From fd74432e0a0667a01e64fcf99c7a31fa1bbd5058 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Rene D. Obermueller" <cmdrrdo@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 17:37:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat!: introduce early-exit-copy flag

Closes: #152

This also separates copy action from the existing early-exit flag, which may break
existing workflows/configs.
---
 README.md               | 10 +++++++---
 cli/src/command_line.rs |  7 ++++++-
 src/configuration.rs    | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/sketch_board.rs     |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23529b2..ef8394c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ fullscreen = true
 resize = { mode = "size", width=2000, height=800 }
 # try to have the window float (0.20.1). This may depend on the compositor.
 floating-hack = true
-# Exit directly after copy/save action. 0.20.1: Does not apply to save as
+# Exit directly after copy/save action. 0.20.1: Does not apply to save as, NEXTRELEASE: Does not apply to copy
 early-exit = true
-# Exit directly after save as (0.20.1)
+# Exit directly after copy action. (Experimental, NEXTRELEASE)
+early-exit-copy = true
+# Exit directly after save as (Experimental, 0.20.1)
 early-exit-save-as = true
 # Draw corners of rectangles round if the value is greater than 0 (0 disables rounded corners)
 corner-roundness = 12
@@ -240,7 +242,9 @@ Options:
   -o, --output-filename <OUTPUT_FILENAME>
           Filename to use for saving action or '-' to print to stdout. Omit to disable saving to file. Might contain format specifiers: <https://docs.rs/chrono/latest/chrono/format/strftime/index.html>. Since 0.20.0, can contain tilde (~) for home dir
       --early-exit
-          Exit directly after copy/save action. 0.20.1: This does not apply to "save as"
+          Exit directly after save action. 0.20.1: This does not apply to "save as", NEXTRELEASE: does not apply to "copy"
+      --early-exit-copy
+          Experimental (NEXTRELEASE): Exit directly after copy action
       --early-exit-save-as
           Experimental (0.20.1): Exit directly after save as
       --corner-roundness <CORNER_ROUNDNESS>
diff --git a/cli/src/command_line.rs b/cli/src/command_line.rs
index c16f9a5..c457fbb 100644
--- a/cli/src/command_line.rs
+++ b/cli/src/command_line.rs
@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ pub struct CommandLine {
     #[arg(short, long)]
     pub output_filename: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Exit directly after copy/save action. 0.20.1: This does not apply to "save as".
+    /// Exit directly after save action. 0.20.1: This does not apply to "save as", NEXTRELEASE:
+    /// does not apply to "copy"
     #[arg(long)]
     pub early_exit: bool,
 
+    /// Experimental (NEXTRELEASE): Exit directly after copy action.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub early_exit_copy: bool,
+
     /// Experimental (0.20.1): Exit directly after save as
     #[arg(long)]
     pub early_exit_save_as: bool,
diff --git a/src/configuration.rs b/src/configuration.rs
index 0a793f8..fcb6736 100644
--- a/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/src/configuration.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub struct Configuration {
     resize: Option<Resize>,
     floating_hack: bool,
     early_exit: bool,
+    early_exit_copy: bool,
     early_exit_save_as: bool,
     corner_roundness: f32,
     initial_tool: Tools,
@@ -280,6 +281,9 @@ impl Configuration {
         if let Some(v) = general.early_exit {
             self.early_exit = v;
         }
+        if let Some(v) = general.early_exit_copy {
+            self.early_exit_copy = v;
+        }
         if let Some(v) = general.early_exit_save_as {
             self.early_exit_save_as = v;
         }
@@ -392,6 +396,9 @@ impl Configuration {
         if command_line.early_exit {
             self.early_exit = command_line.early_exit;
         }
+        if command_line.early_exit_copy {
+            self.early_exit_copy = command_line.early_exit_copy;
+        }
         if command_line.early_exit_save_as {
             self.early_exit_save_as = command_line.early_exit_save_as;
         }
@@ -484,6 +491,10 @@ impl Configuration {
         self.early_exit
     }
 
+    pub fn early_exit_copy(&self) -> bool {
+        self.early_exit_copy
+    }
+
     pub fn early_exit_save_as(&self) -> bool {
         self.early_exit_save_as
     }
@@ -609,6 +620,7 @@ impl Default for Configuration {
             resize: None,
             floating_hack: false,
             early_exit: false,
+            early_exit_copy: false,
             early_exit_save_as: false,
             corner_roundness: 12.0,
             initial_tool: Tools::Pointer,
@@ -693,6 +705,7 @@ struct ConfigurationFileGeneral {
     resize: Option<Resize>,
     floating_hack: Option<bool>,
     early_exit: Option<bool>,
+    early_exit_copy: Option<bool>,
     early_exit_save_as: Option<bool>,
     corner_roundness: Option<f32>,
     initial_tool: Option<Tools>,
diff --git a/src/sketch_board.rs b/src/sketch_board.rs
index ac83b7b..80ca9aa 100644
--- a/src/sketch_board.rs
+++ b/src/sketch_board.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ impl SketchBoard {
                 Action::SaveToClipboard => {
                     if let Some(ref pix_buf) = pix_buf {
                         self.handle_copy_clipboard(pix_buf);
-                        early_exit = APP_CONFIG.read().early_exit();
+                        early_exit = APP_CONFIG.read().early_exit_copy();
                     }
                 }
                 Action::SaveToFile => {