enhance: Reload lualine for ColorScheme so auto can self update

lua/lualine.lua

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ local function setup_theme()
   end
   local theme = get_theme_from_config()
   modules.highlight.create_highlight_groups(theme)
-  vim.cmd [[autocmd lualine ColorScheme * lua require'lualine.utils.utils'.reload_highlights()
+  vim.cmd [[autocmd lualine ColorScheme * lua require'lualine'.setup()
     autocmd lualine OptionSet background lua require'lualine'.setup()]]
 end
 

lua/lualine/components/filetype.lua

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function FileType:apply_icon()
                                                                .section)
       local icon_highlight = self.options.self.section .. '_' ..
                                  icon_highlight_group
-      if not modules.utils.highlight_exists(icon_highlight .. '_normal') then
+      if not modules.highlight.highlight_exists(icon_highlight .. '_normal') then
         icon_highlight = modules.highlight.create_component_highlight_group(
                              {fg = highlight_color}, icon_highlight_group,
                              self.options)

lua/lualine/highlight.lua

@@ -7,10 +7,27 @@ local modules = lualine_require.lazy_require{
   utils = 'lualine.utils.utils',
   color_utils = 'lualine.utils.color_utils',
 }
+
 local section_highlight_map = {x = 'c', y = 'b', z = 'a'}
 local active_theme = nil
 local create_cterm_colors = false
 
+-- table to store the highlight names created by lualine
+local loaded_highlights = {}
+
+-- determine if an highlight exist and isn't cleared
+function M.highlight_exists(highlight_name)
+  return loaded_highlights[highlight_name] or false
+end
+
+-- clears loaded_highlights table and highlights
+local function clear_highlights()
+  for highlight_name, _ in pairs(loaded_highlights) do
+    vim.cmd('highlight clear ' .. highlight_name)
+    loaded_highlights[highlight_name] = nil
+  end
+end
+
 local function sanitize_color(color)
   if type(color) == 'string' then
     if color:sub(1,1) == '#' then return color end -- RGB value
@@ -23,7 +40,7 @@ local function sanitize_color(color)
   end
 end
 
-function M.highlight(name, foreground, background, gui, link, reload)
+function M.highlight(name, foreground, background, gui, link)
   local command = {'highlight!'}
   if link and #link > 0 then
     vim.list_extend(command, {'link', name, link})
@@ -51,13 +68,11 @@ function M.highlight(name, foreground, background, gui, link, reload)
     end
   end
   vim.cmd(table.concat(command, ' '))
-  if not reload then
+  loaded_highlights[name] = true
-    modules.utils.save_highlight(name, {name, foreground, background, gui, link, true})
-  end
 end
 
 function M.create_highlight_groups(theme)
-  modules.utils.clear_highlights()
+  clear_highlights()
   active_theme = theme
   create_cterm_colors = not vim.go.termguicolors
   for mode, sections in pairs(theme) do
@@ -131,9 +146,9 @@ end
 --   to retrive highlight group
 function M.create_component_highlight_group(color, highlight_tag, options)
   local tag_id = 0
-  while (modules.utils.highlight_exists(table.concat(
+  while (M.highlight_exists(table.concat(
                              {'lualine', highlight_tag, 'no_mode'}, '_'))
-      or (options.self.section and modules.utils.highlight_exists(table.concat(
+      or (options.self.section and M.highlight_exists(table.concat(
                              {options.self.section, highlight_tag, 'normal'}, '_')))
 ) do
     highlight_tag = highlight_tag .. '_' .. tostring(tag_id)
@@ -199,7 +214,7 @@ function M.component_format_highlight(highlight_name)
   else
     highlight_group = highlight_group .. '_inactive'
   end
-  if modules.utils.highlight_exists(highlight_group) then
+  if M.highlight_exists(highlight_group) then
     return '%#' .. highlight_group .. '#'
   else
     return '%#' .. highlight_name .. '_normal#'
@@ -208,7 +223,7 @@ end
 
