Ditch partial sync

README.md

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ These are the main features of the plugin:
 - Desktop and mobile support
 - Doesn't require `git`
 - Multiple vaults sync
-- Partial vault sync
-- Partial remote repository sync
 - Automatic sync on fixed interval
 - Manual sync
 
@@ -63,15 +61,6 @@ If you don't want to see the button you can hide it, just check the plugin setti
 
 The `Sync with GitHub` command is also available.
 
-### Partial sync
-
-Optionally you can choose to sync only a part of your vault and/or your repository.
-This might be useful if you keep the sources for your blog in your vault as example, though you sync with some other service.
-
-> [!WARNING]
-> For the time being changing the directories after onboarding is not supported.
-> I mean, you can do it, though I have not tested it and it's likely to break in unforeseeable ways.
-
 ### Config sync
 
 If you want to sync your vault configs with other vault you can enable that.

src/events-listener.ts

@@ -38,23 +38,8 @@ export default class EventsListener {
       return;
     }
 
-    let remotePath: string;
-    if (file.path.startsWith(this.settings.localContentDir)) {
-      remotePath = file.path.replace(
-        this.settings.localContentDir,
-        this.settings.repoContentDir,
-      );
-    } else if (
-      file.path.startsWith(`${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`)
-    ) {
-      remotePath = file.path;
-    } else {
-      throw new Error("Unexpected file path");
-    }
-
     this.metadataStore.data.files[file.path] = {
-      localPath: file.path,
+      path: file.path,
-      remotePath: remotePath!,
       sha: null,
       dirty: true,
       // This file has been created by the user
@@ -132,9 +117,12 @@ export default class EventsListener {
 
   private isSyncable(filePath: string) {
     return (
-      filePath.startsWith(this.settings.localContentDir) ||
       filePath === `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json` ||
-      (this.settings.syncConfigDir && filePath.startsWith(this.vault.configDir))
+      (this.settings.syncConfigDir &&
+        filePath.startsWith(this.vault.configDir)) ||
+      // Obsidian recommends not syncing the workspace files
+      filePath === `${this.vault.configDir}/workspace.json` ||
+      filePath === `${this.vault.configDir}/workspace-mobile.json`
     );
   }
 }

src/github/client.ts

@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ export default class GithubClient {
     private owner: string,
     private repo: string,
     private branch: string,
-    private repoContentDir: string,
-    private configDir: string,
   ) {}
 
   headers() {

src/metadata-store.ts

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import { Vault, normalizePath } from "obsidian";
  */
 export interface FileMetadata {
   // Local path to the file
-  localPath: string;
+  path: string;
-  // Path to the file in the remote repository.
-  remotePath: string;
   // SHA of the file in the remote repository.
   // This is necessary to update the file remotely.
   // If this is null the file has not yet been pushed to the remote repository.

src/settings/settings.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ export interface GitHubSyncSettings {
   githubOwner: string;
   githubRepo: string;
   githubBranch: string;
-  repoContentDir: string;
-  localContentDir: string;
   syncStrategy: "manual" | "interval";
   syncInterval: number;
   syncOnStartup: boolean;
@@ -21,8 +19,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: GitHubSyncSettings = {
   githubOwner: "",
   githubRepo: "",
   githubBranch: "main",
-  repoContentDir: "",
-  localContentDir: "",
   syncStrategy: "manual",
   syncInterval: 1,
   syncOnStartup: false,

src/settings/tab.ts

@@ -85,42 +85,6 @@ export default class GitHubSyncSettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
           }),
       );
 
