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\GetIdInfo$Id: xpatch.dtx 0.3a 2020-03-25 12:00:00Z Enrico $
          {Extending etoolbox patching commands}
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% \title{^^A
%   The \textsf{xpatch} package\\ Extending \textsf{etoolbox} patching
%   commands^^A
%   \thanks{This file describes version \ExplFileVersion,
%     last revised \ExplFileDate.}^^A
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% \author{^^A
%  Enrico Gregorio\thanks
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%        Enrico DOT Gregorio AT univr DOT it^^A
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% \date{Released \ExplFileDate}
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% \maketitle
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% \begin{documentation}
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% The well known \pkg{etoolbox} package provides a bunch of functions
% for patching existing commands; in particular |\patchcmd|,
% |\pretocmd| and |\apptocmd| that do a wonderful job, but suffer from
% a limitation: if some package has defined
%\begin{verbatim}
% \newcommand{\xyz}[1][x]{-#1!}
%\end{verbatim}
% where |\xyz| has an optional argument, then |\patchcmd| and siblings
% cannot be used to modify the workings of |\xyz|. The same happens
% when a command has been defined with |\DeclareRobustCommand|.
%
% The reason for this is \TeX{}nical or, better, \LaTeX{}nical. When
% \LaTeX{} performs the above definition, the expansion of |\xyz| will
% be
%\begin{verbatim}
% \@protected@testopt \xyz \\xyz {x}
%\end{verbatim}
% where |\@protected@testopt| is a macro that essentially checks
% whether we are in a ``protected'' context, so that expansion should
% not be performed all the way (in moving arguments or write
% operations), or not; in the former case it issues a protected
% version of |\xyz|, while in the latter case it expands the macro
% |\\xyz| that is a \emph{single} command (yes, with a backslash in
% its name) which contains the real definition; a way to access this
% definition is to issue the command
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\show\csname\string\xyz\endcsname
%\end{verbatim}
% which will print in the log file the message
%\begin{verbatim}
% &gt; \\xyz=\long macro:
% [#1]-&gt;-#1!.
%\end{verbatim}
% As usual, after |-&gt;| we see the definition. In order to use
% |\patchcmd| to change the exclamation mark into a hyphen one must do
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\patchcmd\csname\string\xyz\endcsname{!}{-}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% (see the documentation of \pkg{etoolbox} for details about the
% arguments).
%
% A similar situation happens if |\xyz| has been defined by
%\begin{verbatim}
% \DeclareRobustCommand{\xyz}{something}
%\end{verbatim}
% A |\show\xyz| would show the cryptic
%\begin{verbatim}
% &gt; \xyz=macro:
% -&gt;\protect \xyz  .
%\end{verbatim}
% and only a close look reveals the clever trick used by the \LaTeX{}
% team: the |\protect| is not applied to |\xyz|, but to the macro
% \verb*?\xyz ? which has a space at the end of its name! And this
% macro is the one that contains the real definition. Indeed,
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\show\csname xyz\space\endcsname
%\end{verbatim}
% produces the message
%\begin{verbatim}
% &gt; \xyz =\long macro:
% -&gt;something.
%\end{verbatim}
% In this case, in order to apply |\patchcmd| we must say
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\patchcmd\csname xyz\space\endcsname{s}{S}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% If the macro with |\DeclareRobustCommand| is defined to have an
% optional argument, say
%\begin{verbatim}
% \DeclareRobustCommand{\xyz}[1][x]{-#1!}
%\end{verbatim}
% one has to combine the two tricks:
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\patchcmd\csname\string\xyz\space\endcsname{!}{-}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% It's hard and error prone to remember all these tricks, so this
% package comes to the rescue.
%
% \subsection*{Caveat}
% This package is still in a preliminary version, but no relevant
% changes to the interface should be introduced in later versions. A
% different and more powerful implementation is under testing, see the
% package \pkg{regexpatch}.