 function M.format_highlight(is_focused, highlight_group)
   if highlight_group > 'lualine_c'
-    and not modules.utils.highlight_exists(highlight_group .. '_normal') then
+    and not M.highlight_exists(highlight_group .. '_normal') then
     highlight_group = 'lualine_' ..
                           section_highlight_map[highlight_group:match(
                               'lualine_(.)')]
@@ -219,7 +234,7 @@ function M.format_highlight(is_focused, highlight_group)
   else
     highlight_name = append_mode(highlight_group)
   end
-  if modules.utils.highlight_exists(highlight_name) then
+  if M.highlight_exists(highlight_name) then
     return '%#' .. highlight_name .. '#'
   end
   return '%#' .. highlight_group .. '_normal#'
@@ -237,7 +252,7 @@ function M.get_transitional_highlights(left_hl, right_hl)
 
   -- construct the name of hightlight group
   local highlight_name = table.concat({'lualine_transitional',left_hl,'to',right_hl}, '_')
-  if not modules.utils.highlight_exists(highlight_name) then
+  if not M.highlight_exists(highlight_name) then
     -- Create the highlight_group if needed
     -- Get colors from highlights
     local fg = modules.utils.extract_highlight_colors(left_hl, 'bg')

lua/lualine/utils/utils.lua

@@ -19,34 +19,6 @@ function M.extract_highlight_colors(color_group, scope)
   return color
 end
 
--- table to store the highlight names created by lualine
-M.loaded_highlights = {}
-
--- sets loaded_highlights table
-function M.save_highlight(highlight_name, highlight_args)
-  M.loaded_highlights[highlight_name] = highlight_args
-end
-
-function M.reload_highlights()
-  local highlight = require('lualine.highlight')
-  for _, highlight_args in pairs(M.loaded_highlights) do
-    highlight.highlight(unpack(highlight_args))
-  end
-end
-
--- determine if an highlight exist and isn't cleared
-function M.highlight_exists(highlight_name)
-  return M.loaded_highlights[highlight_name] and true or false
-end
-
--- clears loaded_highlights table and highlights
-function M.clear_highlights()
-  for highlight_name, _ in pairs(M.loaded_highlights) do
-    vim.cmd('highlight clear ' .. highlight_name)
-    M.loaded_highlights[highlight_name] = nil
-  end
-end
-
 -- remove empty strings from list
 function M.list_shrink(list)
   local new_list = {}

lua/tests/spec/utils_spec.lua

@@ -1,38 +1,11 @@
 local helpers = require 'tests.helpers'
 
 local eq = assert.are.same
-local meths = helpers.meths
 local build_component_opts = helpers.build_component_opts
 
 describe('Utils', function()
   local utils = require('lualine.utils.utils')
 
-  it('can save and restore highlights', function()
-    local hl1 = {'hl1', '#122233', '#445566', 'italic', nil, true}
-    utils.save_highlight(hl1[1], hl1)
-    -- highlight loaded in loaded_highlights table
-    eq(utils.loaded_highlights[hl1[1]], hl1)
-    -- highlight exists works properly
-    eq(utils.highlight_exists('hl1'), true)
-    eq(utils.highlight_exists('hl2'), false)
-    -- highlights can be restored
-    -- hl doesn't exist
-    assert.has_error(function() meths.get_hl_by_name('hl1', true) end,
-                     'Invalid highlight name: hl1')
-    utils.reload_highlights()
-    -- Now hl1 is created
-    eq(meths.get_hl_by_name('hl1', true), {
-      foreground = tonumber(hl1[2]:sub(2, #hl1[2]), 16), -- convert rgb -> int
-      background = tonumber(hl1[3]:sub(2, #hl1[3]), 16), -- convert rgb -> int
-      italic = true
-    })
-    -- highlights can be cleared
-    utils.clear_highlights()
-    eq(utils.highlight_exists('hl1'), false)
-    -- highlight group has been cleared
-    eq(meths.get_hl_by_name('hl1', true), {[true] = 6})
-  end)
-
   it('can retrive highlight groups', function()
     local hl2 = {fg = '#aabbcc', bg = '#889977', reverse = true}
     -- handles non existing hl groups