-    containerEl.createEl("h2", { text: "Folders" });
-
-    new Setting(containerEl)
-      .setName("Repository content directory")
-      .setDesc(
-        `The repository directory to sync, relative to the repository root.
-        If not set the whole repository will be synced.`,
-      )
-      .addText((text) =>
-        text
-          .setPlaceholder("Exaple: blog/content")
-          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.repoContentDir)
-          .onChange(async (value) => {
-            // TODO: Change the local path if already fetched
-            this.plugin.settings.repoContentDir = value;
-            await this.plugin.saveSettings();
-          }),
-      );
-
-    new Setting(containerEl)
-      .setName("Local content directory")
-      .setDesc(
-        `The local directory to sync, relative to the vault root.
-        If not set the whole vault will be synced.`,
-      )
-      .addText((text) =>
-        text
-          .setPlaceholder("Exaple: folder/blog-posts")
-          .setValue(this.plugin.settings.localContentDir)
-          .onChange(async (value) => {
-            // TODO: Move the folder if already fetched
-            this.plugin.settings.localContentDir = value;
-            await this.plugin.saveSettings();
-          }),
-      );
-
     containerEl.createEl("h2", { text: "Sync" });
 
     const syncStrategies = {

src/sync-manager.ts

@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ export default class SyncManager {
       this.settings.githubOwner,
       this.settings.githubRepo,
       this.settings.githubBranch,
-      this.settings.repoContentDir,
-      this.vault.configDir,
     );
     this.eventsListener = new EventsListener(
       this.vault,
@@ -45,45 +43,23 @@ export default class SyncManager {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns true if the remote content dir is empty.
+   * Returns true if the local vault root is empty.
-   * @param files All files in the remote repository
    */
-  private remoteContentDirIsEmpty(files: {
+  private async vaultIsEmpty(): Promise<boolean> {
-    [key: string]: GetTreeResponseItem;
+    const { files, folders } = await this.vault.adapter.list(
-  }): boolean {
+      this.vault.getRoot().path,
+    );
+    // There are files or folders in the vault dir
     return (
-      Object.keys(files).filter((filePath: string) =>
+      files.length === 0 ||
-        filePath.startsWith(this.settings.repoContentDir),
+      // We filter out the config dir since is always present so it's fine if we find it.
-      ).length === 0
+      folders.filter((f) => f !== this.vault.configDir).length === 0
     );
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns true if the local content dir is empty.
-   * If the local content dir is the vault root the config dir is ignored.
-   */
-  private async localContentDirIsEmpty(): Promise<boolean> {
-    const localContentDirExists = await this.vault.adapter.exists(
-      this.settings.localContentDir,
-    );
-    if (localContentDirExists) {
-      const { files, folders } = await this.vault.adapter.list(
-        this.settings.localContentDir,
-      );
-      // There are files or folders in the local content dir
-      return (
-        files.length === 0 ||
-        // We filter out the config dir in case the user wants to sync the whole
-        // vault. The config dir is always present so it's fine if we find it.
-        folders.filter((f) => f !== this.vault.configDir).length === 0
-      );
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Handles first sync with remote and local.
-   * This fails neither remote nor local folders are empty.
+   * This fails if neither remote nor local folders are empty.
    */
   async firstSync() {
     let repositoryIsBare = false;
@@ -122,21 +98,21 @@ export default class SyncManager {
       treeSha = res.sha;
     }
 
-    const remoteContentDirIsEmpty = this.remoteContentDirIsEmpty(files);
+    const remoteRepoIsEmpty = Object.keys(files).length === 0;
-    const localContentDirIsEmpty = await this.localContentDirIsEmpty();
+    const vaultIsEmpty = await this.vaultIsEmpty();
 
