Add minor mode (feature request)

[jrbalderrama]

Currently we should explicitly load org-toodledo (with require '...) in order to use it. Enabling a minor mode we can include a hook and load toodledo on demand. For example, we can set:

(defvar org-toodledo-default-todo-file "/path/to/my/file")
(setq org-toodledo-sync-on-save "no")

and then create a function like:

 (defun org-toodledo-sync-silently ()
       "Sync a initialized toodledo file with the server on background."
       (find-file-noselect org-toodledo-default-todo-file)
       (with-temp-buffer
         (when (find-buffer-visiting org-toodledo-default-todo-file)
           (set-buffer (get-file-buffer org-toodledo-default-todo-file))
           (org-toodledo-sync)
           (save-buffer))))

With this function defined (with autoload) we can associate a hook after loading the org-toodledo mode or/and after killing the buffer.

Additionally we can define a cron-like process on Emacs to sync periodically instead of syncing every time we save the file using.

;; sync each 20 min the toodledo file after waiting 5 min.
(run-with-timer (* 5 60) (* 20 60) 'org-toodledo-sync-silently)

[christopherjwhite]

This is pretty cool -- one question, though, how does 'minor-mode' come in to play here? It seems this relies solely on the file name.

...cj

On 4/3/14 9:38 AM, jrbalderrama wrote:

Currently we should explicitly load org-toodledo (with require '...) in order to use it. Enabling a minor mode we can include a hook and load toodledo on demand. For example, we can set:

(defvar org-toodledo-default-todo-file "/path/to/my/file") (setq org-toodledo-sync-on-save "no")

and then create a function like:

(defun org-toodledo-sync-silently () "Sync a initialized toodledo file with the server on background." (find-file-noselect org-toodledo-default-todo-file) (with-temp-buffer (when (find-buffer-visiting org-toodledo-default-todo-file) (set-buffer (get-file-buffer org-toodledo-default-todo-file)) (org-toodledo-sync) (save-buffer))))

With this function defined (with autoload) we can associate a hook after loading the org-toodledo mode or/and after killing the buffer.

Additionally we can define a cron-like process on Emacs to sync periodically instead of syncing every time we save the file using.

;; sync each 20 min the toodledo file after waiting 5 min. (run-with-timer (* 5 60) (* 20 60) 'org-toodledo-sync-silently)

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/christopherjwhite/org-toodledo/issues/40.

[jrbalderrama]

Sorry maybe my explanation isn't clear. If we have a org-toodledo minor mode we can sync the todo list after loading that mode or after killing the buffer (defining those hooks in the minor mode) instead of explicitly call a function or schedule a process to sync periodically. The periodic sync can also be included as well, for convenience, independently.

[christopherjwhite]

Aah, yes -- that makes sense. Having a minor mode would also allow definition of default key bindings and probably some other goodies.

...cj

On 4/3/14 11:39 AM, jrbalderrama wrote:

Sorry maybe my explanation isn't clear. If we have a org-toodledo minor mode we can sync the todo list after loading that mode or after killing the buffer (defining those hooks in the minor mode) instead of explicitly call a function or schedule a process to sync periodically. The periodic sync can also be included as well, for convenience, independently.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/christopherjwhite/org-toodledo/issues/40#issuecomment-39466753.

[jrbalderrama]

That's the spirit!