%
%
% \section{Commands}
%
% The commands introduced by this package are
% \begin{itemize}
% \item |\xpatchcmd|
% \item |\xpretocmd|
% \item |\xapptocmd|
% \end{itemize}
% which have the same syntax as the similar commands provided by
% \pkg{etoolbox} and apply to all kind of commands defined by
% \begin{itemize}
% \item the \LaTeX{} kernel macros |\newcommand|, |\renewcommand|,
% |\providecommand|, but also |\newenvironment| and
% |\renewenvironment|;
% \item the \LaTeX{} kernel macro for defining robust commands
% |\DeclareRobustCommand|;
% \item the \pkg{etoolbox} macros |\newrobustcmd|, |\renewrobustcmd|,
% |\providerobustcmd|.
% \end{itemize}
% Notice that patching the definition of the environment |foo|
% requires patching |\foo| or |\endfoo|.
%
% These commands will act as the original ones if the macro to patch
% is not robust or with optional arguments.
%
% Moreover the package defines
% \begin{itemize}
% \item |\xpatchbibmacro|
% \item |\xpretobibmacro|
% \item |\xapptobibmacro|
% \end{itemize}
% that can be used to patch commands defined with \pkg{biblatex}'s
% |\newbibmacro|. Say that we have
%\begin{verbatim}
% \newbibmacro{foo.bar}[2]{#1 and #2}
%\end{verbatim}
% Then, to change |and| into |und|, we can now say
%\begin{verbatim}
% \xpatchbibmacro{foo.bar}{and}{und}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% \medskip
% \begin{lrbox}{0}
% \begin{minipage}{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep-2\fboxrule\relax}
% \footnotesize
% Patching these macros requires resorting to the \emph{very} cryptic
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\patchcmd\csname abx@macro@\detokenize{foo.bar}\endcsname
%   {and}{und}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% that would become an astonishing
%\begin{verbatim}
% \expandafter\patchcmd\csname\expandafter\string\csname 
%   abx@macro@\detokenize{foo.bar}\endcsname\endcsname
%   {and}{und}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% if the original definition had been with an optional argument, say
%\begin{verbatim}
% \newbibmacro{foo.bar}[2][x]{#1 and #2}
%\end{verbatim}
% \end{minipage}
% \end{lrbox}
% \noindent\fbox{\usebox{0}}
%
% \medskip
%
% For \pkg{biblatex} users there are also
% \begin{itemize}
% \item |\xpatchbibdriver|
% \item |\xpretobibdriver|
% \item |\xapptobibdriver|
% \end{itemize}
% for patching commands defined with |\DeclareBibliographyDriver|. One
% could use, for patching the driver |foo|,
%\begin{verbatim}
% \makeatletter
% \patchcmd{\blx@bbx@foo}{X}{Y}{&lt;success&gt;}{&lt;failure&gt;}
% \preto{\blx@bbx@foo}{P}
% \appto{\blx@bbx@foo}{A}
% \makeatother
%\end{verbatim}
% but having a lighter interface can be handy. Since our macros use
% |\pretocmd| and |\apptocmd| for consistency, remember to always use
% the \marg{success} and \marg{failure} arguments also with
% |\xpretobibdriver| and |\xapptobibdriver|.
%
% Under the same philosophy, one can use the macros
% \begin{itemize}
% \item |\xpatchfieldformat|,\\ |\xpretofieldformat|,\\ |\xapptofieldformat|,
% \item |\xpatchnameformat|,\\ |\xpretonameformat|,\\ |\xapptonameformat|,
% \item |\xpatchlistformat|,\\ |\xpretonameformat|,\\ |\xapptonameformat|,
% \item |\xpatchindexfieldformat|,\\ |\xpretoindexfieldformat|,\\ |\xapptoindexfieldformat|,
% \item |\xpatchindexnameformat|,\\ |\xpretoindexnameformat|,\\ |\xapptoindexnameformat|,
% \item |\xpatchindexlistformat|,\\ |\xpretoindexlistformat|,\\ |\xapptoindexlistformat|,
% \end{itemize}
% for the \pkg{biblatex} internal macro defined respectively with
% \begin{flushleft}
% |\DeclareFieldFormat|,
% |\DeclareNameFormat|,
% |\DeclareListFormat|,\\
% |\DeclareIndexFieldFormat|,
% |\DeclareIndexNameFormat|,
% |\DeclareIndexListFormat|.
% \end{flushleft}
% All the eighteen |\x...format| commands take a first optional argument, with
% default value |*|, see later on.
