Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@gmail.com> writes:
> I do not know an answer to your question, but would like to point out > that make-thread will return immidietealy and all the following code > will run before the download finishes: > > (run-hook-with-args 'org-attach-after-change-hook attach-dir) > (org-attach-tag) > (cond ((eq org-attach-store-link-p 'attached)... > > At least the hooks and org-attach-tag would expect that the file is > attached already. Indeed, as long as org-attach introduced new async actions. Those hooks will have problem if they requires files is downloading finished. Also `make-thread' does not have process sentinel. That's also an problem. Does anyone have better idea? > > Best, > Ihor > > stardiviner <numbch...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I got solution for async org-attach-url now. Use `make-thread` for async >> downloading is simple. >> >> Here is the code prototype, but it has a problem, seems `apply` part code >> does >> not really downloading file. I don't know why. Does anybody knows the reason? >> >> #+begin_src diff >> modified lisp/org-attach.el >> @@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ (defcustom org-attach-method 'cp >> (const :tag "Hard Link" ln) >> (const :tag "Symbol Link" lns))) >> >> +(defcustom org-attach-url-function 'url-copy-file >> + "The download file function to use in org-attach-url." >> + :type '(choice (const 'url-copy-file)) >> + :safe #'functionp >> + :group 'org-attach) >> + >> (defcustom org-attach-expert nil >> "Non-nil means do not show the splash buffer with the attach dispatcher." >> :group 'org-attach >> @@ -503,7 +509,12 @@ (defun org-attach-attach (file &optional visit-dir >> method) >> ((eq method 'cp) (copy-file file attach-file)) >> ((eq method 'ln) (add-name-to-file file attach-file)) >> ((eq method 'lns) (make-symbolic-link file attach-file)) >> - ((eq method 'url) (url-copy-file file attach-file))) >> + ((eq method 'url) (make-thread >> + (lambda () >> + ;; (url-copy-file file attach-file) >> + ;; FIXME This seems does not really download file. >> Don't know why. >> + (apply org-attach-url-function '(file attach-file))) >> + "org-attach-url downloading"))) >> (run-hook-with-args 'org-attach-after-change-hook attach-dir) >> (org-attach-tag) >> (cond ((eq org-attach-store-link-p 'attached) >> #+end_src >> >> Bastien <b...@gnu.org> writes: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> stardiviner <numbch...@gmail.com> writes: >>> >>>> I found when network is bad and slow, or the download file is big, the >>>> org-attach-url will suspend Emacs for a long time. User might have to >>>> cancel >>>> downloading, and start again later. >>> >>> Indeed, this might be annoying. At the same time, it is not >>> unreasonable to expect the user to know what size is the contents he >>> is willing to attach to an Org node. >>> >>>> I hope to make "org-attach-url" download file asynchronously. But function >>>> org-attach-attach hardcoded this function for 'url method. Here is a patch >>>> to >>>> make it into an option. >>> >>> (FWIW, I could not find the patch.) >>> >>> I think you are on the right track when trying to enhance the 'url >>> package. Maybe url-copy-file should be asynchronous and url could >>> provide url-copy-file-synchronously (to mimic the url-retrieve and >>> url-retrieve-synchronously pair)? >>> >>> Until Emacs has a function to copy a URL's contents asynchronously, >>> I'd rather not add this functionality in Org. >> >> >> -- >> [ stardiviner ] >> I try to make every word tell the meaning that I want to express. >> >> Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/ >> IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner >> GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3 >> -- [ stardiviner ] I try to make every word tell the meaning that I want to express. Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/ IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3
