import from v:oldfiles on first run

lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency/db_client.lua

@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@ local recency_modifier = {
 
 local sql_wrapper = nil
 
+local function import_oldfiles()
+  local oldfiles = vim.api.nvim_get_vvar("oldfiles")
+  for _, filepath in pairs(oldfiles) do
+    -- TODO: don't touch existing entries
+    sql_wrapper:update(filepath)
+  end
+  print(("Telescope-Frecency: Imported %d entries from oldfiles."):format(#oldfiles))
+end
+
 local function init()
   if sql_wrapper then return end
 
   sql_wrapper = sqlwrap:new()
-  sql_wrapper:bootstrap()
+  local first_run = sql_wrapper:bootstrap()
+  if first_run then
+    -- TODO: this needs to be scheduled for after shada load
+    vim.defer_fn(import_oldfiles, 100)
+  end
 
   -- setup autocommands
   vim.api.nvim_command("augroup TelescopeFrecency")

lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency/sql_wrapper.lua

@@ -46,25 +46,28 @@ function M:bootstrap(opts)
     return
   end
 
+  local first_run = false
+  if not self.db:exists("files") then
+    first_run = true
     -- create tables if they don't exist
     self.db:create("files", {
-    ensure = true,
       id     = {"INTEGER", "PRIMARY", "KEY"},
       count  = "INTEGER",
       path   = "TEXT"
     })
     self.db:create("timestamps", {
-    ensure    = true,
       id        = {"INTEGER", "PRIMARY", "KEY"},
       file_id   = "INTEGER",
       timestamp = "REAL"
       -- FOREIGN KEY(file_id)  REFERENCES files(id)
     })
-  self.db:close()
-
   end
 
--------------------------------------------
+  self.db:close()
+  return first_run
+end
+
+--
 
 function M:do_transaction(t, params)
   return self.db:with_open(function(db)