%
%
% Finally, the package defines the commands
% \begin{itemize}
% \item |\xshowcmd|
% \item |\xshowbibmacro|
% \item |\xshowbibdriver|
% \item |\xshowfieldformat|
% \item |\xshownameformat|
% \item |\xshowlistformat|
% \item |\xshowindexfieldformat|
% \item |\xshowindexnameformat|
% \item |\xshowindexlistformat|
% \end{itemize}
% that are the analog of |\show| to see the ``real'' definition of a
% macro, be it defined with optional arguments or as a robust command;
% the |\xshowbib...| and |\xshow...format| ones are for the
% corresponding \pkg{biblatex} macros. The last six have an optional
% first argument (default value |*|).
%
%
% \section{Using the original commands}
%
% The original |\patchcmd| has still its use: suppose you want to
% modify the default for the optional argument passed to a macro: if
% the original definition is
%\begin{verbatim}
% \newcommand{\xyz}[1][x]{-#1!}
%\end{verbatim}
% then one can say
%\begin{verbatim}
% \patchcmd{\xyz}{{x}}{{y}}{}{}
%\end{verbatim}
% because of the way |\xyz| is defined, as shown before.
%
%
% \section{Syntax}
%
% |\xpatchcmd|\marg{command}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretocmd|\marg{command}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptocmd|\marg{command}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchbibmacro|\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretobibmacro|\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptobibmacro|\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchbibdriver|\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretobibdriver|\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptobibdriver|\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchfieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretofieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptofieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchnameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretonameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptonameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchlistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretolistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptolistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchindexfieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretoindexfieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptoindexfieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchindexnameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretoindexnameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptoindexnameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xpatchindexlistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{search}\marg{replace}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xpretoindexlistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{prepend}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\
% |\xapptoindexlistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\marg{append}^^A
%   \marg{success}\marg{failure}\\[\medskipamount]
% |\xshowcmd|\marg{command}\\
% |\xshowbibname|\marg{name}\\
% |\xshowbibdriver|\marg{name}\\
% |\xshowfieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\\
% |\xshownameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\\
% |\xshowlistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\\
% |\xshowindexfieldformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\\
% |\xshowindexnameformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}\\
% |\xshowindexlistformat|\oarg{entrytype}\marg{name}
%
% \medskip
%
% \begingroup\emergencystretch=.5\textwidth
% Here \meta{command} is the command's name (with the backslash),
% while \meta{name} is the string that appears as the argument to
% |\newbibmacro|, |\DeclareBibliographyDriver|, |\DeclareFieldFormat|,
% |\DeclareNameFormat|, |\DeclareListFormat|, |\DeclareIndexFieldFormat|,
% |\DeclareIndexNameFormat| or |\DeclareIndexListFormat| respectively;
% \meta{search}, \meta{replace}, \meta{prepend} and \meta{append} are
% the list of tokens that are to be used for the specific tasks;
% \meta{success} and \meta{failure} are token lists to be executed if
% the patching succeeds or fails respectively. I find it useful to use
% |\ddt| as \meta{failure}, so that \TeX{} will stop for the undefined
% control sequence when the patching fails.\par\endgroup
%
% All the |\x...format| macros have an optional argument that by
% default is |*|.
%
% It's important to remember that patching commands that have
% |@|-commands in their name or replacement text must always be
% performed between |\makeatletter| and |\makeatother|.
%
% \section{Limitations and warnings}
%
% Macros defined in devious ways might trick |\xpatchcmd| and
% siblings, although many precautions have been taken in order this
% not to happen. Always check with care.
%
% Remember that one must \emph{never} use the old trick
%\begin{verbatim}
% \let\ORIxyx\xyz
% \renewcommand{\xyz}[1][x]{+\ORIxyz[#1]?}
%\end{verbatim}
% if |\xyz| had been defined with an optional argument. For such
% things it's better to use |\xpatchcmd| and friends or employ the
% \pkg{letltxmacro} package by H.~Oberdiek, that provides
% |\LetLtxMacro| for purposes like this one.
%
% Although this package has been written with the experimental \LaTeX3
% macros, the commands \emph{can't} be used to patch commands defined
% with the \pkg{xparse} interface, in general.
