History.md

Config

max_history_size

Current session

• we should remember (index) of the first line inserted by this session.
  • if no line has been inserted => do nothing on save
  • reset this index after saving successfully.
• we should remember (path and timestamp) of the file used to initialize/load history.
  • if path used to save history is the same:
    • if timestamp is still the same => we can append only new lines if history has not been truncated.
    • update timestamp after saving successfully.
• we should remember (path and timestamp) of the file used to persist/save history.
  • reset them if load is then called with a different path
  • update them if load is then called with same path.
  • update them after saving successfully
  • if path used to save history is the same:
    • if timestamp is still the same => we can append only new lines if history has not been truncated.

HistoryInfo
  first_add_index: Option<usize>, // first line inserted by this session
  truncated: bool //
  path_info: Option<PathInfo>,

PathInfo
  path: Path,
  modified: SystemTime,

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With termwiz, you can define your own History backend. termwiz does not specify anything how the history is persisted. Only how to access / search history entry.