From d88af17c09962b23defb543e60dbd85dc50c6f5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: empathicqubit <empathicqubit@entan.gl>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:29:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Truncation

---
 runner-process.lua | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/runner-process.lua b/runner-process.lua
index 1820bb7..f8c2d3b 100644
--- a/runner-process.lua
+++ b/runner-process.lua
@@ -144,8 +144,14 @@ local function waitLoop()
                 })
             )
 
+            -- Truncate the input file to reduce the amount of time
+            -- wasted if we reopen it too early
+            local inputFile = io.open(inputFilePath, "w")
+            inputFile:close()
+
             waiter = util.waitForChange(inputFilePath)
 
+            -- Write the result
             local outFile = io.open(outputFilePath, "w")
             outFile:write(table.concat(outContents, "\n"))
             outFile:close()