct xkb_compose_table *table,
+           FILE *file, const char *file_name);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/compose/paths.c b/src/compose/paths.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96d7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/paths.c
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "paths.h"
+
+enum resolve_name_direction {
+    LEFT_TO_RIGHT,
+    RIGHT_TO_LEFT,
+};
+
+const char *
+get_xlocaledir_path(void)
+{
+    const char *dir = secure_getenv("XLOCALEDIR");
+    if (!dir)
+        dir = XLOCALEDIR;
+    return dir;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Files like compose.dir have the format LEFT: RIGHT.  Lookup @name in
+ * such a file and return its matching value, according to @direction.
+ * @filename is relative to the xlocaledir.
+ */
+static char *
+resolve_name(const char *filename, enum resolve_name_direction direction,
+             const char *name)
+{
+    int ret;
+    bool ok;
+    const char *xlocaledir;
+    char path[512];
+    FILE *file;
+    const char *string, *end;
+    size_t string_size;
+    const char *s, *left, *right;
+    char *match;
+    size_t left_len, right_len, name_len;
+
+    xlocaledir = get_xlocaledir_path();
+
+    ret = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", xlocaledir, filename);
+    if (ret < 0 || (size_t) ret >= sizeof(path))
+        return false;
+
+    file = fopen(path, "r");
+    if (!file)
+        return false;
+
+    ok = map_file(file, &string, &string_size);
+    fclose(file);
+    if (!ok)
+        return false;
+
+    s = string;
+    end = string + string_size;
+    name_len = strlen(name);
+    match = NULL;
+
+    while (s < end) {
+        /* Skip spaces. */
+        while (s < end && is_space(*s))
+            s++;
+
+        /* Skip comments. */
+        if (s < end && *s == '#') {
+            while (s < end && *s != '\n')
+                s++;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        /* Get the left value. */
+        left = s;
+        while (s < end && !is_space(*s) && *s != ':')
+            s++;
+        left_len = s - left;
+
+        /* There's an optional colon between left and right. */
+        if (s < end && *s == ':')
+            s++;
+
+        /* Skip spaces. */
+        while (s < end && is_space(*s))
+            s++;
+
+        /* Get the right value. */
+        right = s;
+        while (s < end && !is_space(*s))
+            s++;
+        right_len = s - right;
+
+        /* Discard rest of line. */
+        while (s < end && *s != '\n')
+            s++;
+
+        if (direction == LEFT_TO_RIGHT) {
+            if (left_len == name_len && strncmp(left, name, left_len) == 0) {
+                match = strndup(right, right_len);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (direction == RIGHT_TO_LEFT) {
+            if (right_len == name_len && strncmp(right, name, right_len) == 0) {
+                match = strndup(left, left_len);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    unmap_file(string, string_size);
+    return match;
+}
+
+char *
+resolve_locale(const char *locale)
+{
+    char *alias = resolve_name("locale.alias", LEFT_TO_RIGHT, locale);
+    return alias ? alias : strdup(locale);
+}
+
+const char *
+get_xcomposefile_path(void)
+{
+    return secure_getenv("XCOMPOSEFILE");
+}
+
+char *
+get_home_xcompose_file_path(void)
+{
+    int ret;
+    const char *home;
+    char *path;
+
+    home = secure_getenv("HOME");
+    if (!home)
+        return NULL;
+
+    ret = asprintf(&path, "%s/.XCompose", home);
+    if (ret <0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    return path;
+}
+
+char *
+get_locale_compose_file_path(const char *locale)
+{
+    int ret;
+    const char *xlocaledir;
+    char *resolved;
+    char *path;
+
+    /*
+     * WARNING: Random workaround ahead.
+     *
+     * We currently do not support non-UTF-8 Compose files.  The C/POSIX
+     * locale is specified to be the default fallback locale with an
+     * ASCII charset.  But for some reason the compose.dir points the C
+     * locale to the iso8859-1/Compose file, which is not ASCII but
+     * ISO8859-1.  Since this is bound to happen a lot, and since our API
+     * is UTF-8 based, and since 99% of the time a C locale is really just
+     * a misconfiguration for UTF-8, let's do the most helpful thing.
