-- mod-version:2 -- lite-xl 2.0 local core = require "core" local command = require "core.command" local Doc = require "core.doc" local function trim_trailing_whitespace(doc) local cline, ccol = doc:get_selection() for i = 1, #doc.lines do local old_text = doc:get_text(i, 1, i, math.huge) local new_text = old_text:gsub("%s*$", "") -- don't remove whitespace which would cause the caret to reposition if cline == i and ccol > #new_text then new_text = old_text:sub(1, ccol - 1) end if old_text ~= new_text then doc:insert(i, 1, new_text) doc:remove(i, #new_text + 1, i, math.huge) end end end command.add("core.docview", { ["trim-whitespace:trim-trailing-whitespace"] = function() trim_trailing_whitespace(core.active_view.doc) end, }) local save = Doc.save Doc.save = function(self, ...) trim_trailing_whitespace(self) save(self, ...) end