Settings not synchronizing between devices on change

[chrisgurney]

Description of the bug

Making changes on one device don't take effect on another, seemingly without a restart. (Experienced at least with Obsidian Sync, and presumably with other sync services.)

Steps to reproduce

With Obsidian Sync:

1. Make changes on desktop.
2. On mobile, open settings. Note that settings have not been updated.

Expected behavior

Settings should be kept in sync between devices, on change. Instead, a restart seems to be required.

Plugin links (if applicable):

• Obsidian Sync (and presumably other sync services).

Desktop environment:

• OS: macOS
• Obsidian version: 1.5.12
• Note Toolbar version: 1.4.7

Mobile environment (if applicable to the issue):

• Device: iPhone 15
• Obsidian version: 1.5.12
• Note Toolbar version: 1.4.7

[chrisgurney]

Technical Notes

I believe issues that will be reported like #19 are a symptom of removing code I had for settings synchronization between devices (onExternalSettingsChange):

• This event/function was firing too often before, while settings were being edited on desktop, overwriting changes, prompting me to remove the code.
• Per Liam's note here I've added debounce to all of my settings savings, but I was still experiencing the issue.
• Liam also noted this may have been resolved in a more current build of Obsidian, so I should give it a go again.

[chrisgurney]

Update: In Obsidian 1.6.2 there's mention of "Improved detection of external config changes."