sometimes atom resets the config.cson

[despairblue]

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That happened a couple of times while working on the currently selected theme in atom. Every couple of theme reloads (after saving one of the less files) I was left with a newly initialized config file.

I noticed this because I deactivated the welcome package and every time the config file is reset the welcome screen opens in all instances and the theme switches to atom dark.

Once one of the instances initialized a new config file, while another instance overwrote it with the old config file again. Because the welcome page opened but when I looked at the config it was the old one with the deactivated welcome package.

@maxbrunsfeld I don't know if it also happens in safe mode, I didn't work in safe mode and I just tried to reproduce it by changing and saving some less files of the current theme, but without success. Maybe has also to do with one atom window being in debug mode and the other not?

This is the config file it reset mine into:

'global':
  'welcome':
    'showOnStartup': false
  'editor': {}
'.js.regexp.source':
  'editor': {}
'.js.source':
  'editor':
    'softWrapAtPreferredLineLength': false
    'softWrap': false
'.gfm.source':
  'editor':
    'softWrap': true
    'softWrapAtPreferredLineLength': false
    'tabLength': 4
  'whitespace':
    'removeTrailingWhitespace': false
'.ini.source':
  'editor': {}

Repro Steps

I don't know how to reproduce this reliably.

Versions

• Atom: 0.166.0-b4b492a
• Atom-Shell: 0.19.4
• OS: linux 3.17.4-1-ARCH
• Misc
  • apm 0.116.0
  • npm 1.4.4
  • node 0.10.33
  • python 2.7.9
  • git 2.2.1

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[maxbrunsfeld]

Thanks @despairblue. Could you include your current apm list here?

[despairblue]

�Built-in Atom packages� (79)
├── archive-view@0.40.0
├── atom-dark-syntax@0.23.0
├── atom-dark-ui@0.42.0
├── atom-light-syntax@0.22.0
├── atom-light-ui@0.36.0
├── autocomplete@0.34.0
├── autoflow@0.20.0
├── autosave@0.19.0
├── background-tips@0.18.0
├── base16-tomorrow-dark-theme@0.22.0
├── base16-tomorrow-light-theme@0.5.0
├── bookmarks@0.31.0
├── bracket-matcher@0.64.0
├── command-palette@0.30.0
├── deprecation-cop@0.20.0
├── dev-live-reload@0.36.0
├── encoding-selector@0.12.0
├── exception-reporting@0.21.0
├── find-and-replace@0.152.0
├── fuzzy-finder@0.62.0
├── git-diff@0.45.0
├── go-to-line@0.27.0
├── grammar-selector@0.40.0
├── image-view@0.44.0
├── incompatible-packages@0.16.0
├── keybinding-resolver@0.24.0
├── language-c@0.35.0
├── language-clojure@0.9.0
├── language-coffee-script@0.38.1
├── language-css@0.24.0
├── language-gfm@0.57.0
├── language-git@0.9.0
├── language-go@0.19.1
├── language-html@0.27.0
├── language-hyperlink@0.12.2
├── language-java@0.13.0
├── language-javascript@0.52.0
├── language-json@0.10.0
├── language-less@0.22.0
├── language-make@0.12.0
├── language-mustache@0.11.0
├── language-objective-c@0.14.0
├── language-perl@0.9.0
├── language-php@0.18.0
├── language-property-list@0.7.0
├── language-python@0.27.0
├── language-ruby@0.46.0
├── language-ruby-on-rails@0.18.0
├── language-sass@0.29.0
├── language-shellscript@0.11.0
├── language-source@0.8.0
├── language-sql@0.12.0
├── language-text@0.6.0
├── language-todo@0.15.0
├── language-toml@0.14.1
├── language-xml@0.25.0
├── language-yaml@0.21.0
├── link@0.28.0
├── markdown-preview@0.112.0
├── metrics@0.40.0
├── notifications@0.21.0
├── open-on-github@0.31.0
├── package-generator@0.34.0
├── release-notes@0.43.0
├── settings-view@0.161.0
├── snippets@0.61.0
├── solarized-dark-syntax@0.30.0
├── solarized-light-syntax@0.15.0
├── spell-check@0.45.0
├── status-bar@0.54.0
├── styleguide@0.36.0
├── symbols-view@0.73.0
├── tabs@0.58.0
├── timecop@0.24.0
├── tree-view@0.141.0
├── update-package-dependencies@0.7.0
├── welcome@0.21.0
├── whitespace@0.27.0
└── wrap-guide@0.27.0

