Save and restore query buffers after /quit.
Author: nils_2
— Version: 0.8
— License: GPL-3.0-or-later
For WeeChat ≥ 0.3.7.
Tags: irc, query, py2, py3
Added: 2013-08-02
— Updated: 2026-10-03
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'FiXato' Slagter <fixato+weechat@gmail.com> # # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later # # Save and restore query buffers after /quit. # # Idea by lasers@freenode.#weechat # # 2026-10-03: nils_2 (libera.#weechat) # 0.8 : fix: /quit no longer overwrites the stored list with the currently # open buffers (queries of servers that were not connected were lost) # : fix: "display auto" is now executed after the query was opened # (timer instead of "/wait 1", which means 1 second) # : fix: only IRC private buffers are stored (no DCC or buffers of # other scripts), empty server/nick values are ignored # : security: nicks and server names are validated before they are # used in a command (no leading "-", whitespace, control chars, "${") # : file is written atomically, utf-8 encoded, with mode 0600 # : file is only written when the list really changed # : nicks are compared case-insensitively # : add options "debug" and "max_queries_per_server" # : "/queryman save" now also adds currently open queries # : restore queries on already connected servers when script is loaded # : error message for unsupported WeeChat versions # # 2025-10-02: nils_2 (libera.#weechat) # 0.7 : fix a ValueError in config file, when using dcc. localvar "server", is missing for dcc buffer (reported by roughnecks) # : add some more DEBUG() text # # 2023-08-01: nils_2 (libera.#weechat) # 0.6.1 : fix a timing problem when joining autojoin-channels (reported by thecdnhermit) # # 2021-05-05: Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org> # 0.6 : add compatibility with XDG directories (WeeChat >= 3.2) # # 2018-08-08: nils_2, (freenode.#weechat) # 0.5 : fix TypeError with python3.6 # # 2017-04-14: nils_2 & FiXato, (freenode.#weechat) # 0.4 : big rewrite: # : added extra hooks: # - query buffers are now also stored when opening/closing queries # - queries only restored on connect; no longer on every reconnect # : current buffer position is retained # : manual saving of query list (https://github.com/weechat/scripts/issues/196) # # 2015-02-27: nils_2, (freenode.#weechat) # 0.3 : make script consistent with "buffer_switch_autojoin" option (idea haasn) # # 2013-11-07: nils_2, (freenode.#weechat) # 0.2 : fix file not found error (reported by calcifea) # : make script compatible with Python 3.x # # 2013-07-26: nils_2, (freenode.#weechat) # 0.1 : initial release # # script will create a config file "queryman.txt" in the WeeChat data directory # (e.g. ~/.local/share/weechat/ or ~/.weechat/) # format: "servername nickname" (without "") # # Development is currently hosted at # https://github.com/weechatter/weechat-scripts import os import re import sys try: import weechat except ImportError: print("This script must be run under WeeChat.") print("Get WeeChat now at: https://weechat.org/") sys.exit(1) SCRIPT_NAME = 'queryman' SCRIPT_AUTHOR = 'nils_2 <weechatter@arcor.de>' SCRIPT_VERSION = '0.8' SCRIPT_LICENSE = 'GPL3' SCRIPT_DESC = 'save and restore query buffers after /quit and on open/close of queries' DEFAULTS = { 'debug' : ('off', 'print debug messages.'), 'max_queries_per_server' : ('100', 'maximum number of queries stored per server for newly opened queries (0 = unlimited).'), } OPTIONS = {} queryman_filename = 'queryman.txt' servers_opening = set() servers_closing = set() stored_query_buffers_per_server = {} quitting = False # ================================[ validation ]=============================== # Server names and nicks are written to a file and later used in a command, so # only accept values that cannot be mistaken for options or extra arguments. SERVER_RE = re.compile(r'[^\s,\-\x00-\x1f\x7f][^\s,\x00-\x1f\x7f]{0,63}') NICK_RE = re.compile(r'[^\s,\-#&+!\x00-\x1f\x7f][^\s,\x00-\x1f\x7f]{0,99}') def valid_server(name): return bool(SERVER_RE.fullmatch(name)) and '${' not in name def valid_nick(nick): return bool(NICK_RE.fullmatch(nick)) and '${' not in nick # ================================[ options ]=============================== def opt_on(name): return OPTIONS.get(name, 'off').strip().lower() in ('on', 'yes', 'true', '1') def opt_int(name, default): try: return int(OPTIONS.get(name, default)) except (TypeError, ValueError): return default def print_error(message): weechat.prnt('', '%s%s: %s' % (weechat.prefix('error'), SCRIPT_NAME, message)) def debug_print(message): if opt_on('debug'): weechat.prnt('', 'DEBUG/%s: %s' % (SCRIPT_NAME, message)) # ================================[ buffer helpers ]=============================== def get_query_info(buf): """Return (server, nick) for an IRC query buffer, else None.""" if weechat.buffer_get_string(buf, 'plugin') != 'irc': return None if weechat.buffer_get_string(buf, 'localvar_type') != 'private': return None server_name = weechat.buffer_get_string(buf, 'localvar_server') nick = weechat.buffer_get_string(buf, 'localvar_channel') if not server_name or not nick: return None return server_name, nick def get_current_query_buffers(): queries = {} infolist = weechat.infolist_get('buffer', '', '') if not infolist: return queries while weechat.infolist_next(infolist): info = get_query_info(weechat.infolist_pointer(infolist, 'pointer')) if info: