internal/ui/app/app.go

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	cacheDirty bool
 	sourcesAt  map[string]time.Time
 	placeDir   string
+	savedPlace string // the link last saved as the place
 	now        func() time.Time
 
 	// A pending clear of a copied value, counted down in the footer.
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ func (m *Model) setVersions(items []provider.Object) {
 
 func (m Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	cmds := []tea.Cmd{m.sourcesCmd(), m.spin.Tick, m.checkClipboard()}
-	if m.cachePath != "" {
+	if m.cachePath != "" || m.placeDir != "" {
 		cmds = append(cmds, tea.Tick(persistEvery, func(time.Time) tea.Msg { return persistTickMsg{} }))
 	}
 	if m.fetchOnStart {

internal/ui/app/persist.go

@@ -164,15 +164,21 @@ func writeCacheFile(path string, f cacheFile) error {
 	return os.Rename(tmp.Name(), path)
 }
 
-// persistTick saves the cache in the background when it changed.
+// persistTick saves the cache, and where lazysecrets is, in the
+// background when they changed.
 func (m *Model) persistTick() tea.Cmd {
-	next := tea.Tick(persistEvery, func(time.Time) tea.Msg { return persistTickMsg{} })
+	cmds := []tea.Cmd{tea.Tick(persistEvery, func(time.Time) tea.Msg { return persistTickMsg{} })}
-	if !m.cacheDirty {
+	if m.cacheDirty && m.cachePath != "" {
-		return next
+		m.cacheDirty = false
+		f, path := m.cacheSnapshot(), m.cachePath
+		cmds = append(cmds, func() tea.Msg { return persistedMsg{writeCacheFile(path, f)} })
 	}
-	m.cacheDirty = false
+	if p, ok := m.place(); ok && m.placeDir != "" && p.Link != m.savedPlace {
-	f, path := m.cacheSnapshot(), m.cachePath
+		m.savedPlace = p.Link
-	return tea.Batch(next, func() tea.Msg { return persistedMsg{writeCacheFile(path, f)} })
+		st, dir := m.store, m.placeDir
+		cmds = append(cmds, func() tea.Msg { return persistedMsg{st.SetPlace(dir, p)} })
+	}
+	return tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
 // Persist saves the cache and where lazysecrets was left; run it after
@@ -238,6 +244,6 @@ func (m *Model) restorePlace() {
 
 func (m *Model) handlePersisted(msg persistedMsg) {
 	if msg.err != nil {
-		m.noteErr(fmt.Errorf("saving the cache: %w", msg.err))
+		m.noteErr(fmt.Errorf("saving the cache or place: %w", msg.err))
 	}
 }