fix: re-write save_as to work properly with multiple buffers

src/tui/editor.zig

@@ -722,15 +722,6 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         self.update_event() catch {};
     }
 
-    fn save_as(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8) !void {
-        if (self.buffer) |b_mut| try b_mut.store_to_file_and_clean(file_path);
-        if (self.file_path) |old_file_path| self.allocator.free(old_file_path);
-        self.file_path = try self.allocator.dupe(u8, file_path);
-        try self.send_editor_save(self.file_path.?);
-        self.last.dirty = false;
-        self.update_event() catch {};
-    }
-
     pub fn push_cursor(self: *Self) !void {
         const primary = self.cursels.getLastOrNull() orelse CurSel{} orelse CurSel{};
         (try self.cursels.addOne(self.allocator)).* = primary;
@@ -4950,14 +4941,6 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     }
     pub const save_file_without_formatting_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Save file without formatting" };
 
-    pub fn save_file_as(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
-        var file_path: []const u8 = undefined;
-        if (ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&file_path)}) catch false) {
-            try self.save_as(file_path);
-        } else return error.InvalidSafeFileAsArgument;
-    }
-    pub const save_file_as_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
-
     pub fn close_file(self: *Self, _: Context) Result {
         const buffer_ = self.buffer;
         if (buffer_) |buffer| if (buffer.is_dirty())

src/tui/mainview.zig

@@ -564,6 +564,48 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const create_new_file_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "New file" };
 
+    pub fn save_file_as(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
+        var file_path: []const u8 = undefined;
+        if (!(ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&file_path)}) catch false))
+            return error.InvalidSafeFileAsArgument;
+
+        if (self.get_active_editor()) |editor| {
+            const buffer = editor.buffer orelse return;
+            var content = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
+            defer content.deinit(self.allocator);
+            try buffer.root.store(content.writer(self.allocator), buffer.file_eol_mode);
+
+            var existing = false;
+            if (self.buffer_manager.get_buffer_for_file(file_path)) |new_buffer| {
+                if (new_buffer.is_dirty())
+                    return tp.exit("save as would overwrite unsaved changes");
+                if (buffer == new_buffer)
+                    return tp.exit("same file");
+                existing = true;
+            }
+            try self.create_editor();
+            try command.executeName("open_scratch_buffer", command.fmt(.{
+                file_path,
+                "",
+                buffer.file_type_name,
+            }));
+            if (self.get_active_editor()) |new_editor| {
+                const new_buffer = new_editor.buffer orelse return;
+                if (existing) new_editor.update_buf(new_buffer.root) catch {}; // store an undo point
+                try new_buffer.reset_from_string_and_update(content.items);
+                new_buffer.mark_not_ephemeral();
+                new_buffer.mark_dirty();
+                new_editor.clamp();
+                new_editor.update_buf(new_buffer.root) catch {};
+                tui.need_render();
+            }
+            try command.executeName("save_file", .{});
+            if (buffer.is_ephemeral() and !buffer.is_dirty())
+                _ = self.buffer_manager.close_buffer(buffer);
+        }
+    }
+    pub const save_file_as_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
+
     pub fn delete_buffer(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         var file_path: []const u8 = undefined;
         if (!(ctx.args.match(.{tp.extract(&file_path)}) catch false))