-- mod-version:3 --lite-xl 2.1 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 then updatepress() end return on_text_change(self, type) end