org-persist

org-persist

[Colin Baxter 😺]

After today's pull of org-mode I get the warning that org-persist cannot
read its index. This is an entirely new warning (as of today) and I
assume is the result of the recent commits in org-persist.

Please, can this be corrected. The warning is irritating, especially so
since I do not use org-persist and have no wish to do so.

Best wishes,

Colin Baxter.

Re: org-persist

[Ihor Radchenko]

Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

> After today's pull of org-mode I get the warning that org-persist cannot
> read its index. This is an entirely new warning (as of today) and I
> assume is the result of the recent commits in org-persist.

> Please, can this be corrected. The warning is irritating, especially so
> since I do not use org-persist and have no wish to do so.

Fixed.  Note that org-persist is enabled by default together with
org-element-cache.  You can indeed disable it, but, when enabled,
org-persist should improve loading times and overall performance.

Best,
Ihor

Re: org-persist

[Colin Baxter 😺]

>>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

    > Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:
    >> After today's pull of org-mode I get the warning that org-persist
    >> cannot read its index. This is an entirely new warning (as of
    >> today) and I assume is the result of the recent commits in
    >> org-persist.

    >> Please, can this be corrected. The warning is irritating,
    >> especially so since I do not use org-persist and have no wish to
    >> do so.

    > Fixed.

Thank you. I cloned org-mode afresh and got the same warning during
'make' - I presume that too is now fixed.

    > Note that org-persist is enabled by default together with
    > org-element-cache.  You can indeed disable it,

How can I do this?

Best wishes,

Re: org-persist

[Ihor Radchenko]

Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

> Thank you. I cloned org-mode afresh and got the same warning during
> 'make' - I presume that too is now fixed.

The warning should never appear now.  I removed it completely.

>     > Note that org-persist is enabled by default together with
>     > org-element-cache.  You can indeed disable it,
>
> How can I do this?

If you want to disable cache persistence, just set
`org-element-cache-persistent' to nil.  It is documented in ORG-NEWS.
If you find ORG-NEWS not clear, please let me know.  I will try to
improve the news record.

If you want to disable cache completely, you can set
`org-element-use-cache' to nil.  However, I am hoping to make cache
enabled all the time in future.  If you have specific reasons to avoid
org-element-cache, may you share them?

Best,
Ihor

Re: org-persist

[Colin Baxter 😺]

>>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

    r> Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:
    >> Thank you. I cloned org-mode afresh and got the same warning
    >> during 'make' - I presume that too is now fixed.

    r> The warning should never appear now.  I removed it completely.

    >> > Note that org-persist is enabled by default together with >
    >> org-element-cache.  You can indeed disable it,
    >> 
    >> How can I do this?

    r> If you want to disable cache persistence, just set
    r> `org-element-cache-persistent' to nil.  It is documented in
    r> ORG-NEWS.  If you find ORG-NEWS not clear, please let me know.  I
    r> will try to improve the news record.

Thank you.

    r> If you want to disable cache completely, you can set
    r> `org-element-use-cache' to nil.  However, I am hoping to make
    r> cache enabled all the time in future.  If you have specific
    r> reasons to avoid org-element-cache, may you share them?

I may not have understood things fully, but it seems that the
org-persist directory is set only by the
org-persist-path. Unfortunately, the resulting org-persist directory in
~/.cache is no good for me since I daily clear out my ~/.cache using
bleachbit. I can't find a way of changing org-persist-path and grep
finds the variable only in ORG-NEWS.

Best wishes,

Colin.

Re: org-persist

[Ihor Radchenko]

Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

> I may not have understood things fully, but it seems that the
> org-persist directory is set only by the
> org-persist-path. Unfortunately, the resulting org-persist directory in
> ~/.cache is no good for me since I daily clear out my ~/.cache using
> bleachbit. I can't find a way of changing org-persist-path and grep
> finds the variable only in ORG-NEWS.

Oops. It was my bad (fixed now). Should be `org-persist-directory'. You
can set it to other location in your init.el.

