Support for auto-updating

[stephenfin]

Files change, and the tagfile should change with them. The plugin should automatically update the tag file each time it detects a change (i.e. a save), without having to rebuild the entire tag file from scratch.

This is similar to the Vim plugin - AutoTag

[Snake231088]

Any news? When this feature?

[trungnt13]

Agree, I am waiting for this feature, too !

[stephenfin]

This is tough for me to do. There are example for Vim, like the aforementioned AutoTag or vim-easytags, but I'm not familiar with Vim script or the Vim API. Would appreciate some help here (a PR or an explanation of what those plugins are doing).

[ctf0]

i was just going to ask for this feature today :) ,any updated on it yet ?

[yongkangchen]

Suggest implement refer to https://github.com/yongkangchen/atom-ctags :smile:

[xenofanes9]

In the absence of code that just can adjust portions of the tag file on the fly, 've just been rebuilding the entire tag file from scratch on file changes with a short plugin. I can't use the ctags output until it's built, obviously, but it's the best I have for now.

import sublime
import sublime_plugin
import os

# on load determine ctag .tag file name

def get_tagfile_setting():
    """ piggy-backs on ctags settings file and alerts user if non-existent """
    settings = sublime.load_settings("CTags.sublime-settings")
    if settings:
        name = settings.get('tag_file', None)
        if name:
            return name
        else:
            sublime.error_message("CTags settings found, but could not find 'tag_file'!")
    else:
        sublime.error_message("CTags settings not found!")

def folders_to_ctag(window=None, initialOnly=True):
    """ if .tag files already exist, don't bother doing anything """
    if not window:
        window = sublime.active_window()

    folders = window.folders()
    global TAGFILE
    for folder in folders:
        if initialOnly and os.path.exists(os.path.join(folder, TAGFILE)):
            # don't need to keep scanning, we won't be issuing anything
            return []
    return folders

class AutoCtagListener(sublime_plugin.EventListener):

    def on_new_async(self, view):
        """ Check for initial tag creation """
        folders = folders_to_ctag(view.window())
        if folders:
            # build initial tag file
            view.window().run_command('rebuild_tags', args={'dirs': folders})

    def on_load_async(self, view):
        """ Check for initial tag creation """
        folders = folders_to_ctag(view.window())
        if folders:
            # build initial tag file
            view.window().run_command('rebuild_tags', args={'dirs': folders})

    def on_post_save_async(self, view):
        """ Update tag file for current file after changes saved """
        folders = folders_to_ctag(view.window(), initialOnly=False)
        if folders:
            view.window().run_command('rebuild_tags', args={'dirs': folders})
        else:
            f = view.file_name()
            view.window().run_command('rebuild_tags', args={'files': [f]})

def plugin_loaded():
    """ Must wait until notified that plugin is loaded before using sublime API """
    global TAGFILE
    TAGFILE = get_tagfile_setting()