queries.setdefault(info[0], set()).add(info[1]) weechat.infolist_free(infolist) return queries def get_connected_servers(): servers = [] infolist = weechat.infolist_get('irc_server', '', '') if not infolist: return servers while weechat.infolist_next(infolist): if weechat.infolist_integer(infolist, 'is_connected'): servers.append(weechat.infolist_string(infolist, 'name')) weechat.infolist_free(infolist) return servers # ================================[ callback ]=============================== # signal_data = buffer pointer def buffer_closing_signal_cb(data, signal, signal_data): # while quitting, buffers are closed one by one: keep the stored list as it is if quitting: return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK if weechat.buffer_get_string(signal_data, 'plugin') != 'irc': return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK buf_type = weechat.buffer_get_string(signal_data, 'localvar_type') if buf_type == 'server': # Prevent closing private buffers on this server from triggering saving. servers_closing.add(weechat.buffer_get_string(signal_data, 'localvar_server')) elif buf_type == 'private': info = get_query_info(signal_data) # Don't trigger when all buffers close because their server buffer closes if info and info[0] not in servers_closing: if remove_query(info[0], info[1]): save_stored_query_buffers_to_file() return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK def quit_signal_cb(data, signal, signal_data): global quitting quitting = True return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # signal_data = buffer pointer def irc_pv_opened_cb(data, signal, signal_data): info = get_query_info(signal_data) if info: debug_print("signal: irc_pv_opened server: %s query: %s" % info) if add_query(info[0], info[1]): save_stored_query_buffers_to_file() return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # signal_data = server name def remove_server_from_servers_closing_cb(data, signal, signal_data): if signal_data in servers_closing: servers_closing.discard(signal_data) debug_print("signal: irc_server_disconnected %s" % signal_data) return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # signal_data = buffer pointer def irc_server_opened_cb(data, signal, signal_data): server_name = weechat.buffer_get_string(signal_data, 'localvar_server') servers_opening.add(server_name) # a re-created server must not inherit a stale "closing" state servers_closing.discard(server_name) debug_print("signal: irc_server_opened %s" % server_name) return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # signal_data = servername def irc_server_connected_signal_cb(data, signal, signal_data): # Only reopen the query buffers if the server buffer was recently opened if signal_data in servers_opening: open_stored_query_buffers_for_server(signal_data) servers_opening.discard(signal_data) debug_print("signal: irc_server_connected %s" % signal_data) return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # ================================[ file ]=============================== def get_filename_with_path(): path = weechat.info_get("weechat_data_dir", "") \ or weechat.info_get("weechat_dir", "") return os.path.join(path, queryman_filename) def load_stored_query_buffers(): filename = get_filename_with_path() queries = {} if not os.path.isfile(filename): debug_print('No query file "%s"' % filename) return queries try: with open(filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8', errors='replace') as f: for line in f: parts = line.strip().split() if len(parts) == 2 and valid_server(parts[0]) and valid_nick(parts[1]): nicks = queries.setdefault(parts[0], set()) if parts[1].lower() not in (n.lower() for n in nicks): nicks.add(parts[1]) elif line.strip(): debug_print('ignoring invalid line in "%s"' % filename) except OSError as e: print_error('Error loading query buffers from "%s": %s' % (filename, e)) return queries def remove_data_file(): filename = get_filename_with_path() try: if os.path.isfile(filename): os.remove(filename) except OSError as e: print_error('Error removing "%s": %s' % (filename, e)) def save_stored_query_buffers_to_file(): filename = get_filename_with_path() if not stored_query_buffers_per_server: debug_print("No stored query buffers; removing data file") remove_data_file() return True tmp_filename = filename + '.tmp' try: fd = os.open(tmp_filename, os.O_WRONLY | os.O_CREAT | os.O_TRUNC, 0o600) with os.fdopen(fd, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f: debug_print("Storing %s servers" % len(stored_query_buffers_per_server)) for server_name in sorted(stored_query_buffers_per_server): nicks = stored_query_buffers_per_server[server_name] debug_print("Storing %s queries in server %s" % (len(nicks), server_name)) for nick in sorted(nicks): f.write('%s %s\n' % (server_name, nick)) os.replace(tmp_filename, filename) except OSError as e: print_error('Error writing query buffers to "%s": %s' % (filename, e)) try: os.remove(tmp_filename) except OSError: pass return False return True # ======== [ Stored Query Buffers List ] ========== def find_nick(nicks, nick): """Case-insensitive lookup, returns the stored spelling or None.""" low = nick.lower() for stored in nicks: if stored.lower() == low: return stored return None def add_query(server_name, nick, enforce_limit=True): """Add a query to the stored list. Returns True if the list changed.""" if not (valid_server(server_name) and valid_nick(nick)): debug_print('ignoring query with invalid