When saving multiple files can we reduce the message boxes?

[ReggThims]

When working through a cppcheck report, one often has multiple dirty files that you wouold like to build to check that the changes have not broken anything. However, you do not want to disturb the cppcheck results (which may have taken a lot of time to generate).

It is good that you get a dialog to warn of the potential loss of the old results, but it is a PITA to be asked for every file. Also, it would be good for the dialog box to state which file is being written with the option to skip the check for any other files that are to be saved... Of course, if VS only tells you about this file by file you may need to use the time of the box display to determine what to do... Of course, if you know about all the files, then you could offer to check them all, or to check none.

[Altren]

For me it would be better to have settings option to select between:

• always start check after saving and replace previous cppcheck results (without asking);
• never run check after file was saved.

If others are ok with such idea I can implement that.

Edit: hm, I guess this would save only last file check, so grouping multiply saved files to one check is needed anyway.

[VioletGiraffe]

@Altren : Don't forget #6. It's a complex problem. Otherwise I like your idea, go ahead. Don't bother with multiple files yet, just make sure the check is either run or not.

[ReggThims]

On 12/03/2014 20:27, Violet Giraffe wrote:

@Altren https://github.com/Altren : Don't forget #6 https://github.com/VioletGiraffe/cppcheck-vs-addin/issues/6. It's a complex problem. Otherwise I like your idea, go ahead. Don't bother with multiple files yet, just make sure the check is either run or not.

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Would it be possible to add a command to check the current file only?

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[VioletGiraffe]

You mean Ctrl+S?

[Altren]

Actually with settings option such command might be needed: let's say you have it turned off, so Ctrl+S would not start analysis. So if you want to check only current file you'll need to turn it on, then change file and save and then turn it off back - way too many actions to do a simple file check.

[Altren]

Now plugin will ask user only once about checking saved files. And if user would want to change this behaviour there is checkbox in settings.

About checking multiply saved files there is #6 task.