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plugins: Run deinit() on exit() of micro #4231

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micro: Remove `Screen.Fini()` on `recover()`
JoeKar Sep 17, 2026
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micro: Run plugin's `deinit()` on `exit()`
JoeKar Sep 17, 2026
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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions cmd/micro/micro.go
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Expand Up @@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ func checkBackup(name string) error {
}

func exit(rc int) {
err := config.RunPluginFn("deinit")
if err != nil {
screen.TermMessage(err)
}

for _, b := range buffer.OpenBuffers {
if !b.Modified() {
b.Fini()
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defer func() {
if err := recover(); err != nil {
if screen.Screen != nil {
screen.Screen.Fini()
}
if e, ok := err.(*lua.ApiError); ok {
fmt.Println("Lua API error:", e)
} else {
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion runtime/help/plugins.md
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Expand Up @@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ that micro defines:
* `postinit()`: initialization function called after the `init()` function of
all plugins has been called.

* `deinit()`: cleanup function called when your plugin is unloaded or reloaded.
* `deinit()`: cleanup function called when your plugin is unloaded, reloaded or
micro exited.

* `onBufferOpen(buf)`: runs when a buffer is opened. The input contains
the buffer object.
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