�/home/despairblue/.atom/packages� (80)
├── Tern@0.8.0
├── Zen@0.10.0
├── angularjs@0.0.5
├── atom-alignment@0.9.3
├── atom-beautify@0.17.2
├── atom-color-highlight@2.0.14
├── atom-jasmine@0.4.0
├── atom-spotify@0.6.1
├── atomatigit@1.0.3
├── autocomplete-paths@0.9.0
├── autocomplete-plus@1.0.0
├── autocomplete-snippets@0.3.1
├── black-ui@0.2.3
├── block-travel@0.10.0
├── bug-report@0.5.3
├── color-picker@1.2.6
├── compare-files@0.2.6
├── cut-line@0.10.0
├── docblockr@0.5.8
├── editorconfig@0.2.2
├── fantasy-ui@1.3.1
├── file-icons@1.4.3
├── filetype-color@0.1.1
├── firepad@0.3.1
├── git-blame@0.3.2
├── git-diff-popup@0.1.0
├── git-difftool@0.2.2
├── git-history@1.1.2
├── git-log@0.2.0
├── git-plus@4.2.5
├── gitignore-snippets@0.2.0
├── go-plus@3.0.11
├── gocode@0.2.1
├── grammar-token-limit@0.1.1
├── graphite-ui@0.8.2
├── highlight-line@0.9.2
├── highlight-selected@0.7.0
├── incremental-search@4.1.0
├── indentation-indicator@0.3.0
├── javascript-snippets@1.0.0
├── jumpy@1.9.4
├── language-dockerfile@0.1.0
├── language-puppet@0.10.0
├── linter@0.9.0
├── linter-coffeelint@0.1.7
├── linter-jshint@0.1.0
├── linter-puppet-lint@0.2.3
├── maximize-panes@0.1.0
├── merge-conflicts@1.2.8
├── minimap@3.4.9
├── minimap-color-highlight@3.0.3
├── minimap-find-and-replace@3.0.4
├── minimap-git-diff@3.0.11
├── minimap-highlight-selected@3.0.0
├── move-panes@0.1.2
├── ninja-syntax@0.4.0
├── npm-docs@0.2.0
├── open-last-project@0.1.1
├── open-plus@0.3.0
├── pane-layout-plus@0.4.0
├── project-manager@1.14.1
├── project-quick-open@0.3.0
├── regex-railroad-diagram@0.6.3
├── resize-panes@0.1.0
├── seti-syntax@0.2.1
├── seti-ui@0.5.1
├── slack-atom@0.2.0
├── sort-lines@0.8.0
├── stacktrace@0.0.1
├── swap-panes@0.1.0
├── symbol-gen@0.1.8
├── tabs-to-spaces@0.8.0
├── test-status@0.26.1
├── themed-settings@0.8.5
├── todo-show@0.6.0
├── travis-ci-status@0.11.1
├── tree-view-breadcrumb@0.3.0
├── tree-view-open-files@0.2.2
├── view-tail-large-files@0.1.6
└── zentabs@0.6.1

[m1ga]

