fix: set autowrite/autowriteall, handle never-saved buffers

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.1.1] - 2026-04-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Save after normal mode changes (undo, redo, paste, delete) by adding
+  `TextChanged` to default events
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-04-09
 
 ### Added
@@ -14,4 +21,5 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Configurable trigger events
 - Zero-config auto-loading via `plugin/` directory
 
+[0.1.1]: https://github.com/swaits/tiny-autosave.nvim/releases/tag/v0.1.1
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/swaits/tiny-autosave.nvim/releases/tag/v0.1.0

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Zero config. ~15 lines of Lua.
 
 ## Features
 
-- Auto-saves on leaving insert mode and losing focus
+- Auto-saves on leaving insert mode, normal mode changes (undo, paste, etc.), and losing focus
 - Only saves normal file buffers (skips special buffers)
 - Configurable trigger events
 - Works out of the box — no setup call required
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ All options are optional. Call `setup()` only if you want to customize:
 
 ```lua
 require("tiny-autosave").setup({
-  events = { "InsertLeave", "FocusLost" }, -- events that trigger save
+  events = { "InsertLeave", "TextChanged", "FocusLost" }, -- events that trigger save
 })
 ```
 

doc/tiny-autosave.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*tiny-autosave.txt*  Auto-save buffers on InsertLeave and FocusLost
+*tiny-autosave.txt*  Auto-save buffers on text changes and focus loss
 
 Author: Stephen Waits <https://github.com/swaits>
 License: MIT
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ CONTENTS                                          *tiny-autosave-contents*
 1. INTRODUCTION                                *tiny-autosave-introduction*
 
 tiny-autosave.nvim automatically saves modified buffers when leaving insert
-mode or when Neovim loses focus. Works out of the box with zero configuration.
+mode, after normal mode changes (undo, paste, etc.), and when Neovim loses
+focus. Works out of the box with zero configuration.
 
 ==============================================================================
 2. REQUIREMENTS                                *tiny-autosave-requirements*
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ Add to your |vim.pack.add()| call: >lua
 That's it. The plugin auto-loads with defaults. To customize, call setup: >lua
 
     require("tiny-autosave").setup({
-      events = { "InsertLeave", "FocusLost" },
+      events = { "InsertLeave", "TextChanged", "FocusLost" },
     })
 <
 ==============================================================================
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ setup({opts})
     All options shown with defaults: >lua
 
         require("tiny-autosave").setup({
-          events = { "InsertLeave", "FocusLost" },
+          events = { "InsertLeave", "TextChanged", "FocusLost" },
         })
 <
     Parameters: ~
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ setup({opts})
 
     Fields: ~
       {events}  (table) List of events that trigger auto-save.
-                  Default: { "InsertLeave", "FocusLost" }
+                  Default: { "InsertLeave", "TextChanged", "FocusLost" }
 
 ==============================================================================
 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:

lua/tiny-autosave/init.lua

@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@ local M = {}
 
 function M.setup(opts)
   opts = opts or {}
-  local events = opts.events or { "InsertLeave", "FocusLost" }
+  local events = opts.events or { "InsertLeave", "TextChanged", "FocusLost" }
+
+  vim.opt.autowrite = true
+  vim.opt.autowriteall = true
+
   vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(events, {
     group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("tiny-autosave", { clear = true }),
     callback = function()
-      if vim.bo.buftype == "" and vim.bo.modified then
+      local name = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
-        vim.cmd("silent! wall")
+      if name ~= "" and vim.fn.filereadable(name) == 0 then
+        vim.fn.mkdir(vim.fn.fnamemodify(name, ":p:h"), "p")
       end
+      vim.cmd("silent! write")
+      vim.cmd("silent! wall")
     end,
   })
 end