diff --git a/src/notebook.cc b/src/notebook.cc
index c1c5aaa..766d26c 100644
--- a/src/notebook.cc
+++ b/src/notebook.cc
@@ -199,55 +199,10 @@ bool Notebook::save(int page) {
   if(page>=size())
     return false;
   auto view=get_view(page);
-  if (view->file_path != "" && view->get_buffer()->get_modified()) {
-    //Remove trailing whitespace characters on save, and add trailing newline if missing
-    if(Config::get().source.cleanup_whitespace_characters) {
-      auto buffer=view->get_buffer();
-      buffer->begin_user_action();
-      for(int line=0;line<buffer->get_line_count();line++) {
-        auto iter=buffer->get_iter_at_line(line);
-        auto end_iter=iter;
-        while(!end_iter.ends_line())
-          end_iter.forward_char();
-        if(iter==end_iter)
-          continue;
-        iter=end_iter;
-        while(!iter.starts_line() && (*iter==' ' || *iter=='\t' || iter.ends_line()))
-          iter.backward_char();
-        if(*iter!=' ' && *iter!='\t')
-          iter.forward_char();
-        if(iter==end_iter)
-          continue;
-        buffer->erase(iter, end_iter);
-      }
-      auto iter=buffer->end();
-      if(!iter.starts_line())
-        buffer->insert(buffer->end(), "\n");
-      buffer->end_user_action();
-    }
-    
-    if(filesystem::write(view->file_path, view->get_buffer())) {
-      view->last_read_time=std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
-      if(auto clang_view=dynamic_cast<Source::ClangView*>(view)) {
-        if(clang_view->language->get_id()=="chdr" || clang_view->language->get_id()=="cpphdr") {
-          for(auto a_view: source_views) {
-            if(auto a_clang_view=dynamic_cast<Source::ClangView*>(a_view)) {
-                if(clang_view!=a_clang_view)
-                  a_clang_view->soft_reparse_needed=true;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      
-      view->get_buffer()->set_modified(false);
-      
-      Project::on_save(page);
-      
-      return true;
-    }
-    Terminal::get().print("Error: could not save file " +view->file_path.string()+"\n", true);
-  }
-  return false;
+  if(!view->save(source_views))
+    return false;
+  Project::on_save(page);
+  return true;
 }
 
 bool Notebook::save_current() {
diff --git a/src/source.cc b/src/source.cc
index dd3cfba..f3c0f15 100644
--- a/src/source.cc
+++ b/src/source.cc
@@ -395,6 +395,46 @@ Gsv::DrawSpacesFlags Source::View::parse_show_whitespace_characters(const std::s
     static_cast<Gsv::DrawSpacesFlags>(std::accumulate(out.begin(), out.end(), 0));
 }
 
+bool Source::View::save(const std::vector<Source::View*> views) {
+  if(file_path.empty() || !get_buffer()->get_modified())
+    return false;
+  //Remove trailing whitespace characters on save, and add trailing newline if missing
+  if(Config::get().source.cleanup_whitespace_characters) {
+    auto buffer=get_buffer();
+    buffer->begin_user_action();
+    for(int line=0;line<buffer->get_line_count();line++) {
+      auto iter=buffer->get_iter_at_line(line);
+      auto end_iter=iter;
+      while(!end_iter.ends_line())
+        end_iter.forward_char();
+      if(iter==end_iter)
+        continue;
+      iter=end_iter;
+      while(!iter.starts_line() && (*iter==' ' || *iter=='\t' || iter.ends_line()))
+        iter.backward_char();
+      if(*iter!=' ' && *iter!='\t')
+        iter.forward_char();
+      if(iter==end_iter)
+        continue;
+      buffer->erase(iter, end_iter);
+    }
+    auto iter=buffer->end();
+    if(!iter.starts_line())
+      buffer->insert(buffer->end(), "\n");
+    buffer->end_user_action();
+  }
+  
+  if(filesystem::write(file_path, get_buffer())) {
+    last_read_time=std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(std::chrono::system_clock::now());
+    get_buffer()->set_modified(false);
+    return true;
+  }
+  else {
+    Terminal::get().print("Error: could not save file "+file_path.string()+"\n", true);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 void Source::View::configure() {
   //TODO: Move this to notebook? Might take up too much memory doing this for every tab.
   auto style_scheme_manager=Gsv::StyleSchemeManager::get_default();
diff --git a/src/source.h b/src/source.h
index 1aba690..fbd17a7 100644
--- a/src/source.h
+++ b/src/source.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace Source {
     View(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path, Glib::RefPtr<Gsv::Language> language);
     ~View();
     
+    virtual bool save(const std::vector<Source::View*> views);
     virtual void configure();
     
     void search_highlight(const std::string &text, bool case_sensitive, bool regex);
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ namespace Source {
     bool full_reparse_needed=false;
     virtual void soft_reparse() {soft_reparse_needed=false;}
     virtual bool full_reparse() {full_reparse_needed=false; return true;}
-    std::time_t last_read_time;
   protected:
+    std::time_t last_read_time;
     bool parsed=false;
     Tooltips diagnostic_tooltips;
     Tooltips type_tooltips;
diff --git a/src/source_clang.cc b/src/source_clang.cc
index 5512daf..c05516a 100644
--- a/src/source_clang.cc
+++ b/src/source_clang.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ Source::View(file_path, language) {
   });
 }
 
+bool Source::ClangViewParse::save(const std::vector<Source::View*> views) {
+  if(!Source::View::save(views))
+     return false;
+  
+  if(language->get_id()=="chdr" || language->get_id()=="cpphdr") {
+    for(auto &view: views) {
+      if(auto clang_view=dynamic_cast<Source::ClangView*>(view)) {
+        if(this!=clang_view)
+          clang_view->soft_reparse_needed=true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 void Source::ClangViewParse::configure() {
   Source::View::configure();
   
diff --git a/src/source_clang.h b/src/source_clang.h
index a108aae..028059a 100644
--- a/src/source_clang.h
+++ b/src/source_clang.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Source {
     
     ClangViewParse(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path, Glib::RefPtr<Gsv::Language> language);
     
+    bool save(const std::vector<Source::View*> views) override;
     void configure() override;
     
     void soft_reparse() override;