Same happened to me today too. Suddenly the welcome messages were there again and other packages i've disabled are running again too. Also the settings from atom-beautify are ignored (which is a pain because it will reorganize everything to 2 spaces instead of 4)

atom 0.166.0-883c48b
fedora linux

apm list

Built-in Atom packages (79)
├── archive-view@0.40.0
├── atom-dark-syntax@0.23.0
├── atom-dark-ui@0.42.0
├── atom-light-syntax@0.22.0
├── atom-light-ui@0.36.0
├── autocomplete@0.34.0
├── autoflow@0.20.0
├── autosave@0.19.0
├── background-tips@0.18.0
├── base16-tomorrow-dark-theme@0.22.0
├── base16-tomorrow-light-theme@0.5.0
├── bookmarks@0.31.0
├── bracket-matcher@0.64.0
├── command-palette@0.30.0
├── deprecation-cop@0.20.0
├── dev-live-reload@0.36.0
├── encoding-selector@0.12.0
├── exception-reporting@0.21.0
├── find-and-replace@0.152.0
├── fuzzy-finder@0.62.0
├── git-diff@0.45.0
├── go-to-line@0.27.0
├── grammar-selector@0.40.0
├── image-view@0.44.0
├── incompatible-packages@0.16.0
├── keybinding-resolver@0.24.0
├── language-c@0.34.0
├── language-clojure@0.9.0
├── language-coffee-script@0.38.1
├── language-css@0.24.0
├── language-gfm@0.55.0
├── language-git@0.9.0
├── language-go@0.19.1
├── language-html@0.27.0
├── language-hyperlink@0.12.2
├── language-java@0.13.0
├── language-javascript@0.52.0
├── language-json@0.10.0
├── language-less@0.22.0
├── language-make@0.12.0
├── language-mustache@0.11.0
├── language-objective-c@0.12.0
├── language-perl@0.9.0
├── language-php@0.18.0
├── language-property-list@0.7.0
├── language-python@0.27.0
├── language-ruby@0.45.0
├── language-ruby-on-rails@0.18.0
├── language-sass@0.29.0
├── language-shellscript@0.11.0
├── language-source@0.8.0
├── language-sql@0.12.0
├── language-text@0.6.0
├── language-todo@0.15.0
├── language-toml@0.14.1
├── language-xml@0.25.0
├── language-yaml@0.21.0
├── link@0.28.0
├── markdown-preview@0.112.0
├── metrics@0.40.0
├── notifications@0.21.0
├── open-on-github@0.31.0
├── package-generator@0.34.0
├── release-notes@0.43.0
├── settings-view@0.161.0
├── snippets@0.61.0
├── solarized-dark-syntax@0.30.0
├── solarized-light-syntax@0.15.0
├── spell-check@0.45.0
├── status-bar@0.54.0
├── styleguide@0.36.0
├── symbols-view@0.71.0
├── tabs@0.58.0
├── timecop@0.24.0
├── tree-view@0.140.0
├── update-package-dependencies@0.7.0
├── welcome@0.21.0
├── whitespace@0.27.0
└── wrap-guide@0.27.0

/home/miga/.atom/packages (20)
├── atom-beautify@0.17.2
├── atom-color-highlight@2.0.14
├── autocomplete-plus@1.0.0
├── enhanced-dark-ui@0.1.0
├── highlight-selected@0.7.0
├── keybinding-cheatsheet@0.0.4
├── language-csharp@0.3.0
├── language-tss@0.0.2
├── linter@0.9.0
├── linter-jshint@0.1.0
├── minimap@3.4.9
├── minimap-highlight-selected@3.0.0
├── move-panes@0.1.2
├── project-manager@1.14.1
├── starred-package-installer@0.1.0
├── term2@0.9.4
├── ti-alloy-related@0.6.0
├── ti-build-atom@0.7.0
├── ti-create@0.8.0
└── todo-list@1.0.0

[despairblue]

Happened again while upgrading atom-beautifier. Though it instantly returned to the old config again and kept overwriting it every half a second:

'.js.regexp.source':
  'editor': {}
'.js.source':
  'editor':
    'softWrapAtPreferredLineLength': false
    'softWrap': false
'.gfm.source':
  'editor':
    'softWrap': true
    'softWrapAtPreferredLineLength': false
    'tabLength': 4
  'whitespace':
    'removeTrailingWhitespace': false
'.ini.source':
  'editor': {}

'.js.regexp.source':
  'editor': {}
'.ini.source':
  'editor': {}
'.gfm.source':
  'editor':
    'softWrap': true
    'softWrapAtPreferredLineLength': false
    'tabLength': 4
  'whitespace':
    'removeTrailingWhitespace': false
'.js.source':
  'editor':
    'softWrapAtPreferredLineLength': false
    'softWrap': false

I think only the order changed. So I suppose the two atom instances I have open kept overwriting the config file. It stopped after half a minute or so. I was able to watch this since I have my config open in sublime lately.

