[Bug]: SessionSave / SessionLoad not working

[Rodolfo Kirch Veiga]

Persisted.nvim config

local root = "/tmp/persisted"

-- Set stdpaths to use root dir
for _, name in ipairs({ "config", "data", "state", "cache" }) do
  vim.env[("XDG_%s_HOME"):format(name:upper())] = root .. "/" .. name
end

-- Bootstrap lazy
local lazypath = root .. "/plugins/lazy.nvim"
if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
  vim.fn.system({
    "git",
    "clone",
    "--filter=blob:none",
    "--single-branch",
    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
    lazypath,
  })
end
vim.opt.runtimepath:prepend(lazypath)

vim.opt.sessionoptions = "buffers,curdir,folds,globals,tabpages,winpos,winsize" -- Session options to store in the session

-- Install plugins
local plugins = {
  {
    "olimorris/persisted.nvim",
    opts = {
	"olimorris/persisted.nvim",
	event = "VimEnter",
	keys = {
		{ "<leader>ss", "<cmd>SessionSave<cr>", desc = "Save" },
		{ "<leader>sl", "<cmd>SessionLoad<cr>", desc = "Load" },
	},
	config = true,
	opts = {
		save_dir = vim.fn.expand(vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/sessions/"),
		command = "",
		silent = false,
		use_git_branch = true,
		branch_separator = "_",
		autosave = false,
		autoload = false,
	}
  },
  -- Put any other plugins here
}
require("lazy").setup(plugins, {
  root = root .. "/plugins",
})

Error messages

There are no error messages.

Bug description

SessionSave and SessionLoad commands are currently not working.

I followed your instructions with minimal.lua and tried to open some files, run SessionSave, quit NVim and run SessionLoad, but nothing is happens. I don't get errors or any message that could help me further.

Could you help me with that.

How to reproduce the bug

1. Use minimal.lua with my configuration data
2. Start a clean NVim instance using minimal.lua
3. Open a file in NVim
4. Run SessionSave
5. Quit NVim
6. Open NVim again with minimal.lua
7. Run SessionLoad

Final checks

• I have made sure this issue exists in the latest version of the plugin
• I have tested with the minimal.lua config file above and still get the issue
• I have used SessionSave to save the session before restarting Neovim and using SessionLoad
• I have made sure this is not a duplicate issue

[Oli]

Can you supply the minimal.lua file as per the bug report template? Impossible to try and recreate your issue without it

[Oli]

Closing for now

[Rodolfo Kirch Veiga]

Copying the returned value from my persisted.lua configuration would do it. But I already updated the issue.

Can you reopen it..?

[Oli]

What if you remove the keys table?

[Oli]

@rodolfoksveiga any update on this?

[Rodolfo Kirch Veiga]

Sorry for taking so long... I removed the keys table but SessionSave and SessionLoad still don't work, even if I call these commands from cmd (without key bindings).

[Oli]

Right, I amended your minimal.lua config to work:

local root = "/tmp/persisted"

-- Set stdpaths to use root dir
for _, name in ipairs({ "config", "data", "state", "cache" }) do
  vim.env[("XDG_%s_HOME"):format(name:upper())] = root .. "/" .. name
end

-- Bootstrap lazy
local lazypath = root .. "/plugins/lazy.nvim"
if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
  vim.fn.system({
    "git",
    "clone",
    "--filter=blob:none",
    "--single-branch",
    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
    lazypath,
  })
end
vim.opt.runtimepath:prepend(lazypath)

vim.opt.sessionoptions = "buffers,curdir,folds,globals,tabpages,winpos,winsize" -- Session options to store in the session

-- Install plugins
local plugins = {
  {
    "olimorris/persisted.nvim",
    opts = {
      save_dir = "/tmp/persisted/sessions/",
      silent = false,
      use_git_branch = true,
      branch_separator = "_",
      autosave = false,
      autoload = false,
    },
  },
  -- Put any other plugins here
}
require("lazy").setup(plugins, {
  root = root .. "/plugins",
})

and isolated the issue. Thanks for spotting! That was a real edge case!

[Rodolfo Kirch Veiga]

I have no idea how, but my configuration remains the same and the problem is solved. You probably have tackled it in a bug fix or so. Thanks anyway for your help. And congrats for developing such a useful plugin.