add setting to control history size

misc/toxic.conf

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ autolog:0;
 # 1 to disbale terminal alerts on messages, 0 to enable
 disable_alerts:0;
 
+# maximum lines for chat window history
+history_size:700;
+
 # 1 to use native terminal colours, 0 to use toxic default colour theme
 colour_theme:0;
 

src/line_info.c

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include "toxic_windows.h"
 #include "line_info.h"
 #include "groupchat.h"
+#include "settings.h"
+
+extern struct user_settings *user_settings;
 
 void line_info_init(struct history *hst)
 {
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ void line_info_add(ToxWindow *self, uint8_t *tmstmp, uint8_t *name1, uint8_t *na
     hst->line_end->next = new_line;
     hst->line_end = new_line;
 
-    if (++hst->line_items > MAX_HISTORY) {
+    if (++hst->line_items > user_settings->history_size) {
         --hst->line_items;
         line_info_root_fwd(hst);
     }
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ void line_info_print(ToxWindow *self)
     getmaxyx(self->window, y2, x2);
 
     if (self->is_prompt)
-        y2 = MAX_HISTORY;   /* temporary fix to make prompt scroll */
+        y2 = user_settings->history_size;   /* temporary fix to make prompt scroll */
 
     if (x2 <= SIDEBAR_WIDTH)
         return;

src/line_info.h

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define MAX_HISTORY 700
+#define MAX_HISTORY 10000
+#define MIN_HISTORY 20
 
 enum {
     SYS_MSG,

src/settings.c

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "configdir.h"
 #include "audio_call.h"
 #include "settings.h"
+#include "line_info.h"
 
 static void uset_autolog(struct user_settings *s, int val);
 static void uset_time(struct user_settings *s, int val);
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ static void uset_alerts(struct user_settings *s, int val);
 static void uset_colours(struct user_settings *s, int val);
 static void uset_ain_dev(struct user_settings *s, int val);
 static void uset_aout_dev(struct user_settings *s, int val);
+static void uset_hst_size(struct user_settings *s, int val);
 
 struct {
     const char *name;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ struct {
     { "colour_theme",   uset_colours    },
     { "audio_in_dev",   uset_ain_dev    },
     { "audio_out_dev",  uset_aout_dev   },
+    { "history_size",   uset_hst_size   },
 };
 
 static void uset_autolog(struct user_settings *s, int val)
@@ -87,6 +90,12 @@ static void uset_aout_dev(struct user_settings *s, int val)
     s->audio_out_dev = (long int) val;
 }
 
+static void uset_hst_size(struct user_settings *s, int val)
+{
+    /* if val is out of range use default history size */
+    s->history_size = (val > MAX_HISTORY || val < MIN_HISTORY) ? DFLT_HST_SIZE : val;
+}
+
 int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, char *path)
 {
     char *user_config_dir = get_user_config_dir();
@@ -102,6 +111,8 @@ int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, char *path)
 
     free(user_config_dir);
 
+    uset_hst_size(s, DFLT_HST_SIZE);    /* must be forced in case no setting specified */
+
     if (fp == NULL && !path) {
         if ((fp = fopen(dflt_path, "w")) == NULL)
             return -1;

src/settings.h

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define NUM_SETTINGS 6
+#define NUM_SETTINGS 7
 
 /* holds user setting values */
 struct user_settings {
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct user_settings {
     int colour_theme;      /* boolean (0 for default toxic colours) */
     long int audio_in_dev;
     long int audio_out_dev;
+    int history_size;      /* int between MIN_HISTORY and MAX_HISTORY */
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ enum {
 
     NATIVE_COLS = 1,
     DFLT_COLS = 0,
+
+    DFLT_HST_SIZE = 700,
 };
 
 int settings_load(struct user_settings *s, char *path);