[despairblue]

Ha! I can reproduce it in safe mode:

1. open two instances of atom from the terminal (I use two terminals for this since you have to open two different directories and I don't want cd around)
2. open the settings view in either instance

Since both instances keep writing to the config, it might not always reset it, depending on which instance writes last, or dunno. But if you enable Show welcome page and then disable the welcome package the welcome page will be displayed in one of the instances, which shows that something weird is going on.

[despairblue]

Ok even more reliably:

1. Open two projects in atom (all in dev mode)
2. Open in one of them the settings view
3. quit atom
4. open the project in which you haven't opened the settings view
5. open the project in which you opened the settings view
6. 💥 at least 50% of the time

[Cleecanth]

I've run into this lately as well. Reproducing with about 75% accuracy following the steps @despairblue outlined.

It's always been tied to having two windows open for me.

Atom 0.165.0
OS X 10.10.1
APM LIST:

Built-in Atom packages (79)
├── archive-view@0.40.0
├── atom-dark-syntax@0.23.0
├── atom-dark-ui@0.42.0
├── atom-light-syntax@0.22.0
├── atom-light-ui@0.36.0
├── autocomplete@0.34.0
├── autoflow@0.20.0
├── autosave@0.19.0
├── background-tips@0.18.0
├── base16-tomorrow-dark-theme@0.22.0
├── base16-tomorrow-light-theme@0.5.0
├── bookmarks@0.31.0
├── bracket-matcher@0.64.0
├── command-palette@0.30.0
├── deprecation-cop@0.20.0
├── dev-live-reload@0.36.0
├── encoding-selector@0.12.0
├── exception-reporting@0.21.0
├── find-and-replace@0.152.0
├── fuzzy-finder@0.62.0
├── git-diff@0.45.0
├── go-to-line@0.27.0
├── grammar-selector@0.40.0
├── image-view@0.44.0
├── incompatible-packages@0.16.0
├── keybinding-resolver@0.24.0
├── language-c@0.33.0
├── language-clojure@0.9.0
├── language-coffee-script@0.38.1
├── language-css@0.24.0
├── language-gfm@0.55.0
├── language-git@0.9.0
├── language-go@0.19.1
├── language-html@0.27.0
├── language-hyperlink@0.12.2
├── language-java@0.13.0
├── language-javascript@0.51.0
├── language-json@0.10.0
├── language-less@0.21.0
├── language-make@0.12.0
├── language-mustache@0.11.0
├── language-objective-c@0.12.0
├── language-perl@0.9.0
├── language-php@0.18.0
├── language-property-list@0.7.0
├── language-python@0.26.0
├── language-ruby@0.45.0
├── language-ruby-on-rails@0.18.0
├── language-sass@0.29.0
├── language-shellscript@0.10.1
├── language-source@0.8.0
├── language-sql@0.11.0
├── language-text@0.6.0
├── language-todo@0.15.0
├── language-toml@0.14.1
├── language-xml@0.25.0
├── language-yaml@0.21.0
├── link@0.28.0
├── markdown-preview@0.112.0
├── metrics@0.40.0
├── notifications@0.21.0
├── open-on-github@0.31.0
├── package-generator@0.34.0
├── release-notes@0.43.0
├── settings-view@0.161.0
├── snippets@0.60.0
├── solarized-dark-syntax@0.29.0
├── solarized-light-syntax@0.13.0
├── spell-check@0.45.0
├── status-bar@0.54.0
├── styleguide@0.36.0
├── symbols-view@0.70.0
├── tabs@0.58.0
├── timecop@0.24.0
├── tree-view@0.139.0
├── update-package-dependencies@0.7.0
├── welcome@0.21.0
├── whitespace@0.27.0
└── wrap-guide@0.27.0

