Add a script to automatically tag manually modified images

README.md

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Name|Standalone|OS   |Purpose
 ----|:--------:|:---:|-------
 [AutoGrouper](https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/autogrouper)|Yes|LMW|Group images together by time
 [autostyle](https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/autostyle)|Yes|LMW|Automatically apply styles on import
+[auto_tag_modified](https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/auto_tag_modified)|Yes|LMW|Automatically tag images which have been manually modified in the darkroom
 change_group_leader|Yes|LMW|Change which image leads group
 [clear_GPS](https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/clear_gps)|Yes|LMW|Reset GPS information for selected images
 [CollectHelper](https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/collecthelper)|Yes|LMW|Add buttons to selected images module to manipulate the collection

contrib/auto_tag_modified.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+--[[
+
+    auto_tag_modified.lua - automatically tag an image when it has been manually modified in darkroom
+
+    Copyright (C) 2025 Michael Reiger <[email protected]>, modeled after auto_snapshot.lua by Bill Ferguson <[email protected]>.
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+]]
+--[[
+    auto_tag_modified -
+
+    automatically tag an image when it has been manually modified in the darkroom, that is if its history has changed at the time it is closed from the darkroom.
+    (This will not catch applying styles from the light table though.)
+
+    ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED FOR THIS SCRIPT
+    None
+
+    USAGE
+    * start the script from script_manager
+    * open an image in darkroom, and close it after making an operation that changes the history
+
+    BUGS, COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS
+    Michael Reiger <[email protected]>
+
+    CHANGES
+]]
+
+local dt = require "darktable"
+local du = require "lib/dtutils"
+local log = require "lib/dtutils.log"
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- C O N S T A N T S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local MODULE <const> = "auto_tag_modified"
+local DEFAULT_TAG_NAME <const> = "darktable manually modified"
+local DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL <const> = log.error
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- A P I  C H E C K
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+du.check_min_api_version("7.0.0", MODULE)   -- choose the minimum version that contains the features you need
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+-- I 1 8 N
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+local gettext = dt.gettext.gettext
+
+local function _(msgid)
+    return gettext(msgid)
+end
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+-- S C R I P T  M A N A G E R  I N T E G R A T I O N
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+
+local script_data = {}
+
+script_data.destroy = nil           -- function to destory the script
+script_data.destroy_method = nil    -- set to hide for libs since we can't destroy them commpletely yet
+script_data.restart = nil           -- how to restart the (lib) script after it's been hidden - i.e. make it visible again
+script_data.show = nil              -- only required for libs since the destroy_method only hides them
+
+script_data.metadata = {
+  name = _("auto tag modified"),            -- name of script
+  purpose = _("automatically tag an image when it has been manually modified in darkroom"),   -- purpose of script
+  author = "Michael Reiger <[email protected]>",          -- your name and optionally e-mail address
+  help = "https://docs.darktable.org/lua/stable/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/auto_tag_modified/"                   -- URL to help/documentation
+}
+
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- L O G  L E V E L
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+log.log_level(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- N A M E  S P A C E
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local auto_tag_modified = {}
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- P R E F E R E N C E S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+dt.preferences.register(MODULE, "auto_modified_tag_name", "string", "auto_tag_modified - " .. _("tag name to use for auto tagging modified images"),
+    _("tag name to use for auto tagging modified images"), DEFAULT_TAG_NAME)
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- D A R K T A B L E  I N T E G R A T I O N 
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+local function destroy()
+  dt.destroy_event(MODULE, "darkroom-image-history-changed")
+end
+
+script_data.destroy = destroy
+
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+-- E V E N T S
+-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
+
+dt.register_event(MODULE, "darkroom-image-history-changed",
+  function(event, image)
+    local tag_name = dt.preferences.read(MODULE, "auto_modified_tag_name", "string")
+    local tag = dt.tags.create(tag_name)
+    dt.tags.attach(tag, image)
+  end
+)
+
+return script_data