feat(checker): checker will now save last check time and only check at configured frequency even after restarting Neovim

lua/lazy/core/config.lua

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ M.defaults = {
     -- only generate markdown helptags for plugins that dont have docs
     skip_if_doc_exists = true,
   },
+  state = vim.fn.stdpath("state") .. "/lazy/state.json", -- state info for checker and other things
   debug = false,
 }
 

lua/lazy/manage/checker.lua

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local Manage = require("lazy.manage")
 local Util = require("lazy.util")
 local Plugin = require("lazy.core.plugin")
 local Git = require("lazy.manage.git")
+local State = require("lazy.state")
 
 local M = {}
 
@@ -12,7 +13,14 @@ M.reported = {}
 
 function M.start()
   M.fast_check()
-  M.check()
+  M.schedule()
+end
+
+function M.schedule()
+  State.read() -- update state
+  local next_check = State.checker.last_check + Config.options.checker.frequency - os.time()
+  next_check = math.max(next_check, 0)
+  vim.defer_fn(M.check, next_check * 1000)
 end
 
 ---@param opts? {report:boolean} report defaults to true
@@ -32,6 +40,8 @@ function M.fast_check(opts)
 end
 
 function M.check()
+  State.checker.last_check = os.time()
+  State.write() -- update state
   local errors = false
   for _, plugin in pairs(Config.plugins) do
     if Plugin.has_errors(plugin) then
@@ -40,14 +50,14 @@ function M.check()
     end
   end
   if errors then
-    vim.defer_fn(M.check, Config.options.checker.frequency * 1000)
+    M.schedule()
   else
     Manage.check({
       show = false,
       concurrency = Config.options.checker.concurrency,
     }):wait(function()
       M.report()
-      vim.defer_fn(M.check, Config.options.checker.frequency * 1000)
+      M.schedule()
     end)
   end
 end

lua/lazy/state.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+local Util = require("lazy.util")
+local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
+
+---@type LazyState
+local M = {}
+
+---@class LazyState
+local defaults = {
+  checker = {
+    last_check = 0,
+  },
+}
+
+---@type LazyState
+local data = nil
+
+function M.read()
+  pcall(function()
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: cast-local-type
+    data = vim.json.decode(Util.read_file(Config.options.state))
+  end)
+  data = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", {}, defaults, data or {})
+end
+
+function M.write()
+  vim.fn.mkdir(vim.fn.fnamemodify(Config.options.state, ":p:h"), "p")
+  Util.write_file(Config.options.state, vim.json.encode(data))
+end
+
+function M.__index(_, key)
+  if not data then
+    M.read()
+  end
+  return data[key]
+end
+
+function M.__setindex(_, key, value)
+  if not data then
+    M.read()
+  end
+  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
+  data[key] = value
+end
+
+return setmetatable(M, M)