/Users/Chris/.atom/packages (33)
├── ConvertToUtf8Plus@0.2.2
├── ScssBundle@0.4.0
├── atom-beautify@0.17.3
├── atom-dark-flat-ui@2.1.0
├── atom-handlebars@0.4.0
├── atom-json-escape@0.3.0
├── atom-soda-dark-ui@0.8.0
├── autocomplete-plus@1.0.0
├── beacon-ui@0.5.0
├── better-handlebars@0.1.1
├── bezier-curve-editor@0.6.2
├── brackets-syntax@0.4.1
├── clean-atom-dark-ui@0.28.0
├── color-picker@1.2.6
├── comment@0.2.7
├── compare-files@0.2.6
├── filetype-color@0.1.1
├── hip-light-ui-theme@1.1.1
├── key-peek@0.2.3
├── language-css-plus@0.3.0
├── language-slim@0.3.0
├── linter-scss-lint@0.0.11
├── monokai@0.9.0
├── project-manager@1.14.1
├── project-palette-finder@2.4.7
├── project-quick-open@0.3.0
├── recent-files@0.3.0
├── resize-panes@0.1.0
├── seti-ui@0.5.1
├── slash-closer@0.7.1
├── soda-light-ui@0.2.0
├── unity-ui@1.0.5
└── yosemite-unity-ui@0.3.13

[maxbrunsfeld]

Thanks for your help, @despairblue. Finally I can reliably reproduce it. I've found it helps it to happen more reliably if have a gigantic amount of data in my config.cson. Fixing now.

[maxbrunsfeld]

Ok @despairblue I believe this is fixed on master. If you're interested in building from master again, that'd be great. Otherwise, we should be releasing at the beginning of next week.

[despairblue]

I tried my instructions above a couple of times and couldn't reproduce it.

So seems to be fixed. Thx 👏

[shreeshkatyayan]

I have edited config.cson for tree-view plugin and it randomly gets reset. Totally unable to predict and reproduce a pattern there.

Edit: I only have a single working project in a single window.

Atom v1.14.3 x64
OS: Mac OS 10.12

My config.cson

"*":
  "atom-beautify":
    general:
      _analyticsUserId: "d4b6ce9a-b96f-4b4f-b818-1c21598d47fd"
  "atom-clock":
    dateFormat: "dddd, Do MMMM, Y - h:mm"
    showClockIcon: true
  core:
    disabledPackages: [
      "linter-scss-lint"
    ]
    projectHome: "/Users/shreeshkatyayan/Documents/lybrate"
    telemetryConsent: "limited"
    themes: [
      "atom-light-ui"
      "atom-light-syntax"
    ]
    useCustomTitleBar: true
  editor:
    fontFamily: "Roboto Mono"
    fontSize: 13
    lineHeight: 1.61803398875
    showIndentGuide: true
    softWrapAtPreferredLineLength: true
    tabLength: 4
    tabType: "hard"
  "exception-reporting":
    userId: "e82791c7-4d60-a75b-e063-aa9401537298"
  "git-plus":
    general:
      _analyticsUserId: "f9b112b2-5c7d-4e17-bccf-2b10c0270a3b"
  "gulp-control":
    nodePath: "/Users/shreeshkatyayan/.nvm/versions/node/v4.3.2/bin/"
  linter: {}
  "linter-scss-lint":
    executablePath: "/usr/local/bin/scss-lint"
  "merge-conflicts":
    gitPath: "/usr/local/git"
  minimap:
    absoluteMode: true
    createPluginInDevMode: true
    independentMinimapScroll: true
  "split-diff":
    diffWords: true
    ignoreWhitespace: true
    leftEditorColor: "red"
    rightEditorColor: "green"
    scrollSyncType: "Vertical + Horizontal"
    syncHorizontalScroll: true
  "tree-view":
    autoReveal: true
    hideVcsIgnoredFiles: false
  welcome:
    showOnStartup: false

