better persistace

.timer.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## dates and their corresponding seconds been here :)
+[24-10-08]
+u80864958_at_u80864958 = 425
 [24-10-07]
 u80864958_at_u80864958 = 432
-[24-10-08]
-u80864958_at_u80864958 = 372
+[24-10-11]
+u80864958_at_u80864958 = 5497

lua/timer.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function trim(s)
+local function trim(s)
   return (s:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1"))
 end
 
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ local function log_total_time()
     local history = require("toml").parse(file:read("*a"))
     file:close()
 
+    print("Time for:", filename)
 
     for _, day in pairs(history) do
       for user, time in pairs(day) do
@@ -144,17 +145,43 @@ local function focus_lost()
   })
 end
 
+local function next_lowest_time_file()
+  local file_path = filename
 
-local function persist()
+  for _ = 1, 10, 1 do
+    local f = io.open(file_path)
+
+    if f ~= nil then
+      return file_path
+    end
+
+    file_path = "../" .. file_path
+  end
+
+  return ""
+end
+
+local function persist(force)
+  return function()
     local TOML = require("toml")
     local today = os.date("%y-%m-%d", os.time())
     local table = {}
+    local file_path = filename
 
-  local file = io.open(filename, "r")
+    local file = io.open(file_path, "r")
     -- if file exists read
     if file ~= nil then
       table = TOML.parse(file:read("*a"))
       file:close()
+    else
+      if not force then
+        file_path = next_lowest_time_file()
+        if file_path == "" then
+          print("No save file found. To create a new save file run :TimerSave")
+          return
+        end
+        print("Save file found:", file_path)
+      end
     end
 
     -- write time to table
@@ -168,29 +195,31 @@ local function persist()
     end
 
     -- write table to file
-  file = io.open(filename, "w")
+    file = io.open(file_path, "w")
     if file == nil then
       error("can't write to .timer file")
       return
     end
 
     local tml = TOML.encode(table)
-  print(tml)
 
     file:write("## dates and their corresponding seconds been here :)\n", tml, "\n")
     file:close()
 
+    print("Timer saved successfully :-)")
+
     --reset timer
     clean_to = 1
     focus_events = {}
     focus_gained()
+  end
 end
 
 local function setup()
   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("VimEnter",
     { group = augroup, desc = "Start Timer", once = true, callback = focus_gained })
   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("ExitPre",
-    { group = augroup, desc = "Persist timer", once = true, callback = persist })
+    { group = augroup, desc = "Persist timer", once = true, callback = persist(false) })
   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FocusGained", { group = augroup, callback = focus_gained })
   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FocusLost", { group = augroup, callback = focus_lost })
 
@@ -206,7 +235,7 @@ local function setup()
   )
   vim.api.nvim_create_user_command(
     'TimerSave',
-    persist,
+    persist(true),
     { nargs = 0 } -- No arguments for this command (you can configure this later)
   )
 end