-    if (!remoteContentDirIsEmpty && !localContentDirIsEmpty) {
+    if (!remoteRepoIsEmpty && !vaultIsEmpty) {
       // Both have files, we can't sync, show error
       throw new Error("Both remote and local have files, can't sync");
-    } else if (remoteContentDirIsEmpty || repositoryIsBare) {
+    } else if (remoteRepoIsEmpty || repositoryIsBare) {
       // Remote has no files and no manifest, let's just upload whatever we have locally.
-      // This is fine even if the local content dir is empty.
+      // This is fine even if the vault is empty.
       // The most important thing at this point is that the remote manifest is created.
       await this.firstSyncFromLocal(files, treeSha);
     } else {
       // Local has no files and there's no manifest in the remote repo.
-      // Let's download whatever we have in the remote content dir.
+      // Let's download whatever we have in the remote repo.
-      // This is fine even if the remote content dir is empty.
+      // This is fine even if the remote repo is empty.
       // In this case too the important step is that the remote manifest is created.
       await this.firstSyncFromRemote(files, treeSha);
     }
@@ -157,21 +133,16 @@ export default class SyncManager {
     await Promise.all(
       Object.keys(files)
         .filter((filePath: string) => {
-          if (filePath.startsWith(this.settings.repoContentDir)) {
+          if (
-            return true;
-          } else if (
-            filePath === `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`
-          ) {
-            // The metadata file must always be synced
-            return true;
-          } else if (
             this.settings.syncConfigDir &&
-            filePath.startsWith(this.vault.configDir)
+            filePath.startsWith(this.vault.configDir) &&
+            filePath !== `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`
           ) {
-            // Include files in the config dir only if the user has enabled it
+            // Include files in the config dir only if the user has enabled it.
-            return true;
+            // The metadata file must always be synced.
+            return false;
           }
-          return false;
+          return true;
         })
         .map(async (filePath: string) => {
           await this.downloadFile(files[filePath], Date.now());
@@ -197,9 +168,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
         async (filePath: string) => {
           const normalizedPath = normalizePath(filePath);
           const content = await this.vault.adapter.read(normalizedPath);
-          const { remotePath } = this.metadataStore.data.files[filePath];
+          newTreeFiles[filePath] = {
-          newTreeFiles[remotePath] = {
+            path: filePath,
-            path: remotePath,
             mode: "100644",
             type: "blob",
             content: content,
@@ -212,10 +182,10 @@ export default class SyncManager {
 
   /**
    * Handles first sync with the remote repository.
-   * This must be called in case there are no files in the remote content dir and no manifest while
+   * This must be called in case there are no files in the remote repo and no manifest while
-   * local content dir has files and a manifest.
+   * local vault has files and a manifest.
    *
-   * @param files All files in the remote repository, including those not in its content dir.
+   * @param files All files in the remote repository
    * @param treeSha The SHA of the tree in the remote repository.
    */
   async firstSyncFromLocal(
@@ -241,9 +211,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
         async (filePath: string) => {
           const normalizedPath = normalizePath(filePath);
           const content = await this.vault.adapter.read(normalizedPath);
-          const { remotePath } = this.metadataStore.data.files[filePath];
+          newTreeFiles[filePath] = {
-          newTreeFiles[remotePath] = {
+            path: filePath,
-            path: remotePath,
             mode: "100644",
             type: "blob",
             content: content,
@@ -286,12 +255,12 @@ export default class SyncManager {
           if (resolution) {
             conflictResolutions.push({
               type: "download",
-              filePath: conflicts[index].remoteFile.localPath,
+              filePath: conflicts[index].remoteFile.path,
             });
           } else {
             conflictResolutions.push({
               type: "upload",
-              filePath: conflicts[index].localFile.localPath,
+              filePath: conflicts[index].localFile.path,
             });
           }
         },
@@ -334,12 +303,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
           case "upload": {
             const normalizedPath = normalizePath(action.filePath);
             const content = await this.vault.adapter.read(normalizedPath);
-            const remotePath = action.filePath.replace(
+            newTreeFiles[action.filePath] = {
-              this.settings.localContentDir,
+              path: action.filePath,
-              this.settings.repoContentDir,
-            );
-            newTreeFiles[remotePath] = {
-              path: remotePath,
               mode: "100644",
               type: "blob",
               content: content,
@@ -347,9 +312,7 @@ export default class SyncManager {
             break;
           }
           case "delete_remote": {
-            const { remotePath } =
+            newTreeFiles[action.filePath].sha = null;
-              this.metadataStore.data.files[action.filePath];
-            newTreeFiles[remotePath].sha = null;
             break;
           }
           case "download":
@@ -365,12 +328,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
       ...actions
         .filter((action) => action.type === "download")
         .map(async (action: SyncAction) => {
-          const remotePath = action.filePath.replace(
-            this.settings.localContentDir,
-            this.settings.repoContentDir,
-          );
           await this.downloadFile(
-            files[remotePath],
+            files[action.filePath],
             remoteMetadata.files[action.filePath].lastModified,
           );
         }),
@@ -386,8 +345,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
 
