clipman/storer.go
2019-09-21 09:52:15 +02:00

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Go

package main
import (
"encoding/json"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"log"
"os/exec"
)
func store(text string, history []string, histfile string, max int, persist bool) error {
if text == "" {
return nil
}
l := len(history)
if l > 0 {
// this avoids entering an endless loop,
// see https://github.com/bugaevc/wl-clipboard/issues/65
last := history[l-1]
if text == last {
return nil
}
// drop oldest items that exceed max list size
if l >= max {
// usually just one item, but more if we suddenly reduce our --max-items
history = history[l-max+1:]
}
// remove duplicates
history = filter(history, text)
}
history = append(history, text)
// dump history to file so that other apps can query it
if err := write(history, histfile); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error writing history: %s", err)
}
// make the copy buffer available to all applications,
// even when the source has disappeared
if persist {
if err := exec.Command("wl-copy", []string{"--", text}...).Run(); err != nil {
log.Printf("Error running wl-copy: %s", err) // don't abort, minor error
}
}
return nil
}
// filter removes all occurrences of text
func filter(slice []string, text string) []string {
var filtered []string
for _, s := range slice {
if s != text {
filtered = append(filtered, s)
}
}
return filtered
}
// write dumps history to json file
func write(history []string, histfile string) error {
b, err := json.Marshal(history)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return ioutil.WriteFile(histfile, b, 0644)
}