+     */
+    if (streq(locale, "C"))
+        locale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+
+    resolved = resolve_name("compose.dir", RIGHT_TO_LEFT, locale);
+    if (!resolved)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (resolved[0] == '/') {
+        path = resolved;
+    }
+    else {
+        xlocaledir = get_xlocaledir_path();
+        ret = asprintf(&path, "%s/%s", xlocaledir, resolved);
+        free(resolved);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return path;
+}
diff --git a/src/compose/paths.h b/src/compose/paths.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d719af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/paths.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef COMPOSE_RESOLVE_H
+#define COMPOSE_RESOLVE_H
+
+char *
+resolve_locale(const char *locale);
+
+const char *
+get_xlocaledir_path(void);
+
+const char *
+get_xcomposefile_path(void);
+
+char *
+get_home_xcompose_file_path(void);
+
+char *
+get_locale_compose_file_path(const char *locale);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/compose/state.c b/src/compose/state.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8657ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/state.c
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2013 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "table.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "keysym.h"
+
+struct xkb_compose_state {
+    int refcnt;
+    enum xkb_compose_state_flags flags;
+    struct xkb_compose_table *table;
+
+    /*
+     * Offsets into xkb_compose_table::nodes.
+     *
+     * They maintain the current and previous position in the trie; see
+     * xkb_compose_state_feed().
+     *
+     * This is also sufficient for inferring the current status; see
+     * xkb_compose_state_get_status().
+     */
+    uint32_t prev_context;
+    uint32_t context;
+};
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_state *
+xkb_compose_state_new(struct xkb_compose_table *table,
+                      enum xkb_compose_state_flags flags)
+{
+    struct xkb_compose_state *state;
+
+    state = calloc(1, sizeof(*state));
+    if (!state)
+        return NULL;
+
+    state->refcnt = 1;
+    state->table = xkb_compose_table_ref(table);
+
+    state->flags = flags;
+    state->prev_context = 0;
+    state->context = 0;
+
+    return state;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_state *
+xkb_compose_state_ref(struct xkb_compose_state *state)
+{
+    state->refcnt++;
+    return state;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT void
+xkb_compose_state_unref(struct xkb_compose_state *state)
+{
+    if (!state || --state->refcnt > 0)
+        return;
+
+    xkb_compose_table_unref(state->table);
+    free(state);
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_table *
+xkb_compose_state_get_compose_table(struct xkb_compose_state *state)
+{
+    return state->table;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT enum xkb_compose_feed_result
+xkb_compose_state_feed(struct xkb_compose_state *state, xkb_keysym_t keysym)
+{
+    uint32_t context;
+    const struct compose_node *node;
+
+    /*
+     * Modifiers do not affect the sequence directly.  In particular,
+     * they do not cancel a sequence; otherwise it'd be impossible to
+     * have a sequence like <dead_acute><A> (needs Shift in the middle).
+     *
+     * The following test is not really accurate - in order to test if
+     * a key is "modifier key", we really need the keymap, but we don't
+     * have it here.  However, this is (approximately) what libX11 does
+     * as well.
+     */
+    if (xkb_keysym_is_modifier(keysym))
+        return XKB_COMPOSE_FEED_IGNORED;
+
+    node = &darray_item(state->table->nodes, state->context);
+
+    context = (node->is_leaf ? 0 : node->u.successor);
+    node = &darray_item(state->table->nodes, context);
+
+    while (node->keysym != keysym && node->next != 0) {
+        context = node->next;
+        node = &darray_item(state->table->nodes, context);
+    }
+
+    if (node->keysym != keysym)
+        context = 0;
+
+    state->prev_context = state->context;
+    state->context = context;
+    return XKB_COMPOSE_FEED_ACCEPTED;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT void
+xkb_compose_state_reset(struct xkb_compose_state *state)
+{
+    state->prev_context = 0;
+    state->context = 0;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT enum xkb_compose_status
+xkb_compose_state_get_status(struct xkb_compose_state *state)
+{
+    const struct compose_node *prev_node, *node;
+
+    prev_node = &darray_item(state->table->nodes, state->prev_context);
+    node = &darray_item(state->table->nodes, state->context);
+
+    if (state->context == 0 && !prev_node->is_leaf)
+        return XKB_COMPOSE_CANCELLED;
+
+    if (state->context == 0)
+        return XKB_COMPOSE_NOTHING;
+
+    if (!node->is_leaf)
+        return XKB_COMPOSE_COMPOSING;
+
+    return XKB_COMPOSE_COMPOSED;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT int
+xkb_compose_state_get_utf8(struct xkb_compose_state *state,
+                           char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+    const struct compose_node *node =
+        &darray_item(state->table->nodes, state->context);
+
+    if (!node->is_leaf)
+        goto fail;
+
+    /* If there's no string specified, but only a keysym, try to do the
+     * most helpful thing. */
+    if (node->u.leaf.utf8 == 0 && node->u.leaf.keysym != XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
+        char name[64];
+        int ret;
+
+        ret = xkb_keysym_to_utf8(node->u.leaf.keysym, name, sizeof(name));
+        if (ret < 0 || ret == 0) {
+            /* ret < 0 is impossible.