   /**
    * Finds conflicts between local and remote files.
-   * @param remoteFiles All files in the remote content dir
+   * @param remoteFiles All files in the remote repo
-   * @param localFiles All files in the local content dir
+   * @param localFiles All files in the local vault
    * @returns List of objects with both remote and local conflicting files metadata
    */
   findConflicts(
@@ -432,8 +391,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
   /**
    * Determines which sync action to take for each file.
    *
-   * @param remoteFiles All files in the remote content dir
+   * @param remoteFiles All files in the remote repo
-   * @param localFiles All files in the local content dir
+   * @param localFiles All files in the local vault
    *
    * @returns List of SyncActions
    */
@@ -589,30 +548,26 @@ export default class SyncManager {
 
   async downloadFile(file: GetTreeResponseItem, lastModified: number) {
     const url = file.url;
-    const destinationFile = file.path.replace(
+    const fileMetadata = this.metadataStore.data.files[file.path];
-      this.settings.repoContentDir,
-      this.settings.localContentDir,
-    );
-    const fileMetadata = this.metadataStore.data.files[destinationFile];
     if (fileMetadata && fileMetadata.sha === file.sha) {
       // File already exists and has the same SHA, no need to download it again.
       return;
     }
 
     const blob = await this.client.getBlob(url);
-    const destinationFolder = normalizePath(
+    const normalizedPath = normalizePath(file.path);
-      destinationFile.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/"),
+    const fileFolder = normalizePath(
+      normalizedPath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/"),
     );
-    if (!(await this.vault.adapter.exists(destinationFolder))) {
+    if (!(await this.vault.adapter.exists(fileFolder))) {
-      await this.vault.adapter.mkdir(destinationFolder);
+      await this.vault.adapter.mkdir(fileFolder);
     }
     this.vault.adapter.writeBinary(
-      normalizePath(destinationFile),
+      normalizedPath,
       Buffer.from(blob.content, "base64"),
     );
-    this.metadataStore.data.files[destinationFile] = {
+    this.metadataStore.data.files[file.path] = {
-      localPath: destinationFile,
+      path: file.path,
-      remotePath: file.path,
       sha: file.sha,
       dirty: false,
       justDownloaded: true,
@@ -633,7 +588,7 @@ export default class SyncManager {
     await this.metadataStore.load();
     if (Object.keys(this.metadataStore.data.files).length === 0) {
       let files = [];
-      let folders = [this.settings.localContentDir];
+      let folders = [this.vault.getRoot().path];
       while (folders.length > 0) {
         const folder = folders.pop();
         if (folder === undefined) {
@@ -653,28 +608,8 @@ export default class SyncManager {
           return;
         }
 
-        // We change the remote path only if the file is not in the config dir
-        // as that directory is always at the root of the repo.
-        // If it's synced obviously.
-        let remotePath = filePath;
-        if (!filePath.startsWith(this.vault.configDir)) {
-          if (this.settings.localContentDir === "") {
-            if (this.settings.repoContentDir === "") {
-              remotePath = filePath;
-            } else {
-              remotePath = `${this.settings.repoContentDir}/${filePath}`;
-            }
-          } else {
-            remotePath = filePath.replace(
-              this.settings.localContentDir,
-              this.settings.repoContentDir,
-            );
-          }
-        }
-
         this.metadataStore.data.files[filePath] = {
-          localPath: filePath,
+          path: filePath,
-          remotePath: remotePath,
           sha: null,
           dirty: false,
           justDownloaded: false,
@@ -683,12 +618,11 @@ export default class SyncManager {
       });
 
