⚡️ Do not save config changes to disk immediately

api.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func createPort(body CreatePortRequest) (gin.H, gin.H) {
 		registerPort(&newPort, "output")
 		portConfig.Output = append(portConfig.Output, newPort)
 	}
-	saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+	markConfig("ports")
 	onPortListChange()
 	return gin.H{"success": true, "UUID": id}, nil
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func deletePort(id string) gin.H {
 	// Unregister port
 	unregisterPort(port)
 
-	saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+	markConfig("ports")
 	onPortListChange()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -206,18 +206,25 @@ func setState(id string, body SetPortRequest) (gin.H, gin.H) {
 		return nil, gin.H{"success": false, "error": "Port with provided UUID does not exist!"}
 	}
 
-	if body.Mute != nil {
+	didChange := false
+
+	if body.Mute != nil && port.State.Mute != *body.Mute {
 		port.State.Mute = *body.Mute
+		didChange = true
 	}
-	if body.Volume != nil {
+	if body.Volume != nil && port.State.Volume != *body.Volume {
 		port.State.Volume = *body.Volume
+		didChange = true
 	}
-	if body.Balance != nil {
+	if body.Balance != nil && port.State.Balance != *body.Balance {
 		port.State.Balance = *body.Balance
+		didChange = true
 	}
 
-	saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+	if didChange {
+		markConfig("ports")
 	onPortChange(port)
+	}
 	return gin.H{"success": true, "state": port.State}, nil
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ func editPort(id string, body EditPortRequest) (gin.H, gin.H) {
 		port.Name = *body.Name
 	}
 
-	saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+	markConfig("ports")
 	onPortChange(port)
 	return gin.H{"success": true, "port": port}, nil
 }
@@ -291,7 +298,7 @@ func createRoute(id string, body CreateRouteRequest) gin.H {
 	}
 
 	from.Route = append(from.Route, PortRoute{ToUUID: body.To, Mute: true, Volume: 0, Balance: 0})
-	saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+	markConfig("ports")
 	onPortChange(from)
 	return nil
 }
@@ -331,18 +338,25 @@ func setRoute(fromId string, toId string, body SetRouteRequest) (gin.H, gin.H) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if body.Mute != nil {
+		didChange := false
+
+		if body.Mute != nil && from.Route[i].Mute != *body.Mute {
 			from.Route[i].Mute = *body.Mute
+			didChange = true
 		}
-		if body.Volume != nil {
+		if body.Volume != nil && from.Route[i].Volume != *body.Volume {
 			from.Route[i].Volume = *body.Volume
+			didChange = true
 		}
-		if body.Balance != nil {
+		if body.Balance != nil && from.Route[i].Balance != *body.Balance {
 			from.Route[i].Balance = *body.Balance
+			didChange = true
 		}
 
-		saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+		if didChange {
+			markConfig("ports")
 		onPortChange(from)
+		}
 		return gin.H{"success": true, "state": from.Route[i]}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -372,7 +386,7 @@ func deleteRoute(fromId string, toId string) gin.H {
 		}
 
 		from.Route = append(from.Route[:i], from.Route[i+1:]...)
-		saveConfig("ports", &portConfig)
+		markConfig("ports")
 		onPortListChange()
 		return nil
 	}

config.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2"
 )
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 var config Config
 
+var shouldSaveConfigsMutex = new(sync.Mutex)
+var shouldSaveConfigs = map[string]bool{
+	"ports": false,
+}
+
 // Copy default config if `{name}.toml` file does not exist
 func createDefaultConfig(name string) {
 	dest_path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s.toml", CONFIG_DIR, name)
@@ -59,6 +65,13 @@ func loadConfig(name string, dest interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Mark a config file as changed, so it gets saved to disk later
+func markConfig(name string) {
+	shouldSaveConfigsMutex.Lock()
+	shouldSaveConfigs[name] = true
+	shouldSaveConfigsMutex.Unlock()
+}
+
 // Save struct as a `.toml` file
 func saveConfig(name string, dest interface{}) {
 	bin, err := toml.Marshal(dest)
@@ -70,3 +83,12 @@ func saveConfig(name string, dest interface{}) {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func saveConfigIfMarked(name string, dest interface{}) {
+	shouldSaveConfigsMutex.Lock()
+	if shouldSaveConfigs[name] {
+		shouldSaveConfigs[name] = false
+		saveConfig(name, dest)
+	}
+	shouldSaveConfigsMutex.Unlock()
+}

main.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -25,6 +26,20 @@ func main() {
 	// Start audio routing
 	startRouting()
 
+	// Periodically save config files
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				saveConfigIfMarked("ports", portConfig)
+			case <-end:
+				ticker.Stop()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Wait until SIGINT received
 	<-end