+             * ret == 0 means the keysym has no string representation. */
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        return snprintf(buffer, size, "%s", name);
+    }
+
+    return snprintf(buffer, size, "%s",
+                    &darray_item(state->table->utf8, node->u.leaf.utf8));
+
+fail:
+    if (size > 0)
+        buffer[0] = '\0';
+    return 0;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT xkb_keysym_t
+xkb_compose_state_get_one_sym(struct xkb_compose_state *state)
+{
+    const struct compose_node *node =
+        &darray_item(state->table->nodes, state->context);
+    if (!node->is_leaf)
+        return XKB_KEY_NoSymbol;
+    return node->u.leaf.keysym;
+}
diff --git a/src/compose/table.c b/src/compose/table.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd8415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/table.c
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2013 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "table.h"
+#include "parser.h"
+#include "paths.h"
+
+static struct xkb_compose_table *
+xkb_compose_table_new(struct xkb_context *ctx,
+                      const char *locale,
+                      enum xkb_compose_format format,
+                      enum xkb_compose_compile_flags flags)
+{
+    char *resolved_locale;
+    struct xkb_compose_table *table;
+    struct compose_node root;
+
+    resolved_locale = resolve_locale(locale);
+    if (!resolved_locale)
+        return NULL;
+
+    table = calloc(1, sizeof(*table));
+    if (!table) {
+        free(resolved_locale);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    table->refcnt = 1;
+    table->ctx = xkb_context_ref(ctx);
+
+    table->locale = resolved_locale;
+    table->format = format;
+    table->flags = flags;
+
+    darray_init(table->nodes);
+    darray_init(table->utf8);
+
+    root.keysym = XKB_KEY_NoSymbol;
+    root.next = 0;
+    root.is_leaf = true;
+    root.u.leaf.utf8 = 0;
+    root.u.leaf.keysym = XKB_KEY_NoSymbol;
+    darray_append(table->nodes, root);
+
+    darray_append(table->utf8, '\0');
+
+    return table;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_table *
+xkb_compose_table_ref(struct xkb_compose_table *table)
+{
+    table->refcnt++;
+    return table;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT void
+xkb_compose_table_unref(struct xkb_compose_table *table)
+{
+    if (!table || --table->refcnt > 0)
+        return;
+    free(table->locale);
+    darray_free(table->nodes);
+    darray_free(table->utf8);
+    xkb_context_unref(table->ctx);
+    free(table);
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_table *
+xkb_compose_table_new_from_file(struct xkb_context *ctx,
+                                FILE *file,
+                                const char *locale,
+                                enum xkb_compose_format format,
+                                enum xkb_compose_compile_flags flags)
+{
+    struct xkb_compose_table *table;
+    bool ok;
+
+    if (flags & ~(XKB_COMPOSE_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS)) {
+        log_err_func(ctx, "unrecognized flags: %#x\n", flags);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (format != XKB_COMPOSE_FORMAT_TEXT_V1) {
+        log_err_func(ctx, "unsupported compose format: %d\n", format);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    table = xkb_compose_table_new(ctx, locale, format, flags);
+    if (!table)
+        return NULL;
+
+    ok = parse_file(table, file, "(unknown file)");
+    if (!ok) {
+        xkb_compose_table_unref(table);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return table;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_table *
+xkb_compose_table_new_from_buffer(struct xkb_context *ctx,
+                                  const char *buffer, size_t length,
+                                  const char *locale,
+                                  enum xkb_compose_format format,
+                                  enum xkb_compose_compile_flags flags)
+{
+    struct xkb_compose_table *table;
+    bool ok;
+
+    if (flags & ~(XKB_COMPOSE_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS)) {
+        log_err_func(ctx, "unrecognized flags: %#x\n", flags);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (format != XKB_COMPOSE_FORMAT_TEXT_V1) {
+        log_err_func(ctx, "unsupported compose format: %d\n", format);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    table = xkb_compose_table_new(ctx, locale, format, flags);
+    if (!table)
+        return NULL;
+
+    ok = parse_string(table, buffer, length, "(input string)");
+    if (!ok) {
+        xkb_compose_table_unref(table);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return table;
+}
+
+XKB_EXPORT struct xkb_compose_table *
+xkb_compose_table_new_from_locale(struct xkb_context *ctx,
+                                  const char *locale,
+                                  enum xkb_compose_compile_flags flags)
