Ability to run/handle unsaved file in 'External Tools' plugin

[DeivAstra]

Hello,
Quite often need to quick run a code without the file saving.
It is useful for test some code, ideas, etc. After that the file will closed without saving.
But it is impossible - CudaText cant run code from temporary file (which succesfully restores if the editor was reloaded).
Cannot run "Run current lisp file" for untitled tab, because of macro "{FileName}"
Thanks.

[DeivAstra]

Also "Copy to clipboard" submenu items does nothing for temporary file.
I suggest enable the submenu to get file path, name.
Temporary file should be operated by CudaText as regular file but named as "unnamedN" and with colored title.

[Alexey-T]

These 'copy to clipboard' items require filename, but unsaved tab don't have a filename. it is in memory only. it is not a temp file.

[DeivAstra]

These 'copy to clipboard' items require filename, but unsaved tab don't have a filename. it is in memory only. they are NOT temp files.

Ok, how CudaText restores temporary files?
For example, I created a file with 123 and get back it after CudaText was restarted.

[Alexey-T]

Cud saves unnamed tabs to a JSON file of session (in the settings/ folder usually).

[Alexey-T]

About 'External Tools' plugin. its macro {FileName} don't fit for unsaved file. but it has other macros! see these two macros:

{ContentAsTemp} , {SelectionAsTemp} work even for unsaved tabs. try them.

[DeivAstra]

Thank you so much!
I do not claim the truth - but temporary file is a regular file but has a flag {IsTemporaryFile} for example.
Perphaps such separation has some deep reason but looks a bit strange.

[Alexey-T]

I dont undetstand what you suggest for Ext Tools. Do the 2 macros i mentioned help you? They work for all tabs, saved and unsaved.

[DeivAstra]

At least should partially helps. I need to test but cant get file path from the context menu anyway.
My suggestion was to make temporary files as regular (but save it to temporary folder) and give to copy they attributes like path, name, etc. But seems it is very big changes.
Anyway for developers does't important the file is temporary or not in most cases, but need make some workaround with using special variables.

[Alexey-T]

I need to test but cant get file path from the context menu anyway.

Yes, these macros don't help to copy filename to clipboard at all, they only return the different value of macro.

My suggestion was to make temporary files as regular

Unnamed tabs are not temporary files, they are data in memory.