Also, deleting the cache would not make any harm, except possible slower
Org startup. org-persist should handle such case routinely. If you are
using bleachbit for privacy reasons, you may want to keep the default
cache directory: i.e. headline titles are stored in cache (unless you
are using org-crypt).

Best,
Ihot

Re: org-persist

[Colin Baxter 😺]

>>>>> Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

    > Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:
    >> I may not have understood things fully, but it seems that the
    >> org-persist directory is set only by the
    >> org-persist-path. Unfortunately, the resulting org-persist
    >> directory in ~/.cache is no good for me since I daily clear out
    >> my ~/.cache using bleachbit. I can't find a way of changing
    >> org-persist-path and grep finds the variable only in ORG-NEWS.

    > Oops. It was my bad (fixed now). Should be
    > `org-persist-directory'. You can set it to other location in your
    > init.el.

Ok, thanks - that works - I used ~/.emacs.d/org-persist/. It might be
worth mentioning that the user should not create the
org-persist-directory himself. I did this originally (mkdir
~/.emacs.d/org-persist <RET>, touch ~/.emacs.d/org-persist/index <RET>)
and got various parsing error messages. Everything worked fine after I
deleted my own handiwork and left the directory creation to org-persist.

I had originally set org-element-use-cache to nil because I remember
reading somewhere that the nil setting would help prevent emacs from
hanging in org-mode.

I'll certainly begin using org-persist and see what happens.

Thanks for your help.

Best wishes,

Colin.

Re: org-persist

[Ihor Radchenko]

Colin Baxter 😺 <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

> Ok, thanks - that works - I used ~/.emacs.d/org-persist/. It might be
> worth mentioning that the user should not create the
> org-persist-directory himself. I did this originally (mkdir
> ~/.emacs.d/org-persist <RET>, touch ~/.emacs.d/org-persist/index <RET>)
> and got various parsing error messages. Everything worked fine after I
> deleted my own handiwork and left the directory creation to org-persist.

Thanks for reporting! I did not consider corrupted index file. Fixed now.

> I had originally set org-element-use-cache to nil because I remember
> reading somewhere that the nil setting would help prevent emacs from
> hanging in org-mode.

The cache code has been refactored. I tried my best to fix all the bugs
causing the hangs and I am not seeing hangs anymore. That's why I took a
risk to enable cache by default on main.

> I'll certainly begin using org-persist and see what happens.

Thanks! The new cache makes agenda/sparse tree searches at least several
times faster (I even got >10x on some agendas). But we need more testing.

Best,
Ihor

Re: org-persist

[Samuel Wales]

On 10/19/21, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> wrote:
> enabled all the time in future.  If you have specific reasons to avoid
> org-element-cache, may you share them?

fwiw, long ago, i disabled org element cache due to buffer corruption.
perhaps that has been fixed and tested.

also i presume this is all on main not bugfix [i haven't upgraded
maint yet; first thing i will do is try the archiving improvement].

Re: org-persist

[Ihor Radchenko]

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

> On 10/19/21, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> wrote:
>> enabled all the time in future.  If you have specific reasons to avoid
>> org-element-cache, may you share them?
>
> fwiw, long ago, i disabled org element cache due to buffer corruption.
> perhaps that has been fixed and tested.

I hope I fixed it. At least on my side. Need other users to test.
Currently, cache even self-verifies itself to double check corruption.

> also i presume this is all on main not bugfix [i haven't upgraded
> maint yet; first thing i will do is try the archiving improvement].

It is indeed not on bugfix. Just on main.

Best,
Ihor

Re: org-persist

[Lele Gaifax]

Hi, 

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

>> I had originally set org-element-use-cache to nil because I remember
>> reading somewhere that the nil setting would help prevent emacs from
>> hanging in org-mode.
>
> The cache code has been refactored. I tried my best to fix all the bugs
> causing the hangs and I am not seeing hangs anymore. That's why I took a
> risk to enable cache by default on main.

today I spent the required time to investigate on one issue I had with my
Doom-based profile, that uses the "master" version of Orgmode, and found it
related to the org-persist functionality.