server/nick') return False nicks = stored_query_buffers_per_server.get(server_name, set()) if find_nick(nicks, nick) is not None: return False limit = opt_int('max_queries_per_server', 100) if enforce_limit and limit > 0 and len(nicks) >= limit: debug_print('limit of %d queries reached for server %s' % (limit, server_name)) return False stored_query_buffers_per_server.setdefault(server_name, set()).add(nick) return True def remove_query(server_name, nick): """Remove a query from the stored list. Returns True if the list changed.""" nicks = stored_query_buffers_per_server.get(server_name) if not nicks: return False existing = find_nick(nicks, nick) if existing is None: return False nicks.remove(existing) if not nicks: stored_query_buffers_per_server.pop(server_name, None) return True def merge_current_into_stored(): changed = False for server_name, nicks in get_current_query_buffers().items(): for nick in nicks: if add_query(server_name, nick, enforce_limit=False): changed = True return changed # ======== [ Opening ] ========== def open_query_buffer(server_name, nick): if not (valid_server(server_name) and valid_nick(nick)): return switch_autojoin = weechat.config_get("irc.look.buffer_switch_autojoin") noswitch = '0' if weechat.config_boolean(switch_autojoin) else '1' debug_print("opening query buffer: %s on server %s" % (nick, server_name)) # server and nick contain no whitespace (see validation), so TAB is a safe separator weechat.hook_timer(1000, 0, 1, 'open_query_timer_cb', '\t'.join((weechat.current_buffer(), noswitch, server_name, nick))) def open_query_timer_cb(data, remaining_calls): parts = data.split('\t') if len(parts) != 4: return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK starting_buffer, noswitch, server_name, nick = parts if not (valid_server(server_name) and valid_nick(nick)): return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK weechat.command('', '/query %s-server %s %s' % ('-noswitch ' if noswitch == '1' else '', server_name, nick)) # go back to the buffer we started from, now that the query exists weechat.buffer_set(starting_buffer, 'display', 'auto') return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK def open_stored_query_buffers_for_server(server_connected): nicks = stored_query_buffers_per_server.get(server_connected) if not nicks: return already_open = set(n.lower() for n in get_current_query_buffers().get(server_connected, ())) for nick in sorted(nicks): if nick.lower() in already_open: continue debug_print("going to open query buffer: %s on connected server %s" % (nick, server_connected)) open_query_buffer(server_connected, nick) # ================================[ command ]=============================== def hook_command_cb(data, buffer, args): argv = args.strip().split() if argv and argv[0].lower() == 'save': merge_current_into_stored() if save_stored_query_buffers_to_file(): weechat.prnt('', '%s: query list saved.' % SCRIPT_NAME) else: weechat.command('', '/help %s' % SCRIPT_NAME) return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # ================================[ weechat options ]=============================== def init_options(): for option, value in DEFAULTS.items(): if not weechat.config_is_set_plugin(option): weechat.config_set_plugin(option, value[0]) OPTIONS[option] = value[0] else: OPTIONS[option] = weechat.config_get_plugin(option) weechat.config_set_desc_plugin(option, '%s (default: "%s")' % (value[1], value[0])) def toggle_refresh(pointer, name, value): option = name[len('plugins.var.python.' + SCRIPT_NAME + '.'):] OPTIONS[option] = value return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK # ================================[ main ]=============================== if __name__ == '__main__': if weechat.register(SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_AUTHOR, SCRIPT_VERSION, SCRIPT_LICENSE, SCRIPT_DESC, '', ''): version = weechat.info_get('version_number', '') or 0 if int(version) >= 0x00030700: init_options() weechat.hook_config('plugins.var.python.' + SCRIPT_NAME + '.*', 'toggle_refresh', '') weechat.hook_command(SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_DESC, 'save', 'save : manual saving of the query list (also adds currently open queries)\n' '\n' 'IRC query buffers are saved to queryman.txt in the WeeChat data directory and\n' 'restored when a server connects after WeeChat start (not on every reconnect).\n' '\n' 'Options (/set plugins.var.python.queryman.*):\n' ' debug : print debug messages\n' ' max_queries_per_server : limit for newly opened queries per server (0 = unlimited)\n', 'save', 'hook_command_cb', '') stored_query_buffers_per_server = load_stored_query_buffers() # servers that are already connected (e.g. script loaded manually) for server_name in get_connected_servers(): open_stored_query_buffers_for_server(server_name) merge_current_into_stored() save_stored_query_buffers_to_file() weechat.hook_signal('quit', 'quit_signal_cb', '') weechat.hook_signal('irc_server_opened', 'irc_server_opened_cb', '') weechat.hook_signal('irc_server_connected', 'irc_server_connected_signal_cb', '') weechat.hook_signal('irc_server_disconnected', 'remove_server_from_servers_closing_cb', '') weechat.hook_signal('irc_pv_opened', 'irc_pv_opened_cb', '') weechat.hook_signal('buffer_closing', 'buffer_closing_signal_cb', '') else: print_error('needs WeeChat version 3.7 or higher') weechat.command('', '/wait 1ms /python unload %s' % SCRIPT_NAME) |