https://github.com/norio-nomura/restore-windows

Restore windows on launching Atom.
https://github.com/norio-nomura/restore-windows

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Restore windows on launching Atom.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/norio-nomura/restore-windows
• Owner: norio-nomura
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-08-11T12:22:20.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-04-22T00:11:54.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-04T17:10:30.342Z (20 days ago)
• Language: CoffeeScript
• Homepage: https://atom.io/packages/restore-windows
• Size: 256 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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** !! Atom [v0.193.0](http://blog.atom.io/2015/04/21/atom-is-faster-resizable-saves-app-state.html) supports restoring window state. You won't need this package any more!! **

# Restore Windows

Restore windows on launching [Atom](http://atom.io).

## What is this?

Atom identifies *window* by *project's path* `atom.project.getPaths()` and remembers every opened *project*'s states including *window*.  ~~But Atom does not remember which *projects* were opened on quitting.~~ **Atom [v0.193.0](http://blog.atom.io/2015/04/21/atom-is-faster-resizable-saves-app-state.html) supports restoring window state. You won't need this package any more!!**

This package remembers and opens them on launching instead of Atom.

## Installation

```sh

apm install restore-windows

```

Alternatively open `Preferences -> Packages` and search for `Restore Windows`.

## How does work this?

Atom loads packages to each of *windows* on every opening as their own instances. But `atom.config` is not usable for saving information from multiple instances in same time on closing *windows* by quitting Atom.

Instead of using `atom.config`, this package use following files:

- **opened directory** (`~/.atom/restore-windows/opened/`)

 Each instance save a file containing their *project path* on loading and remove it on `beforeunload`.

- **may be restored directory** (`~/.atom/restore-windows/mayBeRestored/`)

 Every instance save a file containing their *project path* on `beforeunload`.

This package restore *windows* as following steps:

1. If **opened directory** is not empty, another instance of Atom window is exists. Stop restoring.

2. Collect *project path* and *timestamp* from **may be restored directory**.  If *timestamp* is **near past (default: 5sec)** from latest, *project* should be opened.

3. Remove files from **may be restored directory** on enumeration.

4. Call `atom.open()` passing *project paths* for openeing windows.

5. Atom will restore all windows state on openeing it.

## License

MIT