Basically since some time ago, quitting Emacs I was sometime prompted for a
password, some other time it took a considerable time to close the instance.

Digging down, I found that it was due to the persistent cache, that contained
several entries about remote (Tramp) documents: upon closing Emacs, the
org-persist-gc function is triggered, and the index is traversed to remove
dangling entries, performing a file-exist-p on each filename. For remote
files, that obviously mean prompting for the remote password (when the
ssh-agent does not carry it) or spending a considerable time in the network
round trip.

I wonder if there is some mechanism I could use to either prevent caching of
non-local documents or to avoid the check on existence in the org-persist-gc.

Thanks for any hint,
bye, lele.
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org-persist cache for remote files (was: org-persist)

[Ihor Radchenko]

Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:

> Digging down, I found that it was due to the persistent cache, that contained
> several entries about remote (Tramp) documents: upon closing Emacs, the
> org-persist-gc function is triggered, and the index is traversed to remove
> dangling entries, performing a file-exist-p on each filename. For remote
> files, that obviously mean prompting for the remote password (when the
> ssh-agent does not carry it) or spending a considerable time in the network
> round trip.

Thanks for reporting! I am not using tramp regularly and I did not think
about this use case.

> I wonder if there is some mechanism I could use to either prevent caching of
> non-local documents or to avoid the check on existence in the org-persist-gc.

I can easily make a change that always garbage-collect non-local
documents without trying to connect to remote server. This can be one
solution of your problem. However, I am not sure if it is the best
solution.

May I know more about your use cases? Do you frequently open large
remote Org files? If you do, trashing their cache may not be optimal.
Maybe we should better make this a user option?

Or we can go a different route and just not garbage collect remote files
until cache gets too large.

WDYT?

Best,
Ihor

Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Lele Gaifax]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:
>
>> I wonder if there is some mechanism I could use to either prevent caching
>> of non-local documents or to avoid the check on existence in the
>> org-persist-gc.
>
> I can easily make a change that always garbage-collect non-local
> documents without trying to connect to remote server. This can be one
> solution of your problem. However, I am not sure if it is the best
> solution.
>
> May I know more about your use cases? Do you frequently open large
> remote Org files? If you do, trashing their cache may not be optimal.

I do not open remote Org files very often, but surely happens now and then,
typically from my laptop to see/edit something I keep on my desktop PC.

> Maybe we should better make this a user option?

Yes, that's what I had in mind: when (say) org-persist-do-not-auto-gc-remotes
is enabled, the cleanup procedure would ignore remote Org documents and a new
explicit (interactive) org-persist-gc-remotes would take care of them.

> Or we can go a different route and just not garbage collect remote files
> until cache gets too large.

Yes, a threshold would work too.

Thanks a lot,
ciao, lele.
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Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Ihor Radchenko]

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Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:

>> Maybe we should better make this a user option?
>
> Yes, that's what I had in mind: when (say) org-persist-do-not-auto-gc-remotes
> is enabled, the cleanup procedure would ignore remote Org documents and a new
> explicit (interactive) org-persist-gc-remotes would take care of them.
>
>> Or we can go a different route and just not garbage collect remote files
>> until cache gets too large.
>
> Yes, a threshold would work too.

Can you test the attached 2 patches? They do not seem to break local
files, but I do not have remote file caches to test on.

