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.config/lite-xl/plugins/autosave.lua

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+-- mod-version:3
+local core = require "core"
+local config = require "core.config"
+local Doc = require "core.doc"
+local command = require "core.command"
+local common = require "core.common"
+-- this is used to detect the wait time
+local last_keypress = os.time()
+-- this exists so that we don't end up with multiple copies of the loop running at once
+local looping = false
+local on_text_change = Doc.on_text_change
+
+config.plugins.autosave = common.merge({
+  enabled = true,
+  -- the approximate amount of time, in seconds, that it takes to trigger an autosave
+  timeout = 1,
+  -- The config specification used by the settings gui
+  config_spec = {
+    name = "Auto Save",
+    {
+      label = "Enable",
+      description = "Enable or disable the auto save feature.",
+      path = "enabled",
+      type = "toggle",
+      default = true
+    },
+    {
+      label = "Timeout",
+      description = "Approximate amount of time in seconds it takes to trigger an autosave.",
+      path = "timeout",
+      type = "number",
+      default = 1,
+      min = 1,
+      max = 30
+    }
+  }
+}, config.plugins.autosave)
+
+
+local function loop_for_save()
+    while looping do
+      if os.difftime(os.time(), last_keypress) >= config.plugins.autosave.timeout then
+        command.perform "doc:save"
+        -- stop loop
+        looping = false
+      end
+      -- wait the timeout. may cause timeout to be slightly imprescise
+      coroutine.yield(config.plugins.autosave.timeout)
+    end
+end
+
+
+local function updatepress()
+  -- set last keypress time to now
+  last_keypress = os.time()
+  -- put loop in coroutine so it doesn't lag out this script
+  if not looping then
+    looping = true
+    core.add_thread(loop_for_save)
+  end
+end
+
+
+function Doc:on_text_change(type)
+  -- check if file is saved
+  if config.plugins.autosave.enabled and self.filename
+    and self.abs_filename ~= system.absolute_path(USERDIR .. PATHSEP .. "init.lua")
+    and self.abs_filename ~= system.absolute_path(".lite_project.lua")
+    then
+    updatepress()
+  end
+  return on_text_change(self, type)
+end
+