Merge pull request #216 from Morganamilo/save

 Add --save option

cmd.go

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ New operations:
     yay {-G --getpkgbuild} [package(s)]
 
 Permanent configuration options:
+    --save               Causes the following options to be saved back to the
+                         config file when used
+
     --topdown            Shows repository's packages first and then AUR's
     --bottomup           Shows AUR's packages first and then repository's
     --devel              Check development packages during sysupgrade
@@ -248,15 +251,6 @@ cleanup:
 	//if we fail to save the configuration
 	//at least continue on and try clean up other parts
 
-	if changedConfig {
-		err = config.saveConfig()
-
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			status = 1
-		}
-	}
-
 	if alpmHandle != nil {
 		err = alpmHandle.Release()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -306,6 +300,10 @@ func handleCmd() (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if shouldSaveConfig {
+		config.saveConfig()
+	}
+
 	if config.SudoLoop && cmdArgs.needRoot() {
 		sudoLoopBackground()
 	}
@@ -350,6 +348,8 @@ func handleCmd() (err error) {
 //e.g yay -Yg
 func handleConfig(option string) bool {
 	switch option {
+	case "save":
+		shouldSaveConfig = true
 	case "afterclean":
 		config.CleanAfter = true
 	case "noafterclean":
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ func handleConfig(option string) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	changedConfig = true
 	return true
 }
 

config.go

@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ var vcsFile string
 // completion file
 var completionFile string
 
-// changedConfig holds whether or not the config has changed
-var changedConfig bool
+// shouldSaveConfig holds whether or not the config should be saved
+var shouldSaveConfig bool
 
 // YayConf holds the current config values for yay.
 var config Configuration
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ func readAlpmConfig(pacmanconf string) (conf alpm.PacmanConfig, err error) {
 
 // SaveConfig writes yay config to file.
 func (config *Configuration) saveConfig() error {
-	config.NoConfirm = false
 	marshalledinfo, _ := json.MarshalIndent(config, "", "\t")
 	in, err := os.OpenFile(configFile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
 	if err != nil {

yay.8

@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ a database refresh\&. Run \fByay -Sy\fR Before this for an up to date result\&.
 .PP
 .SH "PERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS"
 .PP
-These options will be saved to disk and reapplied next time Yay is ran\&.
+\fB\-\-save\fR
+.RS 4
+Causes the following options to be saved back to the config file\&. This
+provides an easy way to change config options without directly editing the
+file\&.
+.RE
 .PP
 \fB\-\-topdown\fR
 .RS 4
@@ -200,6 +205,11 @@ yay -S \fIfoo\fR
 Installs package \fIfoo\fR from the repos or the \fBAUR\fR\&.
 .RE
 .PP
+yay --devel --save
+.RS 4
+Sets devel to true in the config\&.
+.RE
+.PP
 yay --stats
 .RS 4
 Shows statistics for installed packages and system health\&.