Best,
Ihor


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From 592608d3c48cb1e63f9b4427576f0698ca190e9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <592608d3c48cb1e63f9b4427576f0698ca190e9a.1639837163.git.yantar92@gmail.com>
From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:13:24 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] org-persist.el: Make org-persist-directory a custom variable

* lisp/org-persist.el (org-persist): Create org-persist customisation
group.
(org-persist-directory): Convert into defcustom.
---
 lisp/org-persist.el | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-persist.el b/lisp/org-persist.el
index f06d4fc61..90f9a3bc9 100644
--- a/lisp/org-persist.el
+++ b/lisp/org-persist.el
@@ -35,19 +35,27 @@ (declare-function org-back-to-heading "org" (&optional invisible-ok))
 (declare-function org-next-visible-heading "org" (arg))
 (declare-function org-at-heading-p "org" (&optional invisible-not-ok))
 
-(defvar org-persist-directory (expand-file-name
-                    (org-file-name-concat
-                     (let ((cache-dir (when (fboundp 'xdg-cache-home)
-                                        (xdg-cache-home))))
-                       (if (or (seq-empty-p cache-dir)
-                               (not (file-exists-p cache-dir))
-                               (file-exists-p (org-file-name-concat
-                                               user-emacs-directory
-                                               "org-persist")))
-                           user-emacs-directory
-                         cache-dir))
-                     "org-persist/"))
-  "Directory where the data is stored.")
+
+(defgroup org-persist nil
+  "Persistent cache for Org mode."
+  :tag "Org persist"
+  :group 'org)
+
+(defcustom org-persist-directory (expand-file-name
+                       (org-file-name-concat
+                        (let ((cache-dir (when (fboundp 'xdg-cache-home)
+                                           (xdg-cache-home))))
+                          (if (or (seq-empty-p cache-dir)
+                                  (not (file-exists-p cache-dir))
+                                  (file-exists-p (org-file-name-concat
+                                                  user-emacs-directory
+                                                  "org-persist")))
+                              user-emacs-directory
+                            cache-dir))
+                        "org-persist/"))
+  "Directory where the data is stored."
+  :group 'org-persist
+  :type 'directory)
 
 (defvar org-persist-index-file "index"
   "File name used to store the data index.")
-- 
2.32.0


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From de89eca758ca1972d75c8830aee224376a1e364e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <de89eca758ca1972d75c8830aee224376a1e364e.1639837255.git.yantar92@gmail.com>
From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:14:24 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] org-persist.el: Customise persistence of data for remote
 files

* lisp/org-persist.el (org-persist-remote-files): New defcustom
defining strategy for persisting data associated with remote files.
Separate strategy is necessary to avoid unexpected password promtps
while garbage collecting the cache: remote files may require server
login.
(org-persist-gc): Decide whether to store remote file data according
to `org-persist-remote-files'.

Reported in https://list.orgmode.org/87bl1eilt6.fsf@localhost/T/#u
---
 lisp/org-persist.el | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-persist.el b/lisp/org-persist.el
index 90f9a3bc9..613290afc 100644
--- a/lisp/org-persist.el
+++ b/lisp/org-persist.el
@@ -57,6 +57,22 @@ (defcustom org-persist-directory (expand-file-name
   :group 'org-persist
   :type 'directory)
 
+(defcustom org-persist-remote-files 100
+  "Whether to keep persistent data for remote files.
+
+When this variable is nil, never save persitent data associated with
+remote files.  When `t', always keep the data.  When
+`check-existance', contact remote server containing the file and only
+keep the data when the file exists on the server.
+
+Note that the last option `check-existance' may cause Emacs to show
+password prompts to log in."
+  :group 'org-persist
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" nil)
+                 (const :tag "Always" t)
+                 (number :tag "Keep note more than X files")
+                 (const :tag "Check if exist on remote" 'check-existence)))
+
 (defvar org-persist-index-file "index"
   "File name used to store the data index.")
 
