Refactor auto save mechanism

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 
 <a name="breaking_changes_not_yet_released">[Breaking Changes:](#breaking_changes_not_yet_released)</a> -->
 
+## 1.50.0
+
+<a name="breaking_changes_1.50.0">[Breaking Changes:](#breaking_changes_1.50.0)</a>
+
+- [core] Classes implementing the `Saveable` interface no longer need to implement the `autoSave` field. However, a new `onContentChanged` event has been added instead.
+
 ## v1.49.0 - 04/29/2024
 
 - [application-manager] added logic to generate Extension Info in server application to avoid empty About Dialog [#13590](https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/13590) - contributed on behalf of STMicroelectronics

examples/api-tests/src/saveable.spec.js

@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ describe('Saveable', function () {
 
     afterEach(async () => {
         toTearDown.dispose();
-        await preferences.set('files.autoSave', autoSave, undefined, rootUri.toString());
         // @ts-ignore
         editor = undefined;
         // @ts-ignore
         widget = undefined;
         await editorManager.closeAll({ save: false });
         await fileService.delete(fileUri.parent, { fromUserGesture: false, useTrash: false, recursive: true });
+        await preferences.set('files.autoSave', autoSave, undefined, rootUri.toString());
     });
 
     it('normal save', async function () {

examples/api-tests/src/typescript.spec.js

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('TypeScript', function () {
     const rootUri = workspaceService.tryGetRoots()[0].resource;
     const demoFileUri = rootUri.resolveToAbsolute('../api-tests/test-ts-workspace/demo-file.ts');
     const definitionFileUri = rootUri.resolveToAbsolute('../api-tests/test-ts-workspace/demo-definitions-file.ts');
-    let originalAutoSaveValue = preferences.inspect('files.autoSave').globalValue;
+    let originalAutoSaveValue = preferences.get('files.autoSave');
 
     before(async function () {
         await pluginService.didStart;
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ describe('TypeScript', function () {
                 throw new Error(pluginId + ' should be started');
             }
             await pluginService.activatePlugin(pluginId);
-        }).concat(preferences.set('files.autoSave', 'off', PreferenceScope.User)));
-        await preferences.set('files.refactoring.autoSave', 'off', PreferenceScope.User);
+        }));
+        await preferences.set('files.autoSave', 'off');
+        await preferences.set('files.refactoring.autoSave', 'off');
     });
 
     beforeEach(async function () {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ describe('TypeScript', function () {
     });
 
     after(async () => {
-        await preferences.set('files.autoSave', originalAutoSaveValue, PreferenceScope.User);
+        await preferences.set('files.autoSave', originalAutoSaveValue);
     })
 
     /**

packages/core/src/browser/common-frontend-contribution.ts

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import { WindowService } from './window/window-service';
 import { FrontendApplicationConfigProvider } from './frontend-application-config-provider';
 import { DecorationStyle } from './decoration-style';
 import { isPinned, Title, togglePinned, Widget } from './widgets';
-import { SaveResourceService } from './save-resource-service';
+import { SaveableService } from './saveable-service';
 import { UserWorkingDirectoryProvider } from './user-working-directory-provider';
 import { UNTITLED_SCHEME, UntitledResourceResolver } from '../common';
 import { LanguageQuickPickService } from './i18n/language-quick-pick-service';
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ export class CommonFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContributi
         @inject(OpenerService) protected readonly openerService: OpenerService,
         @inject(AboutDialog) protected readonly aboutDialog: AboutDialog,
         @inject(AsyncLocalizationProvider) protected readonly localizationProvider: AsyncLocalizationProvider,
-        @inject(SaveResourceService) protected readonly saveResourceService: SaveResourceService,
+        @inject(SaveableService) protected readonly saveResourceService: SaveableService,
     ) { }
 
     @inject(ContextKeyService)

packages/core/src/browser/frontend-application-module.ts

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ import { DockPanel, RendererHost } from './widgets';
 import { TooltipService, TooltipServiceImpl } from './tooltip-service';
 import { BackendRequestService, RequestService, REQUEST_SERVICE_PATH } from '@theia/request';
 import { bindFrontendStopwatch, bindBackendStopwatch } from './performance';
-import { SaveResourceService } from './save-resource-service';
+import { SaveableService } from './saveable-service';
 import { SecondaryWindowHandler } from './secondary-window-handler';
 import { UserWorkingDirectoryProvider } from './user-working-directory-provider';
 import { WindowTitleService } from './window/window-title-service';
@@ -449,7 +449,9 @@ export const frontendApplicationModule = new ContainerModule((bind, _unbind, _is
     bindFrontendStopwatch(bind);
     bindBackendStopwatch(bind);
 
-    bind(SaveResourceService).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+    bind(SaveableService).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+    bind(FrontendApplicationContribution).toService(SaveableService);
+
     bind(UserWorkingDirectoryProvider).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     bind(FrontendApplicationContribution).toService(UserWorkingDirectoryProvider);
 

packages/core/src/browser/index.ts

@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ export * from './tooltip-service';
 export * from './decoration-style';
 export * from './styling-service';
 export * from './hover-service';
+export * from './saveable-service';