+{
+    struct xkb_compose_table *table;
+    char *path = NULL;
+    const char *cpath;
+    FILE *file;
+    bool ok;
+
+    if (flags & ~(XKB_COMPOSE_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS)) {
+        log_err_func(ctx, "unrecognized flags: %#x\n", flags);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    table = xkb_compose_table_new(ctx, locale, XKB_COMPOSE_FORMAT_TEXT_V1,
+                                  flags);
+    if (!table)
+        return NULL;
+
+    cpath = get_xcomposefile_path();
+    if (cpath) {
+        file = fopen(cpath, "r");
+        if (file)
+            goto found_path;
+    }
+
+    cpath = path = get_home_xcompose_file_path();
+    if (path) {
+        file = fopen(path, "r");
+        if (file)
+            goto found_path;
+    }
+    free(path);
+    path = NULL;
+
+    cpath = path = get_locale_compose_file_path(table->locale);
+    if (path) {
+        file = fopen(path, "r");
+        if (file)
+            goto found_path;
+    }
+    free(path);
+    path = NULL;
+
+    log_err(ctx, "couldn't find a Compose file for locale \"%s\"\n", locale);
+    xkb_compose_table_unref(table);
+    return NULL;
+
+found_path:
+    ok = parse_file(table, file, cpath);
+    fclose(file);
+    if (!ok) {
+        xkb_compose_table_unref(table);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    log_dbg(ctx, "created compose table from locale %s with path %s\n",
+            table->locale, path);
+
+    free(path);
+    return table;
+}
diff --git a/src/compose/table.h b/src/compose/table.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05a415f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/compose/table.h
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2013 Ran Benita <ran234@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef COMPOSE_COMPOSE_H
+#define COMPOSE_COMPOSE_H
+
+#include "xkbcommon/xkbcommon-compose.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "context.h"
+
+/*
+ * The compose table data structure is a simple trie.  An example will
+ * help.  Given these sequences:
+ *
+ *      <A> <B>        : "first"  dead_a
+ *      <A> <C> <D>    : "second" dead_b
+ *      <E> <F>        : "third"  dead_c
+ *
+ * the trie would look like:
+ *
+ * [root] ---> [<A>] -----------------> [<E>] -#
+ *   |           |                        |
+ *   #           v                        v
+ *             [<B>] ---> [<C>] -#      [<F>] -#
+ *               |          |             -
+ *               #          v             #
+ *                        [<D>] -#
+ *                          |
+ *                          #
+ * where:
+ * - [root] is a special empty root node.
+ * - [<X>] is a node for a sequence keysym <X>.
+ * - right arrows are `next` pointers.
+ * - down arrows are `successor` pointers.
+ * - # is a nil pointer.
+ *
+ * The nodes are all kept in a contiguous array.  Pointers are represented
+ * as integer offsets into this array.  A nil pointer is represented as 0
+ * (which, helpfully, is the offset of the empty root node).
+ *
+ * Nodes without a successor are leaf nodes.  Since a sequence cannot be a
+ * prefix of another, these are exactly the nodes which terminate the
+ * sequences (in a bijective manner).
+ *
+ * A leaf contains the result data of its sequence.  The result keysym is
+ * contained in the node struct itself; the result UTF-8 string is a byte
+ * offset into an array of the form "\0first\0second\0third" (the initial
+ * \0 is so offset 0 points to an empty string).
+ */
+
+struct compose_node {
+    xkb_keysym_t keysym;
+    /* Offset into xkb_compose_table::nodes. */
+    unsigned int next:31;
+    bool is_leaf:1;
+
+    union {
+        /* Offset into xkb_compose_table::nodes. */
+        uint32_t successor;
+        struct {
+            /* Offset into xkb_compose_table::utf8. */
+            uint32_t utf8;
+            xkb_keysym_t keysym;
+        } leaf;
+    } u;
+};
+
+struct xkb_compose_table {
+    int refcnt;
+    enum xkb_compose_format format;
+    enum xkb_compose_compile_flags flags;
+    struct xkb_context *ctx;
+
+    char *locale;
+
+    darray_char utf8;
+    darray(struct compose_node) nodes;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/xkbcommon.map b/xkbcommon.map
index 28122b4..3bbb13e 100644
--- a/xkbcommon.map
+++ b/xkbcommon.map
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@ global:
 	xkb_state_layout_index_is_active;
 	xkb_state_led_name_is_active;
 	xkb_state_led_index_is_active;
+	xkb_compose_table_new_from_locale;
+	xkb_compose_table_new_from_file;
+	xkb_compose_table_new_from_buffer;
+	xkb_compose_table_ref;
+	xkb_compose_table_unref;
+	xkb_compose_state_new;
+	xkb_compose_state_ref;
+	xkb_compose_state_unref;
+	xkb_compose_state_get_compose_table;
+	xkb_compose_state_feed;
+	xkb_compose_state_reset;
+	xkb_compose_state_get_status;
+	xkb_compose_state_get_utf8;
+	xkb_compose_state_get_one_sym;
 local:
 	*;
 };