@@ -287,15 +303,26 @@ (defun org-persist-read-all-buffer ()
 
 (defun org-persist-gc ()
   "Remove stored data for not existing files or unregistered variables."
-  (let (new-index)
+  (let (new-index (remote-files-num 0))
     (dolist (index org-persist--index)
-      (let ((file (plist-get index :path))
-            (persist-file (when (plist-get index :persist-file)
-                            (org-file-name-concat
-                             org-persist-directory
-                             (plist-get index :persist-file)))))
+      (let* ((file (plist-get index :path))
+             (file-remote (when file (file-remote-p file)))
+             (persist-file (when (plist-get index :persist-file)
+                             (org-file-name-concat
+                              org-persist-directory
+                              (plist-get index :persist-file)))))
         (when (and file persist-file)
-          (if (file-exists-p file)
+          (when (and file-remote persist-file)
+            (cl-incf remote-files-num))
+          (if (if (not file-remote)
+                  (file-exists-p file)
+                (pcase org-persist-remote-files
+                  ('t t)
+                  ('check-existence
+                   (file-exists-p file))
+                  ((pred #'numberp)
+                   (<= org-persist-remote-files remote-files-num))
+                  (_ nil)))
               (push index new-index)
             (when (file-exists-p persist-file)
               (delete-file persist-file)
-- 
2.32.0

Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Lele Gaifax]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:
>
>>> Maybe we should better make this a user option?
>>
>> Yes, that's what I had in mind: when (say) org-persist-do-not-auto-gc-remotes
>> is enabled, the cleanup procedure would ignore remote Org documents and a new
>> explicit (interactive) org-persist-gc-remotes would take care of them.
>>
>>> Or we can go a different route and just not garbage collect remote files
>>> until cache gets too large.
>>
>> Yes, a threshold would work too.
>
> Can you test the attached 2 patches? They do not seem to break local
> files, but I do not have remote file caches to test on.

Yes, I'll be able to do some test in a couple of hours.

Thank you!

In the meanwhile, here below some notes:

> ...
> Subject: [PATCH] org-persist.el: Customise persistence of data for remote
>  files
>
> * lisp/org-persist.el (org-persist-remote-files): New defcustom
> defining strategy for persisting data associated with remote files.
> Separate strategy is necessary to avoid unexpected password promtps
> while garbage collecting the cache: remote files may require server
> login.
> ...

s/promtps/prompts

> ...  
> +(defcustom org-persist-remote-files 100
> +  "Whether to keep persistent data for remote files.
> +
> +When this variable is nil, never save persitent data associated with
> +remote files.  When `t', always keep the data.  When
> +`check-existance', contact remote server containing the file and only
> +keep the data when the file exists on the server.

s/check-existance/check-existence

Also, shouldn't the doc mention the meaning of the numberp, expecially since
that's the default?

> +Note that the last option `check-existance' may cause Emacs to show
> +password prompts to log in."

Thanks again,
bye, lele.
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Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Ihor Radchenko]

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Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:

> In the meanwhile, here below some notes:

Thanks! See the updated patch.

Best,
Ihor


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From 92878fab54c26800562409f3c686f065b7523a61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <92878fab54c26800562409f3c686f065b7523a61.1639838789.git.yantar92@gmail.com>
From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:14:24 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] org-persist.el: Customise persistence of data for remote
 files

* lisp/org-persist.el (org-persist-remote-files): New defcustom
defining strategy for persisting data associated with remote files.
Separate strategy is necessary to avoid unexpected password promtps
while garbage collecting the cache: remote files may require server
login.
(org-persist-gc): Decide whether to store remote file data according
to `org-persist-remote-files'.

Reported in https://list.orgmode.org/87bl1eilt6.fsf@localhost/T/#u
---
 lisp/org-persist.el | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-persist.el b/lisp/org-persist.el
index 90f9a3bc9..4c0673c72 100644
--- a/lisp/org-persist.el
+++ b/lisp/org-persist.el
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ (defcustom org-persist-directory (expand-file-name
   :group 'org-persist
   :type 'directory)
 
+(defcustom org-persist-remote-files 100
+  "Whether to keep persistent data for remote files.
+
+When this variable is nil, never save persitent data associated with
+remote files.  When `t', always keep the data.  When
+`check-existence', contact remote server containing the file and only
+keep the data when the file exists on the server. When a number, keep
+up to that number persistent values for remote files.
+
+Note that the last option `check-existence' may cause Emacs to show
+password prompts to log in."
+  :group 'org-persist
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" nil)
+                 (const :tag "Always" t)
+                 (number :tag "Keep note more than X files")
+                 (const :tag "Check if exist on remote" 'check-existence)))
+
 (defvar org-persist-index-file "index"
   "File name used to store the data index.")
 
