Bug 442469

Summary:	Running a external tool on saving.
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	Derek Christ <christ.derek>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	waqar.17a
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Derek Christ 2021-09-15 09:24:05 UTC

SUMMARY
It would be a nice convenience to be able to run a external tool every time the user saves the current file. For example by saving the file a code formatter tool could run and format all changes.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Setup a external tool to run on save
2. Every time the user saves, the tool runs

OBSERVED RESULT
Not yet possible, to my understanding.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20210913
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.85.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It's possible to do something similar with hacks. Just assign Ctrl+S on the external tool and config the tool that it will save the current file before running.
But this is not a very nice solution to the problem.

Comment 1 Dominik Haumann 2021-09-18 02:32:26 UTC

This would have to be implemented with care: an external tool can specify to save the current or all documents on execution, that could quickly lead to an infinite loop.

If I understand correctly, it's also the idea to run a tool right before saving and nor after it was already saved.

Comment 2 Waqar Ahmed 2022-01-16 16:41:12 UTC

Closing as dup, but an implementation is in the works.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 406109 ***