From a230f0ac3fbd0a9540329b7951b1e8f3eda797de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florian Fischer <florian.fischer@muhq.space>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 23:47:29 +0200
Subject: simplify code by use vis' capability to change files during WIN_OPEN

---
 LICENSE   |  1 +
 README.md |  6 ------
 init.lua  | 25 ++++++++-----------------
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index fa6b85a..d7fc67c 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 MIT License
 
 Copyright (c) 2024 Matěj Cepl
+Copyright (c) 2026 Florian Fischer
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3a1e7a..b376141 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,3 @@ $ vis filename.txt:9
 ```
 
 opens the file `filename.txt` on line 9.
-
-All issues, questions, complaints, or (even better!) patches
-should be send via email to
-[~mcepl/devel@lists.sr.ht](mailto:~mcepl/devel@lists.sr.ht) email
-list (for patches use [git send-email](https://git-send-email.io/)).
-
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3d46b89..3f830cd 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -7,20 +7,10 @@ local function file_exists(path)
 	return out
 end
 
---- Store the paths we opened to change their line in the second WIN_OPEN event
-local paths = {}
-
 vis.events.subscribe(vis.events.WIN_OPEN, function(win)
 	if win.file == nil or win.file.path == nil then return end
 	local ref = win.file.path
 
-	-- If this is a file we opened, simply go to the saved line.
-	if paths[ref] then
-		vis:feedkeys(tostring(paths[ref]).."G")
-		paths[ref] = nil
-		return
-	end
-
 	-- if the file with colon actually exists, don't do anything
 	if file_exists(ref) then
 		return
@@ -31,14 +21,15 @@ vis.events.subscribe(vis.events.WIN_OPEN, function(win)
 		return
 	end
 
-	-- Store the file's path to go to line in the next WIN_OPEN event
-	paths[path] = line
-	win:close()
 	win.file = path
-	-- Open the actual file path. This creates a new window and emits a new
-	-- WIN_OPEN event, which we use to set the correct line.
-	vis:command("e "..path)
- -- Prevent other WIN_OPEN event handlers from running after we closed the window.
+	-- fire a new WIN_OPEN event because we changed the file
+	vis.events.emit(vis.events.WIN_OPEN, win)
+
+	-- After the other handlers ran we set the position.
+	vis:feedkeys(line.."G")
+
+	-- Stop handling the old FILE_OPEN event since we changed the file and emitted
+	-- a new WIN_OPEN event
 	return true
 end)
 
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