@@ -287,15 +304,26 @@ (defun org-persist-read-all-buffer ()
 
 (defun org-persist-gc ()
   "Remove stored data for not existing files or unregistered variables."
-  (let (new-index)
+  (let (new-index (remote-files-num 0))
     (dolist (index org-persist--index)
-      (let ((file (plist-get index :path))
-            (persist-file (when (plist-get index :persist-file)
-                            (org-file-name-concat
-                             org-persist-directory
-                             (plist-get index :persist-file)))))
+      (let* ((file (plist-get index :path))
+             (file-remote (when file (file-remote-p file)))
+             (persist-file (when (plist-get index :persist-file)
+                             (org-file-name-concat
+                              org-persist-directory
+                              (plist-get index :persist-file)))))
         (when (and file persist-file)
-          (if (file-exists-p file)
+          (when (and file-remote persist-file)
+            (cl-incf remote-files-num))
+          (if (if (not file-remote)
+                  (file-exists-p file)
+                (pcase org-persist-remote-files
+                  ('t t)
+                  ('check-existence
+                   (file-exists-p file))
+                  ((pred #'numberp)
+                   (<= org-persist-remote-files remote-files-num))
+                  (_ nil)))
               (push index new-index)
             (when (file-exists-p persist-file)
               (delete-file persist-file)
-- 
2.32.0

Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Lele Gaifax]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> writes:

> Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:
>
>> In the meanwhile, here below some notes:
>
> Thanks! See the updated patch.

Great, you're so fast! :-)

I couldn't test yet, but I saw a couple of other glitches, sorry for not
noticing first.

> ...  
> +(defcustom org-persist-remote-files 100
> +  "Whether to keep persistent data for remote files.
> +
> +When this variable is nil, never save persitent data associated with
> +remote files.  When `t', always keep the data.  When
> +`check-existence', contact remote server containing the file and only
> +keep the data when the file exists on the server. When a number, keep
> +up to that number persistent values for remote files.
> ...

s/persitent/persistent

> +Note that the last option `check-existence' may cause Emacs to show
> +password prompts to log in."

I'd remove "last" above, since `check-existence' is not the last (described)
option anymore.

> +  :group 'org-persist
> +  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" nil)
> +                 (const :tag "Always" t)
> +                 (number :tag "Keep note more than X files")

Now that you explained the meaning, maybe better to be explicit here,
mentioning "X remote files"?

Thanks&bye, lele.
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Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Lele Gaifax]

Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:

>> +  :group 'org-persist
>> +  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" nil)
>> +                 (const :tag "Always" t)
>> +                 (number :tag "Keep note more than X files")
>
> Now that you explained the meaning, maybe better to be explicit here,
> mentioning "X remote files"?

Sigh, re-reading, I see one more glitch there: s/Keep note/Keep not/

I'm sorry, but real work swallowed all my day, and could not try this out yet.
Hopefully I will be able to do some test tomorrow morning.

bye, lele.
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Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Ihor Radchenko]

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Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:

> I couldn't test yet, but I saw a couple of other glitches, sorry for not
> noticing first.

Thanks for the proof reading.
I updated the patch accordingly.

Best,
Ihor


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From 557e7cec6dd22b09468b82650feed2020f97d781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-Id: <557e7cec6dd22b09468b82650feed2020f97d781.1639907677.git.yantar92@gmail.com>
From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 22:14:24 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] org-persist.el: Customise persistence of data for remote
 files

* lisp/org-persist.el (org-persist-remote-files): New defcustom
defining strategy for persisting data associated with remote files.
Separate strategy is necessary to avoid unexpected password prompts
while garbage collecting the cache: remote files may require server
login.
(org-persist-gc): Decide whether to store remote file data according
to `org-persist-remote-files'.

