Is there a way/plugin that makes notepad++ run code on a file when we open it?

[Alguem Meugla]

@Claudia-Frank said:

In addition,

C:\Users\Alguem\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts

how could this be, mine is pointing to

C:\users\linus\Application Data\Notepad++\plugins\Config\PythonScript\scripts

Has this changed with windows 10??

Isn’t Application Data the same as AppData?
And %APPDATA% always redirected me to \AppData\Roaming.
What’s your windows version?

May I ask how you installed python script?
Using plugin manager or the msi package I pointed to?

I used Plugin Manager both times, before and after I replaced the default startup.py , when I had to reinstall it.
I will try reinstalling it using that package. Plugin manager usually works right and is very simple for me.

Which python script version did you install?

It says 1.0.8.

When you press CTRL+R, the windows run command should open, and type
%APPDATA% and press enter, which directory gets opened and does it contain
a subdirectory notepad++??

CTRL+R reloads the page…
I can use WINDOWSKEY+R instead, which opens the Run window, or I can use the search menu on Windows 10. Typing %APPDATA% both opens …\AppData\Roaming\.

[Claudia Frank]

@Alguem-Meugla

What’s your windows version?

Since a couple of month I use linux exclusively.
Npp is started via windows emulation software WINE.
But in the past I was using Windows XP and Windows 7 and I thought
%APPDATA% redirected to “Application Data” like within wine,
maybe I have false memory.

Yes, 1.0.8 is the version I use as well.
As mentioned earlier, don’t replace the default startup.py as it contains
needed code for plugin script itself.

If you can’t get a user startup.py to work, append the posted script
to the end of the default startup.py - then it has to work - I hope.

Cheers
Claudia

[Alguem Meugla]

@Claudia-Frank
I tried to reinstall Python Script using the package you linked above, and New Script still opens the same folder and the script still doesn’t work at startup.
One thing to note is that when I go to Python Script configuration it shows startup.py as a User script:

Adding it to Menu items makes it show at Plugins>Python Script> startup.py .

[Alguem Meugla]

@Claudia-Frank
I appended the script (below) to the end of the default startup.py

import os

# ---------------------------- configuration area -----------------------------

FILE_EXTENSION_LIST = ['.html','.js']
COLLPASE_LINE_IDENTIFIER = 'NPP_COLLAPSE_IT'
COLLPASE_FROM_TO_IDENTIFIER = 'NPP_COLLAPSE\((\d+,\d+)\)'

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------


def scan(number_of_lines):

    def find_line_identifiers(): # NPP_COLLAPSE_IT
        matches = []
        editor.research('\\b{0}\\b'.format(COLLPASE_LINE_IDENTIFIER), lambda m: matches.append(m.span()), 0)   
        return matches

    def find_from_to_line_identifiers(): # NPP_COLLAPSE(19,41)
        matches = []
        editor.research(COLLPASE_FROM_TO_IDENTIFIER, lambda m: matches.append(m.span(1)), 0)   
        return matches
        
    for match in find_line_identifiers():
        _line = editor.lineFromPosition(match[0])
        if editor.getFoldLevel(_line) & FOLDLEVEL.HEADERFLAG:
            editor.foldLine(_line,0)

    for match in find_from_to_line_identifiers():
        start_line, end_line = map(lambda x: int(x)-1, editor.getTextRange(*match).split(','))
        while True:
            if start_line <= end_line:
                if editor.getFoldLevel(start_line) & FOLDLEVEL.HEADERFLAG:
                    editor.foldLine(start_line,0)
                    start_line = editor.getLastChild(start_line,-1) + 1
                else:
                    start_line += 1
            else:
                break 

should_be_folded = False
def callback_FOLD_BUFFERACTIVATED(args):
    console.write('callback_FOLD_BUFFERACTIVATED\n')
    global should_be_folded
    _state = editor.getProperty('AUTO_FOLDED')
    if _state == '':
        filename, extension = os.path.splitext(notepad.getBufferFilename(args['bufferID']))
        if extension in FILE_EXTENSION_LIST:
            editor.setProperty('AUTO_FOLDED', '1')
            should_be_folded = True
        else:
            editor.setProperty('AUTO_FOLDED', '-1')
            should_be_folded = False
    else:
        should_be_folded = False

def callback_FOLD_UPDATEUI(args):
    global should_be_folded
    if should_be_folded:
        scan(editor.getLineCount())
        should_be_folded = False

notepad.callback(callback_FOLD_BUFFERACTIVATED, [NOTIFICATION.BUFFERACTIVATED])
editor.callback(callback_FOLD_UPDATEUI, [SCINTILLANOTIFICATION.UPDATEUI])

console.write('hello'))

Note the last line which I added. When I open my html file the console output is:

helloPython 2.7.6-notepad++ r2 (default, Apr 21 2014, 19:26:54) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel)]
Initialisation took 204ms
Ready.

and the lines don’t collapse. When I open another html file, it ouputs callback_FOLD_BUFFERACTIVATED and its lines are collapsed. Switching back to the first file, the same happens (working!!!). But it still doesn’t work right at startup.

[Claudia Frank]

@Alguem-Meugla

ok, logic error, change the line

should_be_folded = False

to

should_be_folded = True

It is the line which is directly before

def callback_FOLD_BUFFERACTIVATED(args):

But only this line.

But I’m still confused that your user startup.py doesn’t work but at least you
have it working now.

Cheers
Claudia

[Alguem Meugla]

@Claudia-Frank
Thank you a lot for your help.
Could it also be possible to put inside the brackets NPP_COLLAPSE(19,41) how many numbers I ask it for? eg: NPP_COLLAPSE(19,22,28,35,43,54,60,67,89,139,220,…). It actually only works for 2 line numbers. It’s ok if you don’t want to do it, I can keep using NPP_COLLAPSE_IT everywhere. Thank you!

[Claudia Frank]

@Alguem-Meugla

Yes, slightly different regex and for loop can do this but we need to define the cases.

Is a list ALWAYS a pair of fold from line to line triggers?
Or is a list with more than two entries ALWAYS fold this line for each item
and a list with 2 entries a from … to …
Or …

Btw, may last post about logic error was not a logic issue.
Looks like the initial start of npp doesn’t trigger a bufferactivated callback
or python script hasn’t been started at that time to catch this notification.
I already changed that and will be included in next version.

Cheers
Claudia

[Alguem Meugla]

@Claudia-Frank
Oh I though NPP_COLLAPSE(19,41) was going only to collapse lines 19 and 41, but instead it collapse lines 19 to 41… Thank you anyway. This script is very helpful.

[Claudia Frank]

@Alguem-Meugla

just for clarification, you are happy? No further modification needed?

Cheers
Claudia

[Alguem Meugla]

@Claudia-Frank said:

just for clarification, you are happy? No further modification needed?

Yeah, it looks good enough. Ty.