%
% If a command appears to have one optional argument at the user
% level, this doesn't mean it has been defined with |\newcommand|
% directly. One should always check the definitions with |\show| and
% |\xshowcmd| before trying a patch: of course one has to know what a
% command does, in order to patch it. And, when first testing the
% patch, it's best to set |\tracingpatches|.
%
% \section{History}
%
% \begin{itemize}
% \item[Version 0.1] First public release.
% \item[Version 0.2] Added |\x...bibdriver| macros; fixed a bug for
% control symbols defined with |\newcommand| and an optional argument.
% \item[Version 0.3] Added |\x...format| macros (by kind request of the
% \pkg{biblatex} maintainers).
% \end{itemize}
%
% \end{documentation}
%
% \begin{implementation}
%
% \section{The implementation of \pkg{xpatch}}
%
% \iffalse
%&lt;*package&gt;
% \fi
%
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\ProvidesExplPackage
  {\ExplFileName}{\ExplFileDate}{\ExplFileVersion}{\ExplFileDescription}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% A check to make sure that \pkg{expl3} is not too old
%    \begin{macrocode}
\@ifpackagelater { expl3 } { 2011/10/09 }
  { }
  {
    \PackageError { xpatch } { Support~package~l3kernel~too~old. }
      {
        Please~install~an~up~to~date~version~of~l3kernel~
        using~your~TeX~package~manager~or~from~CTAN.\\ \\
        Loading~xpatch~will~abort!
      }
    \tex_endinput:D
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The \pkg{xparse} and \pkg{etoolbox} packages are required.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\RequirePackage{xparse,etoolbox}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{Utilities, variables and constants}
%
% Generate a variant of |\tl_if_in:NnT| to get the expanded second
% argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \tl_if_in:NnT { Nx }
%    \end{macrocode}
% A boolean for the testing of robust commands.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\bool_new:N \l__xpatch_protect_bool
%    \end{macrocode}
% The constant |\c_backslash_str| is defined in |l3str| that's not
% loaded at the moment, so we save a bit of memory not loading it.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_if_exist:NF \c_backslash_str
  { \tl_const:Nx \c_backslash_str { \cs_to_str:N \\ } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% A ``bizarre'' token list that's quite improbable to find in the
% replacement text of a macro.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\tl_const:Nx \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
  { \tl_to_str:n { **)-(**/**]-[** } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% Internal token lists for storing the various parts of the command to be
% patched.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\tl_new:N \l__xpatch_name_tl
\tl_new:N \l__xpatch_repl_tl
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{The main functions}
%
% The main function takes as first argument one of |\patchcmd|,
% |\pretocmd| or |\apptocmd|; the second argument is the command we
% want to patch.
% 
% Some technical remarks. Suppose we have the following definitions:
%\begin{verbatim}
% \DeclareRobustCommand{\xaa}[1]{xaa (DeclareRobustCommand-noopt)}
% \DeclareRobustCommand{\xab}[1][x]{xab (DeclareRobustCommand-opt)}
% \newcommand{\xac}[1][]{xac (newcommand-opt)}
% \newrobustcmd\xad[1][]{xad (newrobustcmd-opt)}
% \DeclareRobustCommand{\1}[1]{1 (DeclareRobustCommand-noopt)}
% \DeclareRobustCommand{\2}[1][]{2 (DeclareRobustCommand-opt)}
% \newcommand{\3}[1][]{3 (newcommand-opt)}
% \newrobustcmd\4[1][]{4 (newrobustcmd-opt)}
%\end{verbatim}
% Then the first level expansions are, respectively,
% \iffalse
%&lt;*mock&gt;
% \fi
\begin{verbatim*}
+\protect \xaa  +
+\protect \xab  +
+\@protected@testopt \xac \\xac {}+
+\@testopt \\xad {}+
+\x@protect \1\protect \1  +
+\x@protect \2\protect \2  +
+\@protected@testopt \3\\3 {}+
+\@testopt \\4 {}+
\end{verbatim*}
% \iffalse
%&lt;/mock&gt;
% \fi
% where the |+| is used to delimit the expansions and show the
% spaces. Remember that |\show| always adds a space after a control
% word, but not after a control symbol such as |\1|. However, in lines
% 5~and~6, \verb*?\1 ? is not a control symbol any more. So we have to
% take care of |\protect|, |\x@protect|, |\@protected@testopt| and
% |\@testopt|. But it's not simply sufficient to check for the
% presence of such a token at the start of the replacement text, or
% we'll be confused by macros such as |\linebreak|, whose replacement
% text starts with |\@testopt|. So we'll check also for the presence of
% the subsequent tokens, that depend on the macro's name. We add a
% perhaps useless ``random'' string at the beginning, as we'd like to
% ensure that the matches are exactly at the start of the replacement
% text.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_new:Npn \xpatch_main:NN #1 #2
  {
%    \end{macrocode}
% We initialize the boolean to false.
%    \begin{macrocode}
    \bool_set_false:N \l__xpatch_protect_bool
%    \end{macrocode}
% First of all we store the command-to-patch name.
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_set:Nx \l__xpatch_name_tl { \cs_to_str:N #2  }
%    \end{macrocode}
% We store the replacement text of the command-to-patch, but adding
% the bizarre token list in front of it which consists of all category
% 12 characters, just to be sure that the matches are at the
% beginning.\footnote{This part will be reimplemented as soon as
% \pkg{l3regex} stabilizes.}
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_set:Nx \l__xpatch_repl_tl
     { \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl \cs_replacement_spec:N #2 }
%    \end{macrocode}
% We look whether the token list contains the bizarre list followed by
% |\protect| and the same name (with two spaces) which happens if |#2|
% is a control sequence defined by |\DeclareRobustCommand|, so we add
% a space to the command name.
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_if_in:NxT \l__xpatch_repl_tl
     {
      \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
      \token_to_str:N \protect \c_space_tl 
      \c_backslash_str \l__xpatch_name_tl \c_space_tl \c_space_tl
     } 
     {
      \bool_set_true:N \l__xpatch_protect_bool 
      \tl_put_right:Nn \l__xpatch_name_tl { \c_space_tl }
     }
%    \end{macrocode}
% We look whether the token list contains the bizarre list followed by
% |\x@protect| which happens if |#2| is a control symbol defined by
% |\DeclareRobustCommand|, so we add a space to the command name.
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_if_in:NxT \l__xpatch_repl_tl
     {
      \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
      \token_to_str:N \x@protect \c_space_tl 
        \c_backslash_str \l__xpatch_name_tl \c_backslash_str
     } 
     {
      \bool_set_true:N \l__xpatch_protect_bool
      \tl_put_right:Nn \l__xpatch_name_tl { \c_space_tl }
     }
%    \end{macrocode}
% In both the preceding cases we have to do another check, so we set a
% boolean to true.
%
% We look whether the token list contains the bizarre list followed by
% |\@protected@testopt| which happens if |#2| is a control word with an
% optional argument (from |\newcommand|).
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_if_in:NxT \l__xpatch_repl_tl
     {
      \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
      \token_to_str:N \@protected@testopt \c_space_tl 
        \c_backslash_str \l__xpatch_name_tl
        \c_space_tl \c_backslash_str \c_backslash_str
     } 
     {
      \tl_put_left:Nn \l__xpatch_name_tl { \c_backslash_str }
     }
%    \end{macrocode}
% We look whether the token list contains the bizarre list followed by
% |\@protected@testopt| which happens if |#2| is a control symbol with an
% optional argument (from |\newcommand|). 
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_if_in:NxT \l__xpatch_repl_tl
     {
      \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
      \token_to_str:N \@protected@testopt \c_space_tl 
        \c_backslash_str \l__xpatch_name_tl
        \c_backslash_str \c_backslash_str
     } 
     {
      \tl_put_left:Nn \l__xpatch_name_tl { \c_backslash_str }
     }
%    \end{macrocode}
% We look whether the token list contains the bizarre list followed by
% |\@testopt| which happens if |#2| is a command with an optional
% argument (from |\newrobustcmd|).
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \tl_if_in:NxT \l__xpatch_repl_tl
     {
      \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
      \token_to_str:N \@testopt \c_space_tl 
        \c_backslash_str \c_backslash_str \l__xpatch_name_tl
     } 
     {
      \tl_put_left:Nn \l__xpatch_name_tl { \c_backslash_str }
     }
%    \end{macrocode}
% In both the preceding cases, we add a backslash in front of the
% command's name.
%
% If the command-to-patch was defined by |\DeclareRobustCommand| we
% have to do another test, namely checking whether it has an optional
% argument and, in this case, adding a backslash in front of the name.
% We replicate the test for |\@protected@testopt|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \bool_if:NT \l__xpatch_protect_bool 
     {
      \tl_set:Nx \l__xpatch_repl_tl
        { \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl 
          \exp_after:wN \cs_replacement_spec:N 
            \cs:w \l__xpatch_name_tl \cs_end: }
      \tl_if_in:NxT \l__xpatch_repl_tl
        {
         \c__xpatch_bizarre_tl
         \token_to_str:N \@protected@testopt \c_space_tl 
           \c_backslash_str \l__xpatch_name_tl
           \c_space_tl \c_backslash_str \c_backslash_str
        }
        {
         \tl_put_left:Nn \l__xpatch_name_tl { \c_backslash_str }
        }
     }
%    \end{macrocode}
% Finally, we pass the real command-to-patch name to the patching
% macro.
%    \begin{macrocode}
   \exp_after:wN #1 \cs:w \l__xpatch_name_tl \cs_end:
%    \end{macrocode}
% That's the last operation!
%    \begin{macrocode}
  }
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{User level commands}
%
% The user level commands.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchcmd}{}{ \xpatch_main:NN \patchcmd }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretocmd}{}{ \xpatch_main:NN \pretocmd }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptocmd}{}{ \xpatch_main:NN \apptocmd }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowcmd} {}{ \xpatch_main:NN \show     }
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% We generate a variant of |\xpatch_main:NN| to accept a macro's name
% as its second argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \xpatch_main:NN { Nc }
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% Now we can define the patching macros for |\newbibmacro| defined
% commands. In case one uses a wrong name, it will remain in the hash
% space, but it shouldn't be a problem: |\tracingpatches| must be used
% when testing, and it will warn about an undefined macro or one
% equivalent to |\relax|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchbibmacro} { m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@macro@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretobibmacro} { m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@macro@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptobibmacro} { m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@macro@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowbibmacro} { m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@macro@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% The macros for patching commands defined with |\DeclareFieldFormat|;
% all that holds for the preceding commands is valid also for the
% following groups of similar commands.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchfieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@ffd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretofieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@ffd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptofieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@ffd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowfieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@ffd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% |\DeclareNameFormat|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchnameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@nfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretonameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@nfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptonameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@nfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshownameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@ffd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% |\DeclareListFormat|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchlistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@lfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretolistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@lfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptolistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@lfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowlistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@lfd@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% |\DeclareIndexFieldFormat|;
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchindexfieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@fid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretoindexfieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@fid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptoindexfieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@fid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowindexfieldformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@fid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% |\DeclareIndexNameFormat|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchindexnameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@nid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretoindexnameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@nid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptoindexnameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@nid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowindexnameformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@nid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
% |\DeclareIndexListFormat|:
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchindexlistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \patchcmd { abx@lid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretoindexlistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \pretocmd { abx@lid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xappindextolistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \apptocmd { abx@lid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowindexlistformat} { O{*} m }
  { \xpatch_main:Nc \show { abx@lid@ \tl_to_str:n {#1} @ \tl_to_str:n {#2} } }
%    \end{macrocode}
%    
% Finally, the patching macros for \pkg{biblatex} drivers that don't
% need the overhead of |\xpatch_main:NN|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpatchbibdriver} { m }
  { \exp_args:Nc \patchcmd {blx@bbx@#1} }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xpretobibdriver} { m }
  { \exp_args:Nc \pretocmd {blx@bbx@#1} }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xapptobibdriver} { m }
  { \exp_args:Nc \apptocmd {blx@bbx@#1} }
\NewDocumentCommand{\xshowbibdriver} { m }
  { \exp_args:Nc \show {blx@bbx@#1} }
%    \end{macrocode}
% \iffalse
%&lt;/package&gt;
% \fi
% \end{implementation}
%
% \PrintIndex
% \PrintChanges</pre></body></html>