Reported in https://list.orgmode.org/87bl1eilt6.fsf@localhost/T/#u
---
 lisp/org-persist.el | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-persist.el b/lisp/org-persist.el
index 90f9a3bc9..8e8ecc196 100644
--- a/lisp/org-persist.el
+++ b/lisp/org-persist.el
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ (defcustom org-persist-directory (expand-file-name
   :group 'org-persist
   :type 'directory)
 
+(defcustom org-persist-remote-files 100
+  "Whether to keep persistent data for remote files.
+
+When this variable is nil, never save persistent data associated with
+remote files.  When `t', always keep the data.  When a number, keep up
+to that number persistent values for remote files.  When
+`check-existence', contact remote server containing the file and only
+keep the data when the file exists on the server.
+
+Note that setting value to `check-existence' will require logging in
+to remote servers.  Emacs may show multiple password prompts."
+  :group 'org-persist
+  :type '(choice (const :tag "Never" nil)
+                 (const :tag "Always" t)
+                 (number :tag "Up to X files")
+                 (const :tag "Check if exist on remote" 'check-existence)))
+
 (defvar org-persist-index-file "index"
   "File name used to store the data index.")
 
@@ -287,15 +304,26 @@ (defun org-persist-read-all-buffer ()
 
 (defun org-persist-gc ()
   "Remove stored data for not existing files or unregistered variables."
-  (let (new-index)
+  (let (new-index (remote-files-num 0))
     (dolist (index org-persist--index)
-      (let ((file (plist-get index :path))
-            (persist-file (when (plist-get index :persist-file)
-                            (org-file-name-concat
-                             org-persist-directory
-                             (plist-get index :persist-file)))))
+      (let* ((file (plist-get index :path))
+             (file-remote (when file (file-remote-p file)))
+             (persist-file (when (plist-get index :persist-file)
+                             (org-file-name-concat
+                              org-persist-directory
+                              (plist-get index :persist-file)))))
         (when (and file persist-file)
-          (if (file-exists-p file)
+          (when (and file-remote persist-file)
+            (cl-incf remote-files-num))
+          (if (if (not file-remote)
+                  (file-exists-p file)
+                (pcase org-persist-remote-files
+                  ('t t)
+                  ('check-existence
+                   (file-exists-p file))
+                  ((pred #'numberp)
+                   (<= org-persist-remote-files remote-files-num))
+                  (_ nil)))
               (push index new-index)
             (when (file-exists-p persist-file)
               (delete-file persist-file)
-- 
2.32.0

Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Lele Gaifax]

Hi Ihor,

I had some trouble testing your patches, and the outcome is still unclear to
me: apparently (again, cannot be sure this is not caused by "improper"
application of the patches) the new version of org-persist, with default value
for o-p-remote-files (100), removes any remote file from the persistent index,
without even prompting for a password.

I will try again (and harder) as time permits.

ciao, lele.
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nickname: Lele Gaifax | Quando vivrò di quello che ho pensato ieri
real: Emanuele Gaifas | comincerò ad aver paura di chi mi copia.
lele@metapensiero.it  |                 -- Fortunato Depero, 1929.

Re: org-persist cache for remote files

[Ihor Radchenko]

Lele Gaifax <lele@metapensiero.it> writes:
> Hi Ihor,
>
> I had some trouble testing your patches, and the outcome is still unclear to
> me: apparently (again, cannot be sure this is not caused by "improper"
> application of the patches) the new version of org-persist, with default value
> for o-p-remote-files (100), removes any remote file from the persistent index,
> without even prompting for a password.

Oops. Try:

-                   (<= org-persist-remote-files remote-files-num))
+                   (>= org-persist-remote-files remote-files-num))

Best,
Ihor