New script auto_read_buffer.py: marks buffer as read when switching away

python/auto_read_buffer.py

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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import weechat
+
+SCRIPT_NAME = "auto_read_buffer"
+SCRIPT_AUTHOR = "Stef Dunlap <[email protected]>"
+SCRIPT_VERSION = "1.0"
+SCRIPT_LICENSE = "GPL3"
+SCRIPT_DESC = "Automatically marks a buffer as read upon switching away"
+
+# Global variable to store the current buffer
+current_buffer = None
+
+# Callback for the buffer switch signal
+def buffer_switch_cb(data, signal, signal_data):
+    global current_buffer
+    # If there is a previously focused buffer, mark it as read
+    if current_buffer is not None:
+        weechat.buffer_set(current_buffer, "hotlist", "-1")
+    # Update current_buffer to the new buffer
+    current_buffer = signal_data
+    return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK
+
+# Callback to update current_buffer when script loads
+def buffer_opened_cb(data, signal, signal_data):
+    global current_buffer
+    current_buffer = signal_data
+    return weechat.WEECHAT_RC_OK
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if weechat.register(SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_AUTHOR, SCRIPT_VERSION, SCRIPT_LICENSE, SCRIPT_DESC, "", ""):
+        # Hook into the buffer switch and buffer opened signals
+        weechat.hook_signal("buffer_switch", "buffer_switch_cb", "")
+        weechat.hook_signal("buffer_opened", "buffer_opened_cb", "")