#90 - search history ok

src/components/ModalVault.svelte

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-<script lang="ts" context="module">
-  let lastSearches: string[] = []
-</script>
-
 <script lang="ts">
   import { MarkdownView, Notice, TFile } from 'obsidian'
   import { onMount, onDestroy, tick } from 'svelte'
@@ -14,10 +10,11 @@
   import { OmnisearchInFileModal, type OmnisearchVaultModal } from 'src/modals'
   import ResultItemVault from './ResultItemVault.svelte'
   import { Query } from 'src/query'
+import { saveSearchHistory, searchHistory } from 'src/search-history'
 
   export let modal: OmnisearchVaultModal
   let selectedIndex = 0
-  let lastSearchIndex = 0
+  let historySearchIndex = 0
   let searchQuery: string
   let resultNotes: ResultNote[] = []
   let query: Query
@@ -32,8 +29,7 @@
 
   onMount(async () => {
     await reindexNotes()
-    searchQuery = lastSearches[lastSearchIndex]
-    console.log(lastSearches)
+    searchQuery = searchHistory[historySearchIndex]
     eventBus.enable('vault')
     eventBus.on('vault', 'enter', openNoteAndCloseModal)
     eventBus.on('vault', 'shift-enter', createNoteAndCloseModal)
@@ -42,25 +38,25 @@
     eventBus.on('vault', 'tab', switchToInFileModal)
     eventBus.on('vault', 'arrow-up', () => moveIndex(-1))
     eventBus.on('vault', 'arrow-down', () => moveIndex(1))
-    eventBus.on('vault', 'prev-search-history', () => prevSearch())
-    eventBus.on('vault', 'next-search-history', () => nextSearch())
+    eventBus.on('vault', 'prev-search-history', () => prevSearchHistory())
+    eventBus.on('vault', 'next-search-history', () => nextSearchHistory())
   })
 
   onDestroy(() => {
     eventBus.disable('vault')
   })
 
-  function prevSearch() {
-    if (++lastSearchIndex >= lastSearches.length) {
-      lastSearchIndex = 0
+  function prevSearchHistory() {
+    if (++historySearchIndex >= searchHistory.length) {
+      historySearchIndex = 0
     }
-    searchQuery = lastSearches[lastSearchIndex]
+    searchQuery = searchHistory[historySearchIndex]
   }
-  function nextSearch() {
-    if (--lastSearchIndex < 0) {
-      lastSearchIndex = lastSearches.length ? lastSearches.length - 1 : 0
+  function nextSearchHistory() {
+    if (--historySearchIndex < 0) {
+      historySearchIndex = searchHistory.length ? searchHistory.length - 1 : 0
     }
-    searchQuery = lastSearches[lastSearchIndex]
+    searchQuery = searchHistory[historySearchIndex]
   }
 
   async function updateResults() {
@@ -91,7 +87,8 @@
   }
 
   function openSearchResult(note: ResultNote, newPane = false) {
-    lastSearches.unshift(searchQuery)
+    searchHistory.unshift(searchQuery)
+    saveSearchHistory()
     openNote(note, newPane)
   }
 
@@ -187,6 +184,10 @@
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">↑↓</span><span>to navigate</span>
   </div>
+  <div class="prompt-instruction">
+    <span class="prompt-instruction-command">alt ↑↓</span><span
+      >to cycle history</span>
+  </div>
   <div class="prompt-instruction">
     <span class="prompt-instruction-command">↵</span><span>to open</span>
   </div>

src/globals.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export const eventBus = new EventBus()
 
 export const searchIndexFilePath = `${app.vault.configDir}/plugins/omnisearch/searchIndex.json`
 export const notesCacheFilePath = `${app.vault.configDir}/plugins/omnisearch/notesCache.json`
+export const historyFilePath = `${app.vault.configDir}/plugins/omnisearch/historyCache.json`
 
 export type SearchNote = {
   path: string

src/main.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { loadSettings, settings, SettingsTab } from './settings'
 import { eventBus } from './globals'
 import { registerAPI } from '@vanakat/plugin-api'
 import api from './api'
+import { loadSearchHistory } from './search-history'
 
 // let mainWindow: { on: any; off: any } | null = null
 // try {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ function _registerAPI(plugin: OmnisearchPlugin): void {
 export default class OmnisearchPlugin extends Plugin {
   async onload(): Promise<void> {
     await loadSettings(this)
+    await loadSearchHistory()
 
     _registerAPI(this)
 

src/search-history.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { searchIndexFilePath } from './globals'
+
+export let searchHistory: string[] = []
+
+export async function loadSearchHistory(): Promise<void> {
+  if (await app.vault.adapter.exists(searchIndexFilePath)) {
+    try {
+      searchHistory = JSON.parse(
+        await app.vault.adapter.read(searchIndexFilePath)
+      )
+      // Keep the last 100 searches
+      searchHistory = searchHistory.slice(0, 100)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.trace('Could not load search history from the file')
+      console.error(e)
+      searchHistory = []
+    }
+  } else {
+    searchHistory = []
+  }
+}
+
+export async function saveSearchHistory(): Promise<void> {
+  await app.vault.adapter.write(
+    searchIndexFilePath,
+    JSON.stringify(searchHistory)
+  )
+}

src/settings.ts

@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 
     const serializedIndexDesc = new DocumentFragment()
     serializedIndexDesc.createSpan({}, span => {
-      span.innerHTML = `The search index is stored on disk, instead of being rebuilt at every startup. This results in faster loading times for bigger vaults and mobile devices.<br />
+      span.innerHTML = `The search index is stored on disk, instead of being rebuilt at every startup.
+        This results in faster loading times for bigger vaults and mobile devices.<br />
         <em>⚠️ Note: the index can become corrupted - if you notice any issue, disable and re-enable this option to clear the cache.</em><br/>
+        <em>⚠️ Cache files in <code>.obsidian/plugins/omnisearch/</code> must not be synchronized.</em><br/>
         <strong>Needs a restart to fully take effect.</strong>
         `
     })