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+-- mod-version:2 -- lite-xl 2.0
+-- Name  		: Type Counter
+-- AUTHOR		: Indrajith K L
+-- DESCRIPTION	: A simple counter to track total character typed
+
+local core = require("core")
+local command = require("core.command")
+local StatusView = require "core.statusview"
+local style = require "core.style"
+local RootView = require("core.rootview")
+local DocView = require("core.docview")
+local scanrate = 1
+local counter = 0
+
+local on_event = core.on_event
+
+core.on_event = function(type, ...)
+	local res = on_event(type, ...)
+	if type == "textinput" then
+		counter = counter + 1
+	end
+	return res
+end
+
+local get_items = StatusView.get_items
+
+function StatusView:get_items()
+  local left, right = get_items(self)
+  local t = {
+    style.dim,
+    self.separator,
+    style.dim and style.counter_color,
+    "Type Counter : "..counter,
+  }
+  for _, item in ipairs(t) do
+    table.insert(right, item)
+  end
+
+  return left, right
+end
+