From 3e0eff72a86a5c003e946002e38cab973116278a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oddish3 <solyates@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:13:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add save_on_nav so backlinks work automatically

---
 lua/obsidian/config.lua |  2 ++
 lua/obsidian/util.lua   | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lua/obsidian/config.lua b/lua/obsidian/config.lua
index 4f3ae84d..72cf67db 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/config.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/config.lua
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ config.CompletionOpts.default = function()
 end
 
 ---@class obsidian.config.MappingOpts
+---@field save_on_nav boolean If true, save the file when navigating to a link
 config.MappingOpts = {}
 
 ---Get defaults.
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ config.MappingOpts.default = function()
     ["gf"] = mappings.gf_passthrough(),
     ["<leader>ch"] = mappings.toggle_checkbox(),
     ["<cr>"] = mappings.smart_action(),
+    save_on_nav = false, -- Default to false to maintain backward compatibility
   }
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/util.lua b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
index 1db3d044..425767a7 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/util.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
@@ -745,6 +745,19 @@ end
 
 util.gf_passthrough = function()
   if util.cursor_on_markdown_link(nil, nil, true) then
+    -- Get the client to check settings
+    local client = require("obsidian").get_client()
+    if client and client.opts and client.opts.mappings and client.opts.mappings.save_on_nav then
+      -- Before following the link, save the current buffer
+      -- This ensures any new links in the current file are written to disk
+      if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, 'modified') then
+        -- Schedule the save to avoid BufWritePre issues
+        vim.schedule(function()
+          vim.cmd('write')
+        end)
+      end
+    end
+    
     return "<cmd>ObsidianFollowLink<CR>"
   else
     return "gf"
@@ -754,6 +767,19 @@ end
 util.smart_action = function()
   -- follow link if possible
   if util.cursor_on_markdown_link(nil, nil, true) then
+    -- Get the client to check settings
+    local client = require("obsidian").get_client()
+    if client and client.opts and client.opts.mappings and client.opts.mappings.save_on_nav then
+      -- Before following the link, save the current buffer
+      -- This ensures any new links in the current file are written to disk
+      if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, 'modified') then
+        -- Schedule the save to avoid BufWritePre issues
+        vim.schedule(function()
+          vim.cmd('write')
+        end)
+      end
+    end
+    
     return "<cmd>ObsidianFollowLink<CR>"
   end
 

From 2955fa679d97ab8c4b7b130483418c493aaaea16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: oddish3 <solyates@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:10:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] linted

---
 lua/obsidian/util.lua | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lua/obsidian/util.lua b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
index 425767a7..2753cd00 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/util.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
@@ -750,14 +750,14 @@ util.gf_passthrough = function()
     if client and client.opts and client.opts.mappings and client.opts.mappings.save_on_nav then
       -- Before following the link, save the current buffer
       -- This ensures any new links in the current file are written to disk
-      if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, 'modified') then
+      if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, "modified") then
         -- Schedule the save to avoid BufWritePre issues
         vim.schedule(function()
-          vim.cmd('write')
+          vim.cmd "write"
         end)
       end
     end
-    
+
     return "<cmd>ObsidianFollowLink<CR>"
   else
     return "gf"
@@ -772,14 +772,14 @@ util.smart_action = function()
     if client and client.opts and client.opts.mappings and client.opts.mappings.save_on_nav then
       -- Before following the link, save the current buffer
       -- This ensures any new links in the current file are written to disk
-      if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, 'modified') then
+      if vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(0, "modified") then
         -- Schedule the save to avoid BufWritePre issues
         vim.schedule(function()
-          vim.cmd('write')
+          vim.cmd "write"
         end)
       end
     end
-    
+
     return "<cmd>ObsidianFollowLink<CR>"
   end