> 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?
You can wrap the call to org-attach-url-function into with-mutex and run hooks in another thread ustilising the same mutex. Note that the heading contents (including :DIR: property), point, current buffer, and window might be changed at the time the hook thread will be called. You will need to perform some sanity checks and potentially cleanup after org-attach-url-function if the heading was modified in some undesired way. The above assumes that org-attach-url-function returns after the file is attached. This might not be the case if org-attach-url-function calls async shell command. This should be either documented or also handled in some way. Best, Ihor stardiviner <numbch...@gmail.com> writes: > 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 > -- Ihor Radchenko, PhD, Center for Advancing Materials Performance from the Nanoscale (CAMP-nano) State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China Email: yanta...@gmail.com, ihor_radche...@alumni.sutd.edu.sg