       // Must be the first time we run, initialize the metadata store
-      // with itself and all files in the local content dir.
+      // with itself and all files in the vault.
       this.metadataStore.data.files[
         `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`
       ] = {
-        localPath: `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`,
+        path: `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`,
-        remotePath: `${this.vault.configDir}/github-sync-metadata.json`,
         sha: null,
         dirty: false,
         justDownloaded: false,
@@ -719,9 +653,7 @@ export default class SyncManager {
     // Add them to the metadata store
     files.forEach((filePath: string) => {
       this.metadataStore.data.files[filePath] = {
-        localPath: filePath,
+        path: filePath,
-        // Remote path is the same for config dir files
-        remotePath: filePath,
         sha: null,
         dirty: false,
         justDownloaded: false,

src/views/onboarding/component.tsx

@@ -3,21 +3,13 @@ import SyncManager from "src/sync-manager";
 import { usePlugin } from "src/views/hooks";
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS, GitHubSyncSettings } from "src/settings/settings";
 
-const STEPS = [
+const STEPS = ["welcome", "repo", "token", "sync", "first_sync"] as const;
-  "welcome",
-  "repo",
-  "token",
-  "folders",
-  "sync",
-  "first_sync",
-] as const;
 
 type Step = (typeof STEPS)[number];
 
 type StepData = {
   repo: { owner: string; repo: string; branch: string };
   token: { token: string };
-  folders: { repoFolder: string; vaultFolder: string };
   sync: {
     mode: "manual" | "interval";
     syncOnStart: boolean;
@@ -29,7 +21,6 @@ type StepData = {
 const DEFAULT_STEP_DATA: StepData = {
   repo: { owner: "", repo: "", branch: "" },
   token: { token: "" },
-  folders: { repoFolder: "", vaultFolder: "" },
   sync: {
     mode: "manual",
     syncOnStart: false,
@@ -187,62 +178,6 @@ const TokenStepComponent = ({
   );
 };
 
-const FoldersStepComponent = ({
-  values,
-  onChange,
-}: {
-  values: { repoFolder: string; vaultFolder: string };
-  onChange: (values: { repoFolder: string; vaultFolder: string }) => void;
-}) => {
-  return (
-    <div
-      style={{
-        display: "flex",
-        flexFlow: "column",
-        flexGrow: 1,
-        justifyContent: "center",
-        alignItems: "center",
-      }}
-    >
-      <p style={{ textAlign: "center" }}>
-        Optionally you can sync only part of your remote repository or your
-        vault.
-      </p>
-      <p style={{ textAlign: "center" }}>
-        Leave blank to sync the whole repository and the whole vault.
-      </p>
-      <p style={{ textAlign: "center" }}>
-        If you sync only a part of this vault remember you must always reuse the
-        same local path if you want to sync other vaults too.
-      </p>
-      <div
-        style={{
-          display: "flex",
-          flexFlow: "column",
-          gap: "var(--size-4-2)",
-        }}
-      >
-        <input
-          type="text"
-          spellCheck="false"
-          placeholder="Repository folder"
-          value={values.repoFolder}
-          onChange={(e) => onChange({ ...values, repoFolder: e.target.value })}
-          style={{ width: "100%" }}
-        />
-        <input
-          type="text"
-          spellCheck="false"
-          placeholder="Vault folder"
-          value={values.vaultFolder}
-          onChange={(e) => onChange({ ...values, vaultFolder: e.target.value })}
-          style={{ width: "100%" }}
-        />
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
 const SyncSettingsStepComponent = ({
   values,
   onChange,
@@ -356,8 +291,6 @@ const FirstSyncStepComponent = ({
         githubOwner: stepData.repo.owner,
         githubRepo: stepData.repo.repo,
         githubBranch: stepData.repo.branch,
-        repoContentDir: stepData.folders.repoFolder,
-        localContentDir: stepData.folders.vaultFolder,
         syncStrategy: stepData.sync.mode,
         syncOnStartup: stepData.sync.syncOnStart,
         syncConfigDir: stepData.sync.syncConfigDir,
@@ -518,13 +451,6 @@ const OnBoardingComponent = ({ onClose }: { onClose: () => Promise<void> }) => {
             onChange={(data) => updateStepData("token", data)}
           />
         );
-      case "folders":
-        return (
-          <FoldersStepComponent
-            values={stepData.folders}
-            onChange={(data) => updateStepData("folders", data)}
-          />
-        );
       case "sync":
         return (
           <SyncSettingsStepComponent