APM List:

Built-in Atom Packages (89)
├── atom-dark-syntax@0.28.0
├── atom-dark-ui@0.53.0
├── atom-light-syntax@0.29.0
├── atom-light-ui@0.46.0
├── base16-tomorrow-dark-theme@1.4.0
├── base16-tomorrow-light-theme@1.4.0
├── one-dark-ui@1.9.1
├── one-light-ui@1.9.1
├── one-dark-syntax@1.6.0
├── one-light-syntax@1.6.0
├── solarized-dark-syntax@1.1.1
├── solarized-light-syntax@1.1.1
├── about@1.7.2
├── archive-view@0.62.2
├── autocomplete-atom-api@0.10.0
├── autocomplete-css@0.14.1
├── autocomplete-html@0.7.2
├── autocomplete-plus@2.34.2
├── autocomplete-snippets@1.11.0
├── autoflow@0.29.0
├── autosave@0.24.0
├── background-tips@0.26.1
├── bookmarks@0.43.4
├── bracket-matcher@0.85.2
├── command-palette@0.39.2
├── deprecation-cop@0.56.2
├── dev-live-reload@0.47.0
├── encoding-selector@0.22.0
├── exception-reporting@0.41.0
├── find-and-replace@0.206.3
├── fuzzy-finder@1.4.1
├── git-diff@1.2.0
├── go-to-line@0.31.2
├── grammar-selector@0.48.2
├── image-view@0.60.0
├── incompatible-packages@0.26.1
├── keybinding-resolver@0.35.0
├── line-ending-selector@0.5.1
├── link@0.31.2
├── markdown-preview@0.159.6
├── metrics@1.1.3
├── notifications@0.66.1
├── open-on-github@1.2.1
├── package-generator@1.0.2
├── settings-view@0.246.0
├── snippets@1.0.5
├── spell-check@0.70.2
├── status-bar@1.7.0
├── styleguide@0.48.0
├── symbols-view@0.114.0
├── tabs@0.104.1
├── timecop@0.33.2
├── tree-view@0.213.1
├── update-package-dependencies@0.10.0
├── welcome@0.36.0
├── whitespace@0.36.1
├── wrap-guide@0.39.0
├── language-c@0.54.1
├── language-clojure@0.22.1
├── language-coffee-script@0.48.2
├── language-csharp@0.14.0
├── language-css@0.41.0
├── language-gfm@0.88.0
├── language-git@0.19.0
├── language-go@0.43.1
├── language-html@0.47.1
├── language-hyperlink@0.16.1
├── language-java@0.25.0
├── language-javascript@0.125.1
├── language-json@0.18.3
├── language-less@0.30.0
├── language-make@0.22.3
├── language-mustache@0.13.1
├── language-objective-c@0.15.1
├── language-perl@0.37.0
├── language-php@0.37.3
├── language-property-list@0.9.0
├── language-python@0.45.1
├── language-ruby@0.70.4
├── language-ruby-on-rails@0.25.1
├── language-sass@0.57.1
├── language-shellscript@0.25.0
├── language-source@0.9.0
├── language-sql@0.25.2
├── language-text@0.7.1
├── language-todo@0.29.1
├── language-toml@0.18.1
├── language-xml@0.34.15
└── language-yaml@0.27.2

Community Packages (16) /Users/shreeshkatyayan/.atom/packages
├── atom-beautify@0.29.17
├── build@0.67.0
├── build-sass@0.10.0
├── busy@0.7.0
├── docblockr@0.9.1
├── emmet@2.4.3
├── file-icons@2.0.15
├── git-plus@7.3.2
├── git-time-machine@1.5.6
├── less-than-slash@0.16.0
├── linter@1.11.23
├── linter-scss-lint@3.1.0
├── merge-conflicts@1.4.4
├── pigments@0.39.0
├── relative-require@1.6.12
└── scss-snippets@0.6.0

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