2 files changed, 33 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.dtx b/arabluatex.dtx
index 887acff..236e95f 100644
--- a/arabluatex.dtx
+++ b/arabluatex.dtx
@@ -3280,6 +3280,14 @@ wa-ya.sIru ta.hta 'l-jild-i
   {\NewDocumentCommand{\RL}{m}{\bgroup\textdir TRT#1\rmfamily\egroup}}}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
+% \begin{macro}{\MkArbBreak}
+% \changes{v1.9}{2017/07/02}{New \cs{MkArbBreak} command for inserting
+% user-defined macros in Arabic environments}
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\DeclareDocumentCommand{\MkArbBreak}{m}{%
+  \luadirect{mkarbbreak(\luastringN{#1})}}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
 % \begin{macro}{\aemph} Arabic emphasis. Needs to be redefined as well.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \AtBeginDocument{\ifdef{\aemph}%
diff --git a/arabluatex.lua b/arabluatex.lua
index 3a405a2..d35114d 100644
--- a/arabluatex.lua
+++ b/arabluatex.lua
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ require("arabluatex_fullvoc")
 require("arabluatex_novoc")
 require("arabluatex_trans")
 
-function isintable(table, value)
-   for _, v in pairs(table) do
-      if v == value then return true end
-   end
-   return false
-end
-
 local function protectarb(str)
    str = string.gsub(str, "(\\arb.?)(%[.-%])(%b{})", "\\@arb%2%3")
    str = string.gsub(str, "(\\begin.?)(%b{})(%b[])", "\\@begin%3%2")
@@ -53,9 +46,33 @@ local function unprotectarb(str)
 return str
 end
 
-breakcmds = {}
+brkcmds = {}
+
+function mkarbbreak(str)
+   str = str ..","
+   str = string.gsub(str, "%s+", "")
+   local fieldstart = 1
+   repeat
+      local nexti = string.find(str, "%,", fieldstart)
+      table.insert(brkcmds, string.sub(str, fieldstart, nexti-1))
+      fieldstart = nexti +1
+   until fieldstart > string.len(str)
+   return brkcmds
+end
 
 local function breakcmd(str)
+   -- user commands
+   if next(brkcmds) == nil then
+      -- nothing to do
+   else
+      for i = 1,#brkcmds do
+         str = string.gsub(str, "\\"..brkcmds[i]..".?(%b{})",
+                function(body)
+                   body = string.sub(body, 2, -2)
+                   return string.format("}\\"..brkcmds[i].."{%s}\\arb{", body)
+         end)
+      end
+   end
    -- process \item[], then \item[]
         str = string.gsub(str, "\\